The 6 Best White Noise Machines of 2024

Favorite on Amazon, Homedics Sound Spa Strikes the perfect balance between quality and budget; It’s good value. This white noise machine has a timer that you can set for 15, 30, or 60 minutes and it plays six soothing nature sounds and sleep sounds. Choose from soothing sound options of white noise, creek, thunder, summer night, ocean, and rain. You can plug the Sound Spa into a wall outlet or use batteries to take it on your travels, which brings me to one of the best features – that it is incredibly portable. This white noise sound machine is lightweight and slim, so you can put it in a carry-on bag or personal item without any problem.

What I like: Homedics Sound Spa is inexpensive, easy to use and portable. It produces high-quality sound for the price (although the rain setting has a pronounced ring), and has enough volume settings for the average person.

What I don’t like: When the Sound Spa is turned on, there is a small green light at the top of the device. I’m very sensitive to light at bedtime and during sleep (I’m a very light sleeper), so this green light was too bright and unnecessary for me. If you want complete darkness, Homedics Sound Spa may not be the right choice for you, or you could try it Light coverage.

Unlike many models, Lectrophan It doesn’t have birds chirping, ocean waves, falling water or other nature sounds, which I think is a good thing. This means that people who buy a white noise machine get exactly what they want. LectroFan has 20 total sounds: 10 white noise sounds and 10 fan sounds. It has only three buttons on the front: power, volume control, and sound selection. The adjustable volume control is very sensitive, and I never had trouble finding the right volume level to drown out outside sounds on any given night. I’ve used the LectroFan on and off for about six months, both at home and while traveling.

What I like: I adore the simplicity of LectroFan. Its small size and portability add to this. This is the perfect white noise machine for people who don’t need many sound options but need to bring their own white noise machine when they travel.

What I don’t like: There’s nothing not to like about LectroFan, unless you’re looking for something with nature sounds. If this is the case, definitely look elsewhere.

If you want a white noise machine that’s much more than just a white noise machine, then… Sound Plus Sleep SE From Sound of Sleep is what you need. It may cost more than most people would want to spend on a white noise machine, but you get your money’s worth. I’ve been using it for over six months, and it not only gets me to sleep (and keeps me asleep), but it also helps me focus while working from home and tune out distracting sounds.

What I like: The huge range of sounds you get with this white noise machine. I use the pink noise setting for sleep and the meditation or rainfall settings for focus while working. I also like the precise volume control and sleek design. It wouldn’t look out of place on my nightstand or desk.

What I don’t like: There’s nothing I don’t like about the Sound+Sleep SE. It’s expensive for a sound machine, but worth the price if you have trouble sleeping at night. You can’t put a price on feeling comfortable.

CNET’s Vanessa Hand Oriana tested this noise machine, and I’ll share her comments here.

The Hatch Baby Rest (or Hatch Rest 2nd Gen) is a sound machine, night light, and alarm clock all in one. As a sound machine and night light, it’s very simple. You can turn on sound and light from the device itself, change the type of sound or color of light and raise or lower the volume and brightness. You’ll have to pair it with the app to do anything more complicated than that.

If you have Rest Plus, the app also doubles as a baby monitor (audio only) to allow you to either listen to or talk to your baby. The audio will continue to play even when your phone’s screen is in standby mode.

What I like: There are similar products that offer similar features for less — the Rest retails for $55 while the Rest Plus (which also has a digital clock and baby monitor) is $90 — but what attracted me to using the Rest was the level of customization in the app and the sleek design. And it didn’t conflict with my child’s nursery, which is the only room in the house where I put a lot of creative effort. It looks like a small candle and doesn’t take up much space on your bookshelf or countertop.

What I don’t like: You’ll need access to an outlet to plug it in, though the Rest Plus can actually hold a charge if you want to move it somewhere else during nap time.

the Restore slot 2 It is a great multi-functional white noise machine that also acts as a Sunrise alarm clock (Something to consider if you hate waking up to sudden, invasive alarm sounds.)

What I loved most about Hatch Restore is its ease of use: with Hatch Sleep applicationYou can set up a complete bedtime routine with multiple alarms to have separate alarms for weekdays and weekends. You can also adjust the volume, intensity of light and sounds. For example, here’s what I set up in my Hatch Restore:

• A bedtime routine starts with 20 minutes of reading. The Hatch Restore softly illuminates my room with peach-colored light.
• 10-minute guided meditation. You can choose from many of these in the Hatch app, plus more with a premium subscription.
• Pink noise that continues until the alarm goes off.
• 30-Minute Sunrise Alarm Climaxes with Alpine Sound: I wake up to what feels like an early winter morning.

What I like: You can set this all up in the app, but you don’t need to have your phone nearby to start your bedtime routine: you can simply tap the button at the top of Hatch Restore to get things started. Without a premium subscription, you get access to over 20 light colors and 31 sleep and wake sounds.

What I don’t like: If you want to explore more shapes and sounds, you should subscribe and unlock additional content for $5 per month or $50 per year.

Honeywell manufactures reliable, high-quality products Dreamweaver sleep fan No different. This small bedside fan acts as a sound machine, but it doesn’t actually use white noise. is used Pink noisewhich is a softer type of ambient noise that has been shown Increase the time spent in deep sleep and Improve memory. When I lived in a crowded apartment complex, this mixture of fan and pink noise helped mask the sounds of cars and pedestrians.

What I like: There is a small night light on top of the unit that has three levels; If you want to sleep in complete darkness, tap it three times to turn it off completely. If you like a little light, Dreamweaver can be a white noise machine, night light, and fan in one.

What I don’t like: The fan seems to collect dust easily, but that’s what fans do. There’s nothing a quick scan can’t fix.