Comparison

Somewhere vs Ruce

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

Head to head
About

Somewhere

This app offers a collection of soothing sounds from nature, weather, and seasons to help you relax, focus, and sleep. Customize sound volumes, enjoy seamless playback, and integrate your own music for a personalized auditory experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable sound volume control
  • Seamless audio playback
  • Add your own music
  • Timer with fade-out
  • Offline access
  • Background image settings
Features
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“Don’t worry. When the rain stops, rainbow will rise.” ■ Somewhere is a sound app that provides you with soothing and healing sounds created with various sounds from around us such as weather, place, and season. ■ Use Changing mood, relieving stress and tension, taking a break, enhancing concentration, inducing sleep, putting a baby to sleep, meditation, yoga, studying, reading, working, creative activities, etc. ■ Features 1. Easy control of the volume of each sound You can control the on/off and volume of each sound separately. 2. Seamless playback The sound will not disrupt or wake you up with unnatural transition or repetition. 3. Unnecessary sound excluded We did not include unnecessary sounds just to expand the number of sources. 4. Add My Music You can listen to your music by adding them to this app instead of turning on a music player app. 5. Plays at the same time with other app’s music You can use this at the same time with other apps that play games, music, or videos. 6. Timer with fade-out feature You can set the ending time, and when the time comes the sound will slowly fade out. 7. Support Screen Rotation (portrait, landscape) You can rotate the screen in the Option Menu. 8. Offline access You can use this app without connecting to Wi-Fi. 9. Background image setting Try setting the background image that goes with the sound! 10. Time + Slideshow You can use this as a clock with a slideshow in the background. ■ Note The sounds and images may change to enhance the app’s quality.

About

Ruce

This smart health app uses Traditional Chinese Medicine principles to offer personalized plans for bowel movements and hydration. It also tracks emotional and menstrual cycles, integrating with another app for enhanced body analysis.

Highlights
  • Personalized bowel movement plans
  • Smart hydration reminders
  • Mood swing cycle tracking
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • Bamai app integration
Features
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Ruce - 脉律身语 Ruce - Your Personalized TCM Wellness Companion Ruce是一款结合中医体质、脉象分析,为您量身定制如厕、饮水计划,并追踪情绪与月经周期的智能健康App。通过与我们的另一款App Bamai(模拟中医把脉App)联动,Ruce能够更精准地了解您的身体状况,提供个性化的健康建议。 Ruce is a smart health app that integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitution and pulse analysis to create personalized bowel movement and hydration plans, while also tracking emotional and menstrual cycles. By connecting with our other app, Bamai (a simulated TCM pulse-taking app), Ruce gains a more accurate understanding of your body's condition, providing tailored wellness recommendations. 核心功能: Key Features: 个性化如厕计划: 根据您的体质和脉象特点,Ruce会智能推荐最适合您的如厕时间与频率,帮助您养成健康的排便习惯。 Personalized Bowel Movement Plan: Based on your constitution and pulse characteristics, Ruce intelligently recommends the most suitable timing and frequency for bowel movements, helping you develop healthy habits. 智能饮水提醒:基于您的身体数据,Ruce会制定个性化的饮水计划,并在最佳时间提醒您补充水分。 Smart Hydration Reminders: Utilizing your body data, Ruce creates a personalized hydration plan and reminds you to drink water at optimal times. 情绪波动周期监测:记录并分析您的情绪变化,帮助您了解自身的情绪周期,更好地应对情绪波动。 Mood Swing Cycle Tracking: Record and analyze your mood fluctuations, helping you understand your emotional cycles and better manage emotional changes. 月经周期追踪:精准记录和预测您的月经周期,提供经期健康建议和贴心提醒。 Menstrual Cycle Tracking (for female users): Accurately track and predict your menstrual cycle, providing period health advice and thoughtful reminders. Bamai联动:与Bamai无缝连接,获取更全面的脉象信息,提升健康建议的精准度。 Bamai Integration: Seamlessly connects with Bamai to obtain more comprehensive pulse information, enhancing the accuracy of health recommendations.

Screenshots

Somewhere4 screens
Ruce3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Somewhere at 85% against Ruce's 0%. Somewhere also leads on price (Free vs $2.99). Ruce's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Somewhere is free to download; Ruce costs $2.99 up front. Somewhere sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Ruce asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Somewhere ships an update every 2 months, Ruce every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Somewhere versus Ruce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSomewhereRuce
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (79 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings79 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJungmoon JoINTHEPOND Australia Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Somewhere

All ratings79 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.9%

Ruce

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Somewhere

One-time5
  • Remove Ad ( Banner Ad )$0.99
  • Somewhere (custom theme mixer)$0.99
  • Seashore (peaceful&soothing)$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Rainy Forest (calming&healing)$1.99
  • Rainy Garage (car,wiper,radio)$1.99
None

Ruce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Somewhere free?
Somewhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ruce free?
Ruce costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Somewhere or Ruce have ads?
Somewhere shows ads; Ruce does not.
Which is updated more often, Somewhere or Ruce?
Somewhere ships an update every 2 months, and Ruce every 2 days. Most recently, Somewhere was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ruce on October 30, 2026.

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