The Matrix Clock vs Code Rain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Matrix Clock
Experience a visually stunning screen with cascading characters. Interact with the display to customize settings and optionally disable the clock. Enjoy a unique aesthetic for your device.
- Cascading character display
- Interactive screen settings
- Optional clock disable
- Customizable text appearance
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Enjoy the beautiful screen with beautiful texts coming down! Tap on the screen to flip and change settings. You can disable the clock if you want.
Code Rain
Experience a digital code rain effect, inspired by the iconic Matrix visuals. This simulator offers a simple, offline experience with no data collection. Choose between a free version with limited full-screen play or a Pro version for uninterrupted immersion.
- Digital code rain effect
- Matrix-inspired visuals
- Offline functionality
- No data collection
- Full-screen mode
- Adjustable settings
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A digital code rain effect simulator. Matrix fans, enjoy! Simple and easy to use. No internet required. No data collected. Base Vs Pro version: - Both base version and pro version provide the same settings. - Base version has limited full screen play time (settings dialog will show up again after certain time, or screen going off depending on idle/auto-lock settings of your phone). - Pro version allows the full screen mode to run indefinitely, it also prevents the screen from going off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Code Rain at 3.8 against The Matrix Clock's 2.3. Code Rain also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. The Matrix Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Code Rain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Code Rain holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 37% and 38% positive.
The Matrix Clock ships an update every 12 months, Code Rain every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Matrix Clock | Code Rain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (25 ratings) | 3.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goro Sato | Hanquan Liang |
Customer experience
The Matrix Clock
Code Rain
In-app purchases
The Matrix Clock
- Remove Ads$2.99
Code Rain
- Pro$4.99
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