# Rain Sounds - Sleep & Relax

> Relaxing, ambient rain sounds for sleep – soothing white noise to fall asleep to

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.metapps.watersounds](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.metapps.watersounds)

## Overview

- **ID:** `net.metapps.watersounds`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Maple Media
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 9,775,756
- **Rating:** 4.09 / 5 (146,294 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.3.1(149)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-31
- **First published:** 2013-07-14
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 133 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.metapps.watersounds)
- **Website:** [https://maplemedia.io/](https://maplemedia.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://maplemedia.io/privacy/](https://maplemedia.io/privacy/)

## Description

Rain Sounds - Sleep & Relax delivers high-quality rain sounds designed for sleep and relaxation. It offers a variety of rain types, from thunderstorm to gentle rain and even calming beach ambience. You can customize the sound mix, enable optional background piano tracks, and enjoy a simple, beautiful design. A timer lets the audio turn off automatically, and rich background images create a peaceful listening environment.

It also showcases many rain-and-ambience scenes, with genres including lullabies, ASMR, animals, and instrumental sounds. Ideal for sleep, focus, meditation, and stress relief, this extension is crafted to help you unwind and drift off with soothing rain and nature sounds.

## Rankings

- #14,356 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `net.metapps.watersounds.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users consistently praise the app for calming, realistic rain sounds and a broad, customizable sound library with offline playback and good support. However, the strongest complaints are about intrusive ads and a costly subscription model that often fails to remove ads or introduce issues. Additional reliability issues and occasional UI glitches further dampen the experience. Overall, strong sleep/aesthetic benefits coexist with persistent monetization and stability problems.

### Pros

- Calming, realistic rain sounds that help with sleep
- Wide variety of sounds and mixing options for customization
- Offline playback and no need to download sounds to use the app
- Responsive and helpful support team

### Cons

- Intrusive and lengthy ads; some close buttons are deceptive and difficult to bypass
- Subscription model is expensive and can ruin the experience; paying does not always remove ads or glitches
- Bugs and reliability issues (playback stopping mid-use, random vibrations, UI windows disappearing)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.metapps.watersounds)