Sound design for apps
Sound design for apps covers the short sounds people hear every day in your product, from a tap and a notification to the confirmation that a payment worked. We design them as one family that fits your brand and still sounds clear on a phone speaker.
- Range
- Taps, alerts, startup sounds, and more
- Heard on
- Phones, watches, devices, and more
- Part of
- Your sonic identity, if you have one
Some sounds your product might need
Give every sound one job and keep it short. People hear these sounds many times a day, so they should still feel natural the tenth time.
Interface sounds
Taps, swipes, and confirmations that belong together, so the whole product sounds like one brand.
Notifications
Sounds people recognize as yours before they look at the screen.
Success and error
Sounds that tell people what happened without the screen, with a clear difference between a success and an error.
Startup sound
The sound when your app or device starts. If you have a sonic logo, it can come from the same notes.
Sounds we haven't listed
If your product does something that isn’t on this list, we can design a sound for that action. Tell us what your product does.
How we design the sounds of your product
Step 1
Brief
Show us the product and tell us which moments need a sound, and on which devices people use it.
Step 2
Direction
We send a few sounds as a first family, played in the context of your screens, so you hear how they work together.
Step 3
Design
We design the full set and test every sound on phone speakers and headphones.
Step 4
Delivery
Your developers get every sound at the length and loudness they need, and we make new ones when the product grows.
Questions about app sound
How much does app sound design cost?
It depends on how many sounds your product needs and on how many devices they play. A notification and a few interface sounds is a different job from a full family with a startup sound. Show us the product and we send a proposal. Ask for our rate card first if you like.
What is UI sound?
UI stands for user interface. UI sounds are the taps, swipes, notifications, confirmations, and errors people hear while they use your app or device. We design them as one family that fits your brand, so people hear what happened without looking.
What makes great UI sound in digital products?
Every sound has one job, stays short, and still feels natural the tenth time. A success and an error sound clearly different. We test every sound on phone speakers and headphones before your developers get them.
What sound does UX make?
UX means user experience. In sound, it means deciding which moments in your product get a sound and what that sound should tell the user. We start there, so every sound we design helps people use your product.
How do sound designers create notification sounds?
We start from your brand and the job of the notification: people should recognize it as yours before they look at the screen. We design a few options, test them on real devices, and make the final sound part of the same family as the rest of your app.
How do you create interface sounds for an app?
We list the moments that need a sound, design a first set, and play it in the context of your screens. Once you like the direction, we design the rest from it and deliver every sound at the length and loudness your developers need.
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