LiveAlien vs Downpour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiveAlien
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A reddit client for reading live comments - no need to refresh manually! Best for reading active threads such as sports events or breaking news. The official reddit app is great but it is not good for reading active threads. ** Source code: Github: longsangstan/live-alien-for-reddit ** Credits: -App Icon: Vectors Market from Flaticon, licensed by Creative Commons BY 3.0 -Loading Icon: /u/ReadsSmallTextWrong -Error Icon: /u/Ocouluss
Downpour
Experience a streamlined way to view content from a popular blogging platform. This app offers faster loading and a focused interface for videos, photos, and text posts, avoiding issues found in other clients.
- Lightweight third-party client
- Focused content viewing
- Faster loading times
- Dashboard viewing
- Supports videos, photos, and text
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Downpour is a lightweight third party Tumblr client. No more crashes in the official app. With Downpour, you will be focused on videos, photos, or text of a post. Viewing your Dashboard has never been such easy. Also enjoy faster loading. Let us know in the review if you have any question, suggestion or feedback. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveAlien at none against Downpour's 2. LiveAlien also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Downpour sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. LiveAlien asks for nothing beyond the download.
LiveAlien ships an update every 3 weeks, Downpour monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveAlien | Downpour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.3 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Long Sang Chan | Yao Fan |
In-app purchases
LiveAlien
No in-app purchases
Downpour
- Downpour Ad Free Browsing3 Days trial$1.497 Days
- Downpour Ad-Free Browsing7 Days trial$3.991 Month
