Comparison

Rainworks vs TheStrangerX

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

Head to head
About

Rainworks

Discover and create temporary street art that appears only when it rains. Embark on a scavenger hunt for these unique artworks or contribute your own creations to a global map, turning gloomy days into moments of joy.

Highlights
  • Rainworks map for discovery
  • Submission tool for new art
  • Global gallery of artworks
  • Family-friendly scavenger hunts
  • Age-appropriate content review
Features
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Bored on a rainy day? Want to go on an adventure? Rainworks, also known as rain-activated artworks, are pieces of street art that only appear when it rains! Their purpose: to turn rainy days into a reason to smile. Our app makes it easy to get involved! Features: • Rainworks Map: Go on a rainy-day scavenger hunt! See what rainworks are near you or explore the rainworks of other countries • Submission Page: Use the submission tool to add rainworks you make to the map, so other people can find them! • Gallery Mode: A beautiful display of the rainworks people have made around the world Searching for rainworks is a family-friendly adventure. All rainworks submitted to the map are reviewed by the the Rainworks Team to make sure they meet our guidelines and are suitable for all ages.

About

TheStrangerX

Features
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The Stranger, reborn. Same impossible impact. Streamlined, expanded, and finally as easy as it should have been. Stranger X is a performance tool for magicians and mentalists. A spectator picks up a phone, dials a number nobody could have known, and hears a stranger tell them the thing they only just thought of. NEW IN X Conversation Recordings, made in the app. Record directly in Stranger X. No separate studio, no importing files, no workaround. The single largest ease-of-use gain in the release. The Marketplace Publish your recordings for other performers to find, and download theirs. Search by title, author, region or tag. A library that grows without you. AI transcripts Generate a transcript of any recording automatically, using your own API key. Community, from inside the app Regional groups, announcements and support without leaving Stranger X. Borrowed Phone Place the call from a spectator's own phone. EVERYTHING THE STRANGER ALWAYS DID Live Stranger Calls. A real person, on a real call, anywhere in the world. Conversation Recordings. The same impact with nobody else awake. Auto Advance and Fallback. The call cycles through your list until someone answers. Convincers. Voicemail and auto-disconnect passes that make the dial feel ordinary. Smart region awareness. Correct numbers and formats wherever you are, in thirty languages. BUILT FOR PERFORMERS Drag to reorder your Strangers. Tap one to make it default. Switch anyone off for the night. Choose your reveal mode, your call type and your convincers from a single screen, then perform. Practice and Tutorials are built in. Rehearse against a recording before you ever do it for a person, and every lesson sits one tap from the screen it explains. Seven years. Thousands of performers. Regional communities across four continents. The Stranger, reborn.

Screenshots

Rainworks4 screens
TheStrangerX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rainworks at none against TheStrangerX's 2. Rainworks also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). TheStrangerX's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TheStrangerX sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Rainworks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rainworks against 5.0 for TheStrangerX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainworks ships an update every 14 months, TheStrangerX every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rainworks versus TheStrangerX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainworksTheStrangerX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB81 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRainworks!Jonathan Levit Consulting

Customer experience

Rainworks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TheStrangerX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Rainworks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TheStrangerX

One-time2
  • Borrowed Phone$149.00
  • StrangerX Full Unlock$299.00

Questions

Is Rainworks free?
Rainworks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TheStrangerX free?
TheStrangerX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rainworks or TheStrangerX?
Rainworks and TheStrangerX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Rainworks or TheStrangerX have ads?
Rainworks shows ads; TheStrangerX does not.
Which is updated more often, Rainworks or TheStrangerX?
Rainworks ships an update every 14 months, and TheStrangerX every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rainworks was updated on October 24, 2026 and TheStrangerX on October 24, 2026.

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