# Raindex: Rain Totals & Gauge — Rainfall History & Alerts

> Measures and records actual rainfall for saved locations, not forecasts. (iPhone/iPad app by Kirill Proskurin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/raindex-rain-totals-and-gauge/id6805182914 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Kirill Proskurin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896493011)
- Category: Weather, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 63 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-10-16
- Data updated: 2026-11-11
- Monetization: freemium

## What is Raindex?

How much rain actually fell on your ground?

Raindex measures rainfall for the places you save — your yard, a field, a job site — and keeps the record. It is not a forecast app. It tells you what already fell.

In the US and Canada, rainfall comes from NOAA's MRMS network, which combines weather radar with the US rain-gauge network. In Germany it comes from DWD RADOLAN, Deutscher Wetterdienst's radar adjusted with its own rain gauges. Both estimate precipitation for every 1 km cell, every hour. Raindex reads the cell your place sits in, so two fields a mile apart can, and often do, show different totals.

WHAT YOU GET

• Rain totals over the last 1 and 24 hours, and over 3, 6, 12, 48 and 72 hours on a paid plan
• A day-by-day history: saving a place fills in the last 7 days, or 30 on a paid plan, and every day after that is kept
• Hour-by-hour detail for any day in that history
• A rainfall map across your saved places, with each place's total on its pin
• Threshold alerts — choose an amount and a window, and Raindex pushes when a place crosses it
• A next-24-hour and 3-day rain outlook, on a paid plan — the NOAA/NWS gridded forecast in the US, Environment and Climate Change Canada's in Canada, Deutscher Wetterdienst's MOSMIX station forecast in Germany
• NWS flood watches and warnings, Environment Canada's rainfall warnings and Deutscher Wetterdienst's rain warnings, shown for your places on every plan — displayed in the app, never pushed
• CSV export of a place's history, on Pro
• The app in English, German, French or Spanish

HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT KNOWS

Every reading says where it came from: gauge-adjusted, radar only, or provisional and still being revised as gauge data arrives.

An hour we could not read is shown as missing, never as zero — so an outage can never look like a dry day on your calendar. A day with an unread hour gets no total at all, rather than a partial one that would quietly understate the rain.

These are estimates for a one-kilometre cell, not a gauge standing on your property, and Raindex says so on the reading itself rather than in a support article.

COVERAGE

Raindex covers the United States (the lower 48, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands), southern Canada, where readings are radar estimates only (NOAA's gauge correction uses US gauges), and Germany, except northern Sylt, which lies outside DWD's radar grid; a few places right on the border may also be refused. Places in other countries are not covered yet. A place outside coverage is told so, rather than shown a number for somebody else's rain.

Snowfall is reported as liquid equivalent, not snow depth; in the US and Canada it is labelled as such.

PLANS

Free — 1 place, 1- and 24-hour totals, 7 days filled in on saving, threshold alerts, flood notices.
Standard — 15 places, every time window, 30 days filled in on saving, and the forecast. $4.99 per month or $19.99 per year.
Pro — 30 places, up to 10 alert levels per place, and CSV export. $9.99 per month or $39.99 per year.

Eligible new subscribers get a 7-day free trial on a yearly plan.

Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription.

Terms: https://raindex.app/terms
Privacy: https://raindex.app/privacy

Raindex uses public data from NOAA, the National Weather Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them. German rainfall, forecasts and warnings — Quelle: Deutscher Wetterdienst.

## Key features

- Measures actual rainfall
- Saves and records rainfall history
- Provides hour-by-hour detail
- Rainfall map across saved places
- Threshold alerts for rainfall amounts
- NWS flood watches and warnings

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Standard Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Pro Monthly | $9.99 | per month |


## Is Raindex safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Raindex.

## Is Raindex legit?

Raindex: Rain Totals & Gauge has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Raindex is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Frequently asked questions about Raindex

### What is Raindex?

Raindex measures and records actual rainfall for the places you save, such as your yard or a job site. It is not a forecast app and focuses on what has already fallen, providing detailed historical data and alerts.

### What countries does Raindex cover?

Raindex covers the United States (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands), southern Canada, and Germany. Coverage may have minor exceptions near borders or specific regions.

### How accurate is Raindex's rainfall data?

Raindex uses data from NOAA's MRMS network in the US and Canada, and DWD RADOLAN in Germany, which combine weather radar with rain-gauge networks. Readings are estimates for a 1 km cell and indicate their source (gauge-adjusted, radar only, or provisional).

### Does Raindex offer a free version?

Yes, Raindex has a free plan that includes tracking for 1 place, 1- and 24-hour totals, 7 days of history upon saving, threshold alerts, and flood notices.

### What are the paid plans for Raindex?

Raindex offers Standard and Pro plans. The Standard plan costs $4.99/month or $19.99/year and includes 15 places, all time windows, 30 days of history, and forecasts. The Pro plan offers more places and alert customization.

### How often is Raindex updated?

The app was last updated on November 8, 2026, with version 1.3.0. This indicates a relatively recent update, suggesting ongoing development and maintenance.

### Can I export my rainfall data from Raindex?

Yes, CSV export of a place's rainfall history is available on the Pro plan. This allows for further analysis and record-keeping outside of the app.

### What languages does Raindex support?

Raindex is available in English, German, French, and Spanish, making it accessible to a wider range of users across different regions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-11-08

• Your first place fills in sooner: setup now saves it right away, so its rainfall total shows up faster.
• Notifications off? If one of your places passes your alert level, Raindex now shows how much fell and when, with a way to turn notifications on.
• Tapping a locked 48 h or 72 h total now shows which place it's for.
• Fixes and improvements.

### 1.2.2 — 2026-10-28

• Share a rainfall total as an image: tap the share icon on Home or in a day's hour-by-hour view. The image shows how much fell, when it fell, and where the data comes from.
• Raindex now asks for a rating at a better moment: after real rain at your place.
• Fixes and improvements.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-10-16

• Raindex now measures rain in Germany: rainfall from DWD RADOLAN, the rain forecast from DWD MOSMIX and Deutscher Wetterdienst's rain warnings.
• Onboarding and the subscription screen now name both rainfall sources, NOAA MRMS and DWD RADOLAN.
• Fixes and polish.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-14

• Raindex now speaks German, French and Spanish. It follows your iPhone's language, or pick one in the app's Settings.
• Alert notifications arrive in the app's language, with numbers and dates in your region's format.
• More coverage: Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and southern Canada (radar only).
• For places in Canada: the rain forecast and rainfall warnings from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
• Every number names its source. New: an "Includes an estimate" note for hours with no radar data.
• A place outside coverage is told so when you save it.
• Fixes and polish.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-10-04

What's new in 1.1:
• iPad support;
• Forecast: next 24 hours or next 3 days;
• Dark mode, and times follow your 12- or 24-hour setting;
• Fixes and polish.

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