The Ancient Ways vs RainMaker 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Ancient Ways
Embark on an adventure across the globe by utilizing ancient stone archways as portals to new destinations. Explore diverse locations, engage in mini-games, collect unique Tarot cards, and uncover mysterious artifacts.
- Portal-based world exploration
- In-game mini-games
- Tarot card collection
- Artifact discovery
- Mystery solving
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Adventure around the world using an Ancient form of travel, stone archways. Each archway is a portal to a faraway destination. Explore, play games, collect Tarot Cards, discover Artifacts, and try to solve the great mysteries of the world.
RainMaker 4
Create personalized soundscapes with realistic rain and nature sounds for relaxation, focus, and meditation. Design your ideal weather experience anytime, anywhere.
- Realistic rain sounds
- Nature soundscapes
- Customizable sound mixing
- Relaxation aid
- Focus enhancement
- Meditation tool
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“Relax, focus, and meditate with realistic rain and nature sounds. Build your perfect storm anywhere, anytime!”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Ancient Ways at none against RainMaker 4's 7. RainMaker 4's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. RainMaker 4 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. The Ancient Ways asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Ancient Ways against 5.0 for RainMaker 4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
The Ancient Ways ships an update every 2 months, RainMaker 4 every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Ancient Ways | RainMaker 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Crittenden | Trevor Phillips |
Customer experience
The Ancient Ways
RainMaker 4
In-app purchases
The Ancient Ways
No in-app purchases
RainMaker 4
- LightningStrikes$0.99
- rainforest$0.99
- rainOnMetal$0.99
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- thunderstorm$0.99
- rivers$0.99
- waterfalls$0.99
- continuousRainMode$4.99
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