Comparison

RainParade vs Precipitator

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

Head to head
About

RainParade

Track rainfall totals and compare them to historical averages. Visualize precipitation data to understand its impact on your garden, crops, or outdoor activities. Stay informed about local weather patterns and make informed decisions about watering or planning events.

Highlights
  • Visualize rainfall totals
  • Compare to 30-year averages
  • Search and favorite stations
  • View station details
  • Monthly and yearly breakdowns
  • Data from CoCoRaHS network
Features
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Do you ponder how much it rained yesterday? Are you concerned about precipitation for your crops, trees, or garden? Do you wonder if this spring was wet or dry? Are you curious if the hiking trails will be wet and muddy? Is it time to water your grass or conserve the water? Are you a coach or parent concerned the field will be too wet for practice? If the amount of precipitation we get impacts your life, then RainParade will benefit you. RainParade visualizes data from CoCoRaHS under the Creative Commons License. Only high quality rain stations are shown in RainParade. You can search and favorite stations in areas that interest you the most, then view the station details. Recent precipitation totals are shown on the stations details page. The totals are broken down by month and year. The totals are compared to 30 year averages to determine if the totals are above or below the norm. Rain is essential for life and a healthy environment. You should celebrate the next time it rains on your parade. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, is a non-profit, community-based network of volunteers who measure and report rain, hail and snow in their backyards. Volunteers use high quality rain gauges and then submit their observations using the CoCoRaHS website or apps. Observations are immediately available to the public via the CoCoRaHS Web API. CoCoRaHS is supported by many sponsors and collaborators. To view a full list please visit the CoCoRaHS Web site. Please consider donating to CoCoRaHS today! CoCoRaHS data is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Precipitator

Get essential weather information with a clean and intuitive interface. Receive alerts for your current location and browse severe weather in U.S. cities. Integrates with your Ambient weather station and optionally adds daily summaries to your Apple Calendar.

Highlights
  • Weather alerts for current location
  • Browse severe weather in U.S. cities
  • Ambient weather station feed integration
  • Optional daily weather summaries in Apple Calendar
  • Liquid Glass UI with animated weather effects
Features
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Precipitator provides simple, clean, and beautiful access to the weather you care about. -Weather alerts for your current location -Easily browse U.S. cities that are experiencing severe weather -View your Ambient weather station feed inside Precipitator -Add a brief weather summary for each day in your Apple Calendar to the weather in the context of your day! (Optional) -Liquid Glass UI with fun, beautiful animated weather effects.

Screenshots

RainParade4 screens
Precipitator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Precipitator at 100% against RainParade's 50%. Precipitator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). RainParade's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. RainParade sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Precipitator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Precipitator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RainParade has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of RainParade's written reviews are positive against 100% of Precipitator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RainParade ships an update every 3 months, Precipitator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
RainParade versus Precipitator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainParadePrecipitator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerso lAlto Software LLCJosh Fenton

Customer experience

RainParade

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Precipitator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RainParade

Subscriptions1
  • RainParade Pro$1.991 Year
None

Precipitator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RainParade free?
RainParade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Precipitator free?
Precipitator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RainParade or Precipitator?
Precipitator is rated higher. RainParade averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Precipitator averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do RainParade or Precipitator have ads?
Neither RainParade nor Precipitator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RainParade or Precipitator?
RainParade ships an update every 3 months, and Precipitator every 5 days. Most recently, RainParade was updated on November 3, 2026 and Precipitator on November 7, 2026.

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