Comparison

Radar Pro vs Sprinkle Weather!

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

Head to head
About

Radar Pro

View up-to-date weather radar data directly from the National Weather Service. This app provides the most accurate view of precipitation available, with animation features to track storm motion and your location relative to severe weather.

Highlights
  • NEXRAD Level 3 display
  • Storm animation
  • Configurable data updates
  • Favorite radar list
  • Radar site status
  • US/Puerto Rico coverage
  • Map navigation (zoom, pan)
Features
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Radar Pro is an interactive Weather Radar application for anyone with a need for graphical weather updates on the go. It allows you to view the most up-to-date weather radar data - direct from the United States National Weather Service NEXRAD Level 3 Radar Network. Coverage includes the entire 50 states and Puerto Rico. What sets Radar Pro apart from other weather radar apps is that Radar Pro receives radar data directly from the National Weather Service operational servers. The images are in their true, original format and not a smoothed graphic - smoothing any data reduces its accuracy. This means the radar data is the most accurate view of precipitation freely available to the public. Set the Radar In Motion -- easily begin an animation loop to view storm motion over the past several minutes. Know exactly where a storm is and where it's going and how it could impact you -- set the radar image in motion and easily begin an animation loop to view storm motion over the past several minutes; and with one touch, your current location is marked on the map so you'll always know where you are in relation to precipitation or severe weather warnings. Radar Features: ● Level 3 NEXRAD display to 248 nautical miles ● Animation ● User Configurable Data Updates Rates ● Favorite Radar List ● Radar Site Status Information ● Complete US coverage including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico ● 154 Radar Sites Map Features: ● Auto radar selection ● Pinch to Zoom In and Out ● Swipe to Pan ● Complete US/Canada/Mexico outline ● Cities and Towns ● State Boundaries ● County Boundaries ● Major Highways ● Radar Selection via Map

About

Sprinkle Weather!

Get real-time weather updates and detailed forecasts for your current location or any other. Plan your day or trips with accurate hourly and 7-day outlooks in a beautifully designed interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather updates
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
  • Location-based precision
  • Visually appealing interface
  • Detailed weather insights
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Weather should help you decide what to do next, not make you decode a wall of numbers. Sprinkle Weather! brings your local forecast into one clear, colorful view, then adds a friendly, closed-captioned briefing when you want the story behind the conditions. Start with the essentials at no cost: current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, weather alerts where available, Next Hour precipitation where supported, and useful details including feels-like temperature, humidity, wind, UV index, and visibility. Air quality from AirNow appears in supported U.S. locations when data is available. Sprinkle Forecast turns the forecast into a concise broadcast-style story. A virtual meteorologist presentation pairs synchronized forecast tiles with closed captions, practical planning cues, simple weather explainers, and occasional Sky Watch notes. The free preview gives you a quick forecast highlight. PRO unlocks the complete briefing sequence and Full Brief for a deeper look at what matters now and what is coming next. In supported U.S. locations, PRO adds an observed NOAA/NWS radar loop covering the past hour. Rain Forecast is a separate outlook built from NDFD rain-chance guidance and NOAA/WPC precipitation forecasts, with views for Rain Chance and Rain Amount. It is forecast guidance, not live radar, and conditions can change. PRO also unlocks animated weather backgrounds and icons, richer weather details such as dew point, cloud cover, heat index, wind chill, and precipitation intensity, plus significant changes and added historical context. Sprinkle is designed to stay readable and calm as conditions change. VoiceOver-friendly labels support key forecast information, layouts adapt to larger text and Display Zoom, and animations respect Reduce Motion. Forecasts and alerts come from Apple Weather. Radar and Rain Forecast imagery comes from NOAA/NWS services, and supported U.S. air-quality observations come from AirNow. Availability varies by location and data source. Sprinkle Weather! includes an optional PRO subscription for the expanded briefing, map guidance, animated presentation, and advanced details. Core forecasts remain available without PRO. https://nikle.net/sprinkleweather/terms-of-service-weather.html https://nikle.net/sprinkleweather/privacy-policy-weather.html

Screenshots

Radar Pro4 screens
Sprinkle Weather!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Radar Pro at free against Sprinkle Weather!'s paid. Radar Pro also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (167 vs 2). Sprinkle Weather!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sprinkle Weather! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radar Pro has 167 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radar Pro ships an update every 3 months, Sprinkle Weather! every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Radar Pro versus Sprinkle Weather!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadar ProSprinkle Weather!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (167 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB411 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan NeelNikle LLC

