The listening reference Ocean and nature
Ocean, stream, and forest sounds for sleep
Hear coastal waves, flowing water, and a forest stream, then compare the apps that use them.
Compare the recordings
Taptanium publishes this guide and makes every app featured in it. These are our editorial picks for different listening preferences.
- Coastal waves Waves gather, break, and draw away again.
Flowing water
Flowing
Selecting a ready-made water scene or a guided meditation
One-time purchase App StoreFlowing water Continuous water movement from a Flowing scene.Streams and waterfalls
Flowing 2
Moving around an explorable water soundscape
One-time purchase App StoreShallow stream A layered burble from the Schwindequelle stream crossing.- Forest stream A water layer from Away’s explorable forest.
Choose the kind of movement you like
Surf rises and falls in cycles. A stream offers a more continuous bed of sound. An explorable forest adds variation across position and time of day. Try the clips with the same playback device before you decide.
Decide how much you want to explore
Sunny gives you beaches and bays. Flowing gives you preset water scenes and guided meditations. Flowing 2 lets you move around water scenes, while Away lets you explore a forest and change its time of day.