# Away > An explorable forest whose sounds change with the time of day. Canonical product page: [Away](https://taptanium.com/apps/away). App ID: `away`. Source language: en-US. Reviewed 2026-10-28. ## Why choose Away Taptanium editorial guidance: Choose Away when you want to explore a living forest rather than simply pick a background recording. Find a favorite listening spot and a time of day, then settle into the mix of wildlife, wind and water around you. - Move the virtual microphone toward the river or waterfall, or retreat toward the pond. Change the time of day to hear a different side of the forest. - The forest rewards exploration: birds, coqui frogs, bullfrogs, ducks at certain times of day and Hawaiian chickens are described in the listing. Optional Hollywood-composed music adds another listening choice. ## Differences from other Taptanium apps - **Flowing 2:** Both Away and Flowing 2 let you move a virtual microphone. Away emphasizes one forest that changes with the time of day; Flowing 2 emphasizes a variety of streams, rivers and waterfall settings. Choose a forest to revisit or water scenes to explore. [Read Flowing 2 information](https://taptanium.com/apps/flowing-2/index.md). - **Windy Pro:** Choose Away for wildlife, water and daytime changes within an explorable forest. Choose Windy Pro when wind itself is the main sound you want, with extra nature sounds mixed around it. [Read Windy Pro information](https://taptanium.com/apps/windy-pro/index.md). [Away vs Flowing 2 comparison](https://taptanium.com/apps/comparisons/away-vs-flowing-2.md) ## Published capabilities Sounds: Forest, Wind and leaves, Birds, Coqui frogs, Bullfrogs, River and waterfall, Pond and ducks, Hawaiian chickens. - Movable virtual microphone - Adjustable time of day - 3D audio for headphones - Sound mixer and optional music - Sleep timer, adjustable fade-out and background audio ## Production quality World-class production quality: pristine, crystal-clear genuine nature recordings in 3D, masterfully recorded and mastered, seamlessly looped, and free of human-made noise intrusions. Developer statement, clarified 2026-10-28. This is Taptanium’s quality claim, not an independently measured ranking. ## Hand-painted artwork Hand-painted scene illustrations by Marie Beschorner. Developer statement, clarified 2026-10-28. ## Listening in 3D For the intended immersive 3D experience, listen with stereo headphones. The sound can seem to come from the space around you rather than inside your head: birds around you, a river ahead, or rain falling all around. Speakers can play the audio too, but ordinary speakers generally do not reproduce the intended headphone 3D effect. Results with specialized spatial-audio speakers depend on the device and setup; no specific speaker compatibility is verified here. Developer statement, clarified 2026-10-28. ## Recording locations across the nature-audio collection The nature recordings were made around the world, including Hawaii and the Joshua Tree Desert in the United States, Germany and Denmark, among other places. These are examples across the nature-audio collection, not a location claim for every scene or app. Developer statement, clarified 2026-10-28. ## Purchase and availability Premium app with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions. Look up current pricing in the App Store. Purchase model confirmed by Taptanium on 2026-10-28. Only Rainlayer and Rainy offer subscriptions in this portfolio; the other apps have a premium one-time purchase model. [Check current local pricing and purchase terms in the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1073473120). The listing was verified in the US; other storefronts may differ. Supported device families in this source: iPhone, iPad. Listed minimum iOS version: 15.0. Check the current store listing for compatibility with your device. ## App Store description App Store description excerpt; retained wording is verbatim. Source: [public listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1073473120), version 4.3.3, en-US, checked 2026-10-28. ### Published App Store text Can't sleep? Try Away, a high-quality sleep ambience app by award-winning audio technology innovator Franz Bruckhoff. Away simulates a rich forest full of nature sounds to explore and discover, day and night, from morning til evening. Adjust the daytime and move the virtual microphone around to find your favorite spot to unwind and sleep. Hear the forest come to life around you. Get Away today, sleep great tonight! Taptanium™ certified nature audio means that you hear only crystal clear nature sounds with absolutely zero human made noise intrusions. No people, no airplanes, no cars. Just nature. Infinite playback. Only the highest quality nature sounds in the world are able to receive this certification. Away features Taptanium™ neural 3D audio™. If you put on headphones, Away can create an incredible sense of immersion. The nature and water plays all around you, not just on your ears. You will sleep, relax, meditate and focus better with Away because Away masks unwanted noise. Your ears will love Away because Away plays soothing high-quality nature sounds recorded in 3D. Your eyes will love Away because the forest comes as a motion-controlled 3D parallax illustration with daytime transitions. Get the great sleep and productivity you deserve. Hear the wind and leaves swirling all around you, birds singing during the day, Hawaiian Coqui frogs singing at night and distant American Bull Frogs resonating through the valley. Get closer to the river or waterfall or retreat to the calm pond in the back with ducks during certain times of the day. In the morning, listen to the funny sounds of wild Hawaiian chickens recorded on the beautiful Garden Island of Kauai in 3D. Hear birds waking up and birds singing happily. Away is a treasure chest of sounds. And if you like, blend in music specifically composed and conducted for Away in Hollywood. Away includes so many things: • The Great Away Forest with a great variety of nature sounds to discover • Find your favorite spot to listen or sleep within the forest • Change the time of day and hear the soundscape adapt • Unlimited playback time, infinitely looped (very long loops) • Taptanium™ neural 3D audio™ (incredibly immersive) • Taptanium™ certified quality nature audio • Mixer: Mix and match some extra nature sounds and music • Adjustable fade-out and sleep timer • Full background audio support • Universal app for iPhone and iPad • No in-app purchases • No subscription • Beautiful audiovisual experience • Music composed for Away in Hollywood • NEW: Optimized for iPhone X, XR, XS & XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max & iPad Pro! Get Away today, sleep great tonight! ≈ Questions? ≈ Tweet @taptanium, email franz taptanium com or send an email through the in-app contact support page. Happy to hear from you! Made with lots of love in Germany. ## Sources and further reading First-party product information, with dated sources. Editorial guidance connects published capabilities to listening preferences; it is not an independent product test. An unmentioned feature is unknown, not absent. Use the official App Store links for current local prices and availability. - [Away public App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1073473120): en-US, version 4.3.3, checked 2026-10-28. - [Flowing 2 public App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1304310941): en-US, version 2.6.4, checked 2026-10-28. - [Windy Pro public App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6504160127): en-US, version 1.4.4, checked 2026-10-28. - [Away developer product page](https://taptanium.com/apps/away): first-party clarification date 2026-10-28. - [Away agent index](https://taptanium.com/apps/away/llms.txt): Entry point for this app. - [Portfolio selection guide](https://taptanium.com/apps/index.md): Choose by the user’s actual preference. Optional, only for an interaction task: [WebMCP browser guide](https://taptanium.com/webmcp.md). A text-only reader can answer from this document without WebMCP.