Customer experience

Radar Pro

All ratings167 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative27.3%

Sprinkle Weather!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Radar Pro

Reported bugs

140 issues
  • Broken, choppy loop
  • Dallas has disappeared (data shows incorrect times)
  • App won't open
  • Radar in motion quit working properly
  • Screen locks up or blinks
Show 135 more
  • App crashes
  • Radar menu of states does not always scroll completely down
  • Faint green haze surrounding radar location
  • Tile windows don't open fully
  • Starts so expanded you can't see anything
  • Won't accept current location
  • Only allows two inaccurate locations
  • Radar seems to lag behind
  • Doesn't update for at least 10 minutes
  • Looping works very poorly
  • County borders are inaccurate
  • Radar Pro doesn't work half the time
  • Doesn't work in Kansas
  • Looping of random images from the past
  • App has not been kept updated
  • Support site no longer exists
  • Images are grossly pixilated
  • Poor resolution
  • Constant issues with the app
  • No ability to position for location info
  • Sloppy scrolling
  • Can't tell much with this app
  • Barely make out what's going on
  • Lacking $5 worth of stuff
  • Warning not accurate or timely
  • Very unimpressed with this app
  • Marginal at best
  • Support is non-existent
  • Many other Weather Radar apps are far superior
  • Charged more than quoted fee
  • Extremely disappointing
  • Annoying to find data
  • Difficult to make serious use of data
  • Radar Pro is only marginally iPad compliant
  • Very frustrating to navigate
  • Insulting to the user
  • Not kept updated
  • This app has not been kept updated
  • Marginal at best
  • Support is non-existent
  • Many other Weather Radar apps are far superior
  • Tile windows don't open fully
  • Starts so expanded you can't see anything
  • Blurry
  • Charged more than quoted fee
  • Won't accept current location
  • Only allows two inaccurate locations
  • Extremely disappointing
  • Annoying to find data
  • Difficult to make serious use of data
  • Radar Pro is only marginally iPad compliant
  • Very frustrating to navigate
  • Insulting to the user
  • AppRadio support needed
  • Pioneer AppRadio support needed
  • Quadruple sales potential missed
  • Would use for work
  • Perfect to view while driving to storms
  • Not worth the money
  • Only view 1 radar site at a time
  • Not what was expected
  • Doubt review will be posted
  • Very disappointed
  • Not worth 1 star
  • Crashes or program failures
  • No speed issues
  • Easy to zoom and pan
  • Great for portable use
  • Use when spotting
  • Radar menu of states does not always scroll
  • Leaving Wyoming unable to open
  • Navigation from state to state could be easier
  • Size of listings is quite small
  • Prefer landscape presentation
  • Primitive and useless maps
  • County borders inaccurate
  • Poor reference of precipitation locations
  • Loops work very poorly
  • Faint green haze surrounding location
  • Irritating haze
  • Not all alerts are listed
  • Chaos if all alerts listed
  • Lacking features
  • Not worth it
  • Static pixelated image
  • No animated loop
  • Background maps outline only
  • Warnings lumped with radar selection
  • Does not detect chosen radar location
  • Have to scroll through unrelated warnings
  • Does not feel polished or complete
  • Not very useful
  • Prefer free MyRadar app
  • Title bar transparency not set
  • Need a few more enhancements
  • Temperature information would be helpful
  • Needs more extras to be worth the $
  • Images are extremely pixelated and coarse
  • Not updated every five minutes
  • Hesitate to give more than three stars
  • Others do more for less
  • Decent start, needs updates
  • Radar seems to lag behind
  • Doesn't update for at least 10 minutes
  • Need ability to see multiple radar sites
  • Looping would be an added bonus
  • Other apps available for less
  • Still needs time stamp
  • Without time stamp, timing uncertain
  • Images may not be current
  • Needs time stamp for 5-star rating
  • Lacking in features
  • Not worth the price
  • No animated loop
  • Background maps outline only
  • Warnings lumped with radar selection
  • Does not detect chosen radar location
  • Have to scroll through unrelated warnings
  • Not polished or complete
  • Not very useful
  • Prefer free MyRadar app
  • Title bar transparency not set
  • Need a few more enhancements
  • Temperature information would be helpful
  • Needs more extras to be worth the $
  • Images are extremely pixelated and coarse
  • Not updated every five minutes
  • Hesitate to give more than three stars
  • Others do more for less
  • Decent start, needs updates
  • Radar seems to lag behind
  • Doesn't update for at least 10 minutes
  • Need ability to see multiple radar sites
  • Looping would be an added bonus
  • Other apps available for less

Requested features

40 requests
  • CarPlay support
  • More Doplar radar options (e.g., velocity maps)
  • Show storm watch areas
  • Add landscape option
  • Add street names to maps
Show 35 more
  • Option to display all radar locations at once
  • Remove favorite locations
  • Instructions for app functions
  • Alerts when watch or warning is issued
  • Ability to zoom to major streets
  • Add lightning detection
  • Show time stamps for radar animation
  • Add video of past updates
  • Add temperature information
  • Add favorites functionality
  • Add landscape mode
  • See multiple radar sites simultaneously
  • Add looping functionality
  • Add time stamp for storm speed calculation
  • Add GIS data for Canadian border cities
  • Make available on Pioneer AppRadio
  • Auto-target best radar based on location
  • Add tutorial information on analyzing radar
  • Extend length of loop on current radar
  • Add alert for watches/warnings
  • Add lightning detection
  • Show time stamps for radar animation
  • Add video of past updates
  • Add temperature information
  • Add favorites functionality
  • Add landscape mode
  • See multiple radar sites simultaneously
  • Add looping functionality
  • Add time stamp for storm speed calculation
  • Add GIS data for Canadian border cities
  • Make available on Pioneer AppRadio
  • Auto-target best radar based on location
  • Add tutorial information on analyzing radar
  • Extend length of loop on current radar
  • Add alert for watches/warnings

Sprinkle Weather!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Radar Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Sprinkle Weather!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Radar Pro free?
Radar Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sprinkle Weather! free?
Sprinkle Weather! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Radar Pro or Sprinkle Weather!?
Sprinkle Weather! is rated higher. Radar Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Sprinkle Weather! averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Radar Pro or Sprinkle Weather! have ads?
Neither Radar Pro nor Sprinkle Weather! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radar Pro or Sprinkle Weather!?
Radar Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Sprinkle Weather! every 18 months. Most recently, Radar Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Sprinkle Weather! on October 8, 2026.

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