Pluviometer vs 7 Stripes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pluviometer
This app provides detailed rainfall information, including current precipitation, daily totals, and forecasts for the next hour. It offers a visually simple interface to track rain amounts in various units and save favorite locations worldwide.
- Rainfall forecast for the next hour
- Current precipitation levels
- Total rainfall for today and tomorrow
- Global location support
- Choice of measurement units (mm, cm, inches)
- Save favorite locations
- Intuitive and simple graphics
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The pluviometer is an instrument used to measure the amount of rain fall in a day. It is part of the main instruments of a common meteorological station. Now you can have it on your iPhone, iPad or iPod. Pluviometer will give you the forecast of rain in one hour, the current level of precipitation, the total rainfall of today and tomorrow, in all places of the world. Its unique design has been created to offer maximum visual simplicity on the rain. [Features] • Total rain indicator for today and tomorrow • Current rain indicator • Rain in 1 hour indicator • Current location indicator • Current map indicator • Rain gauge human-friendly • You can choose to display the amount of rainfall in mm, cm or inches • Full scale automatically adjusted (according to the maximum level of rain expected) • Automatic full scale supported: 1 cm, 2 cm, 5 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 50 cm, 100 cm (total daily rain) • Save favorite places • Data provider Weatherstack • Your GPS location is used to display the current amount of precipitation • Intuitive Graphics • Ease to use [ History ] Rain measurements were reported in ancient literature in India A.C. 400, Palestine 200 A.C. in China around 1247. The first standardized rain gauge was built in Korea in 1441 by Prince Munjong, son of King Sejong the Great. In 1639 Benedetto Castelli, a student of Galileo, it made measurements of rainfall using a cylindrical container made of glass, where it measured the water level after the rain. In 1662 Christopher Wren invented the rocking rain gauge, the prototype of the modern rain gauges, which was perfected in 1670 by Robert Hooke. Up to about 10-20 years ago it was indicated as rain gauges those instruments that in fact they had no way to record the time evolution of the rain and which were controlled to a daily basis. Unlike the pluviograph was a tool that could, by means of a mechanical registration system, to graphically report the amount of rain fall in a certain time interval With the development of electronics and then computer science , the pluviographs have gone increasingly asserting itself. [Design] The graphics are perfected to the last detail to make using simple, fluid and pleasant. Optimized for Retina Display on the iPhone and iPad. [Supported languages] • English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish. [Support] If you like the app, don’t forget to leave us a review on the App Store. For suggestions please contact us at info@lionsapp.com, or visit lionsapp.com.
7 Stripes
This app presents a 168-hour visual weather forecast on a single screen, allowing for quick scanning of temperature, cloud cover, and precipitation details. Users can tap to inspect specific hours for in-depth information, aiding in planning outdoor activities or tracking weather patterns.
- 168-hour visual forecast on one screen
- Quick scanning of temperature, clouds, precipitation
- Tap to inspect specific hours
- Detailed hourly weather cards
- Clean, week-focused interface
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7 Stripes shows 168 hours of detailed weather on one screen. Designed for fast planning, 7 Stripes turns the next week of weather into a single visual forecast you can scan at a glance. See temperature, cloud cover, precipitation chance, precipitation type, and precipitation intensity together—without digging through a long hourly list. Touch anywhere on the 7-day forecast to inspect a specific hour. The header instantly updates with the exact temperature, wind direction, wind speed, and time for the point you selected. Need more detail? While viewing any hour, tap the day/time button to open an in-depth weather card with conditions, feels-like temperature, precipitation amount, precipitation intensity, astronomy details, and more. Features: • 168 hours of weather data on one screen • A visual 7-day forecast built for quick scanning • Temperature, clouds, precipitation chance, type, and intensity in one view • Tap or drag across the forecast to inspect any hour • Instant header updates with exact temperature and wind details • Detailed hourly cards for deeper weather information • Current conditions plus future forecast exploration • A clean, unique interface designed around the full week—not just the current hour Whether you’re planning a trip, deciding when to go outside, or watching the next storm move through, 7 Stripes helps you understand the whole forecast faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 7 Stripes at 100% against Pluviometer's 8%. 7 Stripes also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.2). Pluviometer's advantage is chart position (#159 vs unranked) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
7 Stripes is free to download; Pluviometer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
7 Stripes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pluviometer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Pluviometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of 7 Stripes's.
Pluviometer ships an update every 3 months, 7 Stripes daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pluviometer | 7 Stripes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.2 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LionsApp di Nallbati Elton | Sasan Sadat-Sharifi |
Customer experience
Pluviometer
7 Stripes
In-app purchases
Pluviometer
No in-app purchases
7 Stripes
No in-app purchases









