Raining Rain vs Elsewhere Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raining Rain
Immerse yourself in a calming rainy environment with a variety of rain sounds and over 200 auxiliary white noise options. Create personalized soundscapes for sleep, focus, or relaxation with customizable mixing and a smart timer.
- Over 50 hand-drawn rain animation scenes
- Mix over 200 auxiliary white noise sounds
- Customizable volume for each sound
- Set timer with gradual volume dimming
- Cross-device member information synchronization
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Monsoon is a white noise app that helps you fall asleep, heal your body and mind, and allow you to focus and relax. Rain is the core element of the application, and you can listen to various types of rain sounds and experience various rainy weather atmospheres. Whether you're sleeping, studying, working, meditating, or relaxing, you can turn on Monsoon and immerse yourself in a rainy environment to achieve your goals faster and better. Application Features -Animation: Monsoon's designer is a passionate fan of hand drawn animation, and she likes to express rain through animation, so she has designed over 50 rain animation scenes. Beautiful animation+pleasant rain sounds=harmonious and comfortable rainy atmosphere. -Mixing: In addition to the sound of rain, the application also provides 200+auxiliary white noise, including sounds from various dimensions such as village, forest, animals, traffic, indoor, flowing water, birds, machines, etc. There are a wide variety of sounds, and you can find all the sounds you want here. You can choose multiple sounds simultaneously and control the volume of each sound separately to create a unique blend of white noise that suits your taste. -Timer Off and Volume Dimming: You can set the white noise timer off, and during the countdown phase, you can gradually make the sound faint until there is no sound. This setting is very suitable for sleep aid scenarios. Product Planning We plan to continue providing more animations and sounds. About Subscription Monsoon offers weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and lifetime membership purchase options for you to purchase as needed. After the purchase confirmation, your iTunes account will be charged. Unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the billing period, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual subscriptions will be automatically renewed. You can go to your iTunes account settings to manage your subscriptions and turn off auto renewal. As long as the same App Store account is logged in, cross device member information synchronization can be achieved. In addition, lifetime membership is a one-time purchase, paid once, valid for life, with no secondary charges. Apple Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- Immersive cinematic soundscapes
- Authentic field recordings
- Subtle ambient design
- Minimal atmospheric visuals
- Focus and calm aid
- Travel-inspired audio
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Elsewhere Sounds at fortnightly against Raining Rain's every 6 weeks. Raining Rain's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Raining Rain sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Elsewhere Sounds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Raining Rain against 5.0 for Elsewhere Sounds. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Raining Rain ships an update every 6 weeks, Elsewhere Sounds fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Raining Rain | Elsewhere Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Xiaochuang Technology Co.,Ltd | Impactful Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Raining Rain
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In-app purchases
Raining Rain
- Weekly Membership$0.497 Days
- Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
- Quarterly Membership$1.993 Months
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- Annual Membership$2.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$12.99
Elsewhere Sounds
- Elsewhere Lifetime Scenes Unlock$4.99
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