Portal - Escape Into Nature

Name: Portal - Escape Into Nature
Rating: 4.8 (9690 reviews)
Author: Portal Labs Ltd

Focus, Sleep, Relax, Sounds

Free · In‑App Purchases

9.7K Ratings
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Editors’ Choice

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4+
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Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Portal Labs Ltd
Language

EN
English
Size

316.6
MB

Portal transports your mind into the world’s most beautiful natural surroundings to help you stress less, focus better and sleep more. Through immersive nature sounds, window-like visuals, smart lighting and award-winning design, it guides you into natural environments perfectly suited to deliver life-changing impacts across productivity, mental health and sleep. Combining 40 years of robust scientific evidence with groundbreaking new research, Portal taps into the transformative powers of the natural world, and puts into practice the latest evidence for how our minds and bodies respond to our surroundings. Say goodbye to unproductive days, sleepless nights and a cluttered mind, and join millions of nature-lovers escaping noise, stress and distraction in the world’s most beautiful natural environments. Apple - Editor’s Pick Apple - Mac App of the Year (finalist) 1m+ downloads LIFE CHANGING CUSTOMER STORIES [FOCUS] The student in Hawaii who needed an escape from the drone of air con, traffic noise and the stress of assignment deadlines. “It engages your mind in a way that changes how you work and focus. I honestly am not sure I would be keeping all A's if I did not have it.” [RELAXATION] The lady who was at a heightened risk of a heart attack, and turned to Portal to help her stay calm and control her erratic heartbeat in the days leading up to her pacemaker fitting. "This app has literally changed my life - and, no, I don’t usually say this kind of thing.” [SLEEP] The mother living in a war zone who turned to Portal to help both herself and her children fall asleep whilst the sound of bombs and shelling can be heard in the distance. “Thank you for adding peace to the chaos of our world.” [ADHD] The tech professional who found Portal could help him better manage his ADHD, enabling him to unlock his professional potential, and be the husband and father he’s always wanted to be. “I use the iOS version daily. It’s better than any medication, therapy or treatment for my ADHD brain! Makes the yearly subscription the bargain of my life.” ADDITIONAL USE CASES Creativity, inspiration, mindfulness, meditation, PTSD, insomnia, maternity & childbirth, baby sounds, tinnitus, pain relief KEY FEATURES: - 100+ portals to the most beautiful & peaceful corners of our planet, including Costa Rica, Iceland, St Lucia, Scotland & Slovenia - Immersive true-to-life Spatial Audio recordings - Stunning retina-quality ultra high definition motion visuals - Philips Hue, HomeKit & Nanoleaf smart lighting integration - Webby award winning design for beautiful aesthetics & experience - Sunrise wake-up alarm - Sleep timer - Simplified pomodoro focus timer - Meditation & breathing exercises - Mix Portal audio with your playlists, podcasts, audiobooks & guided meditations - Offline usage - Siri Shortcuts - Family Sharing with up to 5 others - Absolute Privacy (no 3rd party tracking, targeted ads, or personal data collection) - Custom built for Apple devices PRICING & TERMS Portal Free: access to 6 portals. No subscription or trial required. Portal Premium: unlimited access to regularly updated library of 100+ portals, smart lighting integration & dynamic spatial audio. Monthly subscription, Annual subscription (with free 7 day trial), or Lifetime (one-0ff) purchase required. Subscriptions include full access to our Mac app. OTHER NOTES Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off in your App Store account at least 24 hours before the end of your trial or membership Dynamic (head-tracked) Spatial Audio requires compatible headphones that support head-tracking (AirPods (3rd/4th Gen), Airpods Pro, AirPods Max, Beats Fit Pro) Terms of Use: portal.app/terms Privacy Policy: portal.app/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

9.7K Ratings

Editors’ Choice

Need to get away—or just focus? Portal immerses you in 3D audio from incredible locations around the globe. On iOS, tap for full-screen visuals (and the prettiest clock you’ve ever seen); on Mac, click to transform your desktop into gorgeous 4K video. Bonus: Pair compatible AirPods to experience it all in Spatial Audio.
Incredible for Sleep and Getting Work Done
08/23/2020

