Reviews

Instantly addicting - apparently for life!

A million years later: Well I finished therapy several years ago but I still use this app nearly every day. There is simply no better single collection of this caliber of natural field recordings anywhere, much less on the app store. You can find individual websites for good 3D field recordings, but this app brings a huge and eclectic catalog to your pocket. Sleeping, writing, meditating, drowning out noisy neighbors, taking a day trip to the forest or ocean when I have no wheels: with the exception of making my own music, pretty much everything I need sound for is here, and all of them are stellar recordings. I sprang for the Complete Collection a few years ago, and am completely satisfied with the value; it probably would be good to mention on the purchase page, though, that this package was offered before the release of the Iceland recordings, and that they are not included. I don’t mind paying for new stuff at all-it beats the socks off of subscriptions that would run a long-lasting app like this into the hundreds of dollars. But it is not currently clear when the Complete Collection was actually the complete collection. I would also happily pay for: Thrushes, woodpeckers, and dripping moss from the Hoh Rain Forest; Coyotes, creosote and wind at dusk from the Mojave Desert; Evening crickets, whippoorwills, bob-whites, mourning doves, and dead silent hot humid air from the US Deep South. Just a few things I haven’t heard in too long. I hope you all have the time and energy to keep the tracks coming! Previous review: I only downloaded this app a couple of hours ago but it seems evident to me that I might not ever remove my earbuds again! The sound quality of these recordings is impeccable. I can literally hear the deep forest, right now, in my cramped apartment in the city. I am so much more relaxed now than I was before I fired the app up I should probably send these people the money I am supposed to use to pay for therapy this week. Download it even if you cannot afford to buy more sounds right now. Those included are amazing and if they don't lower your blood pressure within thirty seconds of pressing "play," you should probably consult a doctor. Now if you'll excuse me, I am going to close my eyes and visit the remote wilderness without leaving my chair.

ErikSF999 · 🇺🇸USA · 2021-11-24

After a Decade This is Still the Very Best.

I have been using Naturespace for only the Lord knows how long now. It has been years, perhaps even a decade. I occasionally will listen to music or to an audio version of the Bible to fall asleep to but I’d estimate that I use Naturespace at least 3/4ths of the year. So roughly 274 days out of a year for a decade or perhaps longer. My point is that I really love this app and I own every single track they have released to date. Some people may use it to help with concentration, and you absolutely can, but I use it to sleep. My favorite tracks are Camping in the Rain (which is simply rain landing on top of a tent and I love it), Sheltered (rain and thunder), Eternal Reign (just good, heavy rain - really helps block out sounds if you live in a noisy household - I work nights so I sleep during the day, but everyone else is up when I’m sleeping and sleeping while I’m at work), Zen Riverbell (it’s what the name suggests - water and a gentle chime), Sun Falling into Water (great waves breaking along a shoreline with some rocks), Aegir (my all-time favorite - it’s a wooden ship on the sea during a strong thunderstorm. There’s lots of wind and thunder with rain, and the waves crashing against the hull of the ship that makes the old wood she’s built from creak - it’s an absolute Must-Buy in my opinion), and four that are free and included in the app when you download it - Infinite Shoreline, Riverwind Dreaming, The Indigo Raindrop, and Night at Lake Unknown. There’s thunder, rain, waterfalls, the breathing of divers underwater (don’t fall asleep to this one because it starts with the splash of the diver jumping into the water and as the tracks all eventually loop that darn splash can easily wake you up - I wish they’d edit out all of the splashes except for the first one at the start of the track), trains running on tracks, birds chirping, crickets doing their own chirping, rain upon an umbrella, you name it, all the way to more experimental tracks like noises on other planets and the calm but curiously threatening voices of extraterrestrials. Naturespace has it all. Unfortunately many of the tracks are no longer as “holographic” as they once were, but that seems to be a result of Apple’s doing and not the app developers’, but it’s not noticeable to new users of the app and it’s still easily the absolute best app of its kind anywhere to be found. If you’re looking for the best app of its kind anywhere in the world you’ve just found it.

Living is overrated · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-10-05

Perfect for the whole family.

I have been using Naturespace for years, on three successive iPads. I am someone that suffers from terrible insomnia and anxiety and this app is almost magical in its ability to help me let go of tension and turn my brain off. When I had my daughter, I started using it to help her go to sleep. Then when I had my son, I used it with him too and it works like a charm. The kids love listening to all the different sounds and they have their favourites. The sound quality is phenomenal and I’m completely immersed every time I pop on my headphones and start listening. Thank you for all the good nights sleep, both for me and my kids. I cannot recommend this app enough, and the bundles are such good value.

NaceyGirl · 🇦🇺AUS · 2024-12-21

Crash Has Been Fixed!

