Comparison

SkyAware vs RainVis

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

Head to head
About

SkyAware

Features
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How weather-aware do you need to be today? SkyAware gives you a focused, fast view of severe weather near you, helping you understand when the weather deserves your attention and when it doesn’t. Clear awareness, without the noise Most weather apps show you everything. SkyAware focuses on what matters for severe weather, using trusted public weather data to turn complex information into a calm, glanceable view of your local risk. SkyAware shows you: • Today’s local storm and fire risk • Warnings, watches, and mesoscale discussions affecting or near your location • The severe-weather threats that matter most • Atmospheric conditions that can support severe storms • Interactive risk maps and official outlook information • Location-aware notifications when important conditions change • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick risk checks, including prioritized local alerts in the large widget Dig deeper when you want more context, or get the important picture in just a few seconds. Built for awareness SkyAware is designed to help you understand your severe-weather environment, not overwhelm you with raw weather data. Risk levels, summaries, and other guidance are derived from authoritative public weather products and SkyAware’s own processing. Your location is used only to provide relevant weather information and notifications. SkyAware does not sell your data, track you across apps or websites, or build advertising profiles. Important SkyAware is an informational severe-weather awareness app. It does not issue official warnings, and notifications may not always be immediate. Always rely on official alerts from the National Weather Service, NOAA Weather Radio, and local authorities for emergency information.

About

RainVis

Visualize detailed weather data with customizable forecasts. Track rain, temperature, wind, tides, and solunar timing in one view. Ideal for outdoor planning and coastal activities.

Highlights
  • Customizable forecast metrics
  • Visual hourly previews
  • Expandable hourly charts
  • Coastal planning tools
  • Rain-focused forecast
  • Current conditions
  • Radar with history
Features
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RainVis turns detailed weather data into a visual forecast you can understand at a glance. Build your own forecast by choosing the details that matter most to you. Instead of jumping between separate hourly, daily, wind, rain, tide, and radar screens, RainVis lets you customize the forecast view around your plans. Track rain chance, accumulation, temperature, wind, gusts, humidity, pressure, dew point, cloud cover, tide height, tidal coefficient, and solunar timing in one visual forecast. Expand any day to inspect the hourly chart, compare multiple metrics together, and see when conditions line up. RainVis is especially useful for coastal fishing, boating, surfing, and outdoor planning, where the best window often depends on more than one number. Add tide and solunar details to your forecast to see tide movement, coefficient, moon timing, and major/minor activity periods alongside weather. Features: - Build-your-own forecast with customizable metrics - Compact daily forecast cards with visual hourly previews - Expandable hourly charts for rain, temperature, wind, gusts, humidity, pressure, dew point, cloud cover, tide, and solunar data - Coastal planning tools with tide height, tidal coefficient, NOAA tide source labels, moon data, and solunar activity periods - Rain-focused forecast showing chance, amount, timing, and accumulation - Current conditions for searched cities, saved places, or your current location - Radar with recent NEXRAD reflectivity history - iOS widgets for quick glanceable forecasts - Optional RainVis account for syncing Pro access across devices RainVis works immediately without signup. Free users can view the core visual forecast experience. RainVis Pro unlocks deeper planning features, including 15-day forecast trends, extended hourly forecast charts, longer radar history where available, live activities, and account-based access across iOS and web. Weather forecasts and coastal conditions can change quickly. Always follow official alerts and emergency guidance from the National Weather Service, NOAA, and local authorities. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rainvis.com/privacy

Screenshots

SkyAware4 screens
RainVis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkyAware at none against RainVis's 2. RainVis's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. RainVis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SkyAware asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyAware ships an update monthly, RainVis every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SkyAware versus RainVis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyAwareRainVis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJUSTIN WILLIAM ROOKSBrian Hakel

In-app purchases

None

SkyAware

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RainVis

Subscriptions2
  • RainVis Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • RainVis Pro Annual$14.991 Year

Questions

Is SkyAware free?
SkyAware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RainVis free?
RainVis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SkyAware or RainVis have ads?
Neither SkyAware nor RainVis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyAware or RainVis?
SkyAware ships an update monthly, and RainVis every 2 days. Most recently, SkyAware was updated on October 18, 2026 and RainVis on October 13, 2026.

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