Comparison

LONER vs Rain City

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

Head to head
About

LONER

Experience a tranquil and solitary journey as a pilot navigating through a visually minimalist world. This game offers a unique, immersive experience with its simple mechanics, atmospheric music, and procedurally generated challenges that sync with the soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Unique two-hand sliding and gravity sensing controls
  • Visually simple yet varied color palettes
  • Original, atmospheric background music
  • Randomly generated obstacles synced to music
  • Story of a pilot's lonely journey
Features
Currently charting
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LONER is a very simple game, no attributes, no upgrade, or even no score, what it wants to bring you, is only purely tranquillity and loneliness. LONER tells the story of a lonely journey of a pilot, in the journey, you would understand his past and his pursuit. Features **Unique Game Mode It has two modes of operation, two-hand-sliding and gravity sensing, the unique design brings a deeper sense of immersion. **Very Simple but Various Pictures There is no complicated shape and brilliant appearance, but you would set foot on a different kind of color trip. **The Right Original Music Several sad, or quiet background music makes you completely immerse in the game. **Random and Rich Barriers Level barriers are completely random and there is the strong vs strong level. It takes the different levels of players into account; obstacles are based on the music beat, which deepen your inner resonance. Director Profile Before making LONER, I was a game programmer, and really wanted to make a game with my own style. The original idea is to make a 3D version "Flappy Bird" with a different perspective, but in the production process, I suddenly found that the game has a quiet loneliness: A plane flies slowly alone in the dark channel by passing one after another obstacle, but seems never reach the end of channel, which is slight shiny in the distance. In the influence of some literary and artistic works, I have been very interested in loneliness, and there are rarely games which express mainly the lonely sense in the market, so that the game topic is decided as this. As a programmer who begins to learn art, I understand that to create roles and environment with rich details in short time is unrealistic, so I decide to pay a tribute to the art style of the "2001: A Space Odyssey”, and this style features "Loner" that the entire scene tones can be arbitrarily transformed. BGM List 1.Deepsea 2.Sea Sand 3.Time 4.Tunnel 5.Voices 6.Void

About

Rain City

Embark on a bizarre and exciting adventure as a cat searching for his sister in the perpetually rainy Rain City. Explore a mysterious world, solve puzzles, gather clues, and uncover the truth behind the endless rain.

Highlights
  • Story-driven adventure
  • Puzzle solving
  • Character interaction
  • Minigames
  • Memory and observation challenges
  • Picture book-like graphics
Features
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The game begins with the main character, a cat, who embarks to Rain City to find his sister. The story is both bizarre and exciting making players get lost in a mushroom field, search for a secret passage, and run experiments in a laboratory. The reason rain continues in Rain City is uncovered when players find his missing sister... Players control the main character to look for his sister in the city. The story moves along while meeting various characters, gathering information, solving puzzles, and clearing minigames. There are elements that test skills including memory and observation, and the many items that appear add to its appeal to the game. The picture book-like graphics and story about animals who live like humans will draw you in to the world of Rain City.

Screenshots

LONER4 screens
Rain City4 screens

Verdict

The call

LONER and Rain City both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of LONER's written reviews are positive against 51% of Rain City's. LONER also leads on chart position (#38 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Rain City's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

LONER costs $1.99 and Rain City $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LONER holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of LONER's written reviews are positive against 51% of Rain City's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LONER ships an update every 5 weeks, Rain City every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LONER versus Rain City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLONERRain City
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.2 (88 ratings) — better4.0 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better51.3% of reviews
Number of ratings88 — better72
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#38 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB261 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKunpoCOTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

LONER

All ratings86 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative20.0%

Rain City

All ratings72 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral15.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral18.3%
Negative30.4%

User reviews

LONER

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Beautiful music and soundtrack
  • 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 🎨 Visually appealing and simple graphics
  • 📖 Engaging story and narrative
  • ✨ Unique and immersive experience

Room to improve

  • 📍 Requires location data to play
  • 🚫 Game refuses to load without location access
  • ❓ Unclear why location data is needed
  • 🇨🇳 Settings and menus in Chinese (or other non-English languages)
  • 🔊 Music cannot be turned off

Rain City

From 72 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful art and graphics
  • 📚 Engaging story and plot twists
  • 🧩 Clever and challenging puzzles
  • 💰 Good value for money
  • 🎧 Atmospheric sound design

Room to improve

  • 🕹️ Clunky and frustrating controls
  • 👾 Difficult and unwelcome arcade mini-games
  • ❓ Illogical or trial-and-error puzzles
  • 🗣️ Poor or nonsensical English translation
  • 📱 Small screen interaction issues

Bugs and requests

LONER

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes
  • Game does not load without location access
  • Settings/menus in non-English languages
  • Incomplete sentences or missing parts in story text
  • Grammar issues in story, especially towards the end
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  • Unexpected charges or billing issues
  • Plane can go through walls without exploding
  • Visual glitches with light effects obscuring the screen
  • Issues with plane models/textures
  • Difficulty with English language option
  • Game not loading after purchase
  • App crashes on launch

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add more stories/chapters
  • Option to turn off music
  • Add more aircraft/landscapes
  • Add tactile feedback for obstacles
  • Improve English translation of story
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  • Add more game modes
  • Add Russian language support
  • Option to use own music
  • Add achievements
  • Improve difficulty balancing
  • Add PC version
  • Add more visual customization options
  • Allow continuing after crashing instead of returning to start

Rain City

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Character gets stuck on objects/walls
  • Cat disappears in drain, blocking progress
  • Boss battle controls not working with controller
  • Automatically sent out of jail camera room
  • Bug preventing progress in jail section (apple for rat)
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  • Cat gets stuck when walking clockwise above sewer
  • Remote controlled car bug in factory
  • Game freezes
  • Cannot download after purchase
  • Elevator bug in underground mine
  • Dialogue text cut off
  • Sound and music missing

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add a skip option for arcade games
  • Improve character movement and controls
  • Add a hint system for puzzles
  • Improve English translation quality
  • Add Thai language support
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  • Option to turn off dialogue noise
  • Better sound and music implementation
  • Larger screen optimization for mobile
  • More intuitive interaction system

In-app purchases

None

LONER

No in-app purchases

None

Rain City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LONER free?
LONER costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rain City free?
Rain City costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LONER or Rain City?
LONER is rated higher. LONER averages 4.2 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Rain City averages 4.0 from 72 ratings.
Do LONER or Rain City have ads?
Neither LONER nor Rain City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LONER or Rain City?
LONER ships an update every 5 weeks, and Rain City every 9 days. Most recently, LONER was updated on November 11, 2026 and Rain City on November 12, 2026.

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