Rain Sounds HQ: sleep aid

I think that the easiest way to describe this app is “simple”. Succinct, easy to set up, and a broad range of rain sounds, all for free. If you like to imagine yourself in some remote locale gently drifting off to sleep, here is your portal. Or if you just wish some rain with your slumber, than this is simple enough. I’ve enjoyed some other apps with differing “white noises” akin to bonfires, shorelines, and more, which were all good in their own way, but this app offers the broadest range of rainfall I’ve ever encountered, from gentle showers to thundering storms, from all over the globe. While you could spend more upon a similar app, I doubt you would find any that are better than this one. If you like this sort of thing, then it is most definitely recommended.

I genuinely didn't have high expectations of this free app, but it's great! The sounds are clear, the app has bonus sounds on a monthly basis, and it runs in the background if you want to play the sounds while being on other apps (which defeats the purpose of a sleep sound app, I know...). It also has a timer so you can have the app automatically turn itself off after a certain amount of time, from 5 minutes up to 12 hours! There is a small ad at the bottom of the app screen, but if you're just listening and not looking at the app, it's not a bother. Very well thought out app. I'm currently obsessed with "Small River in Scotland" sound and actually went ahead and purchased the full paid app with many other sounds options for a small fee. Well done, developers!

2018: Two years ago this was 5 stars. I stopped using it but downloaded it again this week. Not sure why the controls are under the Google ads at the bottom because i can’t see any controls. When I’m on the add sounds page i have no way of getting back to my home page. I went to pay for the app because of my review but find no way to do that. Did i pay for this app already? Then why am i seeing adds and why are the ads blocking everything? The sounds are still great but this interface snafu is very annoying. Without a response from dev on what i should do I’ll have to move on to another sounds app. 2016: I’ve had this for awhile but just started using it and I am very pleased. Not sure where the bonus sounds go when you download them so it'd be nice to know that. (They're not in My Sounds as far as I can see.) In the meantime, I create a mix and add the downloaded sound to it for safe keeping. Nice to nod off to. Thanks.