QuantumElectron
This app was a game changer for me. I’ve always struggled to go to sleep. I have tried music, sleeping masks, white noise, muscle relaxation, etc. This app was really helpful in transporting me to beautiful, serene locations, putting my mind at ease, and finally allowing me to sink into the depths of unconsciousness at night, It’s soundscapes are beautifully realized visually, with varied, 3D immersive sound. I discovered that some of the soundscapes, especially the barley field and the cloud rainforest, were great aids to helping me write and work without getting distracted. Overall, the app has been a great improvement to my quality of life, which I did not expect initially.I initially got the free version and was really satisfied with the included features, so I upgraded. I have to say the monetization model was really wonderful, encouraging me to support developers without making me feel like I had to pay for a good experience. Recently the app was updated with tons of new sounds from Scotland and Slovenia. It now includes a subscription model, but for the quantity and quality of content, it seems well worth it, especially because it will help the developers flesh out the app even more. On top of that, they gave everyone who had purchased the app free access to everything, which is incredibly generous! I look forward to great new content in the future. Thank you so much!

Developer Response
Hi Quantumlightgamer06, thank you so much for sharing your Portal experience and not least your incredibly kind words. Knowing that Portal has helped improve the quality of your life has put the biggest smiles on our faces - it's a goal that we hoped and dreamed Portal would achieve when we first launched and remains our driving ambition going forward! Thank you for your feedback and for being one of our early paid adopters, without your trust, support and encouragement during those early days it's unlikely we would have been able to grow Portal to where we are to-date. We hope you enjoy escaping to the beautiful Slovenian Alps and the Scottish Highlands, as well as a lifetime of escapes around the world to come! Nick.
Incredible for Sleep and Getting Work Done
08/23/2020

QuantumElectron

This app was a game changer for me. I’ve always struggled to go to sleep. I have tried music, sleeping masks, white noise, muscle relaxation, etc. This app was really helpful in transporting me to beautiful, serene locations, putting my mind at ease, and finally allowing me to sink into the depths of unconsciousness at night, It’s soundscapes are beautifully realized visually, with varied, 3D immersive sound. I discovered that some of the soundscapes, especially the barley field and the cloud rainforest, were great aids to helping me write and work without getting distracted. Overall, the app has been a great improvement to my quality of life, which I did not expect initially.I initially got the free version and was really satisfied with the included features, so I upgraded. I have to say the monetization model was really wonderful, encouraging me to support developers without making me feel like I had to pay for a good experience. Recently the app was updated with tons of new sounds from Scotland and Slovenia. It now includes a subscription model, but for the quantity and quality of content, it seems well worth it, especially because it will help the developers flesh out the app even more. On top of that, they gave everyone who had purchased the app free access to everything, which is incredibly generous! I look forward to great new content in the future. Thank you so much!
Developer Response 08/24/2020
Hi Quantumlightgamer06, thank you so much for sharing your Portal experience and not least your incredibly kind words. Knowing that Portal has helped improve the quality of your life has put the biggest smiles on our faces - it's a goal that we hoped and dreamed Portal would achieve when we first launched and remains our driving ambition going forward! Thank you for your feedback and for being one of our early paid adopters, without your trust, support and encouragement during those early days it's unlikely we would have been able to grow Portal to where we are to-date. We hope you enjoy escaping to the beautiful Slovenian Alps and the Scottish Highlands, as well as a lifetime of escapes around the world to come! Nick.
Great app! Great developers!!
05/03/2023

LCLMomma1392
Update: Everything said before still goes! A year (or more?) later and developers still staying true to their customers! And thankyou for update on new sounds coming, I can not wait!!! And thankyou for taking in customer feedback and adding more variety of sounds💛 Previous review: I just wanted to update review since last app update and say again, it was refreshing to see an app devoloper stay consitent, although they switched to a subscription model they did add a way to pay a 1 time fee, and although its more then the $4, still compared to other apps $30 for lifetime is far more reasonable. But most important thing to note is they allowed the users who previously paid the $4 to buy the app to keep the full version along with all the updates, so when you purchase from this devoloper you can be assured you will keep what you paid for regardless of any future changes in the pricing model, and that is hard thing to come by now a days in the apple world, so thankyou! Suggestions: I also would love to see some more light autumn/forest sounds, maybe without birds (or at least light bird sound in distance and spread out a bit) in future, there are lots of water ones wich are great but more like the barley field one (wich is PERFECTLY done!) I would love!

