White noise & sleep sounds

Fall asleep in minutes.
Sleep through anything.

Veil is a white noise and sleep sounds app for iPhone and Android. Every sound is generated live rather than played from a recording, so you never hear a loop restart pull you back awake.

Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play

Six free sounds, including white, pink and brown noise and Slow Fan.
No ads. No account.

Veil home screen on an iPhone: a dark grid of sound cards with pink noise playing and the precision volume slider

On a computer?Scan to install Veil on your phone. Goes straight to your app store.

Optional Premium: $1.99/month, $9.99/year or $19.99 once. US prices in USD; local store prices may vary.

App Store (US): 5.0/5 · 24 ratings Google Play (US): 4.2/5 · 32 ratings Store ratings checked .

Reviews

People are
sleeping on it.

Excerpts from real App Store reviews.

Featured review★★★★★ Perfect sound/noise app I have a plug-in sound machine that has a good brown noise, but I don’t want to travel with it so I needed an app. After much searching, Veil came up and it’s perfect. It allows me to customize the brown noise and mix with other sounds… Read full review cgsteinke · App Store reviewShow less
This is the sound app I’ve been looking for!! I’ve checked out many sound/noise apps with the single aim of finding the perfect brown noise for sleeping. I have found some good ones, but there are lots of “brown noises” out there that just aren’t right for me. Of course, the good ones come with the requirement to be attached to Wi-Fi or pay a heafty fee or monthly fee forever! I have a plug-in sound machine that has a good brown noise, but I don’t want to travel with it so I needed an app. After much searching, Veil came up and it’s perfect. It allows me to customize the brown noise and mix with other sounds to get the perfect mix for me. I don’t think I even need the premium version to be off-line for travel, but I really want to support this app and get all the features and what a deal! Less than a Latte! Thank you Colin for doing the world a huge favor in creating it. 🤗 Where would we be without a good nights sleep?!
★★★★★

Calm Alternative

The same day my 7 day trial ended I had my finger on the button to pay another $50 for pink noise. Luckily this came thru on Reddit and I tried it out. Absolutely what I wanted that even Apple Music couldn’t provide adequately. Really simple private app. Loving it!

MarkMiller455

★★★★★

Beautiful and authentic

Covers everything I need with beautiful, authentic sounds and some lovely surprises. 🤓

NKHANT

★★★★★

Perfect!

My favorite is the central AC. But brown noise is better for focus when there’s noise around because it's stronger.

Calm Little Bear

★★★★★

Very good for sleep

A lot of fine tuning possible and you can save your mixed sounds.

Mvkzv

★★★★★

Pink Noise Rocks

Someone sent me this and I have been using Apple Music for pink noise. This app is so simple so cheap and so what I wanted. Thank you!

CMD934

★★★★★

Works great!

Works as advertised! Well designed, easy to use and effective.

nonafmec

The App

Clean enough to use
with one eye open.

Create your sound. Save your setup. Start it in one tap. Shape generated noise in Studio, build a mix and bring back your volume, timer, fade and bedside clock with a routine. Explore Studio and four starter routines free; Premium saves your own sounds and routines. No ads. No account.

“Big fan of the UI and tuning feature to dial in the perfect sound to help me sleep”
reggaestyle808 · App Store review
Veil home screen with pink noise playing

Home

One tap to play, built for the dark.

Veil Slow Fan tone shaping controls

Shape Your Sound

Tune a fan sound to your ears.

Veil Bedside Clock Mode showing a dim nighttime clock

Bedside Clock Mode

A dim clock beside your sleep sounds.

Veil Studio sound editor
Veil Routines showing saved sounds, durations and bedside clock settings
Veil sound mixer with three independent sound volumes

Sound Mixer

Layer up to three sounds.

Bedtime tools

Your evening, ready in one tap.

A routine brings your sound, volume, timer, fade and optional bedside clock together. Start with Sleep, Focus, Nap or Meditate for free, or save your own setup with Premium. See how routines work.

Bedtime reminders you control

Choose a time for an optional nightly notification. Tap it to open Veil when you are ready, or change the time or turn reminders off whenever you like.

