• Study 1
  • Study 2

Study

Noise can make it very hard to concentrate, and for many students at school and college there is no quiet place to work in their home. This simple, free app delivers 45 minutes of scientifically designed productivity-boosting sound that can mask ambient noise, help focus, improve cognition and reduce fatigue. It is intended to be played through headphones at modest volume – just loud enough to mask the background sound, particularly any conversation. After 45 minutes a quick break from working is always a good idea – hence the length of the soundscape. It can be set to repeat if you prefer.
This app is made by leading sound consultants The Sound Agency, with personal creative direction by their chairman Julian Treasure, whose three TED talks on sound have been seen by over 4 million people. The app is free thanks to sponsorship from Ecophon, one of the world’s leading acoustics specialists.

Please note that the soundscape will not automatically pause when you receive a call, although the volume will reduce. We are working on a better way of doing this.

Category : Education

Related searches

Reviews (27)

Aly. M. Nov 14, 2021     

I'm finishing my undergrad degree and wish I had found this sooner. I call myself a professional procrastinator and the 45 minutes gets me more focused than anything else has. I need the break in between for my brain and am grateful it's an option. I've tried other playlists and they really don't live up to this.

Nik. A. Dec 20, 2018     

The app is one of the best in terms of music producer/provider for focus. Also, the app has been updated recently which has been a big relief from worry that this app might be pulled from playstore.

Kou. Y. Jun 5, 2019     

This has helped me through my high school and currently college period. Thank you so much!

Reb. Feb 16, 2019     

i loooove this app. used it for many years now and it puts me in a mindset of study instantly

Mik. F. Sep 5, 2021     

Enjoyed the soundscape

Pra. Feb 8, 2021     

Doesn't help

Ash. U. Jun 22, 2014     

Good simple music . I like the fact it doesn't have any music options cause I would waste time just choosing different music to play.. Only thing I would say is that there should have been an option to change how long the music played for and not just the default 45 min

A. G. u. Jan 2, 2017     

The music is too rich and interesting, which is a bad thing for this purpose. Also, it's not effective at blocking external noise because the volume varies, therefore you have to keep adjusting the volume between blocking external noise properly and not going deaf!

Inv. Feb 12, 2015     

It's amazing how some background sound can make such a difference. It goes on for 45 minutes (perfect amount of time) and just drags you into the zone. Really good if you have a song stuck in your head as well.

Rah. M. Jan 11, 2014     

The noise is a very pleasant one and do help us to a great extent. . But, wen using other apps or using some required things on net, gets disconnected. . Desperately needs a run in background button. . Will give 5 stars on that update. .

Rab. Mar 25, 2018     

This app doesn't work at all. As soon as it was installed, it displayed an error message and continued asking to restart the app. I couldn't close it or use any other apps. I had to restart my device and uninstalled it immediately.

Tra. C. Apr 15, 2014     

My home is not a study-friendly environment, m siblings are always noisy and someone's always watching tv. This app really helps me a lot. Even if there are visual and physical distractions, I tend to ignore them with this app. =) However, I did expect that it would use music that had a certain level of variety...

Sco. B. May 9, 2013     

It's a good app, and performs its function well. The only thing is it restarts a lot when opening. Once it's settled it's fine though.

Tim. J. Mar 29, 2017     

Relentless error message which I couldn't get away from until I switched my phone off. Uninstalled as soon as I could access my phone again.

Tya. A. ナ. I. Mar 19, 2014     

I get that chirping birds' song with slow-tempo sound can be stimulating for the mind, but personally I find it encourages drowsiness… maybe next update can feature more music selection? With different length too, like 20 mins, 30 mins, etc.

Emi. L. Apr 3, 2016     

When I go to open it, a little box will come up say to restart the app over and over again. I cannot get into it at all due to this.

Kho. N. A. Jun 17, 2014     

Sometimes the sound stop and when turn the screen back on it plays again. Still an effective app, it reduce the sounds around.

yag. r. Jun 16, 2016     

I'd really love to have this app on my device , pls fix this.

nez. ç. Sep 15, 2016     

It was used to work on android 4.0 now it is not working on android 5.0

Rya. L. Mar 27, 2014     

The app is a great idea but half way through the piano sounds like my girl by the temptations. Not a bad thing but would like to see some more options!

P. L. Oct 29, 2018     

I like the sounds and it does improve my concentration, however, the app is very glitchy and crashes my phone every time I use it

Vin. K. Oct 4, 2016     

The selection of music and the concept is really good. But it keeps restarting in a few minutes which defeats the purpose.

Jac. N. Oct 15, 2013     

App works great, I think Sujay might be a bout paranoid. Almost scared meer out of using it.. Glad he didn't, this app offers a great combo of features

Rox. R. Jun 7, 2014     

At first I thought I'd be distracted by the music so I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it. After a few minutes I adjusted to it and it definitely helped me to block out distracting sounds and enabled me to focus better on my study material.

Tin. D. Nov 30, 2017     

Keeps restarting, almost wasn't able to click my way to uninstall!

arp. s. Jul 1, 2018     

Perfect app it happen only once that app was not opening and keep appearing again and again but rather than this its perfect.

Cra. L. Mar 15, 2016     

I really like this. It is as advertised: it helps to eliminate distraction with a mix of music and peaceful sounds. I highly recommend it! My only beef is that I'm starting to recognize the 45-min loop. And every time I restart it, it starts the same way. : )