3 Relaxation Music apps for your android

Life is tough, with many ups and downs. And lets get it straight, stress is an inevitable part of life. No matter how you live your life and how positively you look at things, it's almost certain that you'll feel lethargic and impatient at some point of time, and want to get a moment of respite. You rest well, wake up the next day and the same drama continues. Why? Because just taking a nap isn't a solution to this sort of problem. You need to relax your mind and body.


And luckily, you've the power of android at your fingertips.


Open Playstore and you'll come across a vast multitude of relaxation apps. Many of them are good, but in my long experience with android, I discovered three of them to be absolutely brilliant. And best thing is, all of them are free. One thing must be kept in mind however, to use these apps properly and to their fullest capacity, you'll need to plugin your headphones, and even better if your earplugs are sound-isolation types. The key trick to relaxation is augmented reality, i.e to devise an alternate reality (a virtual environment) of which you can be a part for a while, away from the tensions of modern life. We all have five main senses, touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing. And what these apps do, is use your sense of hearing to virtually transport you to a virtual environment, for a little while.

OK, so here are the said apps:

1. Relax Melodies free version

The android version sports a similar design

One of the best of its kind, Relax Melodies free combines the effect of several ambient sounds recorded in real time from nature. What's the best thing is that this app can be customised to suit your mood, and a combination of various sound effects creates a surprisingly soothing and natural sensation. Using the app is very easy. Various options (each a sound, actually) with titles written below them hang from the top, and you just touch the sound you'd like to hear. You can select multiple sound effects to create the perfect environment for your relaxation. The sound effects are very good, and I was practically spellbound after I used it. Customising the app is very easy. You can adjust the main volume, and also volumes of each individual melody. Using the mathematical principle of combination, this app can really develop a vast array of different environments, too many to list.

Streaming water and piano

One of my favourite combinations is Rain+Winds+Piano, which creates a hypnotic effect on me. Especially effective if you have a good imagination and a dark room to rest inside.
The pro version packs even more features.
The free version can be downloaded from the playstore HERE.

2. Piano Sound to Sleep

Another simple application that packs a combination of four melodies. Not very much customisable however, it serves a different purpose. Instead of allowing you to select the key elements of your virtual environment, it just plays a soothing music and helps you fall asleep quickly. Perfect, if you just want to relax without much fuss. While all the four melodies are beautiful, the first one 'Streaming water and piano' is my favourite. You can also select the timer, in case you fear you'll fall asleep.
Playstore link: HERE

3. Relax Music Sleep

Relax Music Sleep Melody 1, the best one

This is one stupendous application serving the same purpose as (and having a similar design to) the second app. It is slightly massive to install, however, about 46 MB. But one you install it, you'll not regret the choice. All the melodies are nice, but the first one has something special, I don't know. Most people I tried the melody on fell asleep quickly, and the list includes me. Just beautiful, plainly marvelous.
It packs in the features of Zen and soothing melodies, and is especially brilliant.
Playstore link: HERE