Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Umbrella need prediction
  • Dynamic weather scenes
  • Lock screen widget
  • Apple Watch app
  • Siri integration
  • No radar or hourly forecasts
Features
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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

About

Weather Dashboard+

Features
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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

Screenshots

umbrella · will it rain4 screens
Weather Dashboard+4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Weather Dashboard+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. umbrella · will it rain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

umbrella · will it rain ships an update every 11 days, Weather Dashboard+ weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
umbrella · will it rain versus Weather Dashboard+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterumbrella · will it rainWeather Dashboard+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.515.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeritsbits LLCJOSEPH A PAGE

In-app purchases

None

umbrella · will it rain

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Weather Dashboard+

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is umbrella · will it rain free?
umbrella · will it rain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weather Dashboard+ free?
Weather Dashboard+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do umbrella · will it rain or Weather Dashboard+ have ads?
Neither umbrella · will it rain nor Weather Dashboard+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, umbrella · will it rain or Weather Dashboard+?
umbrella · will it rain ships an update every 11 days, and Weather Dashboard+ weekly. Most recently, umbrella · will it rain was updated on October 31, 2026 and Weather Dashboard+ on October 31, 2026.

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