We all have those nights when we just can’t go to sleep or we’re not tired, but we need to sleep. I had that same problem one night and I downloaded White Noise Lite (Video review below).  I had tried it before, but had forgotten about it. I went through all sounds that came with the application and finally settled on the Crickets sound. I set the timer for 15 minutes before it turned off the sound. I didn’t think it was going to work, but I was asleep within 10 minutes of starting the app. This is just proof that technology is starting to aid people in everyday things like sleeping.

White Noise has an iPhone and Android application. There is a free version and a paid version. I cover both Android and iPhone versions in the video below. Both versions are about the same. Same sounds, ability to add timers, and favorite sounds. The iPhone application has two other features that I couldn’t find on the Android application (see the video for a demo of the different features). The sounds in both apps are, Crickets, Fan, White Noise, Extreme Rain, Thunder, Train, Airplane, Beach, Clock, and Chimes (Samples of each noise is in the video).

The iPhone application has the ability to make mixes, which is basically combining several sounds together to make one sound. The other feature that I couldn’t find on the Android version was an alarm clock view when you leave the app running. This feature could be more or less useful, but if you have an iPhone dock on your bedside table or a stand for your iPhone or iPad, then you could also effectively use it as an alarm clock.

So next time you can’t sleep, try White Noise, it’s free. Thanks for reading and watching!

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