Developer Response
Updated reply: 👋 Hi Michelle, so lovely to hear from you! Absolutely delighted to hear that the first batch of St Lu portals have gone down so well :)And we really appreciate your patience with things and sorry about the tease - definitely not our intention. The super exciting news though is the second batch is on its way in the next few weeks along with our new Iceland collection and Spring collection - together these will more than double the number of portals in the Library to over 100 destinations for you to escape to and immerse yourself in. I know I'm biased, but I think they're some of our best yet! So lots to look forward to, which will hopefully make the wait worthwhile. 🤞 you love them when they land.As always, a massive thank you for all your support and enthusiasm for what we do - means a huge amount to us.Previous reply: Hi Michelle, thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback - we're incredibly humbled by your kind words and your support - it really does mean a lot to us :) So pleased that you're a fan of the Devon Spring Barley Field portal - it's one of my favs too! The field happens to be close to where my wife grew up and her parents still live, so it brings back lots of great memories of years gone by. Great suggestions for future content! I'll be sure to add these to our ideas board and we'll keep them in mind as we plan out our content strategy for the year aheads. Thanks again for your support and enthusiasm - it's infectious and motivates us to continually strive to push the envelope and develop Portal in a way that we can be proud of, Nick.
Great app! Great developers!!
05/03/2023

LCLMomma1392

Update: Everything said before still goes! A year (or more?) later and developers still staying true to their customers! And thankyou for update on new sounds coming, I can not wait!!! And thankyou for taking in customer feedback and adding more variety of sounds💛 Previous review: I just wanted to update review since last app update and say again, it was refreshing to see an app devoloper stay consitent, although they switched to a subscription model they did add a way to pay a 1 time fee, and although its more then the $4, still compared to other apps $30 for lifetime is far more reasonable. But most important thing to note is they allowed the users who previously paid the $4 to buy the app to keep the full version along with all the updates, so when you purchase from this devoloper you can be assured you will keep what you paid for regardless of any future changes in the pricing model, and that is hard thing to come by now a days in the apple world, so thankyou! Suggestions: I also would love to see some more light autumn/forest sounds, maybe without birds (or at least light bird sound in distance and spread out a bit) in future, there are lots of water ones wich are great but more like the barley field one (wich is PERFECTLY done!) I would love!
Developer Response 04/28/2023
Updated reply: 👋 Hi Michelle, so lovely to hear from you! Absolutely delighted to hear that the first batch of St Lu portals have gone down so well :)And we really appreciate your patience with things and sorry about the tease - definitely not our intention. The super exciting news though is the second batch is on its way in the next few weeks along with our new Iceland collection and Spring collection - together these will more than double the number of portals in the Library to over 100 destinations for you to escape to and immerse yourself in. I know I'm biased, but I think they're some of our best yet! So lots to look forward to, which will hopefully make the wait worthwhile. 🤞 you love them when they land.As always, a massive thank you for all your support and enthusiasm for what we do - means a huge amount to us.Previous reply: Hi Michelle, thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback - we're incredibly humbled by your kind words and your support - it really does mean a lot to us :) So pleased that you're a fan of the Devon Spring Barley Field portal - it's one of my favs too! The field happens to be close to where my wife grew up and her parents still live, so it brings back lots of great memories of years gone by. Great suggestions for future content! I'll be sure to add these to our ideas board and we'll keep them in mind as we plan out our content strategy for the year aheads. Thanks again for your support and enthusiasm - it's infectious and motivates us to continually strive to push the envelope and develop Portal in a way that we can be proud of, Nick.
Love this App. Gorgeous and Relaxing.
05/11/2020

