Comparison

RainAware vs Weather & Radar

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

Head to head
About

RainAware

Get precise rain timing and severe weather alerts for your location. Visualize weather data with interactive graphs and maps, and customize notifications to stay informed about changing conditions.

Highlights
  • Rain Clock with precise timing
  • Customizable rain and severe weather notifications
  • Interactive temperature and wind graphs
  • Weather map overlays with watches and warnings
  • Satellite and radar imagery
  • Forecast clock for 8-day outlook
  • Site lists for nearby locations
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Know exactly when rain will start and stop at your location. RainAware, the original hyperlocal rain app with RainClock, push alerts, live radar, satellite, lightning & storm tracking. ***** INCLUDED IN THE STANDARD VERSION ***** • Rain Clock See rain timing for your location up to 3 hours ahead. Example: “Rain starts in 1 hr 30 min and ends at 4:30 PM.” Background images match the weather outside. • Alerts & notifications Get notified when rain is coming or ending, or when severe weather threatens. Customize alert timing, rain-duration thresholds, proximity settings, and alert frequency. • Regional radar, satellite, and 1-hour precipitation View live weather imagery over a regional domain, then move the domain anywhere to inspect weather there. • Watches, warnings, and advisories View active hazards including severe storms, floods, winter weather, wind, fire, marine alerts, and more. • Weather map overlays Analyze the map with overlays for surface observations, lightning, hurricane tracks, storm reports, moving ship observations, and more. • Landscape mode & fast looping Use landscape mode for a larger map with extra pan and zoom controls. Long-press to burst-loop imagery faster and spot trends. • Current conditions ticker Cycles through the nearest surface observation and also shows nearby lightning, precipitation, and storm reports when relevant. Tap icons to jump to the location. • Interactive graphs View 36-hour trend graphs for temperature, wind, cloud cover, precipitation amount and type. • Forecast Clock See the next 8 days in a concise Today/Tonight format, including sunrise, sunset, and moon phase. • Site lists Quickly check weather for nearby cities, airports, ballparks, speedways, golf courses, and more. Stadium views include wind direction for in, out, or across-field awareness. • Drawing tools Draw on the map, add text, overlay it on weather imagery, and share. • Weather badges Badges show when rapid changes in rain, temperature, clouds, or wind are forecast. Configurable. • Deep customization RainAware includes extensive settings so you can tune the app to your workflow. ***** SUBSCRIPTION FEATURES ***** Subscriptions are available in-app and work across supported devices. • Full-map access View the full weather map without regional limits. • Storm cell tracking Filter storm cells and view motion, hail potential, rotation, and more. • National radar products Includes Echo Tops, Hail Swaths, and Rotation Tracks. • Single-site radar Access reflectivity and velocity products, with options to merge Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico radar into the national view. • Expanded satellite imagery Adds water vapor and colorized visible imagery for enhanced cloud-top analysis. • More alert types Add lightning proximity alerts, severe storm report alerts, and alerts for another location. • RainPro tool Interactively refine precipitation motion for even more precise rain timing. • Environmental fields Display threat areas, VAD wind profiles, isobars, CAPE, updraft helicity, 500 & 850 mb charts & more. • Warning & observation monitor Filter and sort warnings and surface observations. • Advanced surface observations Plot thousands of stations, ships, and buoys, including water temperature and wave height. • Longer loops Animate up to 36 frames and as much as 12 hours ahead on capable devices. • Aviation mode Use FAA sectional maps as an underlay, display flight rules at stations, and view winds aloft at VWP locations. • Advanced drawing tools Draw fronts, time-match drawings to imagery, and create lines, polygons, circles, and squares. • Faster data updates Get more frequent radar, satellite, and surface data refreshes. • Performance controls Manage memory, cache behavior, panning, and image tiling. Coverage is best across the USA and southern Canada. Satellite and local radar coverage also extends from Hawaii to the Caribbean. https://www.rainaware.com/rainaware_coverage_map.webp

About

Weather & Radar

Stay informed with accurate hourly and daily weather forecasts, including detailed radar maps for rain, snow, and lightning. Receive personalized alerts, track air quality, and get specialized information for winter sports and coastal conditions.

