The Endel alternative that shows its working
Hum is wordless music for focus and sleep, set up around you in a few questions. It tells you why it picked each setting, and a coach reads your own ratings. Here’s how it compares with Endel.
Hum vs Endel, feature by feature
| Feature | Hum | Endel |
|---|---|---|
| Hear the real sound with no account or email | Yes | Not found |
| A reason and the strength of the evidence for each setting | Yes | Not found |
| A coach that reads your own ratings | Yes | Not found |
| A pulse you can set by hand, with the rate shown in Hz | Yes | Not found |
| Music written live as it plays | Yes | Yes |
| Nature sounds and noise you can mix yourself | Yes | Not found |
| Focus, relax, meditate and sleep in one place | Yes | Not found |
| In English, French, German, Spanish and Italian | Yes | Yes |
| Money back within 14 days even after listening, on monthly and yearly | Yes | Not found |
| Cancel from your own account | Yes | Not found |
| No analytics, ad or third-party scripts | Yes | Not found |
| Price | $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year, with $1 for your first 14 days | App Store: $2.99 to $19.99 for a month, $34.99 to $119.99 for 12 months, and a free Classic mode |
What Hum gives you
- Reasons you can check. Each setting comes with the reason and the strength of the evidence, and you can change any of it.
- A coach that reads your own ratings. It compares your sessions, then gives you one thing it noticed and one thing to try.
- A pulse you control. Off, Low, Medium or High, with the rate shown in Hz, and up to 40 Hz by hand.
- A deal that’s hard to get wrong. Hear it free with no account, then $1 for your first 14 days, with your money back if you change your mind, even if you’ve listened every day.
- No trackers. No analytics, no ads and no third-party scripts, on the site or in the app.
What Endel does well
Endel has apps for phone, computer, watch and TV, soundscapes that respond to things like the time of day, the weather and your heart rate, and a free Classic mode. Hum runs in your browser and as an app on Windows, Mac and Android, and goes by what you tell it and what you rate.
Questions
Is Hum a good alternative to Endel?
If you want to see why you got each setting, set the pulse yourself and have a coach read your own ratings, yes. You can judge it by ear first: the live app on the home page needs no account and no email.
Is Hum cheaper than Endel?
It depends on the offer you see. The App Store lists Endel at $2.99 to $19.99 for a month and $34.99 to $119.99 for 12 months, with a free Classic mode. Hum is $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year, with $1 for your first 14 days.
Will Hum help me focus or sleep?
That’s what it’s built for, and you can judge it by ear before you pay. Its settings draw on research into music, noise and breathing, and the science page has the numbers. Then test it on yourself: Hum’s blind test plays your next 16 focus sessions with the pulse or without it, in an order it keeps from you, and shows you how the two compared.
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