Forecast Now vs Doppler Radar Map Live Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forecast Now
Get detailed local weather forecasts for any US town, including daily and hourly predictions, animated radar, and hazardous weather alerts. Track air quality, UV index, and snowfall with data from official US sources. An optional subscription removes ads and unlocks advanced satellite imagery.
- 7-day daily weather forecast
- 24-hour hourly forecast
- Animated radar and satellite views
- Hazardous weather warnings
- Predicted snowfall totals
- Air quality index
- Ultraviolet index
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Want the latest local weather forecast on your mobile device? For any town in the USA, Forecast Now provides: - the daily local weather forecast for the next 7 days - the hourly forecast for the next 24 hours - animated radar and satellite views - hazardous weather warnings - predicted snowfall totals (winter months) - the air quality index - the ultraviolet index - up to 8 stored locations Weather and climate information comes directly from the US National Weather Service, NOAA, and the EPA. Development of Forecast Now is funded in part by ads, which can be removed by selecting the monthly auto-renewing subscription option "Remove Ads" from the app's settings menu. Subscribing will also give you access all the GOES satellite imagery. The subscription price of 0.99 USD (in your local currency) will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and, for each renewal, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current month. You can cancel the subscription at any time through your iTunes account settings, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current month to avoid being charged, and ads will show again at the start of the subsequent month. Terms of use: https://www.kellytechnology.com/privacy/tac.html Privacy policy: https://www.kellytechnology.com/privacy/privacy_policy.html
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro
Get real-time weather updates and forecasts with this comprehensive radar app. It displays precipitation, severe weather warnings, and detailed local and global weather information. Plan your activities with accurate temperature, humidity, and wind data.
- Interactive radar map with precipitation types
- Global weather and radar forecasts
- 24-hour and 14-day weather forecasts
- Severe weather warnings and alerts
- Detailed weather conditions (temperature, humidity, wind)
- Multiple location support
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Two hours of radar behind you. Forty-five minutes ahead. Doppler Radar Map Live Pro is built for people who want to read the weather themselves. The radar is high-resolution and fast-refreshing — individual cells stay sharp as you zoom in, instead of dissolving into colored mush — and you get the controls to interrogate it. RADAR, IN DEPTH - Detailed, accurate radar showing rain, snow, sleet and hail - Radar history stretches the loop back through 1, 1.5 or 2 hours - Nowcast prediction runs up to 45 minutes forward, so you can see where a cell is tracking - The scrubber snaps to time detents with haptic feedback, or animates hands-free - Radar opacity, standard or hybrid basemaps, full zoom and pan NOAA SEVERE WEATHER, WITHOUT THE NOISE - Official NOAA land and marine warnings, watches and advisories, drawn as shapes on the map - Set the severity threshold that is worth a notification to you - Time Sensitive alerts break through Focus when it matters - Rain forecast notifications with a minimum rainfall threshold you choose - Tap any alert to open its full advisory report in place HURRICANE TRACKING - Hurricane tracker with forecast cones, historical tracks and storm detail - Monitor several active systems at once - Full-screen weather maps on iPad THE FORECAST BEHIND THE MAP - Current conditions, 24-hour hourly detail, 14-day outlook - Feels-like, minimum and maximum temperature, humidity, dew point - Wind speed and direction, chance of rain - Sunrise, sunset and moon phases - Long press anywhere on the radar to read conditions at that coordinate APPLE WATCH - Radar loop on your wrist, centered on your selected location - The Digital Crown scrubs the animation frame by frame WHEREVER YOU GO - Multiple saved locations worldwide, switched in a tap - Imperial or metric units (F/mph or C/kmh) Privacy Policy: https://www.vorinn.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.vorinn.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Forecast Now at Free against Doppler Radar Map Live Pro's $9.99. Doppler Radar Map Live Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Forecast Now is free to download; Doppler Radar Map Live Pro costs $9.99 up front. Forecast Now sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Doppler Radar Map Live Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Forecast Now against 4.6 for Doppler Radar Map Live Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 546 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 55% and 55% positive.
Forecast Now ships an update every 3 weeks, Doppler Radar Map Live Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forecast Now | Doppler Radar Map Live Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.5K ratings) | 4.6 (546 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 55.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 546 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #106 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelly Technology Inc. | Voros Innovation |
Customer experience
Forecast Now
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro
User reviews
Forecast Now
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Favorite weather app
- 🚀 Accurate and dependable forecasts
- 💡 Detailed weather information
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads disrupt user experience
- 🐛 Forecast information not always available
- 🐛 Slow app performance and crashes
- 🐛 Difficult to read small text
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro
From 546 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Very good Doppler radar
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Useful
- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Accurate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Junk
- 🐛 False Readings
- 🐛 Limited Field of View
- 🐛 Inconsistent Display
- 🐛 No response to questions
Bugs and requests
Forecast Now
Reported bugs
3 issues- Radar and local weather information not working
- Forecast details disappearing after updates
- Inability to access more than one location
Requested features
4 requests- Add day of week to forecast
- Improve radar and map functionality
- Provide more location-specific details
- Offer a paid ad-free version
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Radar doesn't download even when it's raining
- App goes completely "blind" and needs to be deleted and re-installed
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to scroll or swipe beyond a small part of the initially visible map
- Detailed hourly weather info for 3 days or more
- Landscape view
- Timeline for the radar
- Ability to toggle between cities and their forecasts
In-app purchases
Forecast Now
- Remove Ads$0.991 Month
Doppler Radar Map Live Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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