Comparison

Raining Rain vs Jiujiu Forest

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Jiujiu Forest

Features
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自律不该是孤独的苦行。在啾啾森林中,你的每一分钟专注、每一次准时起床,都将化作守护自然的力量。我们通过趣味养成体验,将枯燥的习惯转化为富有生命力的森林进化,让你的每一次坚持都能听见清脆的回响。 核心功能: 1.晨间唤醒:真实自律校验 拒绝伪早起。啾啾森林引入了二级校验。你必须在规定时间完成两次打卡才能成功孵化鸟蛋。自定义缓冲时间,苏醒后的软着陆时间由你掌控,确保自律而不焦虑。 2.深度专注:为自律而战 进入专注模式,你的手机将化为森林的能量源。持续专注可为正在孵化或成长的鸟儿提供养分。进入“林间谧境”可自由选择写实风境地图,伴随着海浪与鸟鸣的真实采样白噪音,开启一场深度沉浸的专注之旅。 3.珍稀鸟类:生物多样性收集 不仅是收集,更是科普。所有鸟类均有真实原型与习性描述,在自律的同时领略各种珍稀物种的魅力。积攒自律积分即可开启神秘盲盒,随机解锁稀有物种。 4.自律森林:可视化成长记录 你的周度、月度、年度成就将通过森林模型呈现。鸟儿在森林中的位置、数量,就是你自律程度最直观的勋章。

Screenshots

Raining Rain4 screens
Jiujiu Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Jiujiu Forest at every 9 days against Raining Rain's every 6 weeks. Raining Rain's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Raining Rain sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Jiujiu Forest sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raining Rain ships an update every 6 weeks, Jiujiu Forest every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Raining Rain versus Jiujiu Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaining RainJiujiu Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Xiaochuang Technology Co.,Ltd泺濠 蒋

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Raining Rain

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Membership$0.497 Days
  • Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
  • Quarterly Membership$1.993 Months
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  • Annual Membership$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$12.99
4 purchases

Jiujiu Forest

One-time4
  • 100积分购买$0.99
  • 500积分购买$1.99
  • 1000积分$2.99
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  • 2000积分$3.99

Questions

Is Raining Rain free?
Raining Rain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jiujiu Forest free?
Jiujiu Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raining Rain or Jiujiu Forest have ads?
Neither Raining Rain nor Jiujiu Forest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raining Rain or Jiujiu Forest?
Raining Rain ships an update every 6 weeks, and Jiujiu Forest every 9 days. Most recently, Raining Rain was updated on October 14, 2026 and Jiujiu Forest on October 24, 2026.

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