Raining Bell vs DPIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raining Bell
This app provides advanced weather forecasting by integrating real-time radar and satellite data. It offers early warnings for rainfall and potential disasters up to three hours in advance, with personalized alerts and a smart voice assistant for natural language interaction.
- Real-time radar monitoring
- Satellite data integration
- Rainfall prediction up to 3 hours
- Early warning system
- Location-based services
- Push notifications
- Smart voice assistant
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“Raining Bell” integrated with “Firefly” Smart Weather Service App Raining Bell is an industry–academia collaborative project that applies real-time radar-monitoring technology to meteorological disaster- prevention services. It integrates nationwide radar observations with FORMOSAT-7 satellite data and employs data-assimilation and radar-echo extrapolation techniques to establish an early-warning system capable of predicting rainfall trends up to three hours in advance. The user interface, designed by the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR), combines location-based services and push notifications to deliver timely, convenient weather information. The latest version incorporates the Firefly smart voice assistant powered by the TAIDE large language model (LLM). Users can interact naturally in Mandarin or Taiwanese to check weather conditions and receive proactive alerts about rainfall and potential disaster risks. By combining real-time forecasts from the Central Weather Administration (CWA) with Raining Bell’s observation data, the system provides intelligent, localized, and personalized weather services. This app was developed under the guidance of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) through the joint efforts of NCDR and the National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC). The software was produced by ThinkYes Technology Co., Ltd. By integrating AI with disaster-prevention technology, Raining Bell offers a weather service that is both real-time and human-centered. This product represents experimental research results; for official weather forecasts, please refer to announcements from the Central Weather Administration.
DPIP
This app provides real-time earthquake alerts and disaster prevention information. It integrates data from official meteorological and seismic monitoring networks to offer early warnings and detailed reports, helping users prepare for and respond to natural disasters.
- Real-time earthquake early warnings
- Earthquake intensity reports
- Seismic activity summaries
- Live weather updates
- Weather alerts and advisories
- Disaster prevention information aggregation
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DPIP (Disaster prevention information platform),是一套由臺灣本土團隊設計的App,整合 TREM (臺灣即時地震監測網) 之強震即時警報與地震資訊,以及中央氣象署之資料,提供一個整合、單一且便利的防災資訊應用程式。 ※ 歡迎加入公開測試以取得最新測試版本。 ※ 如果您對於我們 app 使用上有相關的問題,歡迎透過 app 裡底下的社群連結一同加入與我們討論,取得相關最新資訊。 ※ 所有資訊請以交通部中央氣象署公告為準。 強震即時警報(Earthquake Early Warning, EEW),是藉由部署於各地之地震波觀測站,在地震發生時將測得之地震波回傳至伺服器計算並產生地震速報,為您爭取數秒甚至數十秒之時間,進行防災應變及避難措施。 【重點功能】 ▶ 強震即時警報 ▶ 震度速報 ▶ 地震報告 【其他主要功能】 ▶ 即時天氣 ▶ 天氣警特報 ▶ 災防資訊彙整 【資料來源】 ▶ 交通部中央氣象署(CWA) ▶ 國家災害防救科技中心(NCDR) ▶ TREM by ExpTech Studio 歡迎使用我們開發的電腦版地震速報軟體: ▶ TREM-lite:https://exptechtw.github.io/trem-plugins 歡迎加入及追蹤我們的官方社群,與我們一起討論: ▶ Discord伺服器:https://discord.gg/exptech-studio ▶ threads:https://www.threads.com/@DPIP.tw 使用條款:https://exptech.com.tw/tos 隱私權政策:https://exptech.com.tw/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DPIP at 80% against Raining Bell's 0%. Raining Bell's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. DPIP sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Raining Bell asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raining Bell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Raining Bell's written reviews are positive against 80% of DPIP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Raining Bell ships an update monthly, DPIP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raining Bell | DPIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ThinkYes Technology Co., Ltd. | ExpTech |
Customer experience
Raining Bell
DPIP
In-app purchases
Raining Bell
No in-app purchases
DPIP
- DPIP 每月服務支持$1.991 Month
- 能量飲料$2.99
- 活力便當$9.99
- 深深的一份感謝$29.99







