Comparison

Sleep Maker Rain vs Nox

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

Nox

Features
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Nox is your calm, layered soundscape for deep sleep, focus, and relaxation - completely free to start, with zero ads, ever. FREE, TRULY FREE No account. No trial countdown. No ads anywhere. Mix up to 2 sounds at once and explore all 30 tracks from the moment you open the app. 30 IMMERSIVE SOUNDS, 6 CATEGORIES • Nature & Weather - rain, thunderstorms, wind, snow • Water & Sea - ocean waves, streams, waterfalls • Algorithmic Noise - white, pink, brown, green noise • Focus & Place - coffee shops, trains, libraries • Tonal & Freque • Tonal & Frequencies - 432Hz, focus tones, binaural tones • Night & Atmosphere - crickets, campfire, purring cat BUILT FOR REAL SLEEP • Smart sleep timer with a gentle fade-out, so you're never jolted awake • Free daily bedtime reminder to help you build a consistent wind-down routine • Beautiful light and dark themes, designed for daytime focus and nighttime calm alike UNLOCK THE FULL NIGHT - ONE TIME, FOREVER A single one-time purchase (never a subscription) unlocks: • Mix up to 6 sounds at once • Play through the night - lock screen and background playback • Custom sleep timer up to 2 hours, with smart fade-out • All 9 ready-made atmospheres, including Midnight Cabin and Deep Space Focus • Nightstand mode - a burn-in-safe bedside clock • Unlimited saved mixes PRIVACY BY DESIGN Nox doesn't ask for your email, doesn't track you, and doesn't sell your data - because it never collects any in the first place. Everything stays on your device. Whether you're drifting off to rain on a tent, studying to brown noise, or just need a moment of calm, Nox is built to disappear into the background and let you focus on what matters - sleep.

Screenshots

Sleep Maker Rain4 screens
Nox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sleep Maker Rain at none against Nox's 1. Nox's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. Nox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sleep Maker Rain asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sleep Maker Rain versus Nox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSleep Maker RainNox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahtiyar PolatErdinc Ceper

In-app purchases

None

Sleep Maker Rain

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nox

One-time1
  • Nox Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Sleep Maker Rain free?
Sleep Maker Rain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nox free?
Nox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sleep Maker Rain or Nox have ads?
Neither Sleep Maker Rain nor Nox shows ads.

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