# Liminality vs RainyWave

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Liminality at 82% against RainyWave's 0%. Liminality also leads on chart position (#156 vs unranked). RainyWave's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Liminality sells 20 one-off in-app purchases and RainyWave sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Liminality ships an update every 5 weeks, RainyWave every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Liminality | RainyWave |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (24 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liminality-rhythm-game/id1548279298/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **24** | — |
| Positive reviews | **81.8% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#156** | — |
| Size | 892 MB | 120 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shoya Otake](https://appshunter.io/developer/1711640539) | [Code and DESIGN inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1172903960) |

## What reviewers say

### Liminality

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/liminality-rhythm-game/id1548279298)

**Currently charting:** #156 Top Grossing · Music (US App Store)

Experience a music game with a unique semi-circular lane system on your smartphone. Enjoy a vast library of over 100 songs, from original tracks to popular artist collaborations, with a wide range of difficulty levels for all players.

**Highlights:** Unique semi-circular lane gameplay, Over 100 diverse songs, Original and popular artist tracks, Wide difficulty range from easy to ultra-hard, Satisfying progression system

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (20)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lysion-A | $0.99 | one-time |
| オーバーライド | $0.99 | one-time |
| Brand New Day | $0.99 | one-time |
| Luxinauz | $0.99 | one-time |
| Lysion-B | $2.99 | one-time |
| MasterAgentPack vol.1 | $3.99 | one-time |
| MasterAgentPack vol.2 | $3.99 | one-time |
| MasterAgentPack vol.4 | $3.99 | one-time |
| TAKUMI³ LimitBreak | $3.99 | one-time |
| ナナツカゼ | $3.99 | one-time |
| Phigros | $3.99 | one-time |
| Berry Melody | $3.99 | one-time |
| MasterAgentPack vol.3 | $3.99 | one-time |
| Radiant Keys | $3.99 | one-time |
| Paradigm: Reboot vol.1 | $3.99 | one-time |
| MasterAgentPack vol.5 | $3.99 | one-time |
| Lysion-C | $4.99 | one-time |
| HARDCORE TANO*C vol.1 | $4.99 | one-time |
| Lysion-D | $9.99 | one-time |
| Lysion-E | $19.99 | one-time |


### RainyWave

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rainywave/id6499067148)

This music game lets you finger drum to LoFi, Chill Hop, and Chill Wave tracks. Enjoy automated drum sounds or real-time tapping, create your own music, and even import MIDI files. It's a relaxed way to experience music production and performance.

**Highlights:** Finger drumming to LoFi and Chill Hop tracks, Two game modes: automated drums or real-time tapping, MIDI Pad compatibility on iOS, Create original tracks with Charting Mode, Import custom MIDI files from DAWs

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RainyWave Supporters | $2.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Liminality free?

Liminality is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is RainyWave free?

RainyWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Liminality or RainyWave have ads?

Neither Liminality nor RainyWave shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Liminality or RainyWave?

Liminality ships an update every 5 weeks, and RainyWave every 4 days. Most recently, Liminality was updated on October 27, 2026 and RainyWave on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*