Shyrm vs umbrella · will it rain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shyrm
Get hyper-local rain predictions for your exact GPS location. See live radar, a 2-hour nowcast, and a 24-hour outlook with no ads or tracking. Receive rain alerts and severe weather warnings for Germany and Europe.
- Exact GPS rain predictions
- Live radar updated every 5 minutes
- 2-hour nowcast with 5-minute steps
- 24-hour hourly outlook
- Rain alerts 30 minutes before arrival
- Severe weather warnings for Germany/Europe
- Widget and Lock Screen integration
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Shyrm is free, private, and tells you exactly when rain will reach you — not a general area, your exact GPS position. Live radar updated every 5 minutes, a 2-hour nowcast, and a full 24-hour outlook — all in one clean timeline. No clutter, no ads, no tracking. WHAT YOU GET · Live radar — rain falling at your spot right now · 2-hour nowcast — when rain will start or stop, in 5-minute steps · 24-hour outlook — hour by hour, plan your whole day · Saved places — keep an eye on home, work, or wherever you're headed · Radar map — animated full-screen rain moving across your region · Rain alerts — a heads-up up to 30 minutes before rain reaches you · Severe weather warnings — official alerts for Germany and Europe · Rain, snow or sleet — and how heavy, at every step · Current temperature — at your exact spot · Widget & Lock Screen — rain at a glance, plus a countdown that appears by itself when rain is near · Siri — ask when it will rain, without opening the app COVERAGE Radar nowcasts from national weather services in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Czechia, Norway, Sweden and Finland, and from Europe's radar network across much of the rest of Europe. Where no radar reaches, the forecast comes from DWD's weather model. PRIVACY FIRST Your location never goes to third parties. Everything runs through our own server in Germany. No account, no tracking, no analytics. Built on official open data from national weather services — DWD, Météo-France, KNMI, GeoSphere Austria, ČHMÚ, MET Norway — and Europe's radar network. Full source list on our website.
umbrella · will it rain
This app provides a simple, at-a-glance weather forecast to help you decide if you need an umbrella. It displays a dynamic scene reflecting the current weather conditions on your lock screen or watch.
- Umbrella need prediction
- Dynamic weather scenes
- Lock screen widget
- Apple Watch app
- Siri integration
- No radar or hourly forecasts
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umbrella tells you whether to bring an umbrella today — nope, maybe, yep, or definitely. behind the answer, a tiny scene of your place, in today's weather. it changes when the sky does. or don't open it at all — it lives on your lock screen, watch, and in siri. no radar, no maps, no hourly. free — no ads, no accounts, nothing collected. made by mike in austin · itsbits.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: umbrella · will it rain at none against Shyrm's 3. Shyrm's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Shyrm sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. umbrella · will it rain asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shyrm ships an update every 3 weeks, umbrella · will it rain every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shyrm | umbrella · will it rain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Haist | itsbits LLC |
Customer experience
Shyrm
umbrella · will it rain
In-app purchases
Shyrm
- Drizzle$1.99
- Downpour$3.99
- Thunderstorm$8.99
umbrella · will it rain
No in-app purchases
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