Comparison

RainRadarAU vs Aussie Weather

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

Head to head
About

RainRadarAU

This app provides real-time Australian rain radar imagery from the Bureau of Meteorology. It helps users track the direction and intensity of rain, predict its arrival, and plan accordingly. View current weather observations and customize radar displays with various layers.

Highlights
  • Real-time rain radar imagery
  • Wind Doppler radar
  • Current weather observations
  • Selectable radar distances
  • National radar and satellite map
  • GPS location indicator
  • Customizable radar layers
Features
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Those grey clouds rolling in — you know what that means. RainRadarAU (formerly BOMRadar) puts the Bureau of Meteorology's radar network right in your pocket, so you can see exactly what's coming. View animated rain radar frames for every BOM radar station in Australia. Watch the frames play back and see where rain is moving and how fast. Add your local stations to Favourites for quick access, or let the app sort by proximity so your nearest radar is always at the top. Features: - Animated rain frames from all Australian BOM radar stations - Radar overlays: Topography, Observations, Roads, Railway Lines, River Catchments, Water Ways, Weather Districts, and Wind Doppler - National radar, HD Satellite, and Synoptic weather charts - Favourites with location-based sorting — your nearest station always at the top - Browse all stations by state - Quick Actions from the Home Screen for Top Favourite, Closest Radar, and National Radar - No account required. No ads. Gesture Controls: - Tap the radar image to pause or resume animation - Double-tap to zoom in or out - Pinch with two fingers to zoom in or out

About

Aussie Weather

Get accurate, at-a-glance weather information for Australia. View current conditions, 7-day forecasts, and essential data like UV index and air quality. Receive convenient push notifications for morning, evening, and weekly overviews.

Highlights
  • 7-day forecast
  • Observed conditions
  • Push notifications
  • Over 17,000 locations
  • Realtime UV index
  • Air quality
  • Tides and moon phases
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Aussie Weather is a simple, at a glance, beautiful weather app for Australian's! With data supplied from the Bureau of Meteorology and other sources. If you want a simple daily weather app, with the essential accurate data at a quick glance, this app is for you. View all the essential information such as: - Currently observed conditions - 7 day forecast - Scroll through a 7 day timeline of observed and forecast conditions - Over 17,000 locations - Morning and evening push notifications conveniently sent at a time of your choosing - Weekday and weekend forecast overview push notifications - Warnings - Tides - Moon phases - Realtime UV index - Air quality - Cloud cover - App icon badge - Ability to change units Subscriptions The free version of Aussie Weather gives you access to 1 (one) capital city and reduced functionality. * Aussie Weather Premium Subscription - $0.99AUD per month auto-renewing subscription Gives you access to all of Aussie Weather's features • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • You can cancel your subscription at any time, manage and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to Aussie Weather Premium, where applicable. Terms of Use: https://aussieweather.app/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://aussieweather.app/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

RainRadarAU4 screens
Aussie Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aussie Weather at Free against RainRadarAU's $0.99. Aussie Weather also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). RainRadarAU's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (127 vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Aussie Weather is free to download; RainRadarAU costs $0.99 up front. Aussie Weather sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. RainRadarAU asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for RainRadarAU against 4.5 for Aussie Weather. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RainRadarAU has 127 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of RainRadarAU's written reviews are positive against 75% of Aussie Weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RainRadarAU ships an update every 3 months, Aussie Weather every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RainRadarAU versus Aussie Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainRadarAUAussie Weather
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (127 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon CogginsWeb Panache

Customer experience

RainRadarAU

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

Aussie Weather

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

RainRadarAU

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Time on radar loop stuck
  • Radar synchronisation is out
  • Radar animations removed
  • Still pictures instead of rolling
  • New distance selection button terrible
Show 23 more
  • App stopped working
  • All radars not working
  • No animation
  • Crash and Grab
  • Still image only
  • No radar on Gold Coast?
  • Radar images not moving
  • Bad update (white background)
  • Not working since iOS 8
  • Was Great....now rubbish
  • Pixelated radar map
  • Radar false
  • Unreliable
  • Radar map is quite small
  • Takes a whilst to load
  • Splash screen
  • Not much different from BOM website
  • No forecast
  • Not real-time displays
  • Previous rainfall activity displayed
  • CRAPPY
  • Terrible
  • Mikzeet hala azed

Requested features

16 requests
  • Bring back the old distance buttons
  • Bring back radar animations
  • Add address finder
  • Add predicted weather patterns
  • Add wind speed in knots option
Show 11 more
  • Add rain alert/alarm
  • Add full Australia view radar
  • Add weather alerts/warnings
  • Add zoom functionality
  • Add BOM predictions and warnings
  • Add approximate location using iPhone GPS
  • Option to turn off splash screen
  • Make app available for USA
  • Add forecast
  • Add real-time displays
  • Add wind speed in knots option

Aussie Weather

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RainRadarAU

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Aussie Weather

Subscriptions1
  • Aussie Weather Premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is RainRadarAU free?
RainRadarAU costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aussie Weather free?
Aussie Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RainRadarAU or Aussie Weather?
RainRadarAU is rated higher. RainRadarAU averages 4.5 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Aussie Weather averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do RainRadarAU or Aussie Weather have ads?
Neither RainRadarAU nor Aussie Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RainRadarAU or Aussie Weather?
RainRadarAU ships an update every 3 months, and Aussie Weather every 3 weeks. Most recently, RainRadarAU was updated on September 26, 2026 and Aussie Weather on September 21, 2026.

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