RRA(SWTIS) vs weathermate+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RRA(SWTIS)
This app provides real-time space weather data, forecasts, and alerts. It monitors solar activity and its potential effects on Earth, including impacts on aviation, satellites, and power grids.
- Real-time space weather monitoring
- 3-day space weather forecast
- Forecasting models and observation data
- Space weather effects analysis
- Space weather news and announcements
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What is the Solar flare? What's going on around the Sun and the Earth ? So, the KSWC finally developed this space weather mobile APP. It is expected that this APP is a portal site of the space weather, and provides the observation data, forecasting models and SWx monitors in real time. The KSWC was formally established as such in 2011, and 14th member of ISES(International Space Environment Service). The KSWC has dreamed of "the safety Korea without space weather disaster" by accurate forecasts and prompt alerts. The main features 1. Space weather now 2. 3-day forecast of space weather 3. forecasting models and observation data 4. Space weather effects(Aviation, satellites, GNSS, Power Grids, Communications) 5. NEWS and announcement of of KSWC The KSWC(Korea Space Weather Center) of RRA(Radio Research Agency) http://www.spaceweather.kasa.go.kr E-mail spaceweather@korea.kr
weathermate+
Get detailed weather information for your current location or any searched area. View current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, active alerts, and live radar with forecast maps.
- Current observations
- Hourly forecasts
- Active alerts
- Daily forecasts
- Location search
- Live radar
- Forecast maps
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Weathermate+ has a goal to make getting your weather easily. Backed by the multiple stations of collected weather data, weathermate+ uses your current location to provide: * Current Observations * Hourly Forecasts * Active Alerts * Daily Forecasts * Search locations and get current weather and daily forecasts * Live radar * 1 - 3 day forecast maps and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RRA(SWTIS) at Free against weathermate+'s $0.99. weathermate+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
RRA(SWTIS) is free to download; weathermate+ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RRA(SWTIS) against 5.0 for weathermate+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of RRA(SWTIS)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of weathermate+'s.
RRA(SWTIS) ships an update every 4 months, weathermate+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RRA(SWTIS) | weathermate+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 국립전파연구원 | Edward Briggler |
Customer experience
RRA(SWTIS)
weathermate+
In-app purchases
RRA(SWTIS)
No in-app purchases
weathermate+
No in-app purchases
