World Weather vs Rain Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Weather
Access detailed weather forecasts for 10 days globally and 4 days for the UAE. Receive real-time updates from weather stations and customizable push notifications for warnings like fog and rain. Explore weather maps and marine forecasts.
- 10-day hourly global forecast
- 4-day hourly UAE forecast
- Real-time weather station data
- Customizable warning notifications
- Interactive weather maps
- Marine forecast
- Prayer times and Qibla direction
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The National Center of Meteorology, a UAE federal government entity has developed this application as an additional way of communicating and serving the public through providing a continuous informational multi-view feed on high-resolution weather now-cast and forecast. This app release includes the following features: • World Weather 10 days hourly forecast • UAE 4 Days hourly forecast • Latest weather data from NCM weather stations network updated each 15mn • UAE Warnings map • Warnings push notifications based on users’ preferences (Fog, Rain, Sea ...) • Weather maps (Radar, Satellite, Stations, NWP Model and more) • UAE Weather stations network • Marine Forecast • Prayers Times and Qibla direction Your feedback is valuable
Rain Maps
Visualize live rain radar, cloud cover, dust, fog, and lightning directly on a map. Get detailed precipitation, temperature, and wind forecasts from multiple global models. Explore weather phenomena and plan your activities with up-to-date information.
- Live rain radar
- Satellite cloud maps
- Dust and fog tracking
- Lightning detection
- Precipitation forecasts
- Temperature forecasts
- Wind forecasts
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: World Weather at 4.8 against Rain Maps's 4.1. World Weather also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Rain Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (83 vs 4). On price, 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. Rain Maps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. World Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.
World Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Maps has 83 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of World Weather's written reviews are positive against 70% of Rain Maps's.
World Weather ships an update monthly, Rain Maps every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | World Weather | Rain Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.1 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #54 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCMS | ziad aljohani |
Customer experience
World Weather
Rain Maps
In-app purchases
World Weather
No in-app purchases
Rain Maps
- Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
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