Pocket Storm

I was so excited to purchase this today - but now I am so disappointed! What could have been an amazing rain/storm experience, has been totally spoiled by loud insect/frog noises, and badly simulated wind. It's difficult to listen to and relax, and I had to shut it off. I found it stressful and unrealistic. I have never experienced a storm where the crickets are louder than the thunder! I greatly regret parting with my money - especially when there are so many apps out there that profess to doing a similar thing. Perhaps a version without the fake wind and nerve-wracking creature noises? Until that is an option, do not waste your money, as I did. :|

I’ve tried so many ambient sound apps, but this one is the absolute best for storm sounds! It doesn’t loop so I don’t get bored with it or annoyed by it. I have chronic pain and anxiety, and this has become my daily go to relaxation tool! To the creators and developers, thank you for all the time and effort that you gave to this project! I truly appreciate all your hard work!

ok, had an okd version and silly me, decided to update to the newest version. Big Mistake. no longer works, even with the reinstall thing, reboot and so on. Using ios 9.2.1

Truly THE PERFECT STORM

I use it daily. Not sure I would ever get much sleep without it.

Good idea. I just wish the rain actually sounded like rain. Love the idea of a developing storm, but the stock audio used to generate the "storms" are abysmally bad. Naturespace's thunderstorm recording "sheltered" is light years better in sound quality.

I really like how this slowly builds a very natural, full-throated storm, in a non-repetitive or 'predictable' way. I use it to sleep in distracting sound environments, and my wife uses it to focus on writing.

I've several other ambient, white-noise generators and this by far one of the best that I've used. The interface was VERY simple and say to use. Some of the ambient "animal noises" (frogs, crickets, etc...) were a little loud at certain points. Didn't bother me enough to deduct a star...

I have had this app for a couple of weeks now and I think it is a great concept and it works flawlessly on my iphone. It doesn't just play a prerecorded soundtrack, but rather dynamically mixes various sounds to create a unique thunderstorm each time. The creature sounds (crickets, frogs) that you hear during the "calm" cycle are also terrific. I highly recommend this app if you are looking for a one-of-a-kind ambient sound experience. My highest compliments to the author. I would love to see a future app or option that has rainforest/bird creature sounds.

…which is to say, interface-wise, a fiendish mix of the cheerfully whimsical and the subtly clever, in this case topped off with a dollop of the surprisingly useful. I fell asleep to this for the first time last night, and awoke feeling perky and refreshed. Coincidence? I think not. You wouldn’t think that a dynamically-generated soundscape would have a mental effect all that different from a well-recorded static one, and yet it does. It’s the acoustic equivalent of playing with a kaleidoscope, versus sitting in the theater and watching an IMAX movie of someone else playing with a kaleidoscope. All kidding aside, I think Zarf’s approach is the future of ambient-sound apps.