A soundboard, first
Big, colorful buttons in General, Sleep, and Focus tabs — searchable, drag-to-reorder, with favorites one heart away.
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A cozy soundboard for sleep, focus, and fun.
Big, colorful buttons for playful sound effects and calming loops that keep playing while your phone sleeps — plus your own recordings.
Coming soon to the App Store
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Free to download — no ads, no accounts, ever
iPhone, iPad & Mac • One purchase unlocks all three
One grid of buttons, a whole cottage of sound
Sound Cottage is a native soundboard for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Tap a button and it just plays — a doorbell for game night, a thunderstorm for bedtime, brown noise for deep work. Sounds are organized into General, Sleep, and Focus tabs, loops keep playing in the background with full lock-screen controls, and you can record or import your own sounds. Everything runs on your device: no ads, no accounts, no servers.
Features
Made for bedtime, deep work, and game night
One app that plays you to sleep, keeps you focused, and wins the party.
Loops that don't quit
Ambient beds — rain, campfire, brown noise, a train ride — loop seamlessly for as long as you want them.
Plays while locked
Background playback with lock-screen and Control Center controls — and it resumes by itself after a phone call.
Sleep timer
Set it, drift off, and the sound fades out gently instead of stopping mid-dream.
Break reminders
Optional nudges to stretch while a Focus sound plays — prominent enough to notice, and your audio never stops.
Party Mode
Turn any sound into a full-screen, tap-anywhere buzzer. Game night has never been settled faster.
Record your own
Capture the dog, the kids, your best impression — it becomes a button like any other.
Import sounds
Bring in audio files from anywhere — and with Pro, pull the audio straight out of a video.
Share the fun
Send a sound to a friend with the share sheet, and open sounds friends send you.
Four themes
Classic, Dark, Teal, and the warm Ember — switch instantly, or follow the system.
iPhone, iPad + Mac
One native app, one purchase, all three platforms — with keyboard shortcuts and menu commands on the Mac.
Private by design
No tracking, no analytics, no servers. Your recordings stay on your device unless you share or sync them.
Free & Pro
Generous for free, delightful with Pro
The free app is the real app — Pro removes the limits and adds the luxuries.
Free
Free to download — no ads, no accounts, ever.
- Dozens of built-in sounds — one-shots plus loopable Sleep and Focus beds
- Background playback with lock-screen controls and call auto-resume
- Sleep-timer presets and break-reminder presets
- One custom sound of your own — recorded or imported
- Party Mode with the built-in sounds
- Sharing, search, reorder, favorites, and three of the four themes
Sound Cottage Pro 14-day free trial
Yearly or monthly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase.
- The complete built-in library — every sound unlocked
- Unlimited custom sounds — record and import as many as you like
- Full sleep timer — custom durations up to 12 hours, fade options, +5 minutes
- Custom break-reminder intervals
- Extract audio from video files
- iCloud sync of your sounds across your devices
- Any sound in Party Mode — including your own recordings
- The Ember theme, alternate app icons, custom button colors & icons, and your own sub-categories
Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple Account and can be cancelled anytime in your device's subscription settings.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is Sound Cottage free?
The app is free to download and genuinely useful for free: dozens of built-in sounds, looping background playback, sleep-timer and break-reminder presets, one custom sound, sharing, and Party Mode. There are no ads and no accounts. Sound Cottage Pro is an optional upgrade — see the Free & Pro section.
How does the free trial work?
The yearly Pro plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Try everything; if it's not for you, cancel at least a day before the trial ends in your device's subscription settings and you won't be charged. Subscriptions are handled entirely by Apple.
Which devices does it run on?
Sound Cottage is one native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac (iOS 17+ / iPadOS 17+ / macOS 14+), and a single purchase unlocks all three. The Mac version adds keyboard shortcuts (space to play/pause, ⌘F to search), menu-bar commands, and a resizable grid.
Does audio keep playing when I lock my phone?
Yes. Loopable sounds — the Sleep and Focus beds — keep playing in the background with full lock-screen and Control Center controls. If a phone call comes in, the sound pauses and resumes by itself when the call ends. A sleep timer can fade it out whenever you choose.
Can I add my own sounds?
Yes — record with the microphone or import audio files. The free tier includes one custom sound; Pro makes it unlimited and can also extract the audio track from video files. Every custom sound gets a color and icon automatically, which Pro users can customize.
What is Party Mode?
Pick a sound and it takes over the whole screen as one giant buzzer — tap anywhere and it plays instantly, as fast as you can tap. Perfect for quiz nights and board games. Party Mode itself is free with the built-in sounds; using your own recordings in it is a Pro feature.
What are break reminders?
An optional, off-by-default nudge to take a break while a Focus sound is playing — a gentle banner and chime in the foreground, or a time-sensitive notification if the app is in the background. Your audio never stops for a reminder, and everything is scheduled locally on your device.
How does iCloud sync work?
With Pro, you can optionally sync your own recordings and imports across your devices through your personal iCloud. It uses your private iCloud storage — nothing is ever uploaded to the developer, because there are no developer servers at all. The app works fully without it.
Is my data private?
Completely. Sound Cottage collects no data — no analytics, no ads, no tracking, no accounts. The microphone is used only when you tap record, and recordings stay on your device unless you share them or turn on iCloud sync. Read the full privacy policy.
Support
We're happy to help
Found a bug, have a feature idea, or a question about Pro? Drop us a line — a real person reads every message.
soundcottage@snate.art