Just Rain vs Rainfall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Rain
Experience a calming audiovisual rain simulator. Adjust rain intensity with a simple drag, enjoy stereo audio panning, and a visual rain display. Perfect for relaxation, meditation, study, or as a sleep aid.
- Adjustable rain intensity
- Stereo audio panning
- Visual rain simulation
- Wander mode for changing intensity
- Sleep timer
- Monochrome mode
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Just Rain is a soothing audiovisual rain simulator. Listen to varying degrees of rain sounds from gentle drizzle to intense downpour -- controlled by a simple drag of your finger. Just Rain also features stereo audio panning and a visual rain simulation. Use it to relax, to meditate, to study, or as a sleep aid! Free Features include: *Clock*: A simple clock with a date and time readout. *Mute Sounds*: Turns off all rain sounds/noise for a purely visual display. Extended Features include: *Wander Mode*: Just Rain will change the intensity and direction of the rain sounds over time. Useful for creating varied and constantly changing noise while you sleep. *Auto-dim*: Sets a timer that will dim the display after 5 minutes. *Extra Thunder*: A mode that adds additional thunder sounds to Just Rain. *Sleep Timer*: Sets a timer that turns the app off after one hour. This feature is useful if you’d like to avoid using your phone’s battery life after you’ve fallen asleep. *Monochrome Mode*: A striking black and white (greyscale) mode for Just Rain! (c) 2018 ROBYSOFT -- Just Rain uses sounds from freesound, for the full list see here: http://www.robysoft.net/justrain
Rainfall
This app provides a simple, immersive rain sound experience to help you fall asleep. Adjust a single dial to control the intensity of the rain and accompanying visuals. It offers background playback and a sleep timer for uninterrupted rest.
- One-tap start
- Adjustable weather dial
- Background playback
- Sleep timer with fade-out
- Offline functionality
- No ads or tracking
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Rainfall is a quiet rain player built for bedtime. Tap once to begin. Move one weather dial from a soft drizzle through steady rain and storm to thunder. The sound, sky, falling rain, and lightning change together, so what you see is what you hear. Set the phone down and let Rainfall keep playing while the screen is locked. Choose a sleep timer for a gentle fade-out, or leave it running through the night. • One tap to start • One weather dial — no sound library or mixer • Drizzle, steady rain, steady storm, and thunder • Background and lock-screen playback • Sleep timer with a gentle fade • Works offline • No account, advertising, tracking, or purchases Rainfall is free and made for iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rainfall at 5.0 against Just Rain's 4.2. Rainfall also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). Just Rain's advantage is ratings volume (174 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Just Rain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rainfall asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rainfall holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just Rain has 174 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Just Rain's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rainfall's.
Just Rain ships an update every 4 weeks, Rainfall monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just Rain | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (174 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ROBYSOFT, LLC | Sky Foundry Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Just Rain
Rainfall
Bugs and requests
Just Rain
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing or not opening on some devices
- Purchased features not working as intended
Requested features
5 requests- Allow audio playback in background
- Implement reliable sleep timer
- Add more sound options (e.g. thunder, wind)
- Improve compatibility with larger screens and iPads
- Provide widget or lock screen integration
Rainfall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Just Rain
- Extended Features$0.99
Rainfall
No in-app purchases









