Comparison

RainRadarAU vs NAFI V2

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

NAFI V2

Access real-time bushfire threat information for Australia. View maps of fire activity and burnt areas, crucial for land managers and the public. This beta release provides essential fire data on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time bushfire threat information
  • Maps of fire activity (hotspots)
  • Maps of burnt areas (fire scars)
  • Data for land managers
  • Public access to fire data
  • Beta release of new version
Features
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The NAFI app brings fire information resources for land managers in Australia to your phone, allowing you to keep a constant eye on bushfire threats. As a pastoralist, grazier, indigenous ranger, conservation scientist or member of the public, you can view maps of fire activity (hotspots) and burnt areas (fire scars) provided by the North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service. This is beta release of new version of NAFI app.

Screenshots

RainRadarAU4 screens
NAFI V24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RainRadarAU at 77% against NAFI V2's 0%. NAFI V2's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

NAFI V2 is free to download; RainRadarAU costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RainRadarAU ships an update every 3 months, NAFI V2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RainRadarAU versus NAFI V2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainRadarAUNAFI V2
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (127 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon CogginsCharles Darwin University

Customer experience

RainRadarAU

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

NAFI V2

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

NAFI V2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RainRadarAU

No in-app purchases

None

NAFI V2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RainRadarAU free?
RainRadarAU costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NAFI V2 free?
NAFI V2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RainRadarAU or NAFI V2 have ads?
Neither RainRadarAU nor NAFI V2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RainRadarAU or NAFI V2?
RainRadarAU ships an update every 3 months, and NAFI V2 every 2 months. Most recently, RainRadarAU was updated on September 26, 2026 and NAFI V2 on September 22, 2026.

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