Comparison

Rain Sleep Sounds vs Drift

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

Head to head
About

Rain Sleep Sounds

Create personalized soundscapes with rain, white noise, and ambient sounds. Enhance your experience with immersive videos, sleep stories, and an AI assistant for sleep hygiene advice. Track dreams and sync with HealthKit for sleep insights.

Highlights
  • Customizable rain and ambient sound mixing
  • Immersive high-definition ambient videos
  • AI-powered on-device sleep assistant
  • Sleep insights via HealthKit integration
  • Dream journal for subconscious tracking
  • Library of sleep articles and meditations
Features
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Rain Sleep Sounds: Your Sleep Sanctuary Transform your nights with the ultimate relaxation toolkit. Rain Sleep Sounds combines the soothing power of nature with cutting-edge AI to help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. Key Features Custom Soundscapes Mix your own perfect rain storm. Layer various rain intensities with white noise, wind, or ambient sounds to create a personalized acoustic blanket. Immersive Rain Videos Transport yourself to cozy cabins or misty forests with high definition ambient videos. Sleep Stories and Narration Enhance your visual experience with optional narrated sleep stories designed to quiet a busy mind. AI Sleep Assistant Chat with our intelligent, privacy-focused assistant. Powered by Apple on-device foundation models, it provides personalized advice to improve your sleep hygiene without your data ever leaving your phone. Sleep Insights and HealthKit Sync with Apple Health to unlock deep analysis of your sleep patterns. Understand your cycles and get actionable insights to optimize your rest. Dream Journal Capture your subconscious. Track your dreams and morning thoughts to discover how your daily habits affect your nightly rest. Sleep Articles and Meditation Explore a library of premade sleep tracks, guided meditations, and expert articles on the science of sleep. Privacy First AI processing happens on-device for maximum security. Seamless Integration Works beautifully with your Apple Health ecosystem. Highly Customizable From the pitter-patter of rain to deep data analysis, you are in control. Start your journey to better sleep today. Privacy Policy & Terms Conditions can be seen at: https://rainsleepsounds.wordpress.com/

About

Drift

This app allows users to create personalized ambient soundscapes by intuitively dragging orbs on screen. It offers timed sessions and a unique visual fade-to-black feature to minimize distractions, promoting better sleep and focus. A one-time purchase unlocks additional sounds and extended features.

Highlights
  • Tactile orb sound mixing
  • Physics-based volume control
  • Customizable ambient soundscapes
  • Timed sleep sessions
  • Gentle screen fade-to-black
  • Offline functionality
  • Lock-screen playback
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The Drift — Quiet Software for Loud Times You deserve rest without the noise. Drift is a tactile sleep tool that lets you mix ambient sounds by touch. Drag glowing orbs to the center of your screen—the closer they are, the louder they play. Let the mix play for 15 or 30 minutes (or all night with Premium). To protect your rest, Drift's gentle fade slowly dims your screen to pure OLED black—silencing your visual space without interrupting your sound session. THE PRICING PROMISE Free to download and use the core features forever. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden fees. If you love it, a single $4.99 in-app purchase unlocks the premium sounds and extended timers for life. HOW IT WORKS Drag Sound Orbs Choose from 5 free ambient sounds (with 7 more available in Premium). Drag them toward the center. The physics are simple: closer = louder. You can even preview premium sounds in your mix before deciding to upgrade. Set Your Timer Pick 15 or 30 minutes for free—or go Premium for up to 2 hours or Unlimited. As you settle in, the screen gently fades to pure OLED black. This removes the visual noise from your room while your audio session continues to play seamlessly. Sleep (or Focus) Your mix plays smoothly in the background and on your lock screen. Drift remembers your last session, so tomorrow night's rest is just one tap away. CORE FEATURES (FREE FOREVER) • 5 Essential Sounds — Rain, Wind, Fire, Waves, and Thunder. • Tactile Orb Mixing — Drag to center = louder. Physics-based volume control. • Timed Sessions — 15 and 30-minute sleep timers. • Quick Resume — Automatically saves your single most recent mix to jump right back in. • Lock-Screen Playback — Control your mix from Now Playing without unlocking. • Gentle Visual Fade — Slowly dims your screen to black. It silences your screen, not your sound. • Offline-First & Zero Analytics — Works without the internet. No tracking, ever. PREMIUM UNLOCK (ONE-TIME $4.99) No subscriptions. Buy once, unlock everything forever: • 7 Additional Sounds — Night, Fan, Apartment, Restaurant, Train, Voice 1 (High ASMR), and Voice 2 (Low ASMR). • Extended Timers — 60 min, 90 min, 2 hours, and Unlimited (until stopped). • Heartbeat Entrainment — Foundational audio pulses, advanced visual modes (Minimal, Immersive, Leaves), and gradual audio slowdown to gently guide your sleep. • Mix Memories — Instantly access and reload your 3 most recent mixes. • Quick Mute — Double-tap any orb to instantly mute it. PRIVACY Drift collects zero personal data. No analytics. No accounts. No cloud sync. No network requests. Your mixes stay on your device. Apple processes in-app purchases—we never see your payment info. THE DRIFT PROMISE We built Drift for ourselves. We were burned out by cluttered wellness apps, predatory subscriptions, and data-hungry platforms. So we made something quiet. Something private. Something that respects your rest. Drag orbs. Set a timer. Drift. — Ekoche Studios — "Quiet Software for Loud Times"

Screenshots

Rain Sleep Sounds4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drift at Free against Rain Sleep Sounds's $0.99. Drift also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Rain Sleep Sounds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

Drift is free to download; Rain Sleep Sounds costs $0.99 up front. Drift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rain Sleep Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Sleep Sounds has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rain Sleep Sounds ships an update every 4 days, Drift weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rain Sleep Sounds versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRain Sleep SoundsDrift
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (21 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size475 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam JessopEkoche Studios LLC

In-app purchases

None

Rain Sleep Sounds

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Drift

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Rain Sleep Sounds free?
Rain Sleep Sounds costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rain Sleep Sounds or Drift?
Drift is rated higher. Rain Sleep Sounds averages 4.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Drift averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Rain Sleep Sounds or Drift have ads?
Neither Rain Sleep Sounds nor Drift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rain Sleep Sounds or Drift?
Rain Sleep Sounds ships an update every 4 days, and Drift weekly. Most recently, Rain Sleep Sounds was updated on November 9, 2026 and Drift on October 31, 2026.

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