Blanket vs myNoise

Blanket

• Linux users who want background noise while they work
• Falling asleep in a noisy environment
• People who want to mix their own audio files with stock sounds

myNoise

• People masking office chatter or household noise while they work
• Listeners who want to tune each layer of a soundscape themselves
• Sleep, tinnitus relief and meditation as well as focus
• Anyone who prefers a one-time payment to a subscription

Blanket

• Linux only, from Flathub or distribution packages. The README lists Windows, macOS, Android and web apps only under Related Projects, as apps inspired by Blanket.
• The built-in library is 14 sounds; anything else has to be added as a custom audio file.
• The latest release, 0.8.0, is dated July 27, 2025; the one before it, 0.7.0, came out in April 2024.

myNoise

• Free visitors see only a curated selection of generators; the full index needs a donation.
• A website donation does not unlock the mobile apps, which are sold separately through the app stores.
• App pricing is not on the website: the US App Store lists unlocks at $14.99 and $19.99, and Google Play lists in-app items from $0.99 to $24.99.
• The sounds are for personal use only; commercial or public use needs a license from myNoise.

Blanket

Fourteen built-in sounds

Birds, Boat, City, Coffee Shop, Fireplace, Pink Noise, Rain, Summer Night, Storm, Stream, Train, Waves, White Noise and Wind, with a general volume control over the whole mix.

Presets

Save a set of sounds and their volumes as a preset and switch between presets later. Presets arrived in version 0.5.0.

Custom sounds

Add your own audio files alongside the built-in sounds. Version 0.8.0 added the ability to rename custom sounds.

Background playback and autostart

Sounds can keep playing after the window is closed, and the app can start in the background when you log in, with a preference to always start paused.

MPRIS controls

Play, Pause, Stop and PlayPause are available through MPRIS, the Linux desktop's media player interface, and its Next and Previous commands step through presets.

Power awareness

Playback pauses when the system enters power saver mode. Keeping the computer from suspending while sounds play is an option, off by default.

myNoise

Adjustable sound generators

Each soundscape has its own sliders, so you set the level of every layer, such as waves, wind and rain, instead of playing a fixed recording.

Noise colors and speech masking

White Noise & Co plays white, pink, brown and gray noise, and the Speech Blocker generator is set to the average speech spectrum to cover background chatter.

Generators grouped by purpose

The index sorts sounds by use, including focus, sleep, tinnitus relief, ADHD, open-plan offices, baby sleep, relaxing music and binaural beats.

Animation and advanced controls

Patrons get Animation Control, which moves the sliders over time, plus slider randomization and tape speed control on every generator.

Community sound combinations

Patrons can browse thousands of user-made combinations on the Community page, and post, vote and comment on them.

Mobile apps with offline listening

The app's store listing describes 300+ soundscapes, a Creation Mode that combines up to 10 sliders from any soundscape, a meditation bell and offline listening.

Blanket

• Blanket$0

  The complete Linux app: 14 built-in sounds, custom sounds, presets, background playback and MPRIS controls.

myNoise

• Free$0

  The ad-free website with a curated selection of sound generators, and the mobile apps with a selection of free soundscapes.

• Patron (recurring)$5

  per month, donation; cancel anytime

  Lifetime privileged access to the website, kept after canceling, plus the private Slack discussion board for monthly donors.

• Patron (one time)$10 to $30

  one-time donation

  Lifetime website access: all generators, advanced controls, favorites, cloud sync of settings, and MP3 downloads that scale with the donation.

• Mobile app unlock$14.99 or $19.99

  one-time purchase, US App Store

  Unlocks the whole catalog in the iOS app for life. The listing shows All You Can Hear at $14.99 and Full Access at $19.99 without explaining the difference.

Blanket

No public discounts listed.

myNoise

• Lifetime license

  Any donation gives lifetime website access

  A one-time donation of $10 to $30, or a $5 monthly contribution that can be canceled at any time, gives lifetime privileged access to myNoise.net.