Obrydd Coming soon for iPhone

Noise training for dogs

Everyday noises, one calm step at a time.

A soundboard for getting your dog used to everyday noises. Record what sets them off, play it quietly, and turn it up only as fast as your dog stays calm.

Coming soon for iPhone No account · No cloud · No tracking
Obrydd's board: four sounds (vacuum cleaner, fireworks, neighbor's dog and doorbell), each with a ring showing how loud it can be played while the dog stays calm, and bars for its recent plays: green up for calm, orange down for reacted.

Small steps up. A big step back when it's too much.

Desensitizing works when a sound stays just below where your dog starts to worry. Obrydd keeps track of that point for every sound.

Record it

Hold the mic while the doorbell rings, the neighbor's dog barks or the vacuum starts.

Play it quietly

Every sound starts quiet. Its ring shows how loud it can go while your dog stays calm.

Say how it went

Tap Calm or Reacted. Calm nudges it up a little; a reaction turns it well back down.

Starts at 10% Calm +5% Reacted −15%

Boof.

Tuulikki, chief tester · calm 76% of the time

Real noises don't come on cue.

Once your dog is relaxed about sounds you play on purpose, Surprise mode plays them at random times while you get on with your day, the way the doorbell actually rings.

  • Every 10 seconds to every 15 minutes. Each sound plays at its own training level.
  • Keeps going with the phone locked. The lock screen and Dynamic Island count down to the next sound.
  • Answer without unlocking. Calm and Reacted appear on the lock screen after each sound.
  • Start it without opening the app. Say “Start surprise sounds in Obrydd”, or press and hold the app icon.
Surprise mode running: “Next sound in 4:31, random sounds every 1–5 min”, with play-now and stop buttons.
The lock-screen Live Activity: “Next sound in 3:57” with a Play something now button.

On the lock screen

Just the sound, nothing else.

Real-life recordings come with fumbling and silence. Obrydd cleans them up so your dog hears only the part that matters.

  • Suggested trim. Obrydd finds the sound; drag the handles to tighten it.
  • Named for you. On-device recognition suggests a name and an icon. Change either any time.
  • Noise reduction. Take out hum, hiss and traffic, or keep the original if it sounds more real.
The sound editor: the doorbell's icon and name, its recording's waveform with trim handles, a noise reduction switch and buttons to listen at 10, 40, 70 and 100 percent.

See how far you've come.

Tap your dog's name for the whole story: how training has gone day by day, and where every sound stands now.

  • The last 30 days. One bar a day: calm answers up, reactions down.
  • Every sound's level, and this week's change. See which sounds are moving and which need more time.
  • The totals. How many plays, how often your dog stayed calm, and how many days you've trained.
Tuulikki's progress: 102 plays, 76% calm, 17 days trained; a 30-day chart of calm and reacted answers; and each sound's level with this week's change, such as the doorbell at 40%, up 35 this week.

No account. No cloud. No tracking.

Recordings of your home stay on your phone. Obrydd has no servers: everything happens on the device, and it works offline.

No account

No sign-up, no email, no password. Open it and start recording.

No cloud

Nothing is uploaded or synced. Your recordings only leave the phone in your own device backup.

No tracking

No analytics, no ads, no third-party code. Nobody is counting what you play.

No notifications. No gamification. No streaks.

Just you and your dog. Obrydd is there when you want to train and quiet when you don't.

No notifications

It never pings you to come back. Surprise mode is the only thing on your lock screen, and only while it's running.

No gamification

No points, badges or trophies. The only thing that counts is how relaxed your dog is.

No streaks

Skip a day or a month. Nothing resets; every sound picks up where it left off.

Go at your dog's pace.

Short, relaxed sessions beat long ones. A reaction isn't a failure, just information: Obrydd turns the sound down and you try again later.

If noises really frighten your dog, talk to your vet or a behaviorist. Obrydd helps you carry out a plan; it doesn't replace one.

Made in Sweden.

“Obrydd” is Swedish for unbothered, which is the whole idea.