Comparison

Snowfall Forecast vs RUClosed

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

Head to head
About

Snowfall Forecast

This interactive map application displays 72-hour snowfall predictions sourced from NOAA and NWS. It provides detailed weather data for planning outdoor activities.

Highlights
  • 72-hour snowfall data
  • Interactive mapping
  • NOAA and NWS data sources
  • Detailed weather predictions
Features
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The Snowfall Forecast app is an interactive mapping application showing the next 72 hours of snowfall data from NOAA and NWS.

About

RUClosed

Track nationwide school, work, and church closings with near 100% certainty. Get real-time updates, contact information for verification, and share cancellations with friends. Receive push notifications for your favorite locations.

Highlights
  • Nationwide closing tracking
  • Real-time updates
  • Contact information for verification
  • Favorite cities and places
  • Share closings
  • Push notifications
Features
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RUClosed provides a clean, easy-to-use, interface that allows users to track closings nationwide. Whether it’s your school, work, or church, this nifty little app provides the flexibility to see cancellations of all types in cities across the United States. Why waste your time on other snow day closing apps that simply give a best-guess prediction when RUClosed can tell you with near 100% certainty if your place is closed. RUClosed also provides contact information, such as phone numbers and web sites for quick and easy verification of the closing details. Users can favorite cities and specific places and RUClosed provides them with real-time updates as well as the ability to share closings with their friends. The database of closings also allows users to easily see how many times places have been closed going back to January 2018. Whether it’s stormy weather, burst water pipes or a last-second change in schedule, if there is a closing, RUClosed will know about it. Recently added: Push Notifications messages for closings of your Favorite Cities and Favorite Places. Just enable Notifications when the App prompts you or in the App Settings and you will receive a message when a closing status changes. No email address or phone numbers are required for this new feature.

Screenshots

Snowfall Forecast3 screens
RUClosed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RUClosed at 4.0 against Snowfall Forecast's 1.8. RUClosed also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (30% vs 9%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RUClosed holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RUClosed has 151 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Snowfall Forecast's written reviews are positive against 30% of RUClosed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snowfall Forecast ships an update every 8 months, RUClosed every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Snowfall Forecast versus RUClosed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnowfall ForecastRUClosed
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (12 ratings)4.0 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.1% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercorey hoggardFalcon Software LLC

Customer experience

Snowfall Forecast

All ratings12 ratings
Positive8.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral18.2%
Negative72.7%

RUClosed

All ratings144 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Snowfall Forecast

No in-app purchases

None

RUClosed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Snowfall Forecast free?
Snowfall Forecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RUClosed free?
RUClosed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Snowfall Forecast or RUClosed?
RUClosed is rated higher. Snowfall Forecast averages 1.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while RUClosed averages 4.0 from 151 ratings.
Do Snowfall Forecast or RUClosed have ads?
Both Snowfall Forecast and RUClosed show ads.
Which is updated more often, Snowfall Forecast or RUClosed?
Snowfall Forecast ships an update every 8 months, and RUClosed every 2 weeks. Most recently, Snowfall Forecast was updated on November 2, 2026 and RUClosed on November 2, 2026.

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