NeverloopNeverloop and Brain.fm side by side
Brain.fm and Neverloop both make music to work to: no lyrics, meant to sit in the background for hours. They are built differently and paid for differently. Here are the plain facts, so you can pick what suits you.
| Neverloop | Brain.fm | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free in the browser; the app is a one-time purchase | Subscription: $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year |
| The music | Composed live as you listen, never repeats | A library of tracks made in advance |
| Offline on a computer | Yes: the app needs no connection, the web player none after its first load | Needs a connection; downloads are on mobile only |
Brain.fm prices and features as shown on brain.fm in September 2026; check their site for current details. Brain.fm is a trademark of its owner, and Neverloop is not affiliated with it.
Composed live instead of a library
Brain.fm plays tracks from a library made in advance. Neverloop has no tracks: a small composer writes the music bar by bar as it plays, picking the chords, voicing them and letting a bell ring now and then, so a session can run for hours without coming back to the same spot. Press New variation for a different piece in another key and tempo.
Works offline
On a computer, Brain.fm streams, so listening needs a connection; its downloads are for mobile. Neverloop's engine runs on your own device: the app plays with no connection at all, and this web player needs none after its first load of about 250 KB.
One purchase instead of a subscription
Brain.fm costs $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year. The Neverloop player on this site is free, with no account and no ads. The app adds background play, focus cycles you build yourself, a breathing mode and saved variations, as a one-time purchase with nothing to renew.
What Neverloop does not have
Neverloop plays two kinds of music today, the slow chords of Deep Work and the Lo-fi Desk beat, plus noise and rain. If you want a wide choice of genres, a service built on a large library may suit you better.
Questions
- Is Neverloop free?
- The player on this site is free, with no sign-up and no ads. The app is a one-time purchase and adds background play, offline use, focus cycles and a breathing mode.
- Is there a subscription?
- No. The web player is free and the app is bought once, with nothing to renew.
- Does it work without internet?
- The app works fully offline. This web player needs a connection only for its first load, about 250 KB.
Neverloop for iPhone and Mac
The same music in an app: plays in the background and with the screen locked, works offline, and adds Lo-fi Desk without a break, focus cycles you build yourself, a breathing mode with a pacer, and saved variations.