Have you tried the completely redesigned Sonaur web app?

The original web prototype did its job. It proved the concept and generated listener feedback that guided the design of the iOS app. But sitting next to what Sonaur had become on iOS, it felt like a form.

Now live at www.sonaur.app

Sonaur web app UI before

Sonaur web app UI after

Rebuilt & launched @sonaur.app from scratch. The old UI was a prototype and looked like one. This one gets out of the way. The visualization responds to live weather data.

Also works as a web app — save to your home screen, no App Store needed

Before/after 👇

Health Mode [NEW] With Apple Watch, your body shapes the music. Press Play. An image of the Sonaur homescreen on an iPhone with the words "Deep Calm, 63bpm, Updated: Just now" There is a Pause button, and the text under it says, "Golden Ratio by Sonaur" There is also an Apple Watch with the Sonaur Watch app with the same text as the iPhone. The Watch has a purple band. The images are floating against a dark background with multicolored wavy lines flowing in the background.

What if your heartbeat could arrange the ambient music you're listening to?

Now it can.

Health Mode is live in Sonaur apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

Are you an Apple Watch wearer? Enjoy ambient and focus music? Interested in early access to Sonaur Health Mode?

With the Apple Watch companion app, your body’s rhythms shape the sound in real time. Share feedback & your email via TestFlight to receive lifetime access to Health Mode at launch

Text reads: Health Mode [NEW] With Apple Watch, your body shapes the music. Press Play. There is a multicolored wave made from individual lines across the back of the image representing sound waves. In the foreground is the Sonaur iOS app on an iPhone. It shows Health Mode with a zone reading "Deep Calm" and 63 BPM. It's playing the Golden Ratio palette. In the upper right, there is an Apple Watch that is also showing the Sonaur companion app with the same zone and heart rate.

Seeking Beta testers — Apple Watch required

Sonaur's new Health Mode uses heart rate + movement to arrange ambient music in real time

Share feedback (w/ email) via TestFlight on setup & sound, I'll share Health Mode access ($19.99) once we launch testflight.apple.com/join/RM2yCDS1

#buildinpublic

Average time Sonaur listeners spent with each sonic palette during the past week:
1. Ethereal: 45 minutes/session
2. Golden Ratio: 38 minutes/session
3. Lush: 10 minutes/session

What's your favorite palette/location combo?

Testing the new @sonaur.app Health Mode: ambient soundscapes that reflect & adapt to your physiological state in real time.

I can literally hear myself settle into calm, or react to stress, as I breathe.

#indiedev #buildinpublic #ambientmusic #focusmusic

The Sonaur homescreen UI featuring Health Mode instead of location based weather to generatively arrange the audio samples

Well, well, well... what do we have here?

Ambient music that feels your heartbeat. Coming soon.

Sonaur: Chasing Inspiration Over Product Process I built Sonaur by relentlessly chasing an idea instead of following a roadmap.

I built @sonaur.app by relentlessly chasing an idea instead of following a roadmap

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I've composed & added a new sonic palette to Sonaur:

"Golden Ratio"
Drawn from the structural proportions of the universe. A waking dream that pulls you deeper

Coming soon to iOS, but you can experience it now at
www.sonaur.app

In case you missed this over the holiday break...

Sonaur is live in the iOS App Store 🎉

If you’re into ambient music, generative systems, or the idea that some songs are meant to be heard, others feel like places you can stay, I’d love to hear what you think

#ambient #buildinpublic #indiedev

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Sonaur is now available for iOS. Weather becomes your soundtrack. Real musicians create every sound you hear—temperature, wind, and clouds decide when they play

apps.apple.com/us/app/sonau...

Been listening regularly and really enjoy this app. Love the simplicity

Sonaur app main screen (screenshot)

Sonaur app binaural beats screen (screenshot)

Sonaur app set timer screen (screenshot)

Sonaur app main screen playing on iPad (screenshot)

Sonaur creates unique, ambient soundscapes triggered by real-time weather data. All samples recorded & processed by humans, not AI-generated. If you enjoy focus music while working, meditating, sleeping, etc. give it a try 🎧

iOS beta: testflight.apple.com/join/RM2yCDS1
or on the web: www.sonaur.app

Join the Sonaur beta Available on iOS

ATTN: Early adopters, tech geeks, and music appreciators – The public iOS Sonaur Beta is open

Sonaur creates dynamic, ambient soundscapes where real musicians compose sonic palettes and real time weather data algorithmically arranges them

testflight.apple.com/join/RM2yCDS1

#buildinpublic #ambient

Join the Sonaur beta Available on iOS

The Sonaur iOS beta is officially live for the first 100 users.

Sonaur creates unique, ambient soundscapes triggered by real-time weather data. All samples are recorded and processed by humans, not AI-generated. Join the beta to help shape the future of Sonaur

testflight.apple.com/join/RM2yCDS1

App Store Connect screenshot for the Sonaur app submission

Sonaur v1.0 is officially submitted for iOS App Store review.

I've been on the design side of iOS & Android apps for several years, but this is the first time I've done everything soup to nuts (that's a weird expression).

The web app is available now www.sonaur.app

#buildinpublic #ambientmusic

Loving the new Ethereal palette. So peaceful!

Making progress on the Sonaur iOS app. If you enjoy background ambient/focus music while working, meditating, sleeping, you can check out the web app before we launch in the App Store

www.sonaur.app

#buildinpublic #ambientmusic #focusmusic #ambient #iosapp #indiehacker

www.sonaur.app creates unique, ambient soundscapes triggered by real-time weather data. All samples recorded and processed by humans, not AI-generated. If you enjoy background ambient/focus music while working, meditating, sleeping, give it a try :)

#ambientmusic #focusmusic #buildinpublic

the struggle is real ❤️

Sonaur composes ambient soundscapes driven by real-time weather data with samples composed by humans (not AI). Like wind chimes it's unpredictable, meditative, and ever-changing. Not recorded music, but a living, ambient soundtrack

www.sonaur.app 🎧

#ambientmusic #focusmusic #ambient #experimental

This is a cool project if you're looking for some peaceful ambient background music that doesn't distract while working. The binaural beats are also a plus for focusing while you're wearing headphones 🎧

Nobody:

Apple: We made a phone so thin you can literally slice onions with it!!

I built a digital wind chime Inspired by Brian Eno.

Real-time weather data (wind, temp, humidity) drives a generative ambient audio engine. Add 5 optional binaural beat frequency options. It's your personal ambient soundtrack, created by the world

Web prototype: sonaur.vercel.app

#buildinpublic

Do you work better with background sound, but find music too distracting?

I made Sonaur for you! Choose from 2 ambient sonic palettes generated by weather data. No repeats, no lyrics, no skips, no thought required. Just focus.

Give it 5 minutes: sonaur.vercel.app

Early feedback appreciated. 🌊

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How much of your user research actually influences product decisions? Nearly half of teams we surveyed admit their decisions are based on assumptions. The problem often isn't the research quality—it's buried & inaccessible user research files

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Need a way to stay focused while working? Put on some headphones, and give Sonaur a try!

Sonaur is a digital art experience that combines binaural beats with unique, ambient soundscapes driven by real-time weather data. (Would love your feedback on the project)

sonaur.vercel.app

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Love listening while trying to lock in and get work done. Doesn't distract like music, and the binaural beats help me focus