![]() ![]() The pleasant haptic feedback click that engages when either motion is complete is a cherry on top. Speaking of lovely effects, the buttery smooth animations when raising or dismissing the playback screen are unmatched by other apps. This short video can’t do justice to the beauty of seeing these animations in high-resolution while your favorite ambient noise is playing, but trust me when I say it’s a lovely effect. That one drawback aside, Dark Noise still beats out its competition in every other way I can imagine.Įvery noise has its own animated icon. Chapman says that feature is in his future development plan, but for now Dark Noise only supports playing one noise at a time. ![]() It’s simple and no-nonsense, but it is lacking one key feature I’ve appreciated from competing apps: the ability to play multiple noises simultaneously to create a custom mix. There’s also the option to stream sound to an external device via AirPlay, though unfortunately the app isn’t AirPlay 2-ready, so you’ll have to deal with AirPlay 1’s standard delay.Īt its core, that’s the basic utility offered by Dark Noise. From the playback screen you can configure a sleep timer for your current noise, set for a specific time of day or duration. ![]() Tapping a noise initiates playback, and you can hit the heart icon next to a noise to favorite it favorites live at the top of the screen, where you can rearrange their order to your liking. I like the variety of options, and all the noises sound great – even those I expected might be grating turned out strangely soothing in a way. There are 38 different sounds to choose from in Dark Noise, spanning from the basic white/pink/brown/grey noise options to categories like Water, Appliances, Nature, Fire, Urban, and Human. The iPad app keeps the noise list and player onscreen at once. The iPhone app essentially consists of a list of ambient noises you can choose to play, and a playback screen you can pull into view from the bottom of the screen the iPad version combines both the noise list and playback screen into a single interface, taking advantage of the device’s extra screen real estate in a way that not even Apple’s own Music and Podcasts apps do. Chapman’s pedigree as a designer and motion graphics artist shines throughout the app, creating a design experience through animations and gestures that’s truly delightful.ĭark Noise is available on both iPhone and iPad, with layouts suited well for each device. What makes Dark Noise truly special, however, is the way it’s easy not only on the ears, but the eyes too. I’ve never used an ambient noise app with such strong system integrations. Nearly every relevant iOS technology that Apple puts at developers’ disposal has been implemented in Dark Noise: Siri shortcuts, haptic feedback, alternate app icons, a customizable widget, an iPad version with Split View support, and more. One chief advantage of Dark Noise over its competition is that out of the gate it’s the best of iOS citizens. The App Store is full of apps that accomplish this purpose, and a new one’s being added to that roster today: Dark Noise, from developer and designer Charlie Chapman. ![]() An ambient noise app’s most important job is providing a variety of sounds that can evoke a soothing sense of calm, and offer environment control. ![]()
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