Noisli vs Rainy Mood (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Rainy Mood grades higher than Noisli: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Rainy Mood grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Noisli
Ambient sound mixer with a session timer and text editor
Rainy Mood
Rain sounds for studying, sleeping and relaxing
Which one is for you
Pick Noisli if
- Fits if you need to drown out an office, traffic or the rest of the house
- Works for writers who want background sound, a timer and an editor in one tab
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if all you want is noise, at $10 a month billed yearly for Pro, or $12 monthly
- Tight if you're staying free, with 1.5 hours of streaming a day and 16 of the 28 sounds
- Skip it if you're on Android, as the site's Google Play link returned Not Found
- Watch out: Oscillation, Shuffle and the advanced timer and editor need Pro, and the iPhone app is a separate $1.99
- Pricey if you're a team, as Business is $24 a month for 2 users, billed yearly
Pick Rainy Mood if
- Fits if you want one rain sound and no sign-up
- Makes sense if you want to pay $4.99 once and not subscribe
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Android, Mac or Windows apps, as only the web page and an iOS app exist
- Too light for focus work beyond sound: no timer or tasks outside a sleep timer
- Watch out: the iOS app needs a recent iOS version, listed as iOS 26.1 or later
- Watch out: the free web version plays one rain recording; the scenes and mixer cost $4.99
How we grade them
| 2.2GPANoisliFair | 3.0GPARainy MoodVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $10 a month billed yearly ($120), or $12 monthly, when this category's middle is $3.99 and its dear quarter starts at $8.33. Everything you'd want is up there: unlimited streaming, all 28 sounds, the better timer and editor. The iPhone app is a separate $1.99, paid once. | A$4.99 once for the iOS app, with no subscription, which is under a year of the $3.99 monthly middle for focus apps. The web version costs nothing. |
| Free plan and trial | C16 of the 28 sounds, 3 curated Playlists and up to 5 Favorites. Then the cap: 1.5 hours of streaming a day, nowhere near a working day. | BThe web player is free for good with no account, and one person could live on it. The scenes, mixer and sleep timer sit in the paid app. |
| Features | CA mixer with a volume slider per sound, saved Combos, curated Playlists, a session timer and a Markdown editor. It does background noise fully, and that's a smaller job here. Its own site's Android and Chrome extension links are dead, and Noisli says the plan features are meant for desktop browsers. | CIt plays rain and does that fully: four scenes in the app, a mixer, a sleep timer and a randomiser so the loop is hard to spot. It is the narrowest kind of focus tool, with no timer or tasks. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record for it. Nothing to set up either: open a tab, pick a sound, set its volume, add another. | BNo store rating on record. Open the page and the rain starts. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, plus a separate iPhone and iPad app, with the editor able to send text to Dropbox or Google Drive. Its site names an Android app and a Chrome extension, but the Google Play link returned Not Found and the Chrome Web Store showed the item as unavailable. | BWeb plus iPhone and iPad, so it spans a computer and a phone. No Android app and no integrations. |
| Best for | mixing your own background noise in a browser tab | a free rain sound in a browser tab |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Noisli and Rainy Mood. How we grade
Where they differ
- Rainy Mood can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Noisli also covers Markdown and Pomodoro timer.
At a glance
| Noisli | Rainy Mood | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 / month billed yearly (Pro); the iOS app is $1.99 once | $4.99 one-time, iOS app |
| Free plan | Free plan for 1 user: 16 sounds, 1.5 hours of streaming a day, 3 curated Playlists, up to 5 Favorites, and the simple Timer and Text Editor. | The web version at rainymood.com is free to use. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Noisli Labs UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | Plain Theory |
| Price read from | noisli.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Noisli
- The Free plan limits streaming to 1.5 hours a day and includes 16 of the 28 sounds.
- Oscillation, Shuffle, the advanced Timer and the advanced Text Editor need Pro or Business.
- Noisli says plan features are intended for desktop browsers on Mac or Windows; the iPhone and iPad app is a separate $1.99 purchase.
- The site also names an Android app and a Chrome extension, but its Google Play link returned Not Found and its Chrome Web Store link showed the item as not available.
Rainy Mood
- No Android, Mac or Windows app is listed; the App Store entry says it is designed for iPad and not verified for macOS.
- It plays rain only, with no timer or task features beyond a sleep timer in the iOS app.
- The iOS app needs a recent iOS version (the listing says iOS 26.1 or later).
Key features
Noisli
- Sound mixer
- 28 background sounds, each with its own volume control, can be layered into a mix that Noisli calls a Combo. The Free plan includes 16 of them.
- Curated Playlists
- Playlists group suggested Combos for situations such as focus, study, writing and sleep. Free accounts get 3 Playlists and paid plans 10.
- Favorites
- Save your own Combos to replay later and share them with other people. The Free plan stores up to 5 and paid plans up to 10.
- Session Timer
- Set the length of work sessions and breaks, with optional auto-start and a daily count of finished sessions. Sounds stop when the time is up.
- Text Editor
- A minimal writing space with Markdown formatting and a word counter. Text is saved to the account and can be downloaded or sent to Dropbox or Google Drive.
- Oscillation and Shuffle
- On paid plans, Oscillation slowly varies the volume of sounds within a Combo, and Shuffle moves between Combos at a frequency you set.
Rainy Mood
- Free web player
- Open the site and rain starts playing in the browser, with no account.
- Four rain scenes in the app
- The iOS app has Classic, Ocean, Countryside and Cafe scenes that can each be adjusted.
- Sound mixer and sleep timer
- The app lists a sound mixer and a sleep timer, and it can play alongside your music apps.
- Large sample library
- The App Store listing cites 400+ thunder claps, cricket chirps, ocean waves and effects, with a randomizer so the sound does not loop obviously.
- Mixes with YouTube videos
- The site lists mixes of songs over rain, and says swapping youtube.com for rainymood.com in a video link makes your own mix.
Plans
Noisli
Free$0
1 user, 16 sounds, 1.5 hours of streaming a day, 3 curated Playlists, up to 5 Favorites, simple Timer and Text Editor.
iOS app$1.99
one-time purchase, US App Store
The iPhone and iPad app, bought separately from the web plans: offline sounds, saved Combos and a timer with fade-out.
Pro$10
per month, billed yearly ($120)
1 user, 28 sounds, unlimited streaming, 10 Playlists, advanced Timer and Text Editor, Oscillation and Shuffle. $12 if billed monthly.
Business$24
per month for 2 users, billed yearly
Pro features plus team management and centralised billing. The page's plan data prices it at $144 per user a year, or $14 per user monthly.
Rainy Mood
Web$0
Free rain sounds in the browser.
iOS app$4.99
one-time, no subscription
Four customizable rain scenes (Classic, Ocean, Countryside, Cafe), sound mixer, sleep timer and free lifetime updates.
Ways to pay less
Noisli
- Annual discount
Yearly Pro billing costs about 17% less
The pricing page's plan data lists Pro at $120 billed yearly against $12 billed monthly, which comes to $144 over twelve months.
- Education
Discount for students and teachers
Noisli offers students, teachers and educational institutions a special discount on its yearly plan. The page does not state the amount.
Rainy Mood
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Noisli or Rainy Mood?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Noisli starts at $10 / month billed yearly (Pro); the iOS app is $1.99 once, and Rainy Mood starts at $4.99 one-time, iOS app.
Which has a free plan, Noisli or Rainy Mood?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Noisli and Rainy Mood have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.