Highlights
  • Hourly & daily weather forecast
  • All-in-one weather maps
  • Rain, snow, wind, lightning radar
  • Weather alerts & storm tracker
  • Ski & winter sports info
  • Coastal conditions
  • Personalized notifications
Features
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Never get caught off guard by the weather With Weather & Radar, you see the weather at a glance — with one WeatherRadar that brings rain, clouds, sun, lightning, fog, and temperature together on one map. Wondering if rain is moving in, the sun will break through, or a thunderstorm is building nearby? WeatherRadar shows how sun, rain, clouds, fog, thunderstorms, lightning, and temperature are developing now, over the next few hours, and up to 4 days ahead: minute by minute for short-term changes, for your local forecast in the US and around the world. Your weather for everyday life, travel, and plans • Weather for every plan: drive to work, walk the dog, go for a jog, take the kids to the park, camp, hike, fish, or plan a BBQ. • Watch live as rain, storm cells, clouds, lightning, fog, and wind develop, where they are moving, and what that means for outdoor plans — from pop-up thunderstorms to hurricane-season weather. • The 14-day weather forecast and daily forecasts help you plan outdoor activities, road trips, vacations, and game day weather. Everything you need at a glance From RainRadar and free 4-day WeatherRadar to temperature, wind speed, lightning tracker, UV index, and air quality index (AQI) — everything is clear, current, and easy to understand. The AQI view focuses on how pollution may affect your health. With the weather widget, you can bring your local weather, current weather, weather today, and daily forecast straight to your Home Screen. We keep you updated We monitor the weather around you and send weather alerts when a change matters for your day: severe storm alerts, thunderstorms, first snow, extreme heat, strong wind, or other significant conditions. No hype, no panic — just clear updates from our meteorologists so you know what is happening and what to consider next. Forecasts, observations, webcams For everyday planning and weather enthusiasts alike: get details for temperature, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction, humidity, rainfall amounts, and hours of sunshine. Check weather webcams, water temperatures where available, moon phases, and mountain weather and popular US ski regions with snow forecast and slope data for popular regions. You can also record and share videos of interesting weather near you with the Weather & Radar community. One look and you know what’s coming No guessing, no complicated menus, no digging through layers — just local weather, live radar view that updates in real time and forecast information on your app home screen and in WeatherRadar. Open the app and see what is happening outside right away. Now, in the next few minutes, and up to 14 days ahead. Go Ad-Free Use the weather app free of advertising with the in-app purchase and personalize your main page! Terms of Use Weather & Radar Ad-free is a subscription service that will be renewed on either a monthly or a yearly basis. Payment for the subscription will be charged to the user’s Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The user’s Apple account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Apple will identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the Weather & Radar Ad-free, free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription thereof. Terms and Conditions: http://www.weatherandradar.com/ios/terms-of-use/ Send your questions and feedback to info@weatherandradar.com Weather & Radar. Your clear view of the weather.

Screenshots

RainAware4 screens
Weather & Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Weather & Radar at Free against RainAware's $4.99. Weather & Radar also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (306K vs 1.1K). RainAware's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On update cadence, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

Weather & Radar is free to download; RainAware costs $4.99 up front. RainAware sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Weather & Radar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather & Radar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather & Radar has 306K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of RainAware's written reviews are positive against 75% of Weather & Radar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RainAware ships an update every 2 weeks, Weather & Radar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RainAware versus Weather & Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainAwareWeather & Radar
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (1.1K ratings)4.7 (306K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K306K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#27#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB256 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRainAware LLCWetterOnline - Meteorologische Dienstleistungen GmbH

Customer experience

RainAware

All ratings1,068 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative40.1%

Weather & Radar

All ratings305,947 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,783 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative19.0%

User reviews

RainAware

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and Accurate
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Very dependable
  • 👍 Pretty accurate
  • 👍 Reliable - Accurate - Worth Every Penny

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Worse lately
  • 🐛 Very disappointed
  • 🐛 do not waste your money
  • 🐛 You never Know!
  • 🐛 Not reliable

Weather & Radar

From 306K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Accurate weather forecasts
  • 📊 Detailed weather information
  • 🗺️ Comprehensive radar maps
  • ⏱️ Timely updates
  • 🔍 Localized weather data

Room to improve

  • 🌐 Location issues and inaccuracies
  • 📢 Intrusive ads
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🕰️ Slow response times
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes

Bugs and requests

RainAware

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • JSON could not be serialized because of error: The data couldn't be read because it isn't in the correct format. [47

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Push notifications to alert you to rain within 3 hours

Weather & Radar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Radar map not updating correctly
  • Temperature readings not matching other sources
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to change temperature units
  • More detailed weather history
  • Improved widget functionality
  • Better integration with other weather services

In-app purchases

3 purchases

RainAware

Subscriptions2
  • RainAware Suite - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • RainAware Suite - Annual$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • RainAware Suite - Day Pass$0.99
2 purchases

Weather & Radar

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is RainAware free?
RainAware costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Weather & Radar free?
Weather & Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RainAware or Weather & Radar?
Weather & Radar is rated higher. RainAware averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Weather & Radar averages 4.7 from 306K ratings.
Do RainAware or Weather & Radar have ads?
Weather & Radar shows ads; RainAware does not.
Which is updated more often, RainAware or Weather & Radar?
RainAware ships an update every 2 weeks, and Weather & Radar fortnightly. Most recently, RainAware was updated on October 29, 2026 and Weather & Radar on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, RainAware or Weather & Radar?
RainAware currently peaks at #27 in the App Store charts, and Weather & Radar at #14. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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