V713321
LOVING this app. I love that it was a one time purchase for DLC rather than subscription. Seriously thank you. i wouldn’t have been able to pull the trigger for a subscription but happy to buy DLC. The sound is exquisite and the video footage is gorgeous without obvious loops. The feature that got me the most excited and convinced me to buy the full version of the app was the ability to mix it with audiobooks and other apps. I’ve been looking for a way to add background sound to my Audible app when i listen to audiobooks for forever! Now this is my absolute Go-To for ambient sound. I leave my ipad by my bed with the ocean soundscape running while i fall asleep and i’m out. A great feature to add would be the ability to airplay it to an apple TV. Right now you can mirror your screen to the TV like you would with any other app but there’s not a built in casting feature. Still that’s just a wish list item for me. This app was made with love and care and special attention to a LOT of handy above and beyond features. It’s not a money grab and is excellent value for what you get. I hope the devs keep up the great work. Can’t wait to see what new environments come next! Maybe an urban setting or a coffee shop? Or maybe more beautiful locations from around the globe. FIVE STARS.

Developer Response
Hi V713321, thanks so much for your wonderful feedback! We're delighted that you're enjoying the app, especially the mix feature. As a fun fact, the mix feature actually came about as a happy accident. While developing the app I'd started playing some music and hadn't stopped the Portal sounds...and realised it actually worked really well so added it as a feature to the app :) On the Apple TV front this is most definitely in our plans for the future, unfortunately we can't provide a definitive timeframe on this just yet but please bear with us. In the meantime, we do have some fantastic new soundscapes coming out soon which we hope you'll thoroughly enjoy. Many thanks, Nick.
Love this App. Gorgeous and Relaxing.
05/11/2020

V713321

LOVING this app. I love that it was a one time purchase for DLC rather than subscription. Seriously thank you. i wouldn’t have been able to pull the trigger for a subscription but happy to buy DLC. The sound is exquisite and the video footage is gorgeous without obvious loops. The feature that got me the most excited and convinced me to buy the full version of the app was the ability to mix it with audiobooks and other apps. I’ve been looking for a way to add background sound to my Audible app when i listen to audiobooks for forever! Now this is my absolute Go-To for ambient sound. I leave my ipad by my bed with the ocean soundscape running while i fall asleep and i’m out. A great feature to add would be the ability to airplay it to an apple TV. Right now you can mirror your screen to the TV like you would with any other app but there’s not a built in casting feature. Still that’s just a wish list item for me. This app was made with love and care and special attention to a LOT of handy above and beyond features. It’s not a money grab and is excellent value for what you get. I hope the devs keep up the great work. Can’t wait to see what new environments come next! Maybe an urban setting or a coffee shop? Or maybe more beautiful locations from around the globe. FIVE STARS.
Developer Response 05/22/2020
Hi V713321, thanks so much for your wonderful feedback! We're delighted that you're enjoying the app, especially the mix feature. As a fun fact, the mix feature actually came about as a happy accident. While developing the app I'd started playing some music and hadn't stopped the Portal sounds...and realised it actually worked really well so added it as a feature to the app :) On the Apple TV front this is most definitely in our plans for the future, unfortunately we can't provide a definitive timeframe on this just yet but please bear with us. In the meantime, we do have some fantastic new soundscapes coming out soon which we hope you'll thoroughly enjoy. Many thanks, Nick.

As the leaves turn and the air grows crisp, we’re excited to bring you some fresh updates to complement this season of change. This release includes support for some bright new lights, compatibility with the latest Apple devices, and a helpful notification fix! *Nanoleaf Blocks Support* You can now connect Portal to Nanoleaf’s brand-new Blocks, giving you even more ways to light up your space for the ultimate immersive experience. The folks at Nanoleaf have kindly provided all Portal Premium Members with an exclusive discount. Please head to ‘Lighting Settings’ > ‘Add Connection’ in-app for more details. *Support for iPhone 16 & AirPods (4th Gen)* We’ve ensured that Portal is fully optimised for the new iPhone 16 (incl. Plus), iPhone 16 Pro (incl. Max) and AirPods (4th Gen) so you can enjoy Portal seamlessly on all the latest Apple devices. *Dynamic Island Fix* We’ve fixed an issue where the timer and alarm notifications were being partially obscured on some devices with a dynamic island. Everything is now crystal clear! As always, we’re incredibly grateful for your feedback and support. If there’s anything we can do to enhance your experience, please drop us a line at [hello@portal.app](mailto:hello@portal.app). We’d love to hear from you :) Thanks again, Andy, Alex, Nick, Stu & Tim - Team Portal.

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