Bedside Clock Mode

See the time on a dim screen while your sleep sounds play. Pick a clock face and adjust its brightness. Keep your phone charging if you want the clock to stay visible overnight; on battery, your screen follows its normal timeout.

The Science of Sound

Not all noise
is equal.

Each color of noise has a different frequency character, and each one affects focus and sleep differently. A little context goes a long way toward finding what actually works for you.

Explore 19 free players for noise colors, fans, rain, ocean waves and continuous tones. Sound is generated in your browser, with no signup or app required.

Browse the Sound Center

Or open a free generator directly: White noise Pink noise Brown noise Deep brown noise Soft brown noise Green noise Grey noise Blue noise Fan noise Rain sounds Ocean sounds

Why Veil

Your sound machine.
Tuned to you.

Veil brings a dedicated sound machine experience to your phone: sound synthesized on your device, precise controls and a quiet, modern interface. Start free, then unlock Premium with a subscription or a lifetime purchase.

Truly infinite sound
Veil generates noise, fans, rain and continuous tones on your device. No recordings, streaming or sound packs to download. No recorded track restarts.
Precision volume
Fine-grained, analog-style volume control lets you make small adjustments until the sound sits comfortably in your room. Find the lowest level that masks the distractions around you.
Tune every sound
Shape every sound as it plays, with controls tailored to what you hear. Adjust the character and brightness of brown noise or the pitch and pulse of a fan. The six free sounds include their shaping controls.
Deep fan library
Start with a slow, medium, fast, box, ceiling, bladeless or tower fan, then adjust its tone and movement to your preference. Each fan is synthesized on your device, with no loops.
Designed for the dark
A modern dark interface with spacious sound cards, readable controls and precise sliders. One tap on Home starts a sound. No ads or account required.
Your whole setup. One tap.
Bring back your sounds, tuning, volumes, timer, fade and optional bedside clock in one tap. Sleep, Focus, Nap and Meditate starters are free. Premium lets you save custom routines, including mixes and Studio sounds.
Ready beyond the app
Start a routine from an iPhone Home Screen widget or Siri, or add it to Control Center on iOS 18 and later. Playback widgets keep your last sound close. On Android, Premium Quick Actions start a sound from the Veil icon.
Timer that fades
Set a sleep timer from a 20-minute nap to a 9-hour night, or any custom length up to 24 hours. When time is up, the audio fades out gradually, no abrupt silence that jolts you awake. The way a hardware machine should have always worked.
Made yours
Customize the animated waveform visualizer style. Set your own time-of-day greeting so the app says something that feels like yours, not a generic good morning from a template.

Why choose Veil

Sound you can shape.
A price you can finish paying.

Veil combines sound synthesized on your device, without recorded loops, and a modern interface built around useful controls. Start free, shape the sound to your ears, and choose a lifetime unlock when you want everything.

Choosing between apps? Explore our white noise app comparison and brown noise app comparison, with features, platforms and prices for each app.

Looking for a brown noise app in particular? See what Veil’s brown noise includes: generated live, free, with controls to shape it.

What mattersWhat you get with Veil
Sound generationSynthesized on your device, without recorded loops. Works offline.
Customization28 generated sounds, plus live tuning, Premium mixing and Studio to create your own.
Everyday controlsPrecision volume, a sleep timer with fade, and background playback.
Free accessSix sounds, including white, pink and brown noise and Slow Fan. Their tuning controls are free. No ads.
Optional PremiumAll sounds, mixing up to 3 at once, saved mixes and up to six saved Studio sounds. Monthly, annual or lifetime.

Sound Library

Every sound,
synthesized.

28 adjustable starting sounds, with virtually endless ways to make them yours. Every sound is synthesized on your device, without recorded loops. Shape each one as it plays, or layer up to 3 with Premium mixing.

