When comparing Brain.fm vs Focus@Will, the Slant community recommends Brain.fm for most people. In the question“What are the best deep-work music services?” Brain.fm is ranked 2nd while Focus@Will is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Brain.fm is:
Provides different atmospheric sounds like thunder, rain, and wind.
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Pros
Pro Atmospheric Sounds
Provides different atmospheric sounds like thunder, rain, and wind.
Pro Mobile phone app
Provides the web-service as apps for mobile phones.
Pro Offline listening
Via the mobile apps (iOS and Android) it is possible to download any track for offline listening.
Pro Different Channels
Provides different music channels like classical or electronic music.
Pro Different Channels
Provides different channels and three different energy levels per channel.
Pro Multi plattform
Provides the web service as apps for Windows, Mac Linux as well as mobile phones.
Pro Deep Work Timer
Tracks your deep-work sessions.
Pro Channel recommender
Provides a questionnaire to recommend a channel for you.
Pro Skip tracks
Provides the possibility to skip distracting tracks.
Cons
Con More choice would be good
Con Online only
No offline listening.
Con Lack of atmospheric sounds
Beside 'water' there are no atmospheric sounds.
Con No 'favorite track' feature
There is no possibility to maintain a list of favorite tracks.