Leave a Review Rain Viewer
Great radar, not so great temperature forecast.
I’ve been using RainViewer for a few weeks. I find the radar excellent, more accurate than other apps. But the temperature forecast leaves a lot to be desired. The temperature forecast high for my location today is 95. It’s been in the low 70’s all day. I would hope the developers could correct this with more accurate predictions.Show lessTroubador4theLord
Developer Response
Thanks so much for your interest in our app. It's a real pleasure to receive a high score from you. If you ever have any questions or issues with application features, please do not hesitate to contact our experts via the Send Feedback form. As for your concern regarding the weather predictions - our engineering team is working on improving it and we hope to get it fixed soon. RegardsBest there is
Superb app! Does everything you need and highly accurate in timing and alerts.Gossa9011
Developer Response
Your review is a real inspiration for our team, thank you for your support!Ad-pocalyptic
The type and frequency of ads in this app make it unusable. You can’t even get a feel for what the paid version might be like because of the how invasive the ads are. The cost of the premium subscription is on the high end of what’s standard for the leading weather apps, but not unreasonable if the quality is on par or better. It does look like an app that has the potential to challenge market leaders… unfortunate that intrusive ads prevent users from being able to compare the app’s UX and functionality to other weather apps.
Given the app’s low placement in the Weather category rankings nearly a decade after launch, it stands to reason that the product/UX is poor or the company’s marketing/revenue strategy is lacking… or perhaps the marketing/revenue strategy creates a poor UX. The app description is intriguing enough for me to check back later. Hopefully the company can figure out tame ads and increase profitability and marketshare.
Companies like Tubi have managed to become highly profitable and draw substantive marketshare by providing free service with minimally invasive ads in an environment of ever increasing aversion to subscriptions. Competition is good for everyone, and I think many would like to see a company give weather app market leaders a run for their money.Show lessElJefeTX
Developer Response
Hello. Sorry for any inconvenience caused by the third-party ads in the free app version. We check the ads algorithms regularly, trying to make them not that annoying for our clients but yet useful and profitable for us. Please kindly note that our subscription provides totally ad-free experience. Hopefully, you'll find the app to be useful no matter which app version you choose to use. RespectfullyBadly designed - get a proper analyst
App needs a proper analyst to assist in design.DaveWells0001
Developer Response
Hi. Thanks a lot for being our valued client. Could you please clarify with more details what exactly you would like to change in our design. Your feedback is highly appreciated. RegardsTired of this app
Every update breaks something. It’s impossible to use this app as a primary weather source. It’s apparently sunny at 4am right now, and the live activity says it’s raining for the next 59 minutes.
It’s neither sunny nor slightly close to raining in my location.dward171
Developer Response
Hello, thank you for your feedback. Could you please share with us the weather innacuracies by sending us the Email via the app settings > Send Feedback > Send Via Email. Appreciate your cooperation. RegardsIncorrect hourly forecast etc.
No longer has the correct hourly forecast. Also the current temp is off by at least 10 degrees looking at other apps. I put in a support request several days ago, but it's still not fixed.Unlimitedsoundsdj
Developer Response
Hi! Thanks a lot for using our app. There has indeed been identified a problem with the temperature in Fahrenheits. The issue has been investigated and eliminated recently. Hopefully the app will operate properly now on. Appreciate your patience and cooperation.Love the rain forecasts but a bit to be desired in other weather features
Rain forecasts and radar are great in this app, but when it comes to giving out a 7 day forecast it seems the days are always messed up. (Yesterday appearing and showing todays forecast so all days are off by 1)dmvanblaircom
Developer Response
Hi! Thanks so much for such warm feedback. What a pleasure to know that RainViewer does help! Regarding the daily chart inaccuracy, hopefully the issue described is resolved. We kindly ask you to observe the chart during this week and let us know in case the problem still remain, please. Appreciate your cooperation. BestAsk me to review on first opening??
All I’ve seen is adverts, data tracking options and subscription options. Next screen is “give us a review”. I’ve got an improvement suggestion - allow users to use the app before chasing for a review. Now I’m going to try the app… kind of expecting this will be one that gets deleted !!!!Ozle8
Developer Response
Hi. Thanks a lot for paying attention to our app. The popups asking to rate our app appear randomly. Sometimes they may indeed appear at the beginning of your experience with the application, sorry about that. We check the algorithms regularly, trying to make it not that annoying for our clients but still useful for us. Sorry for any inconvenience. Hopefully, you'll find the app to be useful anyway. RespectfullyWidgets working again.
Widgets are working now. Thx for the update. Hopefully stays like that working all the time. 👍f2008
Developer Response
Hi. Sorry for the inconvenience. We identified some problems on the server part on weekend. The issue has been investigated and the cause of the problem has been eliminated. Now everything should be back to normal. Thanks a lot for your patience. RegardsPoor accuracy of the map
I like the look & feel of the app, the radar map with precipitation direction is one of the best I have seen.
However the map is too often terribly inaccurate. When it is raining outside, the radar map shows that there is no rain nowhere close to my current location. All the other weather apps installed on my phone are clearly (and correctly) display the rain on their radar maps but Rainviewer insists that there’s no rain whatsoever.
Also, I found strange inconsistency between the app radar and widget radar map - it’s not the same and the widget tends to be more accurate.
Wrote feedback to developers but they did not care to respond.
Money spend on yearly subscription was not good investment.Show lessHnza75
Developer Response
Hi. Thanks so much for using our app. We have indeed missed your email and sincerely apologize about that. Please kindly check your inbox for more comments regarding the app functionality. Best
