Rain Harvesting vs Rain Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rain Harvesting
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Welcome to Rain Harvesting – your complete rainwater tank monitoring solution. Using this app, you can: • Check your tank’s water level from anywhere at any time when connected to Bluetooth, Satellite, NB-IoT or Sigfox®*. • Track your tank level progress over time. • Stay updated on water flows. • Connect multiple tanks and gauges. • Share tata with your colleagues and friends. For local connectivity, simply connect to Bluetooth and check your tank level whenever you like. For remote connectivity, connect to the NB-IoT* or Satellite* network and check your tank level anywhere. * Paid subscription required
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 ads: Rain Harvesting at none against Rain Tracker's shown. Rain Harvesting also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rain Harvesting ships an update every 2 months, Rain Tracker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rain Harvesting | Rain Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 46.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rain Harvesting Pty LTD | Callum Hill |
In-app purchases
Rain Harvesting
No in-app purchases
Rain Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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