Meteo Sat vs Rain Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meteo Sat
Visualize current weather conditions across Europe with detailed satellite imagery and precipitation models. Zoom into specific areas, play animations, and choose from various map styles for a comprehensive view.
- View and zoom IR satellite images
- Precipitating Clouds model
- Convective Rainfall Rate model
- Cloud Top Height model
- Play and pause animations
- Multiple map styles
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View the current weather in Europe! With this App you can: - view and zoom the Sat "IR" images - view and zoom the "Precipitating Clouds" model - view and zoom the "Convective Rainfall Rate" model - view and zoom the "Cloud Top Height" model - play, pause animations at any zoom level Image resolution: - LQ (Full Europe) - HQ (Central Europe) Map styles: - Terrain - Road - Satellite - Cycle - Hybrid (Sat+Road) Images by Meteosat 4^ Generation (MSG SEVIRI) satellites. The images are updated every 15 min.
Rain Maps
Visualize live rain radar, cloud cover, dust, fog, and lightning directly on a map. Get detailed precipitation, temperature, and wind forecasts from multiple global models. Explore weather phenomena and plan your activities with up-to-date information.
- Live rain radar
- Satellite cloud maps
- Dust and fog tracking
- Lightning detection
- Precipitation forecasts
- Temperature forecasts
- Wind forecasts
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Rain Maps shows you where it is raining right now, where the rain is heading and what your weather will do next, on a live map built for following rain. LIVE RAIN RADAR • Live radar from several sources, including Doppler radar, refreshed every few minutes • A short-term radar forecast for the minutes ahead • Play the last hours as an animation and share it as a video or GIF • Lightning strikes, storm cells and the direction storms are moving EVERY WEATHER MAP • Satellite clouds, dust and fog • Weather fronts and wind • Rain, temperature and wind forecasts on the map from several global models (some need a subscription) A NEW WEATHER PAGE • A living sky that shows the clouds, rain, thunder and moon you see outside • Rain in the next hour, minute by minute • Hour-by-hour and daily forecasts • Official weather warnings and a clear summary of what is coming • The moon, sunrise and sunset, UV, wind and more ALERTS BEFORE THE RAIN • A notification shortly before rain starts at your location or your saved places • Alerts for lightning nearby ON YOUR SCREEN AND YOUR WRIST • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity that follows approaching rain • An Apple Watch app with complications MORE • Turn-by-turn navigation with the weather on your map • Report the weather where you are and see what people nearby report Rain Maps is developed by Yanbu Weather. Terms of Use: https://www.yanbuweather.com/terms/Apps/rainMaps/termsofuse.html Privacy Policy: https://www.yanbuweather.com/terms/Apps/rainMaps/privacypolicy.html Website: https://www.yanbuweather.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rain Maps at 4.1 against Meteo Sat's 1.0. Rain Maps also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (82 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Meteo Sat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rain Maps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rain Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rain Maps has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Meteo Sat's written reviews are positive against 70% of Rain Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Meteo Sat ships an update every 10 months, Rain Maps every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meteo Sat | Rain Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 70.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefano Caschi | ziad aljohani |
Customer experience
Meteo Sat
Rain Maps
In-app purchases
Meteo Sat
- Remove Advertising$1.99
Rain Maps
- Yearly subscription$9.991 Year
