Comparison

Glow Lamp vs Rainbow Coins

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

Head to head
About

Glow Lamp

Transform your device into a dynamic mood lamp using a water bottle. Create relaxing ambient light with shifting colors and customizable effects, reminiscent of a modern lava lamp.

Highlights
  • Device-based mood lamp
  • Uses water bottle for light diffusion
  • Shifting color circles
  • Adjustable color speeds
  • Orbital accent circles
  • Customizable light effects
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a glowing, pulsating mood lamp, perfect to warm up the darkness with a soft relaxing light! Place a bottle of water on one of Glow Lamp's bright circles to pull the light of your device up into the bottle. Circles shift between colors at varying speeds and you can add a smaller orbiting circle that zooms around the outside of the larger circle to add accents and fun. The effects are controlled by you - experiment with colors and speeds to discover the moods you can create! It's a lava lamp for the 21st century! For best results use in a darker space and place your Glow Lamp near a wall. The photo has not been retouched in any way! ----------------------------------- - Thanks to icons8.com for several in-app icons

About

Rainbow Coins

This app uses a customizable reward system to encourage positive behavior in families. Create virtual jars for specific goals and fill them with behavior coins to celebrate achievements and foster growth.

Highlights
  • Customizable reward jars
  • Virtual behavior coins
  • Collaborative goal setting
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Achievement celebration
  • Reflection and renewal features
Features
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Rainbow Coins is an app designed to foster positive behavior through a customizable reward system. Create reward jars and fill them with behavior coins. Rainbow Coins revolutionizes positive behavior reinforcement by offering a dynamic and customizable reward system designed for families. With a name inspired by the vibrant spectrum of family dynamics, Rainbow Coins embodies the diverse virtues, personalities, and goals within each household, much like the colorful arcs of a rainbow. At its core, Rainbow Coins empowers families to set and achieve behavioral goals through personalized virtual jars. Users can create these jars, each representing a specific behavior or desired outcome, such as completing chores, showing kindness, or reaching academic milestones. Collaborative jar creation fosters accountability and participation among family members, ensuring that everyone is invested in the journey towards positive change. Flexibility is a cornerstone of Rainbow Coins, allowing users to tailor the app to their unique family dynamics. Parents can grant editing privileges to other adults in the household, enabling them to contribute to jar setup and management. Meanwhile, children and other members can have view-only access, allowing them to track progress and celebrate achievements without altering the reward system. Central to Rainbow Coins is its visual and interactive interface, which transforms the process of earning rewards into a delightful and engaging experience. Users create virtual coins, each representing a specific behavior or action, and watch as they accumulate in jars in real-time. When a jar is filled, it bursts into a vibrant display of colors and coins, celebrating the achievement and reinforcing positive behaviors. Beyond the immediate gratification of reaching goals, Rainbow Coins encourages reflection and renewal within families. Users can review their accomplishments, reinforcing positive behaviors and cultivating a growth mindset. This reflective process lays the foundation for setting new goals and embarking on new challenges, fostering continuous personal development and family bonding. In essence, Rainbow Coins transcends traditional reward systems by infusing them with creativity, flexibility, and joy. By harnessing the power of positive reinforcement, this app empowers families to create a supportive and nurturing environment where every achievement, no matter how small, is celebrated. Through Rainbow Coins, families embark on a journey of self-discovery, growth, and transformation, one colorful coin at a time. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 month ($0.99), 1 year ($9.99) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Terms of use: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/rainbow-coin-64eac.appspot.com/o/terms_and_conditions.html?alt=media&token=5caf7512-9216-497e-a4bd-15c24a75f428 • Privacy policy: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/rainbow-coin-64eac.appspot.com/o/private_policy.html?alt=media&token=caba631c-f343-4687-9250-2ba80620da04

Screenshots

Glow Lamp4 screens
Rainbow Coins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rainbow Coins at 5.0 against Glow Lamp's 4.4. Rainbow Coins also leads on ads (none vs shown). Glow Lamp's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Glow Lamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rainbow Coins sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rainbow Coins holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glow Lamp has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Glow Lamp versus Rainbow Coins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlow LampRainbow Coins
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (36 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael KaufmanJared Benjamin Ingram

Customer experience

Glow Lamp

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative18.4%

Rainbow Coins

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glow Lamp

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
2 purchases

Rainbow Coins

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Jars$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Jars$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Glow Lamp free?
Glow Lamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rainbow Coins free?
Rainbow Coins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glow Lamp or Rainbow Coins?
Rainbow Coins is rated higher. Glow Lamp averages 4.4 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Rainbow Coins averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Glow Lamp or Rainbow Coins have ads?
Glow Lamp shows ads; Rainbow Coins does not.

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