Show IH: Simple Mobile APP - white noise
Hey everyone đź‘‹
I recently built a small Android app (Apple soon) that plays white noise and ambient sounds for sleep and focus.
I am a software developer and I built this app to learn Mobile App development (using capacitor.js) and I wanted to ask for your feedback on the app itself and everything else you may know on this topics!
So I built something intentionally simple:
- clean UI (no clutter)
- works offline
- minimal/unobtrusive ads
- quick to open and play
- Simple timer
- Simple Sound selection
Right now I’m in the early stage trying to validate whether this is actually useful to others beyond just me.
A few things I’d love feedback on:
- Is “simple” actually a selling point here, or do users expect more features?
- What sounds/features would you consider essential?
- Any ideas on positioning this in a crowded market?
- Would you suggest any improvement in the actual listing of the app?
Here is a link to the app [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyapps.sleepsounds] if anyone has an android and would love to have a quick download for me.
Last but not least, I would also love to get some App idea around Children app.. The next one I have pinned is a children night clock, that I use myself for my son, so I would love to use my own app!
Thanks in advance 🙏
Congrats on the launch! To answer your question, yes—I actually think 'simple' is a huge selling point. Most sleep apps these days are too bloated with subscriptions and notifications. As a dev myself, I really appreciate the 'open and play' vibe. I’ve got cats at home who get stressed by noise, so I might actually try this out for them too. Good luck with the Android listing!
In a crowded market, 'simple' is actually a massive competitive advantage. Most apps are too cluttered—people just want to hit play and sleep.
Since you're looking for feedback and positioning advice, you should enter your app into the Validation Arena (tokyolore.com).
It’s a 30-day sprint where founders compete to see who can get the most real traction. It’s $19 to enter, and it forces you to figure out that 'positioning' problem in real-time. The winner takes the grand prize: a trip to Tokyo! 🏆