Comparison

Rainlayer vs Sounds for Sleep

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

Head to head
About

Rainlayer

Experience lifelike 3D rain recordings for enhanced sleep, focus, and relaxation. This app offers a premium audio sanctuary with genuine nature sounds to help you unwind, block distractions, and achieve mental stillness.

Highlights
  • Genuine 3D rain recordings
  • Taptanium™-certified audio
  • Seamless soundscape transitions
  • Infinite play for uninterrupted calm
  • Sleep timer
  • Headphone-optimized 3D sound
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By Franz Bruckhoff, creator of Thunderspace, Windy & Co., trusted by millions for superior experiences Immerse yourself in lifelike rain audio like never before. Rainlayer's genuine 3D rain recordings and cutting-edge technology create an instant escape from daily noise, delivering a premium audio sanctuary wherever you are. And now, in every room of your home. KEY BENEFITS Sleep & Relaxation • Fall asleep faster and transform restless nights into a more peaceful nighttime atmosphere • Immersive high-quality rain audio for headphones • Unwind with gentle rain that helps you feel more at ease Focus & Productivity • Cut through mental noise, clear your mind, make smarter decisions • Stay in the zone with distraction-free ambient rain • Create your ideal focus environment, anytime, anywhere • Block distractions and sharpen your focus Mental Reset & Mindfulness • Escape the noise and settle into mindful stillness with truly natural sound • Reset your mind after back-to-back meetings • Replace unwanted habits with calming, soothing sounds of rain • Reduce distractions and create a sense of mental stillness • Reboot quickly and boost your performance KEY FEATURES • Genuine 3D rain recordings from real-life nature: AI-free, never synthetic • Noise Scan: Rainlayer analyzes the noise around you and plays the rain that masks it best • Noise Shape Mixer: Blend white, pink or brown noise into the rain to mask even more of the world around you • Taptanium™-certified audio, mastered to perfection • Rain Journey: Program a path through the rainy landscape and listen to a journey • Seamless Exploration: Intuitive mixing with smooth, natural transitions between soundscapes • Infinite Play: Loop your favorite rainscape endlessly for uninterrupted calm, sleep or work • Sleep Timer: Gently fade out to ease into peaceful sleep or end your session • Timer-End Gong: Choose a gentle tone to close out your timer • AirPlay 2: Stream rain to every room in your home • Lock Screen Controls: Manage your soundscape without unlocking your phone • Night Tint: Shift Rainlayer to a warm orange glow for evening sessions • Low Power Mode: Rainlayer rests its 3D landscape to save energy, and the rain plays on • Headphone-Optimized: Deep, immersive 3D sound for noise masking and tranquility • Cutting-edge technology & excellence by Taptanium™ Research Get Rainlayer now and discover how genuine world-class rain audio can transform your sleep, focus, and productivity. Terms of Service: https://taptanium.com/tos

About

Sounds for Sleep

Create personalized soundscapes by blending over 50 ambient noises to aid sleep, focus, or relaxation. Customize volume, speed, and EQ for each sound with a smart fade-out timer and dark mode for nighttime use.

Highlights
  • Blend 50+ ambient sounds
  • Customize volume, speed, and EQ
  • Smart sleep timer with fade-out
  • Offline playback
  • Dark mode for night use
  • Create custom sound mixes
Features
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Fall asleep faster with your perfect sound mix. Sleep Sounds blends calming ambient sounds, ready-made scenes and live-synthesized tones into the ultimate sleep or focus environment — all in a beautiful, distraction-free design. Why You'll Love It: - 100+ immersive ambient sounds Rain, ocean waves, fireplace, fan, forest, city hum, space, white/pink/brown/green noise, ASMR, and calming music. - 80+ ready-made mixes Tap one and drift off. Rainy Night, Thunder Camp, Deep Forest, Cosmic Nap and dozens more, grouped by mood — sleep, focus, nature, rain, cozy, cosmic, ASMR, travel. - Brainwave beats Binaural and isochronic tones across the five classic bands — Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta and Gamma. Layer them over any sound or play them on their own. - Healing frequencies The nine Solfeggio tones plus 432 Hz, held steady with a gentle swell. Pick whichever you find most pleasant to listen to. - Endless generator A procedural composer that synthesizes ambient sound live on your device — drone, breathing, melody and coloured noise. It never loops and never repeats. - Flow auto-mix Let the app DJ your night. Flow picks compatible scenes and crossfades between them every few minutes. - Build your own mix Layer any number of sounds. Adjust volume, speed and 3-band EQ per sound, add echo, reverb or pitch, then save the result as your own mix. - Import your own sounds Add any audio file from Files and mix it with the built-in library. - Breathing exercises Eight guided patterns, including 4-7-8, box breathing and coherent breathing. - Sleep tracker Log your nights, rate how you slept, watch your trends, and sync it all quietly to Apple Health. - Smart sleep timer with fade-out Drift off naturally. Sounds gently fade and stop when your timer ends — up to 4 hours. - Designed for night use Seven themes including dark mode. Offline playback. Lock screen controls. Bedtime reminders. Zero distractions. Perfect For: - Falling asleep faster - Masking background noise and snoring - Boosting focus and relaxation - Meditation and winding down - Traveling, studying, or napping Note: binaural beats work through headphones — the effect relies on a slightly different tone reaching each ear. Isochronic tones and healing frequencies play fine on speakers. Start sleeping better tonight: Download Sleep Sounds and create your personal path to calm. Go Pro: Unlock everything — all 100+ sounds, all 80+ mixes, every brainwave band and healing frequency, all generator presets, Flow, all breathing exercises, sleep quality tracking, unlimited timer, every theme, background playback, and no ads. Subscription options: - Sleep Sounds Pro Monthly — $4.99 per month - Sleep Sounds Pro Yearly — $29.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial - Sleep Sounds Pro Lifetime — $39.99 one-time payment, no subscription Prices are in USD and may vary by region; the exact price is shown in the app before you confirm. - By subscribing you get unlimited access to all the app's functionality for the whole duration of your subscription period. - Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. - You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal anytime through your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://mobile-apps.dev/sounds-for-sleep-privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://mobile-apps.dev/sounds-for-sleep-terms-of-use

Screenshots

Rainlayer4 screens
Sounds for Sleep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sounds for Sleep at 88% against Rainlayer's 33%. Sounds for Sleep also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). Rainlayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Rainlayer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Sounds for Sleep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainlayer ships an update every 10 days, Sounds for Sleep every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rainlayer versus Sounds for Sleep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainlayerSounds for Sleep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB259 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFranz BruckhoffViacheslav Khakhulin

Customer experience

Rainlayer

Written reviews27 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative59.3%

Sounds for Sleep

All ratings79 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rainlayer

Subscriptions3
  • Premium (1 Month)2 variants$5.991 Month
  • Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium (1 Year)2 variants$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Sounds for Sleep

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Rainlayer free?
Rainlayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sounds for Sleep free?
Sounds for Sleep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rainlayer or Sounds for Sleep have ads?
Sounds for Sleep shows ads; Rainlayer does not.
Which is updated more often, Rainlayer or Sounds for Sleep?
Rainlayer ships an update every 10 days, and Sounds for Sleep every 3 days. Most recently, Rainlayer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sounds for Sleep on October 25, 2026.

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