Comparison

Doppler Radar vs Rain Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Doppler Radar

Get real-time weather updates with an interactive radar map showing all precipitation types. Plan ahead with detailed forecasts, severe weather warnings, and specific weather details like temperature, humidity, and wind. Easily navigate global weather data and customize your view.

Highlights
  • Interactive precipitation radar map
  • Global weather forecasts
  • Severe weather warnings and alerts
  • Detailed hourly and daily forecasts
  • Specific weather condition details
  • Customizable map views and locations
Features
Currently charting
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Know when the rain starts, and when it stops. Doppler Radar answers the only question that matters when the sky turns: is rain coming to where you are standing, and how long until it gets here. Our high-resolution radar resolves individual showers rather than smearing them into a blob. WATCH THE RAIN MOVE - Detailed, fast-refreshing rain map showing rain, snow, sleet and hail - Nowcast prediction up to 45 minutes ahead, so you see where a shower is going - Drag the loop by hand or let it animate, with a timestamp on every frame - Pinch and pan from a street-level view out to a whole continent - Adjust radar opacity over standard or hybrid map backgrounds NOAA ALERTS THAT ACTUALLY REACH YOU - Official NOAA severe weather warnings, watches and advisories, with the affected area drawn on the map - Land and marine warnings for the whole country - Choose which severity levels are worth interrupting you for - Time Sensitive delivery, so a tornado or flood warning breaks through Focus - Rain notifications before the first drop, with your own minimum rainfall threshold STORM AND HURRICANE TRACKING - Hurricane tracker with forecast cones and past storm tracks - Monitor several active systems at once, each with expanded detail - Full-screen weather maps on iPad THE FORECAST, HOUR BY HOUR - Hourly detail for the next 24 hours, daily outlook to 14 days - Feels-like, minimum and maximum temperature - Humidity, dew point, wind speed and direction - Chance of rain, sunrise and sunset times, moon phases - Tap any day to open its hourly breakdown ON YOUR WRIST - Apple Watch app showing radar over your selected location - Turn the Digital Crown to move through the loop frame by frame BUILT TO BE FAST - Save locations anywhere in the world and switch between them in a tap - Long press the map to read conditions at that exact coordinate - Imperial or metric units (F/mph or C/kmh) Privacy Policy: https://www.vorinn.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.vorinn.com/terms/

About

Rain Tracker

Manually log your daily rainfall measurements from your home rain gauge. Visualize your data with daily, monthly, and yearly charts. Supports multiple gauges and data export/import.

Highlights
  • Manual rain recording
  • Daily, monthly, yearly charts
  • Multiple rain gauge support
  • Data export to CSV
  • Data import from CSV
  • Metric/imperial unit selection
Features
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*** Important - This app does not automatically pull any rainfall data. All data must be manually entered *** Rain Tracker is a rain diary app that allows you to record daily rain figures from your backyard rain gauge. Rain Tracker will create daily, monthly, yearly charts based on your measurements. Rain Tracker makes rainfall simple to record. Just tap on a calendar date, or new rainfall button select rainfall amount, tap save and you're finished. No sign up or other information required. RainTracker allows for recording with multiple at home rain gauges. Features: • Simple rain recorder • Monthly rainfall calendar view • Monthly rainfall list • Daily bar and line charts • Monthly bar and line charts • Yearly bar and line charts • Compare Months or years in Line chart • Choose your measurement metric millimetres or inches • Choose calendar start day of week Monday or Sunday • Record rain to multiple gauges • Export rain fall Data to CSV • Import rain fall Data from CSV Rain recording fields: • Rain • Gauge • Date • Time • Notes

Screenshots

Doppler Radar4 screens
Rain Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Doppler Radar at 4.6 against Rain Tracker's 3.0. Doppler Radar also leads on ratings volume (39K vs 44) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Rain Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Doppler Radar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Rain Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doppler Radar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doppler Radar has 39K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Doppler Radar's written reviews are positive against 46% of Rain Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doppler Radar ships an update every 2 months, Rain Tracker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Doppler Radar versus Rain Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoppler RadarRain Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (39K ratings) — better3.0 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews — better46.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39K — better44
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoros InnovationCallum Hill

Customer experience

Doppler Radar

All ratings39,176 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative28.5%

Rain Tracker

All ratings43 ratings
Positive44.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative48.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative34.0%

Bugs and requests

Doppler Radar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Radar not updating properly
  • App crashing on launch
  • Incorrect location detection
  • Radar coverage issues in certain areas

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer radar loop duration
  • Ability to pause radar loop
  • More detailed map legend
  • Hourly weather forecast integration
  • Barometric pressure display

Rain Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Doppler Radar

Subscriptions1
  • Full Version$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$9.99
None

Rain Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doppler Radar free?
Doppler Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rain Tracker free?
Rain Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doppler Radar or Rain Tracker?
Doppler Radar is rated higher. Doppler Radar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while Rain Tracker averages 3.0 from 44 ratings.
Do Doppler Radar or Rain Tracker have ads?
Both Doppler Radar and Rain Tracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Doppler Radar or Rain Tracker?
Doppler Radar ships an update every 2 months, and Rain Tracker every 6 months. Most recently, Doppler Radar was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rain Tracker on October 30, 2026.

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