Comparison

WRI Dolphin vs Explore Fall

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 3 Hourly Global Forecast Data
  • Wind, Wave, and Current Forecasts
  • Radar and Lightning Data
  • Vessel Tracking
  • Heavy Weather Alerts
  • Port Forecasts
  • Push Notifications
Features
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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.

About

Explore Fall

Discover the best fall foliage across the United States with interactive maps and community-driven reports. Get local forecasts for peak timing, current color status, and weather information. Follow seasonal highlights with real photos and videos.

Highlights
  • Interactive foliage map
  • Local fall color forecasts
  • Community foliage reports
  • Seasonal highlights
  • Date slider for color progression
  • Real photos and videos
Currently charting
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Explore Fall helps you find the best fall color across the United States. Start on the Home tab for recent community reports, foliage photos, regional highlights, and a quick way to report what you are seeing. Search for a city, park, or scenic area to view a local fall foliage forecast with expected peak timing, current color status, local weather, and nearby community observations. Use the interactive foliage map to follow color progression through the season. Move the date slider to look ahead, compare timing across regions, and explore how fall color changes from early color to peak and past peak. Follow seasonal Highlights with real photos, videos, and updates from across the country. Community foliage reports are reviewed before submitted notes and photos are publicly visible.

Screenshots

WRI Dolphin4 screens
Explore Fall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Explore Fall at #122 against WRI Dolphin's unranked. Explore Fall also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WRI Dolphin against 5.0 for Explore Fall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
WRI Dolphin versus Explore Fall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWRI DolphinExplore Fall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#122 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeather Routing Inc.Explore Fall LLC

Customer experience

WRI Dolphin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Explore Fall

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WRI Dolphin

No in-app purchases

None

Explore Fall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WRI Dolphin free?
WRI Dolphin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explore Fall free?
Explore Fall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WRI Dolphin or Explore Fall?
WRI Dolphin and Explore Fall are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do WRI Dolphin or Explore Fall have ads?
Neither WRI Dolphin nor Explore Fall shows ads.

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