JANUARY 2026 UPDATE: The crashing I mentioned in my November 2025 update has been fixed by the developer. Very impressed that the developer is keeping this app maintained and usable. NOVEMBER 2025 UPDATE: I just wanted to revise my review. After the most recent update to the app, it would immediately crash when I opened it. To solve this I had to delete the app from my phone and reinstall it. Now the app is working properly. So if you are experiencing the app crashing after the most recent update here in November 2025, simply delete the app from your device, reinstall it, and all should be well. JANUARY 2023 UPDATE: Nothing new to report except that I’m still enjoying this app and the great audio tracks it provides. My favorite track is titled “Serpentine.“ It’s a recording made at night in some remote, mountainous canyon where two distant trains are traveling on railroad tracks. The main sounds are the crickets that are all around you as well as the wind rustling the leaves and grass that are also all around you. Every once in a while, though, you can hear the faint sound of a train horn. Hearing that distant, forlorn, and lonely train horn always makes me stop whatever I’m doing and listen intently. It’s a really amazing experience! It’s so darn immersive and evocative! It’s difficult to describe how this particular track affects me emotionally. I am concerned, however, that the app has been abandoned by the developers. I hope that’s not the case! There hasn’t been an update in a couple of years now. The app is still functioning properly on my iPhone 11, but an update would be nice — especially if it had some new audio tracks to purchase! please don’t desert this app and let it become abandoned-ware. The sounds in this app are incredible! Very high-quality and ultra-realistic. Very happy and satisfied with my purchase! HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

hoodrat91910 · 🇺🇸USA · 2026-01-21

Upd8-🧟‍♂️♿️

Well! You’re BAACCKK! Good for you! & even better, you let us keep the sounds we already bought!!! That right there is HUGE & will get you far. I’m not a big fan of the whole nu subscription thing but I get it. Everybody else is doing it.(doesn’t mean you have to, but whatevs) I’m just really glad you’re back & that everything I bought is still here in the app. Thank you for letting me keep them. That’s something that literally every developer is NOT doing that you guys are; letting us keep what we bought. I may not be a fan of the subscription thing but the price is reasonable & you’re even going above & beyond & letting us buy the sounds a la carte also. This plus the fact that we can keep what we already bought will earn you SO MUCH respect in the biz. No annoying ads either! Way to go guys!👍🏽👏🏽🙌🏽 Oh, & the sounds are just as awesome as always! Played Stillness last night & fell asleep within 5min after weeks, months, & even years of chronic insomnia. Thank y’all SO. MUCH. Whoops! You NEED to FIX the New Releases section or notification!! I opened the app tonight & a notification said a new sound was available & to find it in the New Releases section. So I went to New Releases & IT’S NOT THERE!! Stop it! Don’t announce that a new sound is available & NOT HAVE IT. Fix it or stop pranking your customers!!!!🤬 12-16-24 You updated but I still cannot find “New Releases”. As soon as I opened it it notified me the new sound Moving In Stereo is now available. Sorry, but no. It’s not. Now there isn’t even a “new releases” section! Sooo… I’m stuck literally scrolling the entire Morning Afternoon Evenings Wind Thunderstorm etc sections until I find the new releases. That’s just too time consuming & tedious. 12-18-24 Opened the app & AGAIN a notification for new sounds & this time the notification informed that I can find New Releases in Folders. Oh, ok, I thought. So that’s where they-whoops. No. The only headings in Folders were The Dream Collection & the Thundergod collection. NO. NEW. RELEASES. SECTION. Please fix this. I have the newest 2024 iPadPro running 18.2. Oh my word. Thank you for responding but no. There IS NO NAVIGATION ICON. I’m so sorry. I wish I could show you a screenshot.

CAQueen · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-12-19

WOW

If you’re on the fence about this app, I’m telling you, 99¢ is worth all the money for just one track. The tracks are stunning, magical, and natural sounding. Their adventure/fantasy/sci-fi tracks sound fun (although they can be scary). The 3D sound quality is stunning on its own, and a pair of high quality headphones can make it sound even better. You can even sample the tracks before you buy, so there’s no risk! They’ve got a variety of perfectly looping tracks (that have hours worth of sound varieties, so it’s not just the same sounds over and over) with all kinds of moods and settings. Their Redwood track specifically is entrancing. Even better: there’s a setting you can toggle on and off to allow you to play it with other apps, so you can listen to Spotify or your own music at the same time! Nothing NOT to like with this app, never had it crash on me yet. Just good stuff all around.

KeejTheSqueej · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-02-22

The Best Soundscapes

I have been using this app for several years. It is hands down the best sound app out there (and I have tried a dozen or more other ones). The variety of sound scapes offered is exceptional. One for every mood or purpose whether that is sleep, study, meditation or just background ambience. This is not a cheap sound scape of the same wave looped endlessly. Every track is 20 minutes or more long so you experience it as real. These tracks are not cheap recordings of eight seconds of a river, a few chirps or wind looping on and on. After a while those knock odds becomes monotonous and irritating, rather than soothing and immersive. I sleep every night, all night to one of the dozens of sound scapes. This app is a work of love and genius. Get this app - you won’t regret it.

xcliff · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-08-01

Setting the bar to a new high! (March 2023 Update)

