Comparison

Rainy Days Rain Radar vs Rain Maps

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

Head to head
About

Rainy Days Rain Radar

This app provides a fast and accurate doppler rain radar, allowing users to pan and zoom for detailed precipitation tracking. It uses multiple data sources for local weather and supports a wide range of global regions.

Highlights
  • Fast and accurate doppler rain radar
  • Pan and zoom for detailed precipitation view
  • Multiple data sources for local weather
  • Supports US, Canada, Europe, Africa, and more
  • Shows precipitation only, not clouds
  • Option to disable ads with in-app purchase
Features
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Rainy Days is the fast and accurate doppler rain radar app. Rainy Days gives you all the freedom to pan and zoom on incoming precipitation, so that you can see where storms are heading at the detail that you like. Be your own weatherman with Rainy Days! Rainy Days is best used for local weather; the app uses multiple sources of data to give you the most up to date radar images based on the zoom level and location, whilst other apps use one big map for the whole world. Rainy Days uses actual radar doppler data and only falls back to satellite based data in areas where doppler radars are not available. Rainy Days supports a large portion of the world, including US, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Australia, Europe, Scandinavia and Africa. Missing your area? Get in touch and I'll try my best to add it. Note that Rainy Days only shows precipitation, not clouds! Rainy Days is supported by advertisements which, if you prefer, you can disable with a one time in-app purchase.

About

Rain Maps

Track live rain, storms, and weather patterns on an interactive map. Get minute-by-minute rain forecasts, severe weather alerts, and detailed hourly predictions. Visualize weather data with animated radar and shareable storm animations.

Highlights
  • Live rain radar with short-term forecast
  • Animated radar and storm path visualization
  • Minute-by-minute rain and hourly forecasts
  • Severe weather warnings and summaries
  • Home screen and Apple Watch widgets
  • Lightning strike and storm cell tracking
Features
Currently charting
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Rain Maps shows you where it is raining right now, where the rain is heading and what your weather will do next, on a live map built for following rain. LIVE RAIN RADAR • Live radar from several sources, including Doppler radar, refreshed every few minutes • A short-term radar forecast for the minutes ahead • Play the last hours as an animation and share it as a video or GIF • Lightning strikes, storm cells and the direction storms are moving EVERY WEATHER MAP • Satellite clouds, dust and fog • Weather fronts and wind • Rain, temperature and wind forecasts on the map from several global models (some need a subscription) A NEW WEATHER PAGE • A living sky that shows the clouds, rain, thunder and moon you see outside • Rain in the next hour, minute by minute • Hour-by-hour and daily forecasts • Official weather warnings and a clear summary of what is coming • The moon, sunrise and sunset, UV, wind and more ALERTS BEFORE THE RAIN • A notification shortly before rain starts at your location or your saved places • Alerts for lightning nearby ON YOUR SCREEN AND YOUR WRIST • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity that follows approaching rain • An Apple Watch app with complications MORE • Turn-by-turn navigation with the weather on your map • Report the weather where you are and see what people nearby report Rain Maps is developed by Yanbu Weather. Terms of Use: https://www.yanbuweather.com/terms/Apps/rainMaps/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://www.yanbuweather.com/terms/Apps/rainMaps/privacypolicy.html Website: https://www.yanbuweather.com/

Screenshots

Rainy Days Rain Radar4 screens
Rain Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Rain Maps at every 3 days against Rainy Days Rain Radar's every 8 months. Rain Maps also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 50%) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). Rainy Days Rain Radar's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2). 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. Rainy Days Rain Radar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rain Maps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rainy Days Rain Radar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 85 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Rainy Days Rain Radar's written reviews are positive against 70% of Rain Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainy Days Rain Radar ships an update every 8 months, Rain Maps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Rainy Days Rain Radar versus Rain Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainy Days Rain RadarRain Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better4.2 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews70.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2085 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#39 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHugo Visserziad aljohani

Customer experience

Rainy Days Rain Radar

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Rain Maps

All ratings85 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral18.5%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rainy Days Rain Radar

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99
1 purchases

Rain Maps

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Rainy Days Rain Radar free?
Rainy Days Rain Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rain Maps free?
Rain Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rainy Days Rain Radar or Rain Maps?
Rainy Days Rain Radar is rated higher. Rainy Days Rain Radar averages 4.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Rain Maps averages 4.2 from 85 ratings.
Do Rainy Days Rain Radar or Rain Maps have ads?
Both Rainy Days Rain Radar and Rain Maps show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rainy Days Rain Radar or Rain Maps?
Rainy Days Rain Radar ships an update every 8 months, and Rain Maps every 3 days. Most recently, Rainy Days Rain Radar was updated on November 9, 2026 and Rain Maps on November 11, 2026.

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