Comparison

BOM Weather vs Send it!

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

Head to head
About

BOM Weather

Access Australia's official weather information with hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar, and warnings. This free app provides current conditions, detailed forecasts, and map views for all of Australia, with customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
  • Radar and warning maps
  • Warning notifications
  • Offline mode
  • Widgets for at-a-glance weather
  • Detailed current conditions
  • Past weather data
Features
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Australia's official weather app from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Download the BOM Weather app for access to hourly and 7-day forecasts, radar, rain notifications and warnings – wherever you are. BOM Weather is free and ad free on mobile and tablet devices. The app has widgets so you can see the weather at a glance. It also features offline mode for moments when you don't have internet. The BOM Weather app includes: Current weather - Temperature and icon - 'Feels like' temperature - Rain - Wind speed, direction and gust (in knots and km/h) - Humidity - Rainfall since 9 am - Local text forecast Forecasts - Hourly forecast temperature, UV, wind, gust, humidity, dew point and rain for the next 72 hours - 7-day forecast - Total wave height and direction (for relevant locations) - Sunrise and sunset times, moon phases - Fire danger rating - Waters forecast and summary for the coming days, including tides (for relevant locations) Map - See rain 90 minutes into the past and future - View active warnings and access warning details - Pan and zoom to anywhere in Australia - Your location is marked on the map - See optimal radar coverage areas while viewing rain Rain and warning notifications - Rain and warning notifications for up to 3 locations around Australia - Warning notifications includes coastal hazards, fire weather, flood, heatwave, marine wind, severe thunderstorm, severe weather, tropical cyclone, and tsunami Past weather - Latest highs and lows, including highest and lowest temperature, highest wind gust and total rain - 72 hours of temperature, wind and rain Locations - Use your current location - Save your favourite locations - Search for any location in Australia - View your recent location Widgets - See weather details for your current or selected location - Provides current, minimum and maximum temperature and more - Add one or many widgets for locations around Australia

About

Send it!

Get a simple 'Go', 'No-go', or 'Maybe' weather verdict for your outdoor activities. It analyzes conditions based on your personal limits for cycling or running, and can even check the weather before your alarm rings.

Highlights
  • Simple weather verdict (Go, Nope, Maybe)
  • Personalized limits for cycling and running
  • Pre-alarm weather check
  • Route analysis leg-by-leg
  • Crew invites for group activities
  • Home screen widget
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
Features
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Should you head out? Send it! reads the morning sky and hands you one straight answer for your ride or your run: SEND IT, NOPE, or the in-between (GRAVEL for cyclists, GRIND for runners). No squinting at weather charts at 5am. Set your limits once. Send it! judges the next few hours against your numbers, then lets you scrub across the day to find the best window. WHAT YOU GET - The verdict. One glance tells you if it's a go, a maybe, or back to bed. Same straight answer whether you ride or run. - Tuned to your sport. Cyclists and runners shrug off cold, wind and heat differently, so the call is judged by how you move, not a generic forecast. - An alarm that checks first. Pick a wake time and it judges the morning before it rings. A go wakes you; a no-go stays silent so you sleep in, with an optional backup time so it can never make you oversleep for work. - Whole-route judging. Bring a route from Strava, RideWithGPS, or a GPX file and Send it! judges it leg by leg at the time you'll actually be there, so you see exactly where the sky turns. - Go out with your crew. Invite friends to a ride or a run. They join with a tap, and you get a ping the moment someone's in. - The week ahead on your home screen, so the good day jumps out. - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with your morning verdict and start time right where you glance. Free, and staying free. No ads, no tracking. Your location is used only to read the weather. Made with care by Common Tools Co.

Screenshots

BOM Weather4 screens
Send it!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Send it! at every 4 days against BOM Weather's every 6 weeks. Send it! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOM Weather ships an update every 6 weeks, Send it! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BOM Weather versus Send it!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOM WeatherSend it!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (543 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings543 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBureau of MeteorologyMarc Obieglo

Customer experience

BOM Weather

All ratings543 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews970 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative22.6%

Send it!

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

BOM Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Location not updating accurately
  • Radar not loading or showing incorrect information
  • Widgets not functioning properly
  • Frequent app crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to view weather in Fahrenheit
  • Improve rain radar with higher resolution and faster updates
  • Provide more detailed weather data like humidity, UV index, etc.
  • Allow customization of weather information displayed
  • Bring back previous weather reporting format

Send it!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BOM Weather

No in-app purchases

None

Send it!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BOM Weather free?
BOM Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Send it! free?
Send it! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BOM Weather or Send it! have ads?
Neither BOM Weather nor Send it! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOM Weather or Send it!?
BOM Weather ships an update every 6 weeks, and Send it! every 4 days. Most recently, BOM Weather was updated on October 17, 2026 and Send it! on October 8, 2026.

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