Updating my updated review today, 2/22/24. THEY’RE BACK! I continue my daily use of this app. When I saw that they had returned I was joyful but then saw the dreaded “Subscription” button. I have stopped using most subscription apps and rarely download them . . . BUT WAIT! It looks like they also give you the ongoing opportunity to buy sounds “à la carte” like before. Hallelujah! Someone finally figured out how to offer both options! The prices for buying a soundscape are about double what they used to be but that is OK. It’s expected and appropriate. Honestly they were almost ridiculously cheap before. This is one great company. GREAT product, fantastic sound, wonderful options for buying vs subscribing, social conscience. Other developers could learn a thing or two from them. Updating my prior review. I have been using this app daily for YEARS! It has become an old friend. In this time when every new app requires a subscription (eg Portal), an app like this that allows you to buy just the sounds you want, when you want/need them is a breath of fresh air. A breath made all the more lovely as I listen to the beautiful wind swirling around me. One feature that I frequently use is the ability to mix the nature sounds with other apps. I like to play waterfalls at low volume while my meditation app (Insight Timer) counts down my meditation sessions. This allows me to block out ambient noise and enjoy my meditation more. Could also be used to have night time sounds playing all night at low volume while allowing the alarm clock app to function at full volume. I notice there haven’t been any new sounds in a while and I truly hope the developers have not abandoned the app. (Also, kudos for allowing fee downloads during covid lockdown. A company with a social conscience)

MElungdoc · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-02-22

It's the best, but please consider this one thing...

Another update: its officially been more than 8 years I've been listening to this app every night. My favorites are the rain and water. I also like the bird tracks for a gradual alarm. I like that you can set a sleep timer, but I want it on all night.one thing that bothers me is that every night o have to calculate how many hours and minutes before I need the rain to stop and the alarm to fade in. It's really aggravating as math isn't my jam. When I set the sleep and wake mode. Please, please let me set it to play until 5:50am and them choose to let it fade out for 10 minutes so I can choose the birds to begin fading in at 6:01am. I never go to bed at the same time. People who want to set a sleep timer for only an hour or two wouldn't have to do any more work, but people like me who want it to play all night would love this feature. I've purchased most of the catalog and I can't wait for more. Please consider this change. Been 5 stars for 7 years!!! I got this app in 2012 may be earlier than that and to this day I use this every single night when I go to sleep. I also I use it for ambient white noise during the day whether I'm reading or playing a game on my phone or just relaxing or don't want to hear the dog yapping next-door this is the app I come too. I'm on my phone a lot but I can safely say that there is no other app in the App Store that I've ever had on my phone that I use as much as a Nature^7Fspace. Thank you keep adding new tracks I love them and I'll still buy them thank you! UPDATE: nothing has changed, still use this app daily and nightly. Only slight issue is there haven't been any new rain/storm/water tracks in a long while! Please make more, I'll buy them for sure!!! I love, love, love this app. Nothing in the App Store can even compare. The sound is so real. The rain and wave type tracks are my favorite, but there is such a variety and I easily own more than half of all the tracks, but all of the water, waves, thunder and rain tracks of course. I use this app everyday and I haven't slept a night without it in over a year. I actually have a special iPod hooked up to speakers just for this app so it can play in the background. Keep up the good work and I look forward to more new releases. Thank you!!!

ktb224 · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-09-09

Reinstalling Thundergod and Iceland helped the tracks reappear.

Multiple bought soundscapes disappear after they were bought in the past, if bought from their external packages (now defunct in canadian store) . It can be reinstalled, - thanks to the responsive app support- but you have to scour the past purchases (for me was literally scouring an hour in the last 15 years of purchasing tracks from them). The app was the best audio soundscapes offering on the ( then new) App store 15 years ago. I would hazard to say it still is for true nature diversity, long loops, natural sound realism, depth and absolute recording quality. Tedious process, but I hope they will figure out a code or something so that every 4-5 years I switch phone, the procedure gets seamless. Still my daily app in 15 years. I have thousands of hours of use.

Real subscription customer · 🇨🇦CAN · 2025-12-24

Been using it for 7-8 years. Still the Best

I could write an essay or a book about how amazing this app is, especially if you love sound, or nature, or both. But it’s best you just dive in and experience it yourself. It’s a neverending journey with Naturespace: whenever I get a new, better piece of headphones, earphones or speakers, I test them with Naturespace, and so the better my audio gear gets, the more this app delivers. So I still haven’t tapped into its full potential, not even close; my journey is far from over, hopefully one day I get to test it in a high end surround system or even play it in a cinema hall audio system of some kind. Or I might just go to a real jungle instead lol. Btw Naturespace team, if you’re reading this, I’m sending you a huge hug. Thanks for making this work of art. <3

frattymir · 🇩🇪DEU · 2020-12-29

Amazing Audio!

I’ve had this app on my phone for probably around a decade now and it’s by far one of the best for nature sounds. If you close your eyes, it truly feels like you’re right there. The UI and appearance is great, it’s simple, and the audio is spectacular! I like to run binaural beats along with this app to help me stay focused and relaxed during the day. I also love that I can easily sample the paid tracks before I buy. The developers did an amazing job with this app from day one, so I hope it continues to be updated!

dgriffin04 · 🇺🇸USA · 2019-09-14

Incredible for productivity

This is my favorite app and productivity tool! I am a writer and scholar and the naturespace tracks have been my trusty secret to getting work done effectively for years. This app got me through writing multiple novels, my undergrad honors thesis, my master’s degree, a lot of freelance writing, and I’m now using it as I head into my PhD. Seriously, anytime I need to work (which is almost always) but I’m distracted or not feeling it, I put on a track and within five minutes I’m deep in the zone. This is truly magic for me. I have all the tracks but my favorite for working are Equinox, Morning Pathwalk, and pretty much any of the wind or daytime rain sounds. Please never stop updating this app, so it can be around forever!

