WRI Dolphin vs RawWeather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WRI Dolphin
Access global weather and routing data for maritime professionals. Features include detailed forecasts for wind, waves, currents, and precipitation, along with vessel tracking and severe weather alerts. Stay informed with real-time updates and push notifications for maritime hazards.
- 3 Hourly Global Forecast Data
- Wind, Wave, and Current Forecasts
- Radar and Lightning Data
- Vessel Tracking
- Heavy Weather Alerts
- Port Forecasts
- Push Notifications
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Dolphin is Weather Routing Inc.'s supplemental website and mobile application that provides a suite of weather/routing tools and information for the maritime sector worldwide. You have access to: 3 Hourly Global Forecast Data and Maps for: Wind Direction/Speed Sea and Swell Height/Directions/Periods Currents Radar/Lightning Precipitation Sea Level Pressure Visibility Track vessel progress and route WRI Heavy Weather Alerts & Hazards Tropical Cyclone Tracker Port Forecasts Vessel Specific Route Weather Data Push Notifications for Warnings and Threats Weather data and forecasts are continuously received and processed in house and immediately distributed to the website and mobile application. You have complete control over the map at the tip of your finger. You can pan the map all over the world and zoom in and out. Please note that this app is still a work in progress.
RawWeather
Get live weather updates for your current location, including hourly and 7-day forecasts. View active severe weather alerts and an interactive radar map powered by the National Weather Service. Enjoy an ad-free experience without needing an account.
- Live weather updates
- Hourly and 7-day forecasts
- Severe weather alerts
- Interactive NEXRAD radar
- Ad-free experience
- No account required
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Live weather for your location. Current conditions, hourly & 7-day forecasts, active severe weather alerts, and interactive NEXRAD radar — all from the National Weather Service. No ads, no account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RawWeather at daily against WRI Dolphin's fortnightly. WRI Dolphin's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. 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 WRI Dolphin against 5.0 for RawWeather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
WRI Dolphin ships an update fortnightly, RawWeather daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WRI Dolphin | RawWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weather Routing Inc. | Mark Kaufmann |
Customer experience
WRI Dolphin
RawWeather
In-app purchases
WRI Dolphin
No in-app purchases
RawWeather
No in-app purchases
