Comparison

Downpour vs aesthetic computer

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

Head to head
About

Downpour

Easily create interactive games and websites on your phone. Combine photos, drawings, and text to build branching stories and unique pages. Share your creations with others or host them elsewhere, all without coding.

Highlights
  • Create games and websites on your phone
  • Add photos, drawings, and text
  • Link pages together for branching stories
  • Style and decorate pages
  • No coding required
  • Share games via link for browser play
  • Offline creation
Features
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Downpour is the best way to make games on your phone. Collage together photos, drawings and text, and then connect them together into a branching story. It's genuinely quick and easy to use — you can make a game before your tea has gotten cold. Once you've made a game with Downpour, what then? You can share it within the app, allowing other people to play games and follow you, or you can share the link and anyone can play. "for the first time in years, I feel like I want to make art again" - The Verge • Make a game or website on your phone in minutes • Add photos, drawings and text to create your own unique pages — then link them together • Style and decorate pages to make them your own • Easy and accessible — no coding involved • Games can be played in any web browser — just share the link • Follow your friends and get notified when they've made something new • Export games to host elsewhere • Make games without needing an account • Works offline — make games anywhere • Optional subscription allows outbound links & more uploads --- Downpour is developed by me, V Buckenham. Please do reach out if you have any problems or suggestions - I can be reached at v@downpour.games. Terms of Use: https://downpour.games/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://downpour.games/privacypolicy Support: https://downpour.games/support Subscriptions will be charged to your App Store account after your confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew monthly or annually unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your App Store Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Hope you enjoy making games with Downpour!

About

aesthetic computer

Create digital art and play unique games by entering text commands. Explore creative painting tools, interactive characters, and musical experiences. Save your creations and learn new skills.

Highlights
  • Text command art creation
  • Interactive characters
  • Musical keyboard
  • Learn to talk backward
  • Picture taking
  • Save paintings
Features
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Use aesthetic computer to make paintings and play games or talk to characters. Try entering... - `line` to paint a line and tap the top left corner to return to the `prompt`. - `shape` to paint freehand shapes or `rect blue` for "blue" rectangles. - `dl` to save your painting. - `liar` to talk to an interesting character. - `bleep` for a musical keyboard. - `baktok` to learn to talk backward. - `camera` to take pictures. - `help` to learn more commands.

Screenshots

Downpour4 screens
aesthetic computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Downpour at 4.8 against aesthetic computer's 4.2. Downpour also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 33 months). aesthetic computer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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. Downpour sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. aesthetic computer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Downpour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Downpour's written reviews are positive against 50% of aesthetic computer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Downpour ships an update monthly, aesthetic computer every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Downpour versus aesthetic computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDownpouraesthetic computer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDownpour LimitedJeffrey Scudder

Customer experience

Downpour

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.0%

aesthetic computer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Downpour

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Locked out after logging out due to email link loop
  • Transition linking issues

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add animation like Alight Motion
  • Add sound effects (recorded or from camera roll)
  • Allow insertion of short videos
  • Add animations for text
  • Add transitions between pages
Show 7 more
  • Add music
  • Add a tutorial
  • Implement a 'liking' or 'popularity' system for games
  • Allow users to add videos to projects
  • Add an image bank with placeholders
  • Add a feature to draw sprites
  • Add coding/scripting options for advanced users

aesthetic computer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Downpour

Subscriptions1
  • Downpour Plus$4.991 Month
None

aesthetic computer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Downpour free?
Downpour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is aesthetic computer free?
aesthetic computer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Downpour or aesthetic computer?
Downpour is rated higher. Downpour averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while aesthetic computer averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Downpour or aesthetic computer have ads?
Neither Downpour nor aesthetic computer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Downpour or aesthetic computer?
Downpour ships an update monthly, and aesthetic computer every 33 months. Most recently, Downpour was updated on October 12, 2026 and aesthetic computer on October 10, 2026.

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