Rainstick vs Yaff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rainstick
Turn your phone into a virtual rainstick. Simply flip your device to initiate a rain sound effect. Adjust the tilt to control the speed and intensity of the falling rain.
- Virtual rainstick simulation
- Flip device to activate rain
- Tilt control for speed
- Realistic sound effects
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Volume up! Your phone is now a rainstick. Flip it to make the rain fall. Change the tilt to speed it up or slow it down
Yaff
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The Yaff app is for both creators and fans. Creators can: * Create membership levels * Upload content including videos, photos and posts * Create chat groups to engage with fans Fans can: * Follow creators to see latest content * Join as a member of a creator * Chat with creators and others in the creators community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Yaff at every 3 months against Rainstick's every 12 months. Rainstick's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rainstick ships an update every 12 months, Yaff every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rainstick | Yaff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Paul Millerd | Rich Chetwynd |
In-app purchases
Rainstick
No in-app purchases
Yaff
No in-app purchases
