Comparison

Sleep Maker Rain vs Elsewhere Sounds

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

Head to head
About

Sleep Maker Rain

This app offers a selection of eight nature and rain sounds to aid sleep, relaxation, and focus. It features a customizable sleep timer with a fade-out function and allows playback with the screen off. Users can personalize the visual theme and enjoy offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Eight nature and rain soundscapes
  • Customizable sleep timer with fade-out
  • Background playback with screen off
  • Offline functionality
  • Three customizable artwork themes
  • Independent volume control
Features
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Rain and nature sounds to help you fall asleep, relax and focus. Sleep Maker Rain is a quiet, single-purpose sound app. Open it, press play, and one of eight recordings loops seamlessly for as long as you need it — no sign-up, no paywall, no ads, nothing between you and the sound. EIGHT SOUNDS • Rainy Street — steady rain on pavement • Heavy Rain — a full downpour • Rain on a Tin Roof — close, sheltered rain • Thunderstorm — rain with distant thunder • Ocean Waves — surf rolling in and out • Mountain Stream — running water over stones • Waterfall — deep, constant white noise • Birdsong — a calm morning outdoors SLEEP TIMER THAT FADES Choose how long you want to listen, from a few minutes up to two hours. The volume fades down over the last 30 seconds and playback stops on its own, so nothing ever cuts off mid-sleep and wakes you. PLAYS WITH THE SCREEN OFF Playback keeps going when you lock your phone or switch apps. Play, pause and change sounds from the Lock Screen, Control Center or your headphones — the current sound and its artwork show up there too. THREE ARTWORK THEMES Every sound has its own cover art in three different styles: Vivid, Paintings and Classic. Pick the one you like and the whole app follows it. MADE TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Works completely offline — every sound is inside the app • No accounts, no subscriptions • Light, dark or system appearance • iPhone and iPad • A separate in-app volume slider, so ambience level and device volume stay independent PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No analytics, no trackers, no data collection of any kind. Your preferences are stored on your device and deleted with the app. Good for falling asleep, napping, calming a restless night, masking traffic and neighbours, reading, studying, working, meditating or simply slowing down.

About

Elsewhere Sounds

Experience immersive, cinematic soundscapes that transport you to real locations worldwide. Instead of generic noises, enjoy authentic field recordings blended with ambient design for a calm, sensory experience. Ideal for work, meditation, or sleep.

Highlights
  • Immersive cinematic soundscapes
  • Authentic field recordings
  • Subtle ambient design
  • Minimal atmospheric visuals
  • Focus and calm aid
  • Travel-inspired audio
Features
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Elsewhere Sounds transforms traditional white noise into immersive, cinematic soundscapes that transport you to real places around the world. Instead of “rain” or “ocean waves,” step into a shaded Kentucky creek winding softly through the woods, a Patagonian storm rolling across the mountains, or a Warsaw tram rattling over the Vistula. Each soundscape blends authentic field recordings, subtle ambient design, and minimal, atmospheric visuals to create a calm, sensory experience that feels genuinely lived-in. Whether you're working, meditating, or winding down for sleep, Elsewhere Sounds helps you find focus and calm through beautifully crafted, travel-inspired audio.

Screenshots

Sleep Maker Rain4 screens
Elsewhere Sounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleep Maker Rain at none against Elsewhere Sounds's 1. Elsewhere Sounds's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 18 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Elsewhere Sounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sleep Maker Rain asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sleep Maker Rain against 5.0 for Elsewhere Sounds. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Sleep Maker Rain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elsewhere Sounds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Maker Rain ships an update every 18 months, Elsewhere Sounds fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sleep Maker Rain versus Elsewhere Sounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep Maker RainElsewhere Sounds
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahtiyar PolatImpactful Technology LLC

Customer experience

Sleep Maker Rain

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Elsewhere Sounds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Maker Rain

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Elsewhere Sounds

One-time1
  • Elsewhere Lifetime Scenes Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Sleep Maker Rain free?
Sleep Maker Rain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elsewhere Sounds free?
Elsewhere Sounds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sleep Maker Rain or Elsewhere Sounds?
Sleep Maker Rain and Elsewhere Sounds are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Sleep Maker Rain or Elsewhere Sounds have ads?
Neither Sleep Maker Rain nor Elsewhere Sounds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Maker Rain or Elsewhere Sounds?
Sleep Maker Rain ships an update every 18 months, and Elsewhere Sounds fortnightly. Most recently, Sleep Maker Rain was updated on November 1, 2026 and Elsewhere Sounds on October 30, 2026.

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