White Noise
Pure broadband
Free
Pink Noise
Balanced, natural
Free
Brown Noise
Deep, warm rumble
Free
Green Noise
Mid-focused, no bass
Premium
Grey Noise
Even to the ear
Premium
Blue Noise
Bright, airy hiss
Premium
Slow Fan
Gentle, steady
Free
Medium Fan
Richer airflow
Premium
Fast Fan
High energy
Premium
Bladeless Fan
Smooth, hum-free
Premium
Tower Fan
Steady, focused
Premium
Box Fan
Wide, room-filling
Premium
Ceiling Fan
Low, airy drift
Premium
Window AC
Mechanical hum
Premium
Central AC
Deep, distant
Premium
Heater
Warm radiator hiss
Premium
Airplane Cabin
Cruising altitude
Premium
Train Cabin
Rolling rail clack
Premium
Clothes Dryer
Rhythmic tumble
Premium
Vacuum Cleaner
Sharp, focused
Premium
Shower
Warm, steady rain
Premium
Light Rain
Soft, on a window
Free
Heavy Rain
Steady downpour
Premium
Ocean Waves
Gentle, rolling surf
Premium
Thunderstorm
Light rain, distant thunder
Premium
Warm Drone
Soft, slowly shifting
Free
Binaural Beats
Stereo headphones
Premium
Singing Bowl
Sustained, shimmering
Premium

Pricing

Subscribe if you want.
Or pay once for lifetime access.

Six sounds, their tuning controls and the Sleep, Focus, Nap and Meditate starter routines are free. Studio is free to explore while the app is open. Premium adds the full library, mixing, saved mixes, custom routines and saving your Studio creations. Choose monthly, annual or lifetime access. Prices below are in USD for the US stores; your local price appears in the app before purchase.

Free
$0
Free forever. No time limit, no account.
  • ✓ White, Pink & Brown Noise
  • ✓ Slow Fan, Light Rain & Warm Drone
  • ✓ Studio: shape and listen while the app is open
  • ✓ Tuning controls for all six free sounds
  • ✓ Free Sleep, Focus, Nap & Meditate routines
  • ✓ No ads
  • ✓ All visualizer styles
  • ✓ Custom greetings
  • ✓ Sleep timer with fade
  • ✓ Background audio & lock screen controls
  • – Full library, including Thunderstorm, requires Premium
  • – One sound at a time; no mixing or saved mixes
  • – Sound-specific Siri Shortcuts (iOS) & Quick Actions (Android)

Start free on your phone.

Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play
Veil Premium
From $1.99/month
Every plan unlocks all Premium features.

Monthly: $1.99/month. Cancel anytime.

Annual: $9.99/year.
7-day free trial for new subscribers.

Lifetime: $19.99 once. Yours forever.

  • ✓ Everything in Free
  • ✓ All 28 generated sounds unlocked
  • ✓ Sound mixing (up to 3 simultaneous)
  • ✓ Saved mix presets
  • ✓ Custom routines with your sounds, timer & bedside clock
  • ✓ Save up to six Studio sounds; audition in the background
  • ✓ Sound-specific Siri Shortcuts (iOS) & Quick Actions (Android)

Install Veil, then choose your plan in the app.

Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play

Questions

Things people
want to know.

