Comparison

Expercast vs Rainbow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Expercast

Transform your commute, exercise, or chores into learning opportunities with this audio app. Listen to curated articles, your favorite blogs, saved web content, documents, and even email newsletters. Track your progress, compete with friends, and master speed listening.

Highlights
  • Listen to curated article collections
  • Convert blogs and websites to audio
  • Save and listen to articles from any source
  • Listen to PDF, Word, and EPUB files
  • Forward email newsletters for audio playback
  • Track listening stats and streaks
  • Speed listening training mode
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Expercast is a spoken audio app that allows you to convert your downtime into knowledge. Start getting more out of the many hours you spend commuting, exercising, or doing housework! CAREFULLY CRAFTED CURATIONS Listen to collections of the all-time greatest articles on any topic, lovingly assembled by our curation team and expert users. SMART FEEDS OF ANY BLOG Struggling to keep up with your favorite blogs? Listen to them via Expercast! It’s like an RSS feed reader, but smarter, and in audio. SAVE ARTICLES FROM ANYWHERE Found a great article on the web or in another app? Save it to Expercast and listen to it later! We also integrate with Instapaper. LISTEN TO PDF, WORD, AND EPUB FILES Save files to Expercast and listen to them during your downtime. We support PDF files, Word documents, EPUB files, and more. CURATE EXPERCASTS OF YOUR OWN Assemble your favorite articles on any given topic by creating article collections of your own, for your friends and followers to subscribe to. LISTEN TO EMAIL NEWSLETTERS Falling behind in reading your email newsletters? Just forward them to Expercast, and we’ll add them to your listening queue! TRACK YOUR LISTENING STATS To help you form a healthy habit around exploiting your downtime, we nudge you to complete 30-day challenges, and to build daily and weekly streaks. COMPETE WITH YOUR FRIENDS Compare your listening achievements with those of your friends. And earn a black belt by joining the top 10% of our listeners! LEARN SPEED LISTENING Expercast features a speed listening training mode that helps you acquire a maximum amount of knowledge in your limited amount of downtime. DOZENS OF VOICES AND LANGUAGES Expercast supports a large variety of male and female voices across virtually any language for you to choose from. Do you have any questions? Ideas for how to improve our app? We’re happy to hear from you! Just drop us a note at support@expercast.com or feedback@expercast.com.

About

Rainbow

Features
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Calmer mornings. Less reminding. Happier routines. Parent’s phone. Parent controlled. No child interaction. Rainbow helps children confidently follow daily routines using visual schedules, timers, and motivating rewards. Instead of constantly reminding your child what to do next, Rainbow helps them see each step, understand how much time is left, and stay motivated from start to finish. Whether it's getting ready in the morning, bedtime, brushing teeth, getting dressed, or any other daily routine, Rainbow helps children build confidence and independence one step at a time. Features • Create personalized routines for any part of the day • Visual timers that make time easy to understand • Step-by-step visual routines children can follow independently • Rewards and playful characters that keep kids motivated • Customize tasks, timers, colors, and characters • Guided by child psychologists and behavior specialists Rainbow is designed to help children develop healthy daily habits while reducing stress for the whole family. Because every completed routine is one less reminder, one more step toward independence, and one more calm family moment you can enjoy together. Everything we do is rooted in trust and transparency. Learn more about our Terms of Use at https://rainbow.education/terms

Screenshots

Expercast4 screens
Rainbow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expercast at none against Rainbow's 6. Rainbow's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rainbow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Expercast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expercast ships an update monthly, Rainbow every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Expercast versus Rainbow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpercastRainbow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB102 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRivuspurusTaras Rudakevych

In-app purchases

None

Expercast

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Rainbow

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Week$2.997 Days
  • 1 Week Trial7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • 1 Month$5.991 Month
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  • 1 Month Trail7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • 1 Year Trial7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 1 Year$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Expercast free?
Expercast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rainbow free?
Rainbow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Expercast or Rainbow have ads?
Neither Expercast nor Rainbow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expercast or Rainbow?
Expercast ships an update monthly, and Rainbow every 2 weeks. Most recently, Expercast was updated on October 11, 2026 and Rainbow on October 25, 2026.

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