Ilumino vs Rainstick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ilumino
This app transforms ambient sounds into a dynamic visual display of colors and shapes. Customize the experience by adjusting sensitivity and advanced parameters, or connect external devices for deeper experimentation. It offers a unique way to interact with your environment through sight and sound.
- Sound-to-visual conversion
- Customizable patterns
- Adjustable sensitivity
- Advanced parameter tuning
- External DAC support
- Audio generator testing
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Swipe left or right to select the pattern. App converts sounds captured by the device into visual spectacle of colours and shapes. Grant an access to the microphone to capture and convert surrounding sound into the visual experience. Check the audio generator and test the sensitivity of your equipment for the different frequencies. Adjust the sensitivity and advanced parameters to customise selected experience. Attach external DAC device to experiment with different sample rate and audio buffer size for incoming audio analysis. *** WARNING *** It is possible that not all combinations will work on your device.
Rainstick
Turn your phone into a virtual rainstick. Simply flip your device to initiate a rain sound effect. Adjust the tilt to control the speed and intensity of the falling rain.
- Virtual rainstick simulation
- Flip device to activate rain
- Tilt control for speed
- Realistic sound effects
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Volume up! Your phone is now a rainstick. Flip it to make the rain fall. Change the tilt to speed it up or slow it down
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ilumino at every 5 weeks against Rainstick's every 12 months. Rainstick's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ilumino ships an update every 5 weeks, Rainstick every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ilumino | Rainstick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Narcyz Adamus | Paul Millerd |
In-app purchases
Ilumino
No in-app purchases
Rainstick
No in-app purchases