writerscholar2 · 🇬🇧GBR · 2020-05-21

Crashes with new update UPDATED REVIEW

Cannot open the app without it crashing, to where I can’t open it anymore. Help!! Please fix this bug ASAP! I would normally give this a full five stars but disappointed about the latest update… UPDATE: I found that if you delete the app entirely then re-install it from the App Store, it works perfectly fine again and takes out whatever bug it was that made it keep crashing. So, back to five stars again because it’s a wonderful app, I use it All The Time for sleep, concentration, etc. and will continue to use it until… 🙂 It’s been a solid 14 or 15 years of using this app, and counting. ❤️

Wildrosebeef · 🇨🇦CAN · 2025-11-15

Still love this app after so many years

I’ve had this app for so many years I can’t remember how long it’s been, but definitely more than a decade. I forget how much I love it from time to time, but I also come back to it time and time again. It’s made it through every clean up I’ve done on my phone. There was a period of time with fewer new tracks, but it seems to be updating more frequently now and even without new tracks, the soundscapes that have been been there for years are just as beautiful and relaxing as they were then. I originally purchased these when they were available in packages and individually, and now subscribe. Both options are entirely worth the cost. I like to combine the ambient soundscapes with mantras on Spotify or with Brain.fm’s offerings. I love that Naturespace allows me to do this and tailor the experience.

eHeidi · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-07-16

Best App for Sleep and Concentrating

I have been using this app for years now and no other of the kind has come close. I started using Nature Space when I had severe insomnia and Infinite Shoreline, Fahrenheit 33 and Thor would put me straight to sleep. Later I found it useful for quieting noisy commutes with Abundance or First Light when music would’ve been too much. It’s also good if you need help concentrating and stark silence is too much. You do have to pay for the tracks but they are high quality.

Raindrop103 · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-05-28

I use this every night!

I have many sleep sounds from different apps and I always go back to this one! I use sleep sounds every night to get better sleep especially having a big family that makes a lot of noise including my husband whose up at night sometimes. Lol I have bought all the sleep and relaxing noises off this app and when I bought a new iPhone and couldn’t get all my sleep sounds restored on my new device and asked for help, they responded back to me and showed me the steps to take. I have had this app for around 3-4 years I think now. Again I always go back to this app. Since I have all the sounds, I wish they would add many more!!

Ilovepopcorn2 · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-02-15

Actual Audio Ducking

This is the ONLY ambient nature app (or any audio based app really) I have ever come across that will play at the same time as other apps (audio-ducking). Want a thunderstorm while listening to an audiobook? Yep. Want ocean waves while listening to Spotify? This app has got you covered. This is no easy feat as iOS is notoriously hard to get audio session flagging right. Don’t hit the audio session flag sweet spot? iOs will immediately cut the audio from one app for another. Many other ambient audio apps that state “will play with other apps” are usually engaged in wishful thinking, or include a “play with other apps” toggle that literally does nothing. This is the real deal. I’ve been using this app for over a decade and haven’t seen anything else like it.

QuietMagician82 · 🇺🇸USA · 2025-11-14

Awesome App

I love this app! Such an abundance of beautiful sounds scapes to choose from! The best quality of all the apps I looked at; now I no longer look at other sound apps. I happily bought the whole current catalogue. Sadly that was years ago and now I’m missing the newer stuff ;-) And yet, I haven’t exhausted what I have. I’ve been using it lately to sleep with at night and live the Sleep and Wake functions, but wish it were easier to change (without having to go through the entire set of choices from the beginning again to just adjust the volume of each, for example).

Leaf Litter · 🇨🇦CAN · 2022-06-29

Great App!

I use this app every night to help me fall asleep. There are many tracks, in addition to those specific to sleeping/insomnia, that provide relaxation and the “cleansing” of the accumulated noise rattling around in my brain. I’ve tried other apps for my nightly ritual but always come back to this one. The tracks are very realistic and the variety provide something for everyone. The pricing per track is inexpensive and set up in a way that allows you to choose which tracks you enjoy the most. This is a much better option, in my opinion, than a monthly/annual subscription. A great app all around!

Ttmela24 · 🇺🇸USA · 2022-01-14

Best Purchase - most used app

Glad to see Naturespace is back. I use this app almost nightly and was afraid for the last few years with no updates that the app would eventually die off as vaporware. Very much appreciate that you’re still offering direct purchase in addition to the new subscription model. Only one ask, please allow preview mode for the new tracks. Thank you immensely for the update, hope to see many new tracks and wish a long life for your incredible app!

Swemmel · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-02-15

Delightful!

I often have difficulty falling and staying asleep, and have tried several things over the years. Nothing has helped as much as the recordings in the app. White noise just feels like silence with the volume up, sleep aids make me feel icky and out of it the next day, and most other nature sound apps aren’t very good quality. The amount of work that must have gone in to creating these recordings is truly impressive. Plus, the app is accessible with voiceover!

Teacup-Tempest · 🇺🇸USA · 2019-07-08

Hurray!

Naturespace finally added some new environments to their catalog! I’m not crazy about their switching to a subscription business model, but it’s worth it just for the amazing sound recording work they’ve done. I can’t even count how many nights I’ve fallen asleep using the app and how many times I’ve used the app for a daytime sound environment. Hats off to the developers!

