Comparison

After the Rainfall vs Backlight Files

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

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About

After the Rainfall

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After the Rain is a relaxing picture rotation puzzle built for quick sessions and steady puzzle mastery. Choose a level, study the image, then drag each picture piece from the tray into the board. Every piece must be placed in the correct slot and rotated to the correct angle before the picture is complete. Early stages introduce the rules clearly, while later boards add larger grids, tighter time goals, fewer previews, and limited hints. The game includes 50 levels, local progress saving, unlockable stages, star ratings, background music, sound effects, vibration settings, and a clean touch-first SpriteKit interface. It is designed as an offline single-player puzzle experience, with optional advertising support integrated through the app's review-safe ATT and SDK flow. Features: Rotate and place picture pieces to rebuild each scene. Progress through 50 increasingly difficult levels. Earn up to three stars based on remaining time. Use limited preview and hint tools when a board gets difficult. Continue from your highest unlocked level. Play with local music, sound, and vibration settings.

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Backlight Files

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At 21:03, every light in the city went out. Backlight Files is a cinematic, choice-driven mystery where you investigate a strange blackout through rain-soaked scenes, recovered recordings, witness fragments, and evidence files. Read the story, follow the trail, and decide which leads deserve your trust. Each chapter plays like an interactive thriller: tap through atmospheric scenes, collect clues, review unsettling fragments, and make decisions that push the investigation forward. Some answers are hidden in what the camera captured. Others are hidden in what it failed to record. Features: Cinematic noir scenes built for mobile and tablet play Choice-driven investigation and branching story paths Evidence fragments, recordings, files, and character encounters Moody rain-night atmosphere with music and UI sound controls Designed for quick sessions and long mystery theories The blackout did not erase everything. It left a trace.

Screenshots

After the Rainfall4 screens
Backlight Files4 screens

Verdict

The call

After the Rainfall and Backlight Files are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
After the Rainfall versus Backlight Files: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfter the RainfallBacklight Files
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size113 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen BrookesPhan Thi Hong Hanh

In-app purchases

None

After the Rainfall

No in-app purchases

None

Backlight Files

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is After the Rainfall free?
After the Rainfall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backlight Files free?
Backlight Files is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do After the Rainfall or Backlight Files have ads?
Neither After the Rainfall nor Backlight Files shows ads.

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