Sylence: Tinnitus Relief App

Relief from ringing in ears tonight, and support for getting used to it over time. Sylence matches the pitch of your tinnitus in about two minutes, then plays sounds built around it.

No account, no sign-up: the first tone plays within a minute of opening the app, and your frequency never leaves your phone.

Most tinnitus apps play the same white noise to everyone. Sylence is a tinnitus app for Android that works the other way round: first you match the exact frequency of your own ringing, then every sound, from noise and rain to crickets, a loud fan or your own music, plays with a narrow notch carved at that pitch. The sound covers the ringing so you can sleep or focus, and leaves your exact pitch quiet, which some studies suggest helps the ringing bother you less over time. The evidence is mixed; the masking helps either way.

MATCH YOUR PITCH: A OR B?
A tinnitus frequency test you do by ear: two tones play, and you tap the one closer to your ringing. Five rounds narrow it down, then you fine-tune by 100, 10 or 1 Hz and check the octave, because matching an octave too low is the classic slip. Ringing different in each ear? Match each ear on its own, and each ear gets its own notch. Before your first match, a short checklist names the symptoms a professional should see. It never stops you using the app.

YOUR SOUND, CARVED AT YOUR PITCH
Tinnitus masking sounds with your pitch cut out:
• White, pink and brown noise, BAND (narrow-band masking centred on your frequency) and Zen tones
• 30 real recordings to mix: rain, thunder, ocean, stream, waterfall, forest, night, crickets, tree crickets, katydids, cicadas, fire, wind, fan, a loud fan, air con, washer, dishwasher, fridge, dryer, clock, cat purr, train, plane, car, café, city, pad, piano and singing bowls
• Stack up to five, each with its own level, over your noise
• Your own music: pick a track and Sylence carves your frequency out of it, on your phone
• Pulse mode, notch width, and a hearing check that shapes the sound to your ears
• Safe listening: sound starts low, rises gently and is capped for your ears
Your sound keeps playing under other apps and on the lock screen.

BUILT FOR 3 A.M.
Ringing is loudest when the house is quiet. SLEEP starts your tinnitus sleep sounds in one tap, with a timer from 30 minutes to all night, a slow fade, a dark screen and a gentle sunrise-style wake.

BREATHE
Coherent, box and 4-7-8 breathing, a body scan and a release sequence, for the anxious part of tinnitus. Your sound keeps playing underneath.

ROUTINE AND DIARY
A short daily routine (listen, breathe, log, sleep, check in) with an evening reminder. A 10-second diary for loudness, triggers and sleep, plus an eight-question impact check, shows how your tinnitus changes over time. Export a CSV or a one-page PDF for your audiologist. LEARN holds short offline reads that say where the evidence is mixed.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account. No ads. No tracking. Your tinnitus data stays on your phone. The only network traffic is billing (Google Play, and RevenueCat, which validates the receipt and receives a few anonymous progress markers, never your tinnitus data) and a promo code, if you type one.

HONEST PRICING
Matching and masking are free forever: noise plus one of rain, fan or ocean, the sleep timer and breathing, with no ads and no account. Sylence Pro carves the notch into everything and adds every recording and stacking, your own music, pulse, notch width, BAND, Zen tones, the hearing check, Routine and Diary. After your first listen you can try Pro free for 7 days on the monthly plan; cancel in Google Play before the week ends and you pay nothing.
• $4.99 per month
• $29.99 per year
• $59.99 once, forever
US pricing; Google Play shows your own currency.

Sylence supports tinnitus masking, relief and habituation. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure any medical condition. If your tinnitus is new or troubling, please see a clinician.

Recent changes:
Setup now works with large text: each step's text scrolls and its buttons stay on screen. On some phones set to a bigger font, the Start button on the first step was hidden below the screen. Thank you to the reviewer who told us. hello@sylence.app