SG Weather vs Rain Radar App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SG Weather
Get real-time weather alerts for rain, heavy rain, and haze. Access detailed forecasts, radar maps, and historical weather data. Customize your interface and share weather information easily.
- Rain start & stop alerts
- Detailed weather info (temp, UV, PSI, PM2.5)
- 7-day forecast
- Animated radar maps
- 2-hour nowcast
- Customizable UI and background
- Offline map access
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Features: - Rain start & stop + Heavy Rain + PSI (hazy day only, psi > 90) + Sumatra hotspot(>120) alert - Weather info like temperature, UV, PSI, PM2.5 - 7 days forecast - 1 Radar Map - Raining cloud radar map in animation - raining cloud movement prediction - Full screen map display - Hotspot Chart - 2 hours nowcast, temperature, wind direction, rainfall readings, visibility - last 24hrs hotspot on map, wind direction and satellite. - forecast data hourly - bookmark landmarks/locations - Weather Today, additional weather info like humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset, moon phase and tide. - text to speech for weather highlight - SimsPass Account - Customisable UI Layout - offline map - customisable background image - background color changing base on Temperature/UV/PSI index - Marquee text (Running text) - Share on social network - Weather Camera and Photos In-App Purchase: - Remove Advertisement service (yearly US$1.99 only)
Rain Radar App
Get real-time rain alerts and see approaching precipitation with the latest data. This app prioritizes battery and data efficiency for a fast, simple user experience.
- Real-time rain notifications
- Up-to-date radar data
- Battery-saving design
- Data usage optimization
- Fast and simple interface
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With just one tap Rain Radar will show (and notify) you when rain is approaching to your location. Rain Radar data images are newest possible and therefore more reliable than a traditional forecast. In a world full of apps, Rain Radar was precisely designed to save your battery, data usage and processing power while maintaining the fastest and simplest user experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SG Weather at 72% against Rain Radar App's 17%. SG Weather also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Rain Radar App's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (24 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. SG Weather sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Rain Radar App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rain Radar App holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Radar App has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of SG Weather's written reviews are positive against 17% of Rain Radar App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SG Weather ships an update every 5 weeks, Rain Radar App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SG Weather | Rain Radar App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sim Ruenn Kang | Simon Hocevar |
Customer experience
SG Weather
Rain Radar App
In-app purchases
SG Weather
- Rain Alert Extend 1 Year$0.99
- Remove Banner for 1 year$1.99
- Rain Alert Locations +3$1.99
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- Device Allowed +3$1.99
Rain Radar App
- Rain Radar PRO$3.99
