Rain Tracker vs Frankos Rainfall Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Frankos Rainfall Recorder
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Franko's Rainfall Recorder keeps the record your rain gauge has been keeping all along. Tap a date, type what the gauge caught, and the app does the rest — monthly totals, yearly totals, how many days it actually rained, and how this year compares with the ones before it. RECORD IN SECONDS Tap any date on the calendar and enter the millimetres. Days are shaded by how hard it rained, so a glance at the month tells you where the rain fell. Recording 0mm is its own reading — it means you checked the gauge and it was empty, which is different from not having checked at all. MORE THAN ONE GAUGE If you have gauges in different spots, name them and record each one separately. Compare them side by side over a day, a week, a month or a year. Gauges are averaged rather than added, because they are all catching the same weather from different places. MORE THAN ONE PROPERTY Keep separate records for separate places. Each property has its own gauges and its own totals, and they never mix. THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER - Total rainfall and rain days for any month or year - The wettest day in any period - A running year-to-date figure, month by month - Average annual rainfall across every complete year you have recorded - The average for any particular month, across previous years YEARS OF HISTORY Swipe the calendar back and fill in the seasons you already have written down. Once a full year is recorded it joins the average, and every year after that sharpens it. YOUR RECORDS STAY YOURS Everything is stored on your device. There is no account to create, no server, nothing uploaded, and no advertising. Nothing about your property leaves your phone. Built for anyone who checks a gauge and writes it in a book — farmers, graziers, gardeners, and anyone who likes knowing exactly how much fell.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Frankos Rainfall Recorder at none against Rain Tracker's shown. Frankos Rainfall Recorder also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). Rain Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 Tracker ships an update every 6 months, Frankos Rainfall Recorder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rain Tracker | Frankos Rainfall Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (45 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Callum Hill | Frank Finlayson |
Bugs and requests
Rain Tracker
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot import data from old phone
- Export format not same as import format
- Access error to import file
- App closes when entering data
- Cannot delete the first rain gauge as it's default
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- Cannot enter a partial inch (rounds up or down)
- Data rounded to one digit in calendar display
- Cannot amend entered rainfall
- Yearly totals crashing the app
- Fault in gauge settings - cannot save new color
Requested features
21 requests- Option for one-time pay to remove ads
- App available in French
- Default time for checking gauges should be 9:00 am
- Yearly total button
- Annual graph for seasonal comparisons
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- Ability to record .5 and show on calendar
- Ability to put decimal points (e.g., 5.5)
- Separate recordings and graphs for different rain gauges
- Ability to edit or delete entries
- Year to date function
- 12 months to date function
- More analytical data
- Link iPad and iPhone data
- Export data function
- Year on year comparisons chart
- Ability to share data
- Weekly/monthly and yearly summaries
- Allow another family member to join the same rain gauge
- Change color of gauges
- Improve graphics
- Put back previous chart display
Frankos Rainfall Recorder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rain Tracker
No in-app purchases
Frankos Rainfall Recorder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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