Comparison

Drying Day vs BeforeRain

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

Head to head
About

Drying Day

Features
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Some days the clothesline does a full load in two hours. Some days everything hangs damp until dark, and some days the rain gets to your laundry before you do. Drying Day answers the only laundry question that matters, before you press start on the washer: is it worth hanging outside today? A verdict, not a weather chart No radar to squint at, no humidity graphs to interpret. One clear answer in plain words — great drying day, good day to line-dry, drying will be slow, risky with a chance of rain, or better dry indoors — with the reason in one warm sentence underneath. What you get • An estimated drying window for today, with suggested times to hang out and bring in: "9 am – 3:30 pm." • How fast the line will work — roughly when a full load should be dry. • A suggested bring-in time, and why: forecast rain, or dusk. • The next three days as laundry advice, with the best laundry day tagged — so "do a load today or Saturday?" takes one glance. • Quiet, useful alerts (all optional): a heads-up the evening before a good drying day, a nudge when the window opens, and a reminder to bring the laundry in before forecast rain. • A "play it safe with rain" switch for people who'd rather rewash nothing, ever. • Wind in mph, humidity as a percentage, times that follow your clock setting. • A last-checked note when you're offline, so you always know how fresh the advice is. Honest about forecasts A forecast is a guess, and Drying Day says so. It hedges where hedging is honest, tells you the main risk out loud, and leaves the final call where it belongs — with the sky over your own clothesline. Built for people who line-dry Whether it's a backyard clothesline, a retractable line on the porch, a rack on the balcony, or a drying rack by the window on the days the sky says no — if you hang laundry to dry, this is for you. Made in Australia, where a good drying day is a genuine household event, and it works anywhere in the world there's weather and wet laundry. Quietly respectful No accounts, no tracking, no laundry log. Your location is used to fetch the forecast and show your area’s name, and we run no servers of our own — the privacy policy explains the rest, including the single ad. Free with a single unobtrusive banner; one small one-time purchase removes it forever. No subscriptions, ever. Weather data by WeatherAPI.com. Drying Day is an informational tool — it reads forecasts, it doesn't control clouds.

About

BeforeRain

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Only the rain that matters to you. RainBefore is a weather app thoughtfully crafted for daily commutes and laundry planning. Simply add your home, workplace, or favorite locations, and RainBefore analyzes upcoming precipitation around your morning and evening departure times—giving you an instant answer on whether it will rain and if you need an umbrella. 【Clear Verdict Before You Step Out】 Check precipitation trends for the next 1 to 12 hours, including estimated start/end times and rain intensity, so you can make quick decisions before leaving. Forecasts update continuously—just pull down to refresh right before you step outside. 【Location-Specific Alerts】 Set independent morning and evening weather briefings, laundry reminders, severe weather alerts, and Do Not Disturb schedules for your home, office, and frequent destinations. Track up to 2 locations for free; subscribe to RainBefore Pro to monitor more locations and unlock premium capabilities. 【More Than Just Rain Forecasts】 View "feels-like" temperatures, humidity, Air Quality Index (AQI), wind speed and direction, daily lifestyle tips, and 7-day extended forecasts. Practical suggestions for car washing, outfit planning, and outdoor activities are automatically paired with real-time weather conditions. 【Timely Severe Weather Alerts】 When active weather warnings are issued for your tracked locations, view warning severity levels, full descriptions, and effective timeframes directly inside the app. For locations in Mainland China, track nationwide weather warning updates with ease. 【Privacy-First Design】 Your location data is used strictly for weather calculations and alerts—never for advertising or user tracking. Weather forecasts update dynamically with real-time data; please combine them with actual outdoor conditions and official local weather bulletins when planning your travels. 【Subscription Details】 RainBefore Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription (1-month billing cycle). Subscribing allows you to track up to 8 custom locations with independent alert rules for each place. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Pricing, free trials, and promotional eligibility are subject to the App Store purchase screen. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID Account Settings. Upon cancellation, your Pro benefits will remain active until the end of the current paid billing period. Terms of Service: https://rb.dynld.cn/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://rb.dynld.cn/privacy/

Screenshots

Drying Day4 screens
BeforeRain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BeforeRain at none against Drying Day's shown. BeforeRain also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Drying Day's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Drying Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BeforeRain sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drying Day ships an update fortnightly, BeforeRain every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Drying Day versus BeforeRain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrying DayBeforeRain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperI OSTAPENKO & Y OSTAPENKOYINGBOX TECHNOLOGY LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drying Day

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

BeforeRain

Subscriptions1
  • 雨前 Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Drying Day free?
Drying Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeforeRain free?
BeforeRain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drying Day or BeforeRain have ads?
Drying Day shows ads; BeforeRain does not.
Which is updated more often, Drying Day or BeforeRain?
Drying Day ships an update fortnightly, and BeforeRain every 6 days. Most recently, Drying Day was updated on October 12, 2026 and BeforeRain on October 5, 2026.

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