Comparison

Rain City vs Luminous Labyrinth

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

Head to head
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.

About

Luminous Labyrinth

Navigate a glowing cube through vibrant, high-contrast mazes with moving obstacles. Discover hidden areas and collect auras to overcome challenges in this relaxing, one-handed puzzle game. Enjoy an original soundtrack across seven colorful worlds.

Highlights
  • High contrast colorful mazes
  • Moving obstacles
  • Swipe to move controls
  • One-handed play
  • No time limit
  • Offline play
Features
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Luminous Labyrinth is a maze solving puzzle game of high contrast colors and moving obstacles. In a world made of labyrinths and colorful obstacles, move a glowing cube through beautiful worlds of color to find the ending star. Discover each colorful world, unlocking auras and hidden areas, all ending with an epic test of skill in Rainbow World. FEATURES: • No time limit. • No added quests. • Simple 'swipe to move' controls. • Play the entire game with only one hand. • Integrated menu system with minimal UI. • No internet connection needed to play. • No In App Purchases. • No Ads. GAMEPLAY: • Move your way through 7 different worlds of color. • Discover all hidden areas and glowing stars to complete 100%. • Use quick reaction time and patience to slide through each section. • Collect a protective color aura to help against obstacles. • Discover 100% on all levels of a world and unlock the 'Permanent Aura'. • Solve mazes in a high contrast, colorful world, while listening to the all original 8 song soundtrack.

Screenshots

Rain City4 screens
Luminous Labyrinth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Luminous Labyrinth at 4.5 against Rain City's 4.0. Luminous Labyrinth also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 51%). Rain City's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (72 vs 15). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Luminous Labyrinth holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Rain City's written reviews are positive against 75% of Luminous Labyrinth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rain City ships an update every 9 days, Luminous Labyrinth every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rain City versus Luminous Labyrinth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRain CityLuminous Labyrinth
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.0 (72 ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB1.0 GB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCOTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd.Robert Wolfe

Customer experience

Rain City

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

Luminous Labyrinth

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Luminous Labyrinth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rain City

No in-app purchases

None

Luminous Labyrinth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rain City free?
Rain City costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luminous Labyrinth free?
Luminous Labyrinth costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rain City or Luminous Labyrinth?
Luminous Labyrinth is rated higher. Rain City averages 4.0 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Luminous Labyrinth averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Rain City or Luminous Labyrinth have ads?
Neither Rain City nor Luminous Labyrinth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rain City or Luminous Labyrinth?
Rain City ships an update every 9 days, and Luminous Labyrinth every 4 months. Most recently, Rain City was updated on October 26, 2026 and Luminous Labyrinth on October 26, 2026.

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