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Blankie Press Kit

Everything you need to write about Blankie — the free, open-source ambient sound mixer for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and CarPlay.

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One-liner

Blankie is a free, open-source ambient sound mixer for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and CarPlay — no ads, no subscriptions, no accounts, and it works fully offline.

Short description

Blankie helps people focus, relax, and sleep by mixing high-quality ambient sounds — rain, waves, fireplaces, coffee shops, and more — into custom soundscapes. Listeners can import their own audio, which Blankie loudness-matches automatically, set a sleep timer with animated lock-screen artwork, and take their mixes on the road with CarPlay. Inspired by Blanket for Linux and built natively for Apple platforms by independent developer Cody Bromley, Blankie is MIT-licensed, localized in 12 languages, fully accessible with VoiceOver, and free forever — supported only by optional donations.

Fact Sheet

App name
Blankie
Developer
Cody Bromley (independent developer)
Price
Free — no ads, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or accounts
Platforms
iPhone, iPad, Mac, CarPlay
Requires
iOS 26 or later · macOS 15.6 or later
First released
April 2025 (Mac) · iPhone, iPad & CarPlay coming soon (public TestFlight open now)
Languages
English, German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish, Simplified Chinese
Downloads
10,000+ all-time across the App Store, GitHub, and Homebrew
License
Open source under MIT (code) · openly licensed sounds
Privacy
No data collection, no tracking, no analytics — works fully offline

Why it's a story

Recognition & Coverage

ZDNET

“…just fantastic.”

June 2025

Mac & i (heise)

#1 of “21 Freeware-Perlen für den Mac”

Issue 1/2026

Mac App Store

Featured in “Best New Apps and Updates”

May 2025

Product Hunt

#4 Product of the Month, Health & Fitness

May 2025

iFun.de

“Freie Mac-App mischt individuelle Klanglandschaften”

April 2025

MacGadget

Repeat coverage of releases and the iOS beta

2025–2026

AAPL Ch.

Mac release coverage (Japan)

May 2025

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Free to use in coverage of Blankie. Need something specific? Localized screenshots and videos available on request.

App icon (1024px)

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About the Developer

Cody Bromley is an independent developer who built Blankie as a love letter to Blanket for Linux — and to the idea that calm shouldn't have a paywall. He develops Blankie in the open with community contributors and translators around the world. He's happy to talk about indie development, open source on the App Store, audio engineering, or why the app is free forever.

press@blankie.rest · github.com/codybrom