Comparison

Chat Memo vs Rain, From Below

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

Head to head
About

Chat Memo

A straightforward note-taking app designed for intuitive, one-line entries. It offers widget support for home screen access, character counting, and easy line-by-line copying. The app prioritizes a clean, ad-free experience for efficient memo management.

Highlights
  • One-line memo registration
  • Widget support
  • Character counting
  • Line-by-line selection and copying
  • Passcode protection
  • Image registration
  • Strike-through for TODO lists
Features
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Simple memo application. It is easy to use intuitively, writing one line at a time. Widget support allows you to put notes on your home screen. You can count the number of characters. You can select and copy notes line by line, so you can use it as a copy and paste book. There are no advertisements, and ease of use is our top priority. This is the author's own personal memo application. Features You can register memos one line at a time. The image can be registered. You can also use it as a TODO application because you can use a strike-through line. You can also delete one line at a time. You can also delete them all at once, so it's easy. You can select and copy one line at a time. A passcode can be set. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

About

Rain, From Below

Features
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Lie five metres down in a freshwater lake and watch the rain arrive from underneath. Every drop writes its own ring on the surface and drags a puff of air under with it. The sky fits into a bright disc above you - that is what water does to light - and around it the surface turns to mirror. A sandy bank rises toward shore with eelgrass swaying and lily pads floating overhead. A school of small fish drifts through; larger ones cruise past; now and then a turtle, an eel or a yabby wanders by. The sound is what a hydrophone would hear: the ringing of air bubbles, shifted down to where you can hear it, thickening into a roar when the rain comes on heavy. Distant thunder in a storm, wind across the surface, a boat passing far off. Nothing here is a recording. The scene is generated live, so ten hours run without a loop, and the fish never repeat. WHAT YOU CAN CHANGE • Three modes: Sleep (dim, calm, quiet), Focus, Showcase • Time of day on a 24-hour slider, or let it follow the real clock - dawn, overcast, dusk, night with a moon that matches tonight's phase • Rain, hail or snow; storms with lightning and thunder • Waves from glass-calm to a rolling swell; four kinds of water • How many fish, how much eelgrass, lily pads, creatures, birds, insects • A timer up to ten hours or an end time, with a fade-out or a wake-into-dawn ending • Lock-screen play/pause; keeps playing with the screen off Made for sleeping, studying and sitting still. PRO Pro adds the reef, the river and the pool, seasons, Match the sun, the sound mixer and the night programme. It is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription (A$2.99 a month or A$19.99 a year in Australia; prices differ by country), or a one-off lifetime unlock (A$39.99). Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed or cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://frombelowstudios.netlify.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Chat Memo3 screens
Rain, From Below4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chat Memo at none against Rain, From Below's 3. Chat Memo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Rain, From Below sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chat Memo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chat Memo ships an update weekly, Rain, From Below every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chat Memo versus Rain, From Below: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChat MemoRain, From Below
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoyuki RikijiJack Johnson

In-app purchases

None

Chat Memo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Rain, From Below

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Chat Memo free?
Chat Memo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rain, From Below free?
Rain, From Below is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chat Memo or Rain, From Below have ads?
Neither Chat Memo nor Rain, From Below shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chat Memo or Rain, From Below?
Chat Memo ships an update weekly, and Rain, From Below every 4 days. Most recently, Chat Memo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rain, From Below on October 31, 2026.

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