umbrella · will it rain vs Weather Dashboard+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Weather Dashboard+
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A full-screen weather app designed to be an always on wall mounted tablet There's a million weather apps out there, but I wanted one that was designed for a wall-mounted tablet. I had some requirements and a wish list: • It has to be full screen - take full advantage of the screen with no system status bar • It needs to keep the screen on all day and go dark at night • It needs to be simple to use and readable from a distance • And most importantly it needs to look great - this is a wall mounted tablet after all BASIC FEATURES • Beautiful Backgrounds: full-screen photography that changes with the current weather conditions • Large Current Temp: in collapsed view you just get the background and a large temperature - simple, and it looks great on a wall • Hourly Forecast: a full day of hourly temperatures with chance of precipitation • Daily Forecast: up to 10 days of lows/highs and chance of precipitation • Future Radar: animated radar showing the next 3 hours for your location • Full Screen Radar: a full screen map you can pan and zoom, with play/pause and a slider to scrub through the next few hours • Pollen Forecast: the next 5 days of pollen levels • Weather Details: additional details about the current weather • °F or °C: one switch in Settings; wind, pressure and visibility follow it • Refresh: automatically on a schedule you pick (10 minutes by default) or manual refresh ADVANCED FEATURES • Multiple Locations(*): add your current location or search by city, then swipe between them • Full Screen: use the entire screen - no system status bars taking up space • Dashboard Mode(*): option to keep the screen ON during the day and turn it OFF at night or a screensaver with wake on motion - essential for a wall mounted tablet • Multiple Weather Icon Sets: select from 4 sets of weather icons to find the one you like best • Configurable Weather Source: Open-Meteo (the default - no API key needed), Visual Crossing (API key) or OpenWeatherMap (API key) • Configurable Pollen Source: pollen.com, Open-Meteo, or an optional worldwide source (API key) • Reorder Sections: re-order the various weather sections to fit your needs • My Photos: add your own photos to the weather background or as a screensaver (*) Dashboard mode and adding 3 or more locations require a small 1-time in-app purchase to unlock everything
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: umbrella · will it rain at none against Weather Dashboard+'s 1. Weather Dashboard+'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Weather Dashboard+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. umbrella · will it rain asks for nothing beyond the download.
umbrella · will it rain ships an update every 11 days, Weather Dashboard+ weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | umbrella · will it rain | Weather Dashboard+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | itsbits LLC | JOSEPH A PAGE |
In-app purchases
umbrella · will it rain
No in-app purchases
Weather Dashboard+
- Pro Unlock$2.99
Questions
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