Noisli vs White Noise Lite (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Noisli if

• Fits if you need to drown out an office, traffic or the rest of the house
• Works for writers who want background sound, a timer and an editor in one tab

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if all you want is noise, at $10 a month billed yearly for Pro, or $12 monthly
• Tight if you're staying free, with 1.5 hours of streaming a day and 16 of the 28 sounds
• Skip it if you're on Android, as the site's Google Play link returned Not Found
• Watch out: Oscillation, Shuffle and the advanced timer and editor need Pro, and the iPhone app is a separate $1.99
• Pricey if you're a team, as Business is $24 a month for 2 users, billed yearly

Pick White Noise Lite if

• Fits if you want a free sound machine for sleep
• Works for people who want one-time prices rather than a subscription

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you cannot stand ads, as Lite shows them
• Watch out: only Pro has the 50 HD sounds and the generator tools
• Watch out: the site's table does not say which editions exist on each platform
• Watch out: Watch, TV and widget support are in the paid editions
• Too light for a focus timer, as it plays sounds and does little else

Noisli

• The Free plan limits streaming to 1.5 hours a day and includes 16 of the 28 sounds.
• Oscillation, Shuffle, the advanced Timer and the advanced Text Editor need Pro or Business.
• Noisli says plan features are intended for desktop browsers on Mac or Windows; the iPhone and iPad app is a separate $1.99 purchase.
• The site also names an Android app and a Chrome extension, but its Google Play link returned Not Found and its Chrome Web Store link showed the item as not available.

White Noise Lite

• The Lite edition shows ads; Full and Pro remove them.
• The site's table does not say which editions exist on each platform.
• Only the Pro edition includes HD sounds and bundled generator tools.
• The page's pricing is the US list; Watch and TV support are in the paid editions.

Noisli

Sound mixer

28 background sounds, each with its own volume control, can be layered into a mix that Noisli calls a Combo. The Free plan includes 16 of them.

Curated Playlists

Playlists group suggested Combos for situations such as focus, study, writing and sleep. Free accounts get 3 Playlists and paid plans 10.

Favorites

Save your own Combos to replay later and share them with other people. The Free plan stores up to 5 and paid plans up to 10.

Session Timer

Set the length of work sessions and breaks, with optional auto-start and a daily count of finished sessions. Sounds stop when the time is up.

Text Editor

A minimal writing space with Markdown formatting and a word counter. Text is saved to the account and can be downloaded or sent to Dropbox or Google Drive.

Oscillation and Shuffle

On paid plans, Oscillation slowly varies the volume of sounds within a Combo, and Shuffle moves between Combos at a frequency you set.

White Noise Lite

50 bundled sounds

Rain, ocean, fan and other sounds ship with the app.

Mix pad

Mix several sounds into one soundscape.

Timers and alarms

Timers fade sounds out; Lite has 5 alarms, paid editions 20+.

Recorder

Record and loop your own sounds.

Offline playback

Sounds play locally without a connection.

Noisli

• Free$0

  1 user, 16 sounds, 1.5 hours of streaming a day, 3 curated Playlists, up to 5 Favorites, simple Timer and Text Editor.

• iOS app$1.99

  one-time purchase, US App Store

  The iPhone and iPad app, bought separately from the web plans: offline sounds, saved Combos and a timer with fade-out.

• Pro$10

  per month, billed yearly ($120)

  1 user, 28 sounds, unlimited streaming, 10 Playlists, advanced Timer and Text Editor, Oscillation and Shuffle. $12 if billed monthly.

• Business$24

  per month for 2 users, billed yearly

  Pro features plus team management and centralised billing. The page's plan data prices it at $144 per user a year, or $14 per user monthly.

White Noise Lite

• Lite$0

  Free with ads; 50 SD sounds and 5 alarms.

• Full$0.99

  one-time

  20+ alarms, no ads, Watch, TV and widget support; generator tools are an in-app purchase.

• Pro$2.99

  one-time

  Adds 50 HD sounds, generator tools included, 20+ alarms and no ads.

Noisli

• Annual discount

  Yearly Pro billing costs about 17% less

  The pricing page's plan data lists Pro at $120 billed yearly against $12 billed monthly, which comes to $144 over twelve months.

• Education

  Discount for students and teachers

  Noisli offers students, teachers and educational institutions a special discount on its yearly plan. The page does not state the amount.

White Noise Lite

No public discounts listed.