Comparison

Raining Rain vs Drift

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

Drift

This app allows users to create personalized ambient soundscapes by intuitively dragging orbs on screen. It offers timed sessions and a unique visual fade-to-black feature to minimize distractions, promoting better sleep and focus. A one-time purchase unlocks additional sounds and extended features.

Highlights
  • Tactile orb sound mixing
  • Physics-based volume control
  • Customizable ambient soundscapes
  • Timed sleep sessions
  • Gentle screen fade-to-black
  • Offline functionality
  • Lock-screen playback
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The Drift — Quiet Software for Loud Times You deserve rest without the noise. Drift is a tactile sleep tool that lets you mix ambient sounds by touch. Drag glowing orbs to the center of your screen—the closer they are, the louder they play. Let the mix play for 15 or 30 minutes (or all night with Premium). To protect your rest, Drift's gentle fade slowly dims your screen to pure OLED black—silencing your visual space without interrupting your sound session. THE PRICING PROMISE Free to download and use the core features forever. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden fees. If you love it, a single $4.99 in-app purchase unlocks the premium sounds and extended timers for life. HOW IT WORKS Drag Sound Orbs Choose from 5 free ambient sounds (with 7 more available in Premium). Drag them toward the center. The physics are simple: closer = louder. You can even preview premium sounds in your mix before deciding to upgrade. Set Your Timer Pick 15 or 30 minutes for free—or go Premium for up to 2 hours or Unlimited. As you settle in, the screen gently fades to pure OLED black. This removes the visual noise from your room while your audio session continues to play seamlessly. Sleep (or Focus) Your mix plays smoothly in the background and on your lock screen. Drift remembers your last session, so tomorrow night's rest is just one tap away. CORE FEATURES (FREE FOREVER) • 5 Essential Sounds — Rain, Wind, Fire, Waves, and Thunder. • Tactile Orb Mixing — Drag to center = louder. Physics-based volume control. • Timed Sessions — 15 and 30-minute sleep timers. • Quick Resume — Automatically saves your single most recent mix to jump right back in. • Lock-Screen Playback — Control your mix from Now Playing without unlocking. • Gentle Visual Fade — Slowly dims your screen to black. It silences your screen, not your sound. • Offline-First & Zero Analytics — Works without the internet. No tracking, ever. PREMIUM UNLOCK (ONE-TIME $4.99) No subscriptions. Buy once, unlock everything forever: • 7 Additional Sounds — Night, Fan, Apartment, Restaurant, Train, Voice 1 (High ASMR), and Voice 2 (Low ASMR). • Extended Timers — 60 min, 90 min, 2 hours, and Unlimited (until stopped). • Heartbeat Entrainment — Foundational audio pulses, advanced visual modes (Minimal, Immersive, Leaves), and gradual audio slowdown to gently guide your sleep. • Mix Memories — Instantly access and reload your 3 most recent mixes. • Quick Mute — Double-tap any orb to instantly mute it. PRIVACY Drift collects zero personal data. No analytics. No accounts. No cloud sync. No network requests. Your mixes stay on your device. Apple processes in-app purchases—we never see your payment info. THE DRIFT PROMISE We built Drift for ourselves. We were burned out by cluttered wellness apps, predatory subscriptions, and data-hungry platforms. So we made something quiet. Something private. Something that respects your rest. Drag orbs. Set a timer. Drift. — Ekoche Studios — "Quiet Software for Loud Times"

Screenshots

Raining Rain4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drift at weekly against Raining Rain's every 6 weeks. Raining Rain's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). 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. Raining Rain sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Drift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Raining Rain against 5.0 for Drift. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raining Rain ships an update every 6 weeks, Drift weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Raining Rain versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaining RainDrift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Xiaochuang Technology Co.,LtdEkoche Studios LLC

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
1 purchases

Drift

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Raining Rain free?
Raining Rain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Raining Rain or Drift?
Raining Rain and Drift are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Raining Rain or Drift have ads?
Neither Raining Rain nor Drift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raining Rain or Drift?
Raining Rain ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drift weekly. Most recently, Raining Rain was updated on September 29, 2026 and Drift on October 2, 2026.

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