Raindrop Sounds vs l'orange
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raindrop Sounds
Experience pure, uninterrupted rain sounds designed to promote relaxation and improve sleep. This application offers a one-time purchase for lifetime access, eliminating recurring subscriptions and intrusive ads.
- Pure rain soundscapes
- Infinite looping
- One-time purchase
- No subscriptions
- Ad-free experience
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Relax and sleep better with Raindrop Sounds. Just pure rain sounds that loop forever—no fuss, no extras. Pay once, own it forever. Tired of apps pushing subscriptions? With Raindrop Sounds, one simple payment gets you lifetime access. No fees, no traps, just calming rain whenever you need it. Download now and unwind with ease.
l'orange
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Train smarter. Live longer. Your heart knows the way. l'orange turns your Apple Watch into a focused heart-rate training tool. It guides you into the "Orange Zone" (80–90% of your max heart rate) and counts every Orange Minute you earn toward a weekly goal. WHY THE ORANGE ZONE? Time at higher intensity is one of the most effective ways to build cardiorespiratory fitness (VO₂ max), and higher fitness is strongly associated with a longer, healthier life. l'orange keeps it simple: one zone, one weekly goal. ON YOUR APPLE WATCH • Live heart rate on a full-screen zone colour, with your percentage of max • A haptic cue when you enter and when you leave the Orange Zone • Pause and resume, then a clear summary of your time in every zone • Rate how each workout felt • Works on its own: no iPhone needed during your workout • Every workout is saved to Apple Health ON YOUR IPHONE • Home: your weekly Orange Minutes fill a progress lens toward your goal • History: a list and a calendar, with a day view • Workout detail: heart-rate graph with zone bands, zone mix, 1-minute heart-rate recovery and, for outdoor workouts, your route • Trends: Orange Minutes per week, resting heart rate, HRV, VO₂ max and recovery over time • Set your max heart rate on iPhone, and your Watch follows • Home Screen widgets and quick actions YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS l'orange reads your data from Apple Health, and that's where it stays. No accounts. No cloud uploads. No tracking. No ads. Export your workout history as a JSON file anytime. ONE PURCHASE. FOREVER YOURS. One purchase unlocks everything. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No premium tiers. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with iOS 18 or later • Apple Watch with watchOS 11.5 or later • Apple Health access to heart rate and workouts l'orange is a fitness app, not a medical device. Start your Orange Zone journey today. Your future self will thank you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Raindrop Sounds at Free against l'orange's $9.99. On update cadence, 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
Raindrop Sounds is free to download; l'orange costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Raindrop Sounds ships an update every 9 days, l'orange fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raindrop Sounds | l'orange |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Kuhn | PracticallyZen, LLC |
In-app purchases
Raindrop Sounds
No in-app purchases
l'orange
No in-app purchases