Cajun Bear Mike · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-02-28

beautiful

Love this app. Can't say a bad word about really. bought the whole collection because i wanted access to all the sounds. i love the waves and the island sounds, also some of the nightime scapes are lovely as well, have fallen asleep many nights with the sound of crickets in my ears. Fab work, keep it up!

KerieDoyle1987 · 🇬🇧GBR · 2019-05-20

Best Sleep App

The only one with tracks that last all night, has a timer, and an huuugggeeee collection. Purchasing the complete collection is totally worth it in my opinion as well but if you were to only add one I recommend Astral Garden. Overall, this is the best app for white noise music

s4vl33 · 🇺🇸USA · 2022-05-24

Use it every night!

I use this every night to help me sleep, many to choose from. I keep looking for the perfect one, what I would like is a soft desert night with crickets. I keep hoping. I also wish we could combine more than one of the tracks... but I do like these. Keep up the good work.

O sheesh I am jazzy · 🇺🇸USA · 2019-08-29

Relief from the news

I have been listening to this app for a while but I find it ever so useful listening to it these days. The bad news coming out of Ukraine is relentless. Days are filled with worry, fear, sadness, anger and horror. I have had better nights sleep because of this app.

wtew · 🇨🇭CHE · 2022-04-21

Outstanding!

Even after years of battling insomnia, this is my go to! I LOVE that i can mix it with other audio! I put on Camping in the Rain, or Campfire Hypnosis, Alchemy along with a good audio book, and i’m transported! Looking forward to new tracks!

ReadTheWorld81 · 🇺🇸USA · 2023-03-30

The Best App for white noise

This is the 2nd review I’ve left now, been using this app almost 9years now. The quality of the tracks & decent variety is exceptional. The costs are reasonable and it , helps me sleep as I was suffering a bit of anxiety. I use it almost every night. I mainly use their rain sound tracks, but the quality & seamless looping are incredible. I’ve trialed other apps over the years just to see but this is the best one. Each update is good, there’s never been problems, they don’t have annoying ads. They don’t pressure you to purchase new things or email you constantly with stuff to clog up your emails. The quality of the tracks they provide with each update is still crystal. An app that has been going 10 or so years & they continue to be as good if not better than when they first hit the App Store. I highly recommend this app, affordable, good quality, good options as a way to De-stress, concentrate, calm yourself, and unwind with. It’s so worth it!

RiSkylark · 🇬🇧GBR · 2020-04-28

My only app Review

I’ve only bothered reviewing this one app. I’ve never taken the time to do this otherwise. But the fact that this one app has been my absolute favorite for over 10 years, I had to do it. I feel guilty not doing it. lol. I use it every night, and almost everyday. It’s absolutely perfect for head clearing and resetting after all the chaos and jumbled noises of life at work etc. If you live in the city, and you don’t have your own private sanctuary in the countryside with a river and at least 10 acres around you to decompress… this does the trick. Hehe. Thanks Naturespace. I love the realism, the consideration, the deep quality, and the wonderful dependability of this app. The soundscapes you offer are lush and refreshingly literal, non looping, and absolutely stunning. And I should know, I’m an extremely critical and sensitive autistic high IQed individual who usually couldn’t care less what’s online and would rather be in nature. So, thanks for making Naturespace and sharing it with us. It’s literally the best.

Prettypreciseperson · 🇺🇸USA · 2025-03-03

I love this app! Beautiful work!

This is my first app review, I enjoy this app so much I felt inspired to share and get it the attention deserves. I live with the effects of CPTSD- meaning my nervous system is highly sensitive and I’m easily affected by sounds and surrounding noises. This sensitivity often times makes it tough to fully relax -and focus on things that matter- sometimes because I’m busy just trying to calm down. The power of this app: access to such awesome sound scapes has completely transformed the feeling of my home environment. I keep these soundscapes on in the background on low during the day whenever I’m home and I use them at night and in the morning to wake up with ease. The soothing lull of natural white noise has been a game changer to my sensitive system. I’m now sleeping better and feeling more relaxed during the day- I even find difficult tasks have become more doable and even fun with these great sound experiences as the backdrop. I also enjoy the attention to detail put into the track descriptions- you can really feel the care put into this body of works. I work helping other people(living with the affects of trauma or stress) to find effective solutions to improve and increase experiences of daily peace in their lives- and I’m definitely going to be referring them to this app!!! Thanks so much for what you’re doing, keep it up! Grateful, Danielle

thepeacepath · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-07-08

I cannot be without this app!

I discovered the app many years back, possibly when it had first come out and instantly recognised the quality of the sounds and the long and to me unnoticeable loop of the tracks. I have tinnitus and the sound of silence is deafening as all I hear is the dreaded high pitch sound. I use this every day without fail, sometimes I just use it as I fall asleep to let my ears focus on something other than the silence and sometimes I will mix it with listening to music. I have the complete catalog and the variations of the sounds in my eyes is unrivalled! Worth every penny!

Vivian Westwood · 🇬🇧GBR · 2020-04-15

Close my eyes and I’m there!

