The Noisli Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Noisli in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Noisli
The Insider’s Guide
Ambient sound mixer with a session timer and text editor
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among focus apps, read from Noisli’s own pages.
Made by Noisli Labs UG (haftungsbeschränkt) · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Noisli’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Noisli’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 5 of the 65 other focus apps we grade
Noisli is a background noise generator: you mix ambient sounds such as rain, wind, a coffee shop and white, pink or brown noise into a soundscape for work, sleep or relaxation. The web app adds curated playlists, a session timer and a distraction-free text editor with Markdown support. Paid plans remove the daily streaming limit and unlock more sounds.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Noisli, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Nothing to set up either: open a tab, pick a sound, set its volume, add another.
- 1
Best for mixing your own background noise in a browser tab
Noisli lets you mix rain, wind, a coffee shop and brown noise in a browser tab, with a timer and a plain text editor.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 / month billed yearly (Pro); the iOS app is $1.99 once.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plan for 1 user: 16 sounds, 1.5 hours of streaming a day, 3 curated Playlists, up to 5 Favorites, and the simple Timer and Text Editor.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
Web and iOS.
- 5
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.
- 6
Curated Playlists
Playlists group suggested Combos for situations such as focus, study, writing and sleep. Free accounts get 3 Playlists and paid plans 10.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 5 of 65
That is against the other focus apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log.
Noisli at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $10 / month billed yearly (Pro); the iOS app is $1.99 once
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS
- Made by
- Noisli Labs UG (haftungsbeschränkt), since 2013
- Category
- Focus Apps
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for mixing your own background noise in a browser tab
Noisli lets you mix rain, wind, a coffee shop and brown noise in a browser tab, with a timer and a plain text editor. Free streaming stops after 1.5 hours a day, and Pro is $10 a month billed yearly for 28 sounds. The iPhone app is a separate $1.99, and the site's Android and Chrome extension links are dead.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Pro is $10 a month billed yearly ($120), or $12 monthly, when this category's middle is $3.99 and its dear quarter starts at $8.33. Everything you'd want is up there: unlimited streaming, all 28 sounds, the better timer and editor. The iPhone app is a separate $1.99, paid once. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 16 of the 28 sounds, 3 curated Playlists and up to 5 Favorites. Then the cap: 1.5 hours of streaming a day, nowhere near a working day. |
| Features | C | A mixer with a volume slider per sound, saved Combos, curated Playlists, a session timer and a Markdown editor. It does background noise fully, and that's a smaller job here. Its own site's Android and Chrome extension links are dead, and Noisli says the plan features are meant for desktop browsers. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record for it. Nothing to set up either: open a tab, pick a sound, set its volume, add another. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, plus a separate iPhone and iPad app, with the editor able to send text to Dropbox or Google Drive. Its site names an Android app and a Chrome extension, but the Google Play link returned Not Found and the Chrome Web Store showed the item as unavailable. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Noisli is for
- 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
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Masking office, traffic or household noise while working
- People who prefer mixing their own ambient sound to playing music
- Writers who want background sound, a timer and an editor in one tab
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Noisli has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 / month billed yearly (Pro); the iOS app is $1.99 once.
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.
The free plan
Free plan for 1 user: 16 sounds, 1.5 hours of streaming a day, 3 curated Playlists, up to 5 Favorites, and the simple Timer and Text Editor.
Read from noisli.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on noisli.comEducation
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.
Stated on noisli.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for the app, against $1.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ₺99,99 | $2.03 | about the same |
| Philippines | ₱ 129.00 | $2.05 | about the same |
| India | ₹ 199 | $2.06 | about the same |
| Australia | $2.99 | $2.09 | about the same |
| Germany | 1,99 € | $2.23 | 12% more |
| South Africa | R39.99 | $2.42 | 22% more |
| Brazil | R$ 12,90 | $2.58 | 30% more |
| United Kingdom | £1.99 | $2.63 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and iOS
Ambient sound mixer with a session timer and text editor. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: Markdown, Pomodoro timer, focus music.
A mixer with a volume slider per sound, saved Combos, curated Playlists, a session timer and a Markdown editor.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
What it works with
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
Noisli is made by Noisli Labs UG (haftungsbeschränkt), and has been around since 2013.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/65
Other focus apps it is graded above
Noisli's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 65 other focus apps we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 39 of 65) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $2.82 for the category: 40 of the 45 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 66 focus apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Noisli’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 65
- CFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 65
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 65
- BEase of useAbove 17 of 65
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 65
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 56 focus apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Noisli is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log.
You could make the core of Noisli for yourself: Pomodoro timer and Markdown. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $120 a year.
What you could make
- Pomodoro timer and Markdown: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A library of sound you would have to license.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Noisli’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
myNoise, A Soft Murmur, Brain.fm, Endel and Noizio
The 5 tools Noisli is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
myNoise
Free plan · from $10 one-time
Adjustable background noise and soundscape generators.
- Only myNoise lists an Android app.
- myNoise can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Noisli also covers Markdown and Pomodoro timer.
- 3.0GPA
A Soft Murmur
Free plan · from $14.99/yr
Ambient sound mixer for the browser, iPhone and Android.
- Only A Soft Murmur lists an Android app.
- Noisli also covers Markdown and Pomodoro timer.
- 2.0GPA
Brain.fm
Free trial · from $99.99/yr
Functional music for focus, relaxation, sleep and meditation.
- Noisli has a free plan. Brain.fm does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Brain.fm lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
- Noisli also covers Markdown.
- 2.6GPA
Endel
Free plan · from $6.99/mo
Adaptive soundscapes for focus, relaxation and sleep.
- Only Endel lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
- Endel can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Noisli also covers Markdown and Pomodoro timer.
- 3.2GPA
Noizio
Free plan · from $2.99 one-time
Ambient sound mixer for Mac, phones and the browser.
- Only Noizio lists macOS and Android apps.
- Noizio can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Noisli also covers Markdown.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Noisli free?
Noisli has a free plan. Free plan for 1 user: 16 sounds, 1.5 hours of streaming a day, 3 curated Playlists, up to 5 Favorites, and the simple Timer and Text Editor.
How much does Noisli cost?
Noisli lists 4 plans. Free: $0. iOS app: $1.99 one-time purchase, US App Store.
What platforms does Noisli work on?
Noisli is available on Web and iOS.
Does Noisli offer any discounts?
Noisli publicly lists the following: Yearly Pro billing costs about 17% less; Discount for students and teachers.
Does Noisli have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Noisli is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Noisli have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Noisli is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Noisli open source?
Noisli is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Noisli integrate with?
Noisli's listing names Dropbox and Google Drive. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Noisli have a student discount?
Discount for students and teachers. Noisli offers students, teachers and educational institutions a special discount on its yearly plan.
Who makes Noisli?
Noisli is made by Noisli Labs UG (haftungsbeschränkt). It dates from 2013.
What are the alternatives to Noisli?
The closest alternatives to Noisli in our directory are myNoise, A Soft Murmur, Brain.fm, Endel and Noizio.
How does Noisli compare with other focus apps?
Noisli's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 65 other focus apps we grade, and level with 12.
Is Noisli good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Noisli D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $2.82 for the category: 40 of the 45 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Noisli?
A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log. You could make the core of Noisli for yourself: Pomodoro timer and Markdown.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Noisli’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Noisli's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-02-12.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Noisli Labs UG (haftungsbeschränkt). Prices change, so check noisli.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Noisli, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/noisli
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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