In Rain vs ThunderSleep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
In Rain
Craft your ideal atmospheric soundscapes with customizable rain, thunder, and fire sounds. Immerse yourself in visually synchronized particle effects and save your favorite mixes. Enjoy a seamless experience with intelligent timers and background audio support.
- 5-channel atmospheric mixer
- Living audio engine for natural soundscapes
- Immersive, synchronized particle effects
- High-fidelity, ultra-resolution audio
- Save custom sound profiles
- Mix with other app audio
- Intelligent crossfade timer
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You may not be able to control the weather outside, but with In Rain, you are the conductor of your own atmospheric orchestra. Now, you control the chaos of the thunder, crackle of the fire, and rhythm of the rain with a single tap. Whether you’re working, sleeping, relaxing, or simply wanting to escape reality for a while, this app will help take you there. The In Rain experience comes with: • Atmospheric Canvas: A 5-channel mixer giving you total control over Rain, Fire, Splash, Thunder, and Rumble. • Ambient Drift: An intelligent "living audio" engine subtly drifts volume and tone over time, ensuring the soundscape always feels evolving and natural. • Immersive Visuals: Don’t just hear the storm—see it. Experience real-time particle effects including drizzling rain, drifting embers, and lightning flashes that sync perfectly with the audio. • High Fidelity Audio: Each soundscape is crafted from ultra-high-resolution source material, delivering rich harmonic textures and lifelike depth. • Sound Profiles: Found the perfect mix for a Sunday nap? Save it. Pin your favorite compositions as custom presets for instant access. • Mixer Mode: Seamlessly blend your weather sounds with music or podcasts from other apps. • Intelligent Timer: Set your atmosphere's lifespan. In Rain’s timer doesn't just cut to silence; it features a custom-engineered crossfade that gently whispers the audio away so you stay asleep. • The Randomizer: Feeling indecisive? Tap the scribble to generate a unique, procedurally balanced environment instantly. • Standard Features: Supports background audio, lock screen controls (when the Mixer Mode is OFF), AirPlay and other necessary features for a meaningful experience. Explore every single feature for free. We believe in our experience, so we let you try the full canvas. If you fall in love with In Rain, a single Lifetime Unlock removes the 60-second trial interruption forever. No subscriptions, no hidden fees, no ads - just infinite rain.
ThunderSleep
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Real thunderstorms, rain, and ocean ambience — recorded to loop seamlessly, so the sound never breaks and never wakes you. ThunderSleep does one thing properly: it plays a beautiful soundscape and gets out of the way. No account. No sign-up. Nothing sent anywhere. 18 SOUNDSCAPES Storms rolling across mountain peaks, rain over open fields, thunder off a beach shoreline, a midnight storm in full voice, and soft ambient tones for meditation — across four categories: Thunder, Rain, Ocean, and Meditation. A SLEEP TIMER THAT FADES Choose anything from 15 minutes to All Night. When the time is up the sound fades out gently instead of cutting to silence, so it never jolts you awake. BUILT FOR THE DARK • Lock-screen playback controls with full artwork • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — play, pause, skip, and the timer countdown, without unlocking • Keeps playing in the background, and the timer keeps running even if you close the app • Bedtime and wake-up reminders • Favorites, so tonight's sound is one tap away • Last night's rest from Apple Health, right on the timer screen • A design made for a dark room: deep blacks, soft glass, and gentle motion COMPLETELY FREE All 18 soundscapes, every timer up to All Night, the gentle 2-minute fade-out and the thunder wake-up sound are free for everyone. ThunderSleep is supported by ads, with no purchases and no subscriptions. PRIVACY ThunderSleep runs entirely on your device. There is no account, no backend, and no sync. Sleep data read from Apple Health never leaves your iPhone. — Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://racyinfotech.com/thundersleep/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: In Rain at none against ThunderSleep's shown. In Rain also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). ThunderSleep's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. In Rain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ThunderSleep sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
In Rain ships an update every 5 days, ThunderSleep every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | In Rain | ThunderSleep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nishat Majid | Vandita Vasani |
In-app purchases
In Rain
- Premium$1.99
ThunderSleep
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual$19.991 Year
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Premium Lifetime$29.99







