What is the best relaxation sound app for iPhone?

White Noise Relax Sleep Sounds, S tier, ranked #1 of 39, rated 4.5 by 964 people.

Which relaxation sound apps are free?

38 of 39 are free to download: White Noise Relax Sleep Sounds (S), Sleep Sounds: Nature & Ambient (B), Pure Nature: Immersive Sounds (B), Nature Sounds: Relax & Sleep (B) and more. 17 of them sell in-app purchases. 5 report no in-app purchases.

Which relaxation sound app has the best App Store rating?

Naturespace Holographic Audio at 4.8 from 4,878 ratings.

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Best Relaxation Sound Apps for iPhone (2026)

39 apps ranked S through F · Updated 2026-10-19 · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Relaxation.

White Noise Relax Sleep Sounds is the top-ranked of 39 relaxation sound apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.5/5 from 964 ratings.

1
White Noise Relax Sleep SoundsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 964 ratings · score 84
2
Sleep Sounds: Nature & AmbientB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,965 ratings · score 81
3
Pure Nature: Immersive SoundsB
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,970 ratings · score 81
4
Nature Sounds: Relax & SleepB
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4 ratings · score 81
5
Relax Melodies - Sleep SoundsB
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 310 ratings · score 78

What belongs in this list

Play calming sounds to relax.

Not here: Relaxation music alone; Guided meditation with no sound library alone; A general relaxation app alone; A sleep alarm alone; A single looped track alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

Compare every app

1
White Noise Relax Sleep SoundsS
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 964 ratings · score 84 · best in class
2
Sleep Sounds: Nature & AmbientB
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,965 ratings · score 81 · good
3
Pure Nature: Immersive SoundsB
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,970 ratings · score 81 · good
4
Nature Sounds: Relax & SleepB
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4 ratings · score 81 · good
5
Relax Melodies - Sleep SoundsB
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 310 ratings · score 78 · good
6
Relax Sounds AppC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 41 ratings · score 70 · situational
7
Relaxing Sounds, Sleep EasyC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 16,400 ratings · score 69 · situational
8
Naturespace Holographic AudioC
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 4,878 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
9
Dark Noise: Ambient SoundsC
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,692 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
10
Relax Sounds - Relaxing Nature & Ambient Melodies - Help for Better Sleep, Baby Calming, White Noise, Meditation & YogaC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,342 ratings · score 68 · situational
11
Nature SoundscapesC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,084 ratings · score 67 · situational
12
Atmosphere: Relaxing SoundsC
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,594 ratings · score 67 · situational
13
Rain Sounds - Sleep BetterC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,221 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
14
Oriental Relaxing SoundsC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 3,431 ratings · score 67 · situational
15
ReSound Tinnitus ReliefC
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 19,267 ratings · score 63 · situational
16
Bird Sounds, Listen & RelaxD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 6,498 ratings · score 62 · weak
17
TaoMix 2: Sleep Sounds & FocusD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 4,648 ratings · score 62 · weak
18
Relaxed - Sleep Sounds & RelaxD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,473 ratings · score 62 · weak
19
Nature Relaxation SoundsD
Free · ★ 4.6 · 7 ratings · score 60 · weak · provisional
20
Relaxing Sounds - Meditate, Fall Asleep, RelaxD
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 8 ratings · score 56 · weak
21
Nature Sounds : Sleep & RelaxD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 109 ratings · score 56 · weak
22
TaoZen - Relax & Sleep SoundsD
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 814 ratings · score 56 · weak
23
Meditation Sounds: RelaxtopiaD
Free download · ★ 3.5 · 4 ratings · score 55 · weak · provisional
24
Ambiance - Relaxing SoundsD
Free download · ★ 3.8 · 82 ratings · score 53 · weak
25
Beltone Tinnitus CalmerF
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,515 ratings · score 50 · avoid · provisional
26
Rain Sounds·F
Free · ★ 4.6 · 121 ratings · score 49 · avoid · provisional
27
Beach Sound CentralF
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 9 ratings · score 48 · avoid · provisional
28
Wildfulness 2 - Nature SoundsF
Free download · ★ 3.9 · 146 ratings · score 44 · avoid
29
Relax Melodies Seasons Premium: Mix Rain, Thunderstorm, Ocean Waves and Nature Ambient Sounds for Sleep, Relaxation & MeditationF
$2.99 · ★ 4.7 · 1,850 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional
30
Rain Sounds - Rain Music,Raining SoundF
Free · ★ 4.6 · 221 ratings · score 40 · avoid · provisional
31
Meditation Music - Calm SoundF
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 61 ratings · score 38 · avoid · provisional
32
Relax Melodies Seasons: Mix Rain, Thunderstorm, Ocean Waves and Nature Ambient Sounds for Sleep, Relaxation & MeditationF
Free download · ★ 4.6 · 347 ratings · score 37 · avoid · provisional
33
Nature Sounds - Mix n' MatchF
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 12 ratings · score 37 · avoid · provisional
34
River Sounds - Nature To Sleep, Calm MusicF
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 73 ratings · score 35 · avoid · provisional
35
Slipy - Music to Sleep & RelaxF
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 8 ratings · score 33 · avoid · provisional
36
Calm 3 Key music meditationF
Free · ★ 4.0 · 4 ratings · score 30 · avoid · provisional
37
Nature Music - Relaxing SoundF
Free + IAP · ★ 1.6 · 5 ratings · score 29 · avoid
38
Relaxing ScenariosF
Free download · ★ n/a · 0 ratings · score 11 · avoid · provisional
39
Rain Sounds*F
Free · ★ n/a · 0 ratings · score 0 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best relaxation sound app for iPhone?: White Noise Relax Sleep Sounds, S tier, ranked #1 of 39, rated 4.5 by 964 people.
Which relaxation sound apps are free?: 38 of 39 are free to download: White Noise Relax Sleep Sounds (S), Sleep Sounds: Nature & Ambient (B), Pure Nature: Immersive Sounds (B), Nature Sounds: Relax & Sleep (B) and more. 17 of them sell in-app purchases. 5 report no in-app purchases.
Which relaxation sound app has the best App Store rating?: Naturespace Holographic Audio at 4.8 from 4,878 ratings.
How many relaxation sound apps reach S or A tier?: 1 of 39. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.