NextWeather vs Rain / Shine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextWeather
Get detailed, real-time weather forecasts for any city globally. Enjoy animated backgrounds, hourly, daily, and weekly predictions, and a sleek interface with dark mode. Track multiple locations and get quick glances via widgets.
- Real-time weather conditions
- Multi-location tracking
- Animated weather backgrounds
- Hourly, daily, and weekly forecasts
- Dark Mode support
- Today Widget integration
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NextWeather is an easy-to-use, elegant app that shows detailed weather forecast and real time weather conditions for all cities around the world. FEATURES • Supports geo-positioning, retrieving the latest weather conditions for your current location • Track the weather conditions in multiple locations at once • Gorgeously animated weather backgrounds - see how the weather comes alive • Detailed Hourly, Daily and Weekly forecasts • Dark Mode - hide all backgrounds and experience pure information in a magnificent low-disturbance way • Intuitive, seamless interface • Haptic Feedback to Feel the Weather • Make use of iPad Multitasking - view your weather forecast anytime without switching between apps • Today Widget - get a glance of the forecast, without unlocking your device • Download on Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV Get in touch with us and follow the latest news regarding our apps: http://www.facebook.com/macropinch http://twitter.com/macropinch
Rain / Shine
Get dependable daily weather forecasts with hourly and 7-day reports. This app offers a simple, easy-to-read interface with customizable themes and the ability to search and save multiple locations.
- Hourly and 7-day forecasts
- Customizable themes
- Search any location
- Save favorite locations
- Celsius and Fahrenheit support
- Easy-to-read interface
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Rain or Shine - Weather Forecast is an app you can depend upon every day for reliable reports. Don't let rain catch you without your umbrella. Make sure you wear the right clothes on a warm day. Rain or Shine - Weather Forecast has your back. Rain or Shine - Weather Forecast has a simplistic design that displays the data you need in a very easy to read way. Easy to understand weather icons will let you see the current weather condition at a glance. Get daily 7-day and hourly reports on the very same screen - responsive data at your fingertips. Hourly reports update on the hour every hour. FEATURES: - Hourly Daily updated on the hour. - Choose from a selection of stylish themes to make Rain or Shine suit your tastes. There's something for everyone. - Search any location and get accurate data for that location - Save a list of locations that you wish to check often - Easy swipe to delete list location items - C and F units supported - Easy to read and view at a glance - and much more Get Rain or Shine - Weather Forecast and place the weather in the palm of your hand!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rain / Shine at none against NextWeather's 1. Rain / Shine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). NextWeather's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On price 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. NextWeather sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rain / Shine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rain / Shine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextWeather has 797 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NextWeather ships an update every 3 weeks, Rain / Shine every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextWeather | Rain / Shine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (797 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 797 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MacroPinch Ltd. | Ben Walker |
Customer experience
NextWeather
Rain / Shine
Bugs and requests
NextWeather
Reported bugs
3 issues- Temperature readings off by large margins
- Precipitation forecast not matching actual conditions
- Outdated weather data displayed
Requested features
3 requests- Add widget support for iOS
- Improve auto-update functionality
- Provide manual refresh option
Rain / Shine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NextWeather
- Remove Ads$0.99
Rain / Shine
No in-app purchases
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