Chroma Doze – Open-Source Customizable White Noise Generator for Android

Chroma Doze – Open-Source Customizable White Noise Generator for Android(f-droid.org)

64 points by lurtbancaster 3 years ago | 9 comments

edent 3 years ago |

I can also recommend Binaural Beats - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.binauralbeat...

I'm sure the somewhat mythical claims about the healing power of noise are over-stated, but it does provide a more interesting set of noises than Chroma Doze. Excellent for long-haul flights and crappy commutes.

Llamamoe 3 years ago | |

There are some interesting papers demonstrating reliable improvement in performance in ADHD and otherwise poorly performing people when listening to both noise and binaural beats, some publications reporting effect sizes comparable to stimulant medication.

E.g. here's a paper: https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.11.012

ocimbote 3 years ago | |

I think I prefer Binaureal Beats. For me, Chroma Doze is too free form to be useful. I like a bit of guidance as provided by binaureal beats more.

hawski 3 years ago |

It's probably not a good idea for a long run, but my daughter for a few years now is put into sleep with noise generated from the app. It was a life saver for us, to help her get to sleep. Otherwise we are too loud for her, or neighbors. I put the preset to a triangle starting high on red and low on violet. Also options to a delicate amplitude pulsing.

It is also very helpful to go to sleep if it is too loud also for adults.

It is a perfect app for me.

hbn 3 years ago |

Those screenshots (on Github) are a throwback. Haven't seen holo blue in a long time.

#33b5e5, praise DuARTe

kramerger 3 years ago | |

Praise duarte indeed :)

I think the whole r/acj thing was a reaction to Google handling Android like a random engineering project with no thought about consumers until this guys showed up.

p1mrx 3 years ago |

Here's a demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MZmwkn-2rw

password4321 3 years ago |

Love this app.

Don't miss the recent discussion documenting "NeoStore [1], which is an alternative frontend for F-droid" that auto-updates (and a couple other options):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35002983#35003784

lolc 3 years ago |

Great, simple app. When my tinnitus hinders me from going to sleep, I turn on Chroma Doze and that will mask the ring. Luckily, I don't need it often. And yeah, it can also mask other noise.