Digital-rain live wallpaper with a configurable system HUD
About this app
Ghost Rain is a live wallpaper that turns your home and lock screens into falling-glyph "digital rain" - bright white-green heads, trailing columns that fade down, heavy negative space - with an optional, fully configurable system HUD overlaid on top.
THE RAIN * Stateful columns that fall at their own speed and "shimmer" - individual glyphs flip instantly, never in sync, for a living, synthetic feel. * Per-glyph brightness gradient (bright head, exponential fade) over pure black. * A balanced mix of katakana, digits, Latin letters and symbols. * Adjustable shimmer rate, from a calm drift to full churn.
THE HUD (optional) * Shows any of: a custom title line, RAM, disk, battery, CPU, IP address and uptime - each toggleable. * Freely positioned and sized with live sliders and an on-screen preview. * The IP line is redacted on the lock screen by default (with an opt-out).
SEPARATE HOME AND LOCK SCREENS * Configure the HOME and LOCK screens independently - different HUD content, position and size on each. * Save named layouts and apply them to whichever screen you're editing.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN * No internet permission, no tracking, no analytics, no accounts. * Reads system stats locally and draws them - nothing leaves your device.
Tip: when setting the wallpaper, choose "Both" so it covers the home and lock screens; it switches between your two configs automatically. If your lock-screen clock overlaps the HUD, set the clock size to Small in your lock screen settings.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Aquarian Intel.
What's New in v3.1
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Jul 5, 2026 · 0.1 MB · Android API 26–34 · code 22
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 d52ded1efca59ca764e6437af5c3fc4a41e4ad181fdff128c8b891a11b138ea9
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- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
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Launch the app from your home screen
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