So glad I found Naturespace : ) I’ve downloaded 48 of their tunes/sounds now and fall in love with each one every time I listen. I feel like I’m actually in the given place or location, whether it be a stormy beach or the frozen tundra of Iceland with winds and snow whipping across the landscape. The sounds block out my tinnitus, calm my anxiety, help me focus on my breathing and I sleep so much better every night because of this amazing App! If there’s a storm or rain outside I put this App on because I know Naturespace can beat it 100% and make it really come alive! Absolutely amazing, every tiny sound is amplified and captured, making my toes curl and a smile on my face as I fall asleep. Bliss. Thank you <3 20/2/2024 (update) Have downloaded 5 more tracks. Just adore this App! Sleeping/relaxing or just simply shutting my mind off is very difficult for me, but I can lose myself in these environments and I’m ‘there’! Sleep comes so much easier, I sleep all night now and there’s no annoying adverts (like on YouTube) waking you up every 5 minutes! What I would like though is some rain selections that have different tones in them, same with the waves, heavy rainfall is much more relaxing to me than light rain and I love real crashing waves and wind that makes trees grow sideways! Guess that’s what I get for growing up on an island - the weather can be extreme and make your toes curl, but great to hear when your tucked up in bed, safe and sound and your Dad is NOT on the RNLI lifeboat crew that night, but safe at home! Love this App, listen to it every night and check every couple of days for new releases. Don’t know if I’m using the App to its full advantage though, so more direction/details/help or fact/info page would be really great. Thank you.

Caralama · 🇬🇧GBR · 2025-07-27

Perfect Sleep Sounds

I found this app 5 years ago when doing research for a Stress Management course. I used to need a TV on to go to sleep. I have not used a TV since I found this app. It relaxes me and lets me drift off to sleep. The sleep timer gradually reduces volume before shutting off. You can also wake up to brighter sounds. Really a well done app. Some recordings are best with headphones, but I find that just the phone speaker while on the night stand charger work just fine.

PattiKelly0909 · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-09-20

Long time user

I have been using NatureSpace since before 2012 for various uses from relaxation to focused inspiration for creative endeavors. The sound quality and abundance of tracks as never left me without something calming, insightful, or inspirational to get me through my days and hours. Stuck in suburbia or in the city due to work related tasks the ability to sonically escape my surroundings was and is a continued boon to my mental health. While recent updates had caused issues where purchased tracks had no longer been available, after some patience and working with customer service, these issues have been rectified ten-fold. I am very pleased and recommend this app to everyone considering it as a relaxation and meditative service and plan to continue using it well into the future.

Tymbirwolf · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-04-29

The Best Soundscape App

I’ve tried them all and I’m extremely picky. I have severe misophonia so bad recordings would send my anxiety off the charts. This is far and away the absolute best quality recordings and there is tons of variety for all seasons, weather conditions, and locations to pick from. An example of how good the quality is: on the recording from a tall Redwood grove, with good headphones you can actually hear the height of the trees. Truly amazing. I purchased most of the library over a decade ago, before subscription was an option, and I’m sooo glad it’s still around.

Pepparström · 🇺🇸USA · 2025-02-20

Mask Tinnitus, ease insomnia

I’m a Desert Storm Veteran with many health issues. Among them are Tinnitus, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating. When I bought a new iPhone, my library of sounds was gone. Customer service was fantastic and fast and helped me restore my library. I have a few that are my “go to” at the moment. Several for tinnitus masking that also work for sleep. I love the sleep timer. I’ve had the app for several years. The update is good. Now the only thing missing is a purring cat... Thanks for a great app!

MonstrousEgotist · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-02-24

Emotional and Intellectual Nutrition

I purchased this app a few years ago and have used various sound tracks for pain relief, anxiety suppression, insomnia, mood elevation, concentration enhancement and various other benefits. It is extraordinarily effective and its benefits rapidly take hold with my Bose over-ear headset. Its benefits are truly remarkable and even continue after I must power down the app, say when entering a work situation. If you need relief, motivation, focus or any number of other benefits you cannot go wrong with this unmatched app.

VisualComm · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-04-09

Simply outstanding!

Highly recommended! The content is exceptionally well-crafted, with each track sounding incredibly authentic. You can truly feel that the recordings capture the essence of real locations, sparking vivid imagery and immersing you in beautiful sceneries. It’s perfect for relaxation, focus, sleep, and meditation. The sound quality is outstanding, making it a must-have for anyone who loves soothing soundscapes and music. I’m so glad I discovered this app—it’s a true gem! My only suggestion is to modernize the user interface. It would be great to see a more intuitive design, like a sound player with categorized soundtracks for easier navigation.

bryelee22 · 🇯🇵JPN · 2024-12-20

Naturespace, An App Like No Other

I downloaded Naturespace a few days ago after accidentally running across it in the App Store. As the description states, Naturespace's user interface is extremely VoiceOver-friendly which is a huge plus if you are blind like me. The sound quality is unparalleled, especially when using headphones, and the tracks' titles and descriptions are very creative. I purchased the Complete Collection earlier today, and the diverse, expansive selection of soundscapes blew me away. The only problem I noticed thus far is that purchasing the Complete Collection does not unlock future releases, but I hope that will change sometime in the near future. Aside from that, I highly recommend Naturespace to anyone who has an appreciation for binaural, spatious, and unique soundscapes. You will not regret it!

Kendra Holloway · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-06-30

Hands down my favorite app ever.

