Blankie, A Free and Open Source Ambient Sound Mixer is a Breath of Fresh Air, Right in Your Ear

TL;DR: Blankie is a free, open-source ambient sound mixer for Mac, iPhone, iPad and CarPlay; no ads, IAPs, or subscriptions. 24 mixable sounds, saved presets, custom audio import, menu bar control. Stacked against Noizio, Dark Noise, myNoise, and Endel, all of which charge something for depth or convenience Blankie gives away for free. I'm not usually one to complain about app pricing, but I make an exception when it feels like someone is misrepresenting the complexity of something simple to justify a monetization strategy. Ambient sound apps, at their core, are well-organized loop players, and nothing about them justifies subscriptions, tiered unlocks, and $50 lifetime passes. You get rain, waves, white noise and a coffee shop hum with variations. That's the whole package. Enter Blankie, a free and open-source ambient sound mixer from developer Cody Bromley that gives you everything you need without insulting your intelligence or your wallet. It also respects your privacy by not…