Doppler Radar vs Rain Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- Manual rain recording
- Daily, monthly, yearly charts
- Multiple rain gauge support
- Data export to CSV
- Data import from CSV
- Metric/imperial unit selection
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Doppler Radar | Rain Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (39K ratings) — better | 3.0 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews — better | 46.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #144 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voros Innovation | Callum Hill |
Customer experience
Doppler Radar
Rain Tracker
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
Doppler Radar
- Full Version$6.991 Year
- Full Version$9.99
Rain Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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