I’ve been using this app for a few years now and it has been incredibly helpful in masking noise so i can sleep during the day prior to working night shift. I also enjoy listening to the beautifully immersive soundscapes in the quiet hours of the morning and night. Can’t hear any loops ever and it’s worth it to buy the whole package. I’m hoping to see a rain on tin roof track one day, but there are ~15 amazing rain tracks, all with different nuances. The sleep/wake timers are also nifty, you can set it to fade into a different sound like an alarm. Thank you for making this!

muddymoose52 · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-12-16

My favorite app!

I’ve had this app for a ~very~ long time now. It has never failed to be the best app for background ambience, or rain to fall asleep to. Not having an end to tracks or clear loop is a huge plus. It’s like being somewhere else. Absolutely recommend this to anyone wanting to have a collection of immersive nature sounds. Any time I have had technical difficulties, they have been amazing giving prompt responses, and helping any way they can to get you back to your head space. 😉 10/10 no notes.

Starhime · 🇺🇸USA · 2025-11-13

Gorgeous UI Gorgeous sound

I have many apps for white noise. This is hands down the best I have found. The UI is easy, beautiful and mentally intriguing. The holographic sounds are fantastic on head phones or earbuds. I have a busy household with many hard echoey surfaces and cannot function with out a midday nap. The textured white noise files are fantastic to sleep or meditate right through electronic noises and slamming doors around the house- even with the door to my own room ajar. I love that some files are actively storied and perfect for a vacation via imagination. Also the sound sources are truly dimensional and immersive. Seriously love the variety and quality and I do not regret purchasing the big bundle. Highly recommend!

kmomo7 · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-08-19

The best relaxation app hands down

This is by far the best relaxation / natural / nature sounds app out there. The 3D spatial audio is incredible - you really feel you are in these environments. Amazing value for money as well. I fall asleep really easily with this app and the supporting notes for each track give you ideas on what to focus on and visualise things in the 3D world you are transported to. Fantastic app.

Keller Sankey · 🇬🇧GBR · 2022-01-15

A top essential app for me

There are only a handful of apps that I would deem essential to my life, and this is one of them. The sound quality is top notch - and frankly unmatched in other nature apps I’ve tried. But more than anything, this app helps me fall asleep - something almost miraculous that I can’t properly express in the words of this review. The soothing nature tracks not only help me sleep but help me sleep well through the night. Seriously... essential.

Bjonesdude · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-05-11

The Absolute Best in Holographic Audio

I’ve had the honor and good fortunate to have had access to the Naturespace Holographic Audio app since the early days of its launch. Sound capture is 2nd to none; absolutely outstanding sound canvas ranging from nature’s best to the abstract. There isn’t a day or evening that goes by where Naturespace isn’t playing, whether at work, at home or places between. Creator - John Buehler understands the delicate balance of painstaking sound capture and presentation. Listening on headphones is an absolute must - but also conveys brilliantly on an array of Bluetooth devices, speakers, etc. Thank you, John for the gift that keeps giving!

ModernMan1Chris Jansen · 🇺🇸USA · 2026-03-04

Still the Best Soundscapes App

I started using this app back in 2009 and I still come back to it quite often. I love that it is not subscription-based. I have purchased over 100 tracks on the app and I still go back to purchase new tracks from time to time. I hope they add more in the future. Ocean sounds like Iminent Wavefront are great to play while studying. For a long time I would fall asleep to the Loki track from the Thundergod app. I would like a soundscape of a hardbor, with seagulls and wind in the rigging.

Bara-kuda · 🇺🇸USA · 2023-09-26

Can’t work without it

I love this app!! I work from home doing Telemed and when I say I can’t work without Naturespace I’m being totally honest. It’s like my ears keep searching for something to settle on until I choose which background track I feel like for that moment and play it over my wireless speaker— then my ears, brain and body take a big ol’ sigh and settle in. I really appreciate that it’s actual recordings and not a digital facsimile of a natural sound- our body knows the difference. When Naturespace offered the whole collection at a substantial discount I gladly purchased- even though I already had about half of them.

Fandango2020 · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-07-18

Love it!

I frequently stay in BnB's or at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Ky while studying for exams/finals. The buildings are typically built in the late 1800's to early 1900's and soundproofing doesn't really exist. I use this app to drown out the noises outside (or inside) without getting distracted from my studies. Last time I forgot my earbuds and just played it straight from my iPad, and because it sounded like the birds outside, or rain, etc, no-one noticed (or they didn't complain, at least!) Great app, looking forward to new sounds as promised on the last update.

Scottygrrl32 · 🇺🇸USA · 2021-04-26

A perfect match for audiobooks

This app is incredible. Tons of nature sounds to choose from. Loops are not repetative and honestly I can't even distinguish where any of them start and end. The best part about this app is that you can mix the audio with other audio on your device. It is so wonderful to listen to nature sounds in the background while listening to an audiobook. I had been searching for this for so long and finally found it! Also - the descriptions of each nature sound work amazingly as a meditation/journalling/writing prompt. This app will change your life!

A sad student · 🇺🇸USA · 2021-11-09

HiFi option for reconnecting to nature

Incredibly high-fidelity capture of natural surroundings. To the developers: thank you for providing access to nature through this App! I rely on Naturespace in many contexts - sleeping, meditation, etc. - currently, I use this App most often at work when I need to concentrate despite the many distractions at my office. To anyone looking for natural sounds and the 'soft fascination' offered, I highly recommend Naturespace!

