Comparison

Rain City vs Leap the Synth

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

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.

Highlights
  • Synthwave music soundtrack
  • Rhythm-based gameplay
  • Platforming challenges
  • Bug-squashing mechanics
  • Multi-language support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Rain City4 screens
Leap the Synth4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rain City versus Leap the Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRain CityLeap the Synth
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (72 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69 — better
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB60 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCOTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd.Alessandro Pezzetti

Customer experience

Rain City

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

Leap the Synth

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Leap the Synth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rain City

No in-app purchases

None

Leap the Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rain City free?
Rain City costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leap the Synth free?
Leap the Synth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rain City or Leap the Synth?
Rain City is rated higher. Rain City averages 4.0 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Leap the Synth averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Rain City or Leap the Synth have ads?
Leap the Synth shows ads; Rain City does not.

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