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Moongate: Binaural Beats
Moongate Studios, Inc. · 56,820 ratings · ★ 4.7
4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 18 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"free"
5 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Moongate. I’d get it if it was free to use…" - Hawkeye7567
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"false"
3 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Oscillating, not binaural. Perceiving binaural sound is an artifact of your brain processing two close but not identical frequencies. The perceived frequency is the difference between the two primary ones: eg if your right ear hears 4000Hz and your left ear hears 400…" - Black Steve A
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"through"
3 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "The app is just an ad for the app. Like i’m just trying to speed through everything to get to the point i can turn off the background audio and find out if the app needs a spyware account" - burkoJames359
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Oscillating, not binaural
Perceiving binaural sound is an artifact of your brain processing two close but not identical frequencies. The perceived frequency is the difference between the two primary ones: eg if your right ear hears 4000Hz and your left ear hears 4002Hz, it will sound like the 4000Hz tone is “thrumming” at 2Hz.
There’s a very very simple test to determine whether an app is actually delivering binaural sound: just take out one earbud. If the perceived thrumming goes away in the remaining ear, it was binaural. If it stays, then it’s just a mono stream that seems to thrum…
This app fails, immediately and obviously. There may be a lot of very pleasant sounds in their library, but their primary claim is patently false. I don’t trust anything else they say, and neither should you.
There’s a very very simple test to determine whether an app is actually delivering binaural sound: just take out one earbud. If the perceived thrumming goes away in the remaining ear, it was binaural. If it stays, then it’s just a mono stream that seems to thrum…
This app fails, immediately and obviously. There may be a lot of very pleasant sounds in their library, but their primary claim is patently false. I don’t trust anything else they say, and neither should you.
Moongate
I’d get it if it was free to use…
The app is just an ad for the app
Like i’m just trying to speed through everything to get to the point i can turn off the background audio and find out if the app needs a spyware account
Misleading - clickbait
Advertised as “free” yet forces you to create a paid account. Typical deceptive and misleading practice, and false advertising (e.g. on Facebook).
Won’t load any songs
Does nothing except annoying into.
Very unhappy
I really enjoyed this app until they took away all the listening options to make you pay for the premium upgrade. I was going to renew, but now I’m reconsidering.
This app sucks
don't get this trash y'all
Sensational; 5 stars w/o a doubt!✨
I tried the free trial to check out the premium subscription sleep sounds & how they may help my sleep as an insomniac. Although it was the first time using the app with earbuds in binaural mode vs. through my phone's speaker in isochronic mode, it was astonishing.
I will say that it is typical for me to feel more rested after 3-4 hours of sleep than after 7-12+ hours. No matter how long I sleep, I never feel fully rested. In fact, the more I sleep, the more tired I am when I wake.
It was approximately 1:30am when I figured I would give it a go. I woke up at 4:30am to my hungry cat (per usual), feeling as if I had the best night's rest I’ve had in several years. Except this was different than my typical 3-hour night’s rest because I felt legitimately rejuvenated & alert. I wasn’t just “less tired” than after sleeping 8+ hours, with a false sense of being well-rested, due to being overtired & feeling “wired.” On top of that, I felt as if I had gotten a full-body massage, my muscles were so relaxed. Rather than subconsciously wanting to curl back up in bed, I was genuinely motivated to stay up & tackle my day's work. 5 stars!
I will say that it is typical for me to feel more rested after 3-4 hours of sleep than after 7-12+ hours. No matter how long I sleep, I never feel fully rested. In fact, the more I sleep, the more tired I am when I wake.
It was approximately 1:30am when I figured I would give it a go. I woke up at 4:30am to my hungry cat (per usual), feeling as if I had the best night's rest I’ve had in several years. Except this was different than my typical 3-hour night’s rest because I felt legitimately rejuvenated & alert. I wasn’t just “less tired” than after sleeping 8+ hours, with a false sense of being well-rested, due to being overtired & feeling “wired.” On top of that, I felt as if I had gotten a full-body massage, my muscles were so relaxed. Rather than subconsciously wanting to curl back up in bed, I was genuinely motivated to stay up & tackle my day's work. 5 stars!
Long sign in
To be a paid site. Free content plays for 1 second then stops
Ridiculous onboarding.
Endless advertising and “continue” screens before I get to TRY the app. Ridiculous. It’s called a SKIP option, folks.
Extra noises are unnecessary
PLEASE I PAY TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THESE SOUND TO BE STEADY AND ALL OF SUDDEN YOU DEVELOPER ADD UNEXPECTED NOISES THAT ARE ACTUALLY STARTLING IF YOU CANT TRY AND FIX THIS WITH AN UPDATE I WILL MAKE SURE THE WORLD KNOWS HOW HORRIBLE AND TWISTED YOU REALLY ARE
My finger disintegrated clicking
Never got to see what the app is like
Beware!
Beware! For a $50 app you can’t share it within your “family” ecosystem through purchase sharing.
App sucks! Money grabbers
This app sucks, all they care about is taking payment.
Don’t do it!
You can literally get the same thing on Spotify or online without having to pay the fees that this app is charging it’s ridiculous!
Not free
Good frequency but another app that won’t let you use it till you pay
Too early
Just working on getting it downloaded. Have not tried it at this time.
Thanks
Thanks
Sleep timer doesn’t work
Sleep timer doesn’t work
Sentiment summary
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