Comparison

Sleep Maker Rain vs Lull

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

Lull

This app guides you through calming breathing exercises with a visual orb and soothing sounds. Choose from simple paced breathing, longer meditation sessions, or sleep-inducing soundscapes. Customize your experience with various orbs and ambient noises.

Highlights
  • Paced breathing exercises
  • Guided meditation sessions
  • Sleep soundscapes
  • Customizable visual orbs
  • Ambient sound mixing
  • Offline functionality
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Lull is a minute to breathe. A soft, living orb rises as you breathe in and settles as you breathe out. Follow it, and your breath slows on its own. Calm, gentle sound moves with you. Three ways to use it: 1. Breathe. Simple paced breathing, including 4-7-8 and box breathing, to steady yourself in a minute or two. 2. Meditate. Longer, open stretches when you just want to sit with the quiet. 3. Sleep. Set any length of night and let soft sound carry you down. Good for travel and long flights. Make it yours. Choose from a range of orbs and calming sounds, from singing bowls and handpan to rain, ocean, forest, and fire. Blend your own mix. Unlock the packs you love with a one time purchase. No subscription, ever. Made to ask nothing of you. No account. No sign up. No streaks or goals to keep. Nothing is tracked, and it works fully offline. Your breaths stay on your device. Just a small, quiet place to come back to, whenever you need it.

Screenshots

Sleep Maker Rain4 screens
Lull4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lull at every 4 months against Sleep Maker Rain's 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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 Lull. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sleep Maker Rain ships an update every 18 months, Lull every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sleep Maker Rain versus Lull: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep Maker RainLull
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahtiyar PolatScott Tavares

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Maker Rain

No in-app purchases

None

Lull

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sleep Maker Rain free?
Sleep Maker Rain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lull free?
Lull is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sleep Maker Rain or Lull?
Sleep Maker Rain and Lull are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sleep Maker Rain or Lull have ads?
Neither Sleep Maker Rain nor Lull shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sleep Maker Rain or Lull?
Sleep Maker Rain ships an update every 18 months, and Lull every 4 months. Most recently, Sleep Maker Rain was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lull on October 25, 2026.

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