On iPhone, Veil supports VoiceOver, Larger Text, Reduced Motion, and a dark interface, with adjustable app brightness. Read our accessibility guide for settings, platform details, and help.
Yes. You can opt in to a nightly bedtime reminder at a time you choose. The notification opens Veil when tapped, and you can change the time or turn it off.
Yes. Bedside Clock Mode shows a dim clock alongside your sound, with adjustable brightness and clock faces. When your phone is charging, the clock can stay visible overnight. On battery, the screen follows your device timeout while audio continues.
Veil synthesizes sound on your device, without recorded loops. You can adjust the sound while it plays and keep listening offline. That combination makes it a useful alternative if repeating tracks distract you.
Some listeners notice repeating patterns in recorded tracks. Whether a loop is noticeable depends on the track and the listener. Veil offers sound synthesized on your device, without recorded loops. Our white noise app comparison explains how the individual apps approach sound and playback.
White noise is equal energy across all frequencies. Bright and dense, like TV static. Pink noise rolls off as frequency goes up, matching how natural sounds are distributed. Warmer and softer, like steady rainfall. Brown noise concentrates energy in the bass. Deep and enveloping, like distant thunder or a large waterfall. Most people find pink the most natural starting point. Brown is popular with anyone who finds white too harsh or wants to quiet a busy mind. Read our full comparison.
Yes. Background audio through screen lock is a hard requirement for a sleep app, and Veil treats it as non-negotiable. Audio continues through screen lock, app backgrounding, and notification interruptions on both iOS and Android. Lock screen controls (play, pause, stop) are fully supported. Some Android phones add their own power saving on top of the system's, which can stop any audio app overnight: our guide to audio stopping when the Android screen turns off covers the steps that prevent it.
Both, and the choice is yours. Veil has a monthly plan at $1.99, an annual plan at $9.99, and a one-time unlock at $19.99 that never expires and never renews. The plans exist because plenty of people quite reasonably want to know whether an app helps them sleep before paying for it permanently. The one-time unlock exists because Veil generates noise on your device: there is no content to maintain and no servers to pay for, so renting it to you forever would be hard to justify. If you would rather pay once, the lifetime unlock is always there. New annual subscribers start with a 7-day free trial.
No. Veil synthesizes each fan sound on your device, with no loops. Adjust its pitch, pulse and focus as it plays to find the character you prefer, from a slow pulse to a broad box-fan sound.
Yes. On iPhone, add a Home Screen playback or routine widget, start a routine through Siri, or use Control Center on iOS 18 and later. The four unchanged starter routines work free; custom routines require Premium, just as they do in the app. Premium also includes sound-specific Siri Shortcuts. On Android, Premium Quick Actions start a sound when you long-press the Veil icon.
Yes. With Premium, save a named mix of up to three sounds with individual volume levels, including saved Studio sounds. For your whole setup, save a routine with its sound or mix, volume, timer, fade and optional bedside clock. Start it again in one tap.
Yes. Shape the library sounds with controls tailored to what you hear, from deeper brown noise to a softer fan. To create your own sound, open Studio: choose generated noise or a tuned library sound, then shape it with three frequency points and adjustable widths. Studio opens free for shaping and listening. Premium lets you save, replay and refine up to six Studio sounds, use them in mixes and routines, and audition in the background. Premium library sources require Premium.
Yes. Veil supports AirPlay, so you can stream to a HomePod, Apple TV, or any AirPlay-enabled speaker. It also works with any Bluetooth speaker or headphones. A lot of people use Veil through a bedside Bluetooth speaker for louder, room-filling sound, which is one of the advantages over a dedicated noise machine that is limited to its own built-in speaker.
Yes. Every sound is generated on your device in real time. There is nothing to stream and nothing to download. Veil works on airplanes, in rural areas, underground, or anywhere with no cell signal. It does not need Wi-Fi, mobile data, or any network connection to function.
Veil has 28 sounds generated on your device across five categories. Noise colors: pink noise, white noise, brown noise, green noise, grey noise, and blue noise. Fan sounds: slow fan, medium fan, fast fan, bladeless fan, tower fan, box fan, and ceiling fan. Mechanical sounds: window AC, central AC, heater, airplane cabin, train cabin, clothes dryer, vacuum cleaner, and shower. Nature sounds: light rain, heavy rain, thunderstorm, and ocean waves. Tonal sounds: warm drone, binaural beats, and singing bowl. Pink noise, white noise, brown noise, slow fan, light rain, and warm drone are free. Premium unlocks all 28.
At a reasonable volume, yes. Sleep researchers generally recommend keeping noise at or below 50 decibels, roughly the level of a quiet conversation. Veil includes a precision volume control designed to help you find the minimum effective masking level, rather than just cranking the volume. The built-in sleep timer can also fade the audio out after you fall asleep if you prefer not to run it all night.
Veil generates sound on your phone rather than streaming audio, and playback continues with the screen locked. Battery use varies with your device, battery condition, sound or mix, output connection and screen use. Lock the screen for overnight listening, or keep your phone charging if you leave the bedside clock visible.
Absolutely. Many people use Veil during the day for concentration. Brown noise is especially popular for focus and deep work because its low-frequency emphasis masks distracting speech and office noise without adding harsh high-frequency content. Pink noise is another strong choice for sustained attention. The sound tuning controls let you dial in exactly the right balance for your environment. Learn more about brown noise for focus.

Start sleeping better
tonight.

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