Gusty vs RainLog V2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gusty
Create a personalized weather dashboard with customizable widgets and multiple forecast providers. Explore interactive weather maps and access hyper-local data from personal weather stations. Stay prepared with hourly rain forecasts and enjoy a beautiful, easy-to-use interface with 40 color themes.
- Customizable widgets
- Multiple forecast providers
- Interactive weather maps
- Personal weather station data
- Hourly rain forecasts
- 40 color themes
- Sleek and intuitive design
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Weather is more useful when it helps you decide when to go. Gusty combines an adaptable weather dashboard, animated radar and activity forecasts in one beautifully personal app. PLAN AROUND THE WEATHER See the most suitable windows for running, road cycling, hiking, drone flying, photography and stargazing. Gusty scores the forecast, explains the important conditions and lets you compare the coming days. SEE WHAT IS COMING Explore rain and snow radar, frequent nowcasts, wind, waves, lightning, temperature, humidity and pressure on a smooth interactive map. Hazard layers include storms, weather alerts, fires, floods and earthquakes where data is available. BUILD YOUR WEATHER DASHBOARD Choose the cards that matter to you: current observations, text summaries, hourly and daily forecasts, charts, maps, astronomy and more. Personalize the layout with themes, dynamic scenes and your own photos. CONNECT YOUR WEATHER STATION View Ecowitt data locally or through the cloud, including nearby lightning strikes. Gusty also supports compatible Weather Underground personal weather stations, with current readings and charts that combine observations with forecasts. MORE WAYS TO UNDERSTAND THE FORECAST • Compare multiple forecast providers • Explore detailed temperature, rain, wind, UV, pressure and cloud screens • Check sunrise, sunset, moon phases and photography light times • Save several locations and back up your dashboards Forecasts are planning aids, not safety advice. Always check official warnings and local conditions before outdoor activities. On iPhone, add Gusty widgets to your Lock Screen for weather at a glance. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
RainLog V2
Track, analyze, and manage your personal rainfall data with this comprehensive diary and log. It allows for detailed record-keeping, trend monitoring, and comparisons over time, perfect for anyone with a rain gauge.
- Log daily precipitation
- iCloud Sync
- Flexible units (mm/inches)
- Monthly graphs and averages
- MTD & YTD comparisons
- CSV export
- Community rain map
- Watering & irrigation tracking
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Record rainfall from your own rain gauge, compare years at a glance, and keep your history backed up and synced across iPhone, iPad and Android. RainLog is built for rain gauge owners, farmers, gardeners, weather enthusiasts and property managers who want reliable records based on their own measurements—not generic online weather data. FAST, FLEXIBLE RECORDING • Record rain or snow in millimetres or inches • Add trace amounts, weather icons and notes • Record garden, crop and property watering • Manage multiple rain gauges in one place POWERFUL GRAPHS AND COMPARISONS See monthly and yearly totals, Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date comparisons, four-year totals, rolling 12-month rainfall and long-term 2-, 5- and 10-year averages. Choose a custom rainfall year—such as July to June—to match your seasons, farm records or local climate. SHARED RAIN GAUGES Share a gauge with another RainLog user. Give trusted family members, workers or property managers view-only access, or allow them to add and edit rainfall readings for that gauge. The gauge remains under the owner’s account, and invited users do not need their own subscription to access a gauge shared with them. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with your RainLog account to securely synchronise rainfall records across supported Apple and Android devices. BACKUPS AND CSV EXPORT Protect your rainfall history with backup tools and automatic CSV backups. Export records in date order for use with Excel, Numbers or farm record systems—your data remains useful outside RainLog. COMMUNITY RAIN MAP Optionally share rainfall summaries from selected gauges and view rainfall reported by other RainLog users on an interactive map. BUILT FOR REAL RAINFALL RECORDS RainLog is designed for people who read their own rain gauge or weather station. It does not automatically substitute online weather estimates for your measurements, helping you maintain a personal and consistent rainfall history. Your rainfall. Your gauge. Your history. RainLog includes a limited free trial so you can explore the app before subscribing. Annual subscription plans are based on the number of gauges you manage and support the continued development and maintenance of RainLog. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.rainlog.com.au/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RainLog V2 at none against Gusty's shown. RainLog V2 also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (32 vs 10). Gusty's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Gusty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and RainLog V2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Gusty against 4.6 for RainLog V2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Gusty's written reviews are positive against 83% of RainLog V2's.
Gusty ships an update weekly, RainLog V2 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gusty | RainLog V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) | 4.6 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reactle Ltd | Wade Tucker |
Customer experience
Gusty
RainLog V2
In-app purchases
Gusty
- Gusty weather - pro club7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Gusty weather - Advert free$5.99
RainLog V2
- 2 Rain Gauges1 Month trial$5.991 Year
- 4 Rain Gauges1 Month trial$7.991 Year
- 8 Rain Gauges1 Month trial$9.991 Year









