Brain.fm alternatives in 2026
The main Brain.fm alternatives in 2026 are Endel, SAMA Sound, Calm, Noisli and myNoise. Brain.fm costs $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Endel and SAMA Sound (samahome.pro) generate sound in real time instead of playing tracks, Noisli and myNoise let you mix background noise yourself, and myNoise is free.
Prices are US App Store or official website prices, checked on 25 September 2026. SAMA Sound is our app; the others are not affiliated with us.
Brain.fm and its alternatives side by side
| App | How the sound is made | Price | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain.fm | Music made with what the company calls a patented acoustic modulation method; focus tracks filter out distracting high frequencies | $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year | Web, iOS, Android, desktop |
| Endel | Generated in real time; the app says it uses inputs such as location, environment and heart rate | Several tiers on the App Store: $2.99–19.99 a month, $34.99–119.99 a year, lifetime $124.99 | Apple devices, Android, web |
| SAMA Sound | Generated as it plays, never loops; work, flow and reading scenarios plus four kinds of steady noise | Free to download, five-minute sessions without a subscription; $6.99 a month or $44.99 a year | iPhone (iOS 15.1+) |
| Calm | Guided meditation, Sleep Stories, soundscapes and focus music | $14.99 a month or $69.99 a year | iOS, Android, web |
| Noisli | A mixer of recorded background sounds, with a focus timer | Free plan with 1.5 hours a day; Pro $10 a month billed yearly or $12 monthly | Desktop browsers first; mobile apps with fewer features |
| myNoise | Noise generators and soundscapes adjustable by frequency band, by sound engineer Stéphane Pigeon | Free, funded by donations, no ads | Web |
Which Brain.fm alternative fits which need
If you use Brain.fm for long work sessions and want sound that does not repeat, Endel and SAMA Sound both generate the stream while you listen, so there are no tracks to recognise. SAMA Sound is the cheaper of the two on a yearly plan in the US App Store, at $44.99, but it runs on iPhone only, while Endel covers Apple devices, Android and the web.
If you work at a computer and like to control the mix yourself, Noisli runs in the browser and has a focus timer, and myNoise gives the finest control over noise by frequency at no cost. If you also want guided meditation or bedtime stories in the same subscription, Calm includes them and focus music as well.
What SAMA Sound offers for focus
SAMA Sound (samahome.pro) is an iPhone app made by FIKRA SMART PROJECT MANAGEMENT LLC in Dubai. For work it has three scenarios, work, flow and reading, and four kinds of steady noise. The sound follows the time of day and the local weather, and there are no ads, streaks or reminders. With a subscription, up to three other devices at home can play their own sound, controlled from the same phone.
Sources
- Brain.fm pricing, checked 25.09.2026: brain.fm/pricing
- Endel on the App Store, checked 25.09.2026: apps.apple.com/us/app/endel-focus-sleep-sounds/id1346247457
- Calm on the App Store, checked 25.09.2026: apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810
- Noisli pricing, checked 25.09.2026: noisli.com/pricing
- myNoise, checked 25.09.2026: mynoise.net
- SAMA Sound on the App Store: apps.apple.com/app/id6805510050
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Last updated 25 September 2026.