focus.music vs myNoise

focus.music

• People who work best to instrumental music without vocals
• Former Focus@Will subscribers, whose access carries over
• Timed 25- or 50-minute work sessions with a soundtrack

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

focus.music

• There is no free plan: after the 7-day trial it costs $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year.
• It provides music and session timing only; the pages read describe no website or app blocking.
• focus.music takes the place of Focus@Will, which the vendor says has evolved into this product.
• The Mac app needs macOS 13 or later and the Windows app needs Windows 10 or later; no Linux app is listed.

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.

focus.music

Human-made focus music

Every track is composed and performed by professional musicians. There are no vocals and, the vendor says, no AI-generated audio.

Guided or free-flow modes

Guided mode recommends a focus environment based on your sessions. Free flow lets you browse and choose a channel yourself, and you can switch between the two at any time.

Timed sessions

Set a 25-minute, 50-minute or custom session, or run with no timer, and give the session the name of the task you are working on.

Recommendations that adapt

The system learns from the sessions you complete and adjusts what it suggests. The vendor describes this as machine learning trained on 16 years of listening data.

Channels and energy levels

A subscription includes every channel and energy level, so you can change the feel of the music when the kind of work changes.

Apps for desktop and mobile

One account works in the browser, in desktop apps for Mac and Windows, and in the iPhone, iPad and Android apps.

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.

focus.music

• Monthly$4.99

  per month, billed monthly

  Every channel and energy level, guided and free-flow sessions, and one account across web, iOS and Android.

• Yearly$39.99

  per year ($3.33 / month)

  The same access billed once a year. Both plans unlock everything, and the vendor labels this one a 33% saving.

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.

focus.music

• Annual discount

  Save 33% with yearly billing

  The pricing page lists Yearly at $39.99, equal to $3.33 a month, against $4.99 billed monthly, and labels it a 33% saving.

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.