Rain City vs Leap the Synth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Story-driven adventure
- Puzzle solving
- Character interaction
- Minigames
- Memory and observation challenges
- Picture book-like graphics
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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.
Leap the Synth
Enter a vibrant video game world set to a Synthwave soundtrack. Time your movements to the beat, overcome obstacles, and fix bugs to escape back to reality. The game is available in multiple languages.
- Synthwave music soundtrack
- Rhythm-based gameplay
- Platforming challenges
- Bug-squashing mechanics
- Multi-language support
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You've been warped into your own video game! Move to the beat with an amazing Synthwave music soundtrack, squash bugs in your code, and get back to reality! Everything is moving to the beat: time your movement and use the blue blocks in order to jump and climb to the exit. The game has been translated in english, italian, french, spanish, portuguese, dutch, german, turkish and russian.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Leap the Synth at Free against Rain City's $1.99. Leap the Synth also leads on iOS requirement (9 vs 15.6). Rain City's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Leap the Synth is free to download; Rain City costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rain City holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain City has 72 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Rain City's written reviews are positive against 50% of Leap the Synth's.
| Parameter | Rain City | Leap the Synth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (72 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Alessandro Pezzetti |
Customer experience
Rain City
Leap the Synth
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
Leap the Synth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rain City
No in-app purchases
Leap the Synth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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