Calm Loop plays steady sounds for sleep: white noise, rain, fan, brown noise and pink noise. Mix two sounds, set a sleep timer that fades out, and turn the screen off. The sound keeps playing.
Some sounds work right away. The rest come with Calm Loop Pro, a one-time unlock with no subscription, and every Pro sound has a preview so you can listen first.
Sounds
Rain in the woods, distant thunder, soft vacuum, ocean, wind, airplane cabin, fan breeze, brown noise, pink noise, white noise, forest after dark, gentle heartbeat, rain and fireplace, and a slow breathing rhythm. These are some of the 46 sounds, sorted into Nature, Everyday and Noise.
Mix two sounds
Rain under thunder, a fan with brown noise, ocean with wind. Each layer has its own volume, plus a master volume, and you can change a layer's pitch or move it to the left or right. Save a mix with a name and it's ready tomorrow night. Mark the ones you use most as favorites.
A sleep timer that fades out
Pick 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 or 120 minutes, or set your own time. At the end the sound fades out slowly instead of cutting off.
Keeps playing with the screen off
Calm Loop plays in the background, with controls in the notification and on the lock screen.
Lantern night light
Turn the screen into a soft night light. Choose a light style, like a lantern, a candle or a moon lamp, pick a color and set how bright it glows. Useful for a 3am feed or a late trip to the kitchen without switching on a lamp.
For the nursery
Set a maximum volume in settings, so the sound in the baby's room stays at or below the level you picked.
Music, stories and winding down
Original ambient music for bedtime, plus bedtime stories and short relaxation scripts, read aloud. The stories and relaxation scripts come with Calm Loop Pro.
Record your own sound
Record a sound you already know, like your own fan at home, trim it and use it in a mix.
Bedtime reminder
Pick the weekdays and a time, and Calm Loop reminds you when it's time to start winding down.
Play on a speaker
Send the sound to a Chromecast, or use a Bluetooth speaker paired in your phone's settings.
Works offline
Every sound comes with the app, so it plays without a connection, on a plane or in a room with bad signal.
More of the 46 sounds
Winter park birds, a park river, open-field wind, rain on the gutter, a wood-burning hearth, backyard crickets, blue, violet and grey noise, rain on a tent, rain in the car, a night train, a car ride, a washing machine, a hair dryer, a purring cat, a waterfall, a babbling brook, night frogs, loons on the lake, city rain, café murmur, a ticking clock, wind chimes, a singing bowl, a boat cabin, footsteps in snow, keyboard typing, underwater and a clothes dryer.
Three sounds play right away without Pro: Rain in the woods, Distant thunder and Soft vacuum.
How to start
1. Pick a sound and tap play.
2. Add a second sound and set the volume of each one.
3. Set the sleep timer and pick how long the fade lasts: 3, 15 or 30 seconds.
4. Turn the screen off. The sound keeps going until the timer ends.
More detail
- A saved mix keeps its name, both layers, their levels and the timer, if you set one.
- The night light has five styles: Lantern, Candle, Moon lamp, Salt lamp and Fairy lights.
- Four original music pieces, Moonwater, Blue hour, Distant shore and Still air, play without Pro.
- Three bedtime stories and three guided relaxations, with narration that comes with the app.
Who uses it
- Light sleepers who want a steady sound over street noise
- Parents who want a steady sound in the nursery, kept below a volume they choose
- Travelers on a plane, on a train or in a hotel room
Questions
- Is Calm Loop Pro a subscription? No, it's a one-time unlock.
- Can I hear a Pro sound first? Yes, every Pro sound has a 30-second preview.
- Do I need an internet connection? No. Every sound, music track and story is in the app.
Sleep sounds you can mix: rain sounds, fan noise and brown noise, all offline.