Biomimicry Professional · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-08-24

Night sounds are my go-to sleep aid

The night and storm and water sounds are so effective at helping me fall asleep I cannot use them during the day while working. For daytime I listen to birds and also use birds as a morning alarm.

Onze11 · 🇺🇸USA · 2024-06-09

Writer’s Trick Paradise

I LOVE Naturespace. As a writer ( and mom) it can be hard to tune out distractions and focus on my work. But with Naturespace coming thru my earbuds I’m at peace and laser-focused. My library of nature sounds are total Zen, and I can pick and choose according to the setting in my fiction. The sound is high quality. It’s a writers godsend.

PK Hrezo · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-03-25

Excellent app

This has been by far the best app I’ve used when it comes to ambient sound. This app has helped with sleep quality as well as helping me to gain focus to deep dive into my work. Quality sound with an extensive list to choose from. Now some selections may sound near the same but overall I believe Naturespace is a top notch app.

Marc✨✨ · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-07-29

Hands Down the Best Nature Sounds App!

I have been a dedicated fan of this collection of nature and ambient sounds for years. The sonic quality is unsurpassed. In headphones (I don't do very often) provides a similar 3-D holographic experience I enjoyed many years back when listening to holographic audio cassettes. I play the sound scapes mostly to sleep to and as ambient background during the day in the house. Many of the panoramic sounds take me back to camping with my parents, kids and/or Venture Crew such as Cathedral, Life after Life, Camping in the Rain, the Sentinals, Serpentine, Helios Falling and The Night Aria. Mesmerising. There is no better.

Wollensak · 🇺🇸USA · 2021-01-02

Life changing

I get lost in these sound scapes. They help me focus while reading, they help me sleep on the airplane, they help me reduce stress at work and be more productive. And I’m just scratching the surface. These are long tracks with seamless loops and can run indefinitely. I just love it so much.

ShuaBragg · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-02-24

Takes me anywhere I wanna go

I’ve been using this app forever: through two jobs, the loss of my mom, a pregnancy, and now endless quarantine. I live now in the frozen tundra. Sometimes I want to hear birds or the sea. This app can take me to like nine different versions of each. And when we lived in the desert, we would put its rain tracks on speakers on fall asleep dreaming of water. 10/10 would buy again.

Svetacular · 🇺🇸USA · 2021-02-02

Best app out there for ambiance and sleeping

Have had this app for a few years. The sound quality is excellent and they always have a new selection of experiences. You can loop with your favorite music. Got it for sleep, however use throughout the day. Also excellent for air travel.

John & Tasha · 🇺🇸USA · 2020-02-17

Never had an issue

We have use this app for years now while traveling all over the country. It never fails to put us to sleep.

jgilreath · 🇺🇸USA · 2022-11-28

The best calming app

Love love this app, it makes me feel relaxed and the sound quality is excellent. Best app for drowning out noise on a flight when you want to sleep. My favourite is liquid phase.

No noice please · 🇿🇦ZAF · 2022-11-22

My go to app for sleeping

Excellent app with great selection of well-recorded sounds. A few of things would make it even better: 1. A simple countdown timer using the sound you currently have selected would be great for naps or meditation. Just set the number of minutes and start. Currently there is a several step process you must go through every time unless use use the same default sound every time. 2. A way to control stereo width or switch to mono for the sound you have currently selected. For example the sound of a wave crossing from left to right is nice when you are using it as a background for working or listening on speakers. However, when you are trying to sleep, it can be over-stimulating. 3. A way to control the mix of the Naturespace sounds and external sound (like music) from within Naturespace. Right now the external sound volume is controlled by the system and Naturespace sound can be reduced from that. It would be nice to be able to play music in the background more faintly .

Nagoyajin · 🇯🇵JPN · 2020-08-30

Since the beginning

I have had this app for what seems like a decade. It has been the soundtrack for my most relaxed and focused moments. It has soothed my kids when they were babies, it soothes me now as they’re teenagers. I am so glad the developers keep working on this because it’s one of my favorite apps of all time. Thank you! Probably one of the top 10 apps ever released on the App Store — it never gets old and is always there when you need it and even during times when you might think you don’t.

superacidjax · 🇺🇸USA · 2026-04-29

This app is No Joke

I am not rich but small money is no concern to me. For years, I have tried / purchased several audio sort of apps. Some has been dis listed from store. Some are no longer installable due to outdated. Some I play a few days and I felt meh….uninstalled. Wasted some time and money….still been a fun journey though. It is impossible for me to travel back in time to inform myself. What I can do now is to introduce this app to my kids. I want them to have the best I can provide.

jef222a · 🇨🇦CAN · 2024-06-18

Love this app!

I’ve used this app since I was pregnant with my son in 2011. Sound quality is great and it’s super helpful for unwinding or drowning out background noise when studying.

Hannah Lannom · 🇺🇸USA · 2022-03-21

Wonderful

The variety and quality of the audio is very impressive and covers many different use cases. We used Iceland White frequently to help settle a baby for example. One request! It would be really nice to (optionally) have the sounds automatically categorized to match what’s in the store. Having to manually recreate “Sleep” or “Rain” or collections like Iceland White is a bit annoying.

ob83 · 🇬🇧GBR · 2020-05-10

Love it

This app has been a staple for my kids to sleep since they were born - literally!

Mmmmmcoffee! · 🇳🇿NZL · 2024-07-25