Black Lite vs Code Rain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Lite
Discover exclusive, fully animated live wallpapers for your iPhone. These stunning visuals feature deep colors and wide color gamuts to bring your lock screen to life with incredible designs.
- Exclusive live wallpapers
- Fully animated designs
- Deep color palettes
- Wide color gamut
- Inspired by incredible devices
- Stunning lock screen visuals
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Exclusive Live Wallpapers for iPhone On the App Store since 2016 spanning 165 country top charts, comes with a big overhaul for iOS 26. These fully animated iPhone wallpapers are truly stunning. Deep colors make your lock screen come to life. Incredible live wallpapers inspired by incredible devices. Wide color gamut brings these wallpapers to life in a beautiful manner that perfectly matches the amazing displays on your devices. Terms & EULA : https://www.unicornapps.com/black-terms-eula Privacy Policy: https://www.unicornapps.com/black-privacy-policy support@unicornapps.com
Code Rain
Experience a digital code rain effect, inspired by the iconic Matrix visuals. This simulator offers a simple, offline experience with no data collection. Choose between a free version with limited full-screen play or a Pro version for uninterrupted immersion.
- Digital code rain effect
- Matrix-inspired visuals
- Offline functionality
- No data collection
- Full-screen mode
- Adjustable settings
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A digital code rain effect simulator. Matrix fans, enjoy! Simple and easy to use. No internet required. No data collected. Base Vs Pro version: - Both base version and pro version provide the same settings. - Base version has limited full screen play time (settings dialog will show up again after certain time, or screen going off depending on idle/auto-lock settings of your phone). - Pro version allows the full screen mode to run indefinitely, it also prevents the screen from going off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Black Lite at 4.6 against Code Rain's 3.8. Black Lite also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 11). Code Rain's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Black Lite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and Code Rain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Black Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Lite has 4.4K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Black Lite's written reviews are positive against 38% of Code Rain's.
Black Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Code Rain every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Lite | Code Rain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better | 3.8 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronan Stark | Hanquan Liang |
Customer experience
Black Lite
Code Rain
Bugs and requests
Black Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Wallpapers not working as advertised
- App crashes on launch for some users
Requested features
3 requests- More free live wallpaper options
- Ability to create custom live wallpapers
- Support for older iPhone models
Code Rain
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Black Lite
- Black - Yearly$6.991 Year
- Black - Lifetime$19.99
Code Rain
- Pro$4.99
Questions
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