Comparison

Taiwan EEW vs Rainy

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

Head to head
About

Taiwan EEW

Receive real-time earthquake alerts with customizable intensity thresholds and distinct alarm sounds. This app provides crucial seconds to prepare for seismic events, acting as a partner to official weather agencies. While in beta, it aims to offer timely and accurate earthquake data.

Highlights
  • Real-time strong earthquake alerts
  • Countdown and estimated local intensity
  • Push notifications with alarm sounds
  • Customizable alert threshold
  • Critical notifications for moderate/large earthquakes
  • Official partner of Central Weather Association
Features
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Join the Public Beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/uspRXGt7 For discussion and reporting issues: https://discord.gg/KrJV77bdJA 【Official Partner of the Central Weather Association】 臺灣地震速報 Taiwan Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) 〈 Real-Time Strong Earthquake Alerts 〉 Get earthquake data from the Central Weather Bureau immediately after an earthquake occurs, displaying a countdown and estimated local intensity. Push notifications with alarm sounds provide you with crucial seconds to prepare and respond to an earthquake. You can customize the earthquake alert threshold, ensuring you never miss a moderate or small earthquake that might be overlooked by national alerts. ※ Earthquake Warning Criteria: Magnitude 4.5 or above and/or estimated intensity of 3 or higher in any area nationwide. ※ The "CRITICAL Notifications" feature is limited to moderate or large earthquakes with an estimated intensity of 3 or higher. 〈 Earthquake Reports 〉 This feature will return in a future update, stay tuned! ※ Earthquake warnings may have inaccuracies and false alarms. Use them as a reference during emergencies, and rely on the Central Weather Bureau's final earthquake report. ※ This application is currently in the testing phase, and some features and information may contain errors. We appreciate your understanding. Data Source: Central Weather Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications Produced by Lin Tzu-Yu Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rainy

Features
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Rainy Clock wakes you earlier when rain is forecast on your commute and shows your next alarm on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Set your home and work addresses, how you travel and your usual wake-up time, then choose a rain probability threshold and how much earlier to wake up. Forecasts come from Apple Weather. YOUR NEXT ALARM AT A GLANCE See when your next alarm will ring and why: earlier for rain on your route, or skipped for a weekend or, with a paid plan, a holiday, a closure or a day you set to stay silent. The weather card shows home and work forecasts with animated weather. Next Alarm widgets show this on the Home Screen (small or medium) and Lock Screen; the medium one adds home and work weather from Apple Weather. Widgets require iOS 26 or later. ALARM SWITCH Turn off only the next alarm (it comes back on after that morning), or turn the alarm off until you turn it back on. Free on every plan. CALENDAR FEATURES WITH A PAID PLAN Choose Taiwan office holidays or US federal holidays with standard observed dates, and set individual dates to ring or stay silent; your choices take priority. US state, school and employer calendars may differ. TAIWAN TYPHOON AND DISASTER CLOSURES WITH A PAID PLAN When a city or county government in Taiwan suspends work or school for the morning or all day in your home or workplace district, Rainy Clock skips that day's alarm. • Choose work closures, school closures or both. • If no announcement can be confirmed, or the network is down, the alarm rings as usual. • Announcements come from the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration's public data via NCDR; the app shows the source and its update time, and the government's announcement prevails. • Optional notifications about announcement changes are checked against your districts on your phone. • A township map shows today's and tomorrow's announcements; "View map demo" works on any plan. MAKE YOUR OWN AI ALARM VOICE Write what you want to hear and choose a voice. Generated sounds stay on your phone, and replaying one does not use a generation. The free plan includes one initial generation; each extra generation requires a completed rewarded ad. SETTINGS THAT STAY ORGANIZED Time, Route, Calendar and Other keep each setting in one place; changes save automatically. Preview your route with Apple Maps, and pick separate sounds for early and regular alarms. OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP Monthly subscription and One-time purchase both include: • Remove banner ads. • Calendar features. • Typhoon and disaster closure rules (Taiwan). • One AI generation each day without watching an ad. The monthly plan provides these benefits while it is active; the one-time purchase provides ongoing access without a recurring payment. Owning both does not double the daily allowance; unused daily generations do not carry over. Purchases use Apple's in-app purchase flow; prices and availability come from your App Store. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in Apple's subscription settings. A one-time purchase does not cancel an existing subscription. No Rainy Clock account is needed; Apple-verified app and purchase information recognizes your membership. Restore purchases and Manage subscriptions are in Settings → Other → Membership & plans, top-right menu. Deleting membership data does not cancel an Apple subscription. ALARMS AND CONNECTIONS On iOS 26 and later, AlarmKit alarms can sound through Silent mode and Focus, with optional snooze. On iOS 17–25, alarms use local notifications and follow notification settings and the silent switch. Forecasts, closure announcements, purchases and AI generation need internet. Background updates and notifications depend on iOS; the app and widget note when today's weather wasn't re-checked. Privacy policy: https://shukaihu.github.io/RainyClock/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Taiwan EEW2 screens
Rainy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Taiwan EEW at none against Rainy's shown. Taiwan EEW also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). Rainy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Taiwan EEW sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Rainy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taiwan EEW ships an update monthly, Rainy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Taiwan EEW versus Rainy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaiwan EEWRainy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTzu-Yu LinShu-Kai Hu

Bugs and requests

Taiwan EEW

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Notifications not received
  • Location not updating to current position
  • App shows false alarms (notifications when no earthquake)
  • Historical data is no longer visible after updates
  • Persistent notification count badge
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  • Notification bug in current version
  • App sometimes doesn't sound or notify
  • Text in notifications is too short to read fully
  • App shows error messages (garbled text, internal test messages)

Requested features

10 requests
  • Restore historical data view
  • Link with location services
  • Add more regions/cities (e.g., Pingtung, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Yunlin)
  • Option to choose notification intensity
  • Automatic location detection
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  • More detailed display options
  • Interconnection with national systems
  • Louder alarm sounds
  • Ability to select specific counties/cities for notifications
  • More comprehensive historical records

Rainy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Taiwan EEW

Subscriptions2
  • 每月定期定額贊助$1.991 Month
  • 每月定期定額贊助$3.991 Month
One-time5
  • 一次性贊助$0.99
  • 一次性贊助$1.99
  • 一次性贊助$4.99
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  • 一次性贊助$19.99
  • 一次性贊助$49.99
2 purchases

Rainy

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$1.001 Month
One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase$15.00

Questions

Is Taiwan EEW free?
Taiwan EEW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rainy free?
Rainy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taiwan EEW or Rainy have ads?
Rainy shows ads; Taiwan EEW does not.
Which is updated more often, Taiwan EEW or Rainy?
Taiwan EEW ships an update monthly, and Rainy weekly. Most recently, Taiwan EEW was updated on November 7, 2026 and Rainy on October 31, 2026.

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