Comparison

Safety tips vs Rainy

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

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About

Safety tips

This app provides real-time alerts for various natural disasters and civil protection information in Japan. It supports multiple languages and offers useful resources for foreign tourists, including medical facility listings and emergency contact numbers.

Highlights
  • Real-time disaster alerts (EEW, Tsunami, Volcanic, Weather, Heat illness)
  • Civil Protection Information notifications
  • Multi-language support (5 languages)
  • Medical institution finder for foreigners
  • Evacuation advice and shelter information
  • Emergency contact numbers
  • Disaster preparedness learning materials
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Note: Weather warnings and advisories area in Nara City, Nara Prefecture has changed. Please update to the latest version of Safety tips. Also, if you have set up Nara City, Nara Prefecture, please reset the location. This Application notifies a user with EEW, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information issued in Japan. It is a free application developed under the supervision of Japan Tourism Agency. The Application provides various functions useful for foreign tourists in Japan. The application is available in five languages: English, simplified and traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. <Main functions and its utilization> -Receiving Earthquake Early Warnings, Tsunami Warnings, Volcanic Warnings, Weather Warnings, Heat illness Warnings and Civil Protection Information. Before using the Application for the first time, select locations for which you wish to receive warnings from the Settings Menu (you may select a maximum of five locations (in Japan only))(*). Users will receive notifications when Earthquake Early Warning for local earthquakes of seismic intensity level 4 or greater, Tsunami Warning, Volcanic Warnings, Emergency Warnings , Heat illness Warnings, or Civil Protection Information are issued for the selected locations. Also, please make sure that the device which has not been changed a prediction point for more than 1 month from final change date of setting will not be able to receive notifications. If you turn automatic setting of a point on, you can receive notifications even in the case that it has been more than 1 month since you set a prediction point. (*) It is necessary to activate the Location Information Service (GPS), if you wish to set locations by using GPS. GPS is also used to display your current location on the map. -Earthquakes Information on past earthquakes. A maximum of ten records (seismic intensity level of 3 or higher.) -Weather Warnings Weather Warnings (heavy rain, flood, violent wind, severe snowstorm, heavy snow, high seas, storm surge) and Emergency Warnings (heavy rain, violent wind, severe snowstorm, heavy snow, high seas, storm surge) issued for the selected locations. -Volcanic Warnings Currently issued Volcanic Warnings. -Heat illness Warnings Currently issued Heat illness Warnings. -Medical Institutions List of medical facilities accepting foreigners (Provided by the Japan Tourism Agency.) -Evacuation advice / instruction etc. Provides Evacuation advice / instruction information. Also provides Shelter Information. (Link to external application.) ※Please note that information of municipalities using "L alert" will be displayed. -Learning Materials Knowledge you want to know before a disaster occurs. -Communication cards A set of question sentences that can be used when asking questions to people around you during a disaster. -Emergency Contacts Numbers to call in case of emergency. -Links Links to other sources of information that may be necessary during disaster situations (contact information of embassy, nearest tourist information centers, etc.), and other information concerning disasters and tourism. - Civil Protection Information Safety tips delivers information regarding ballistic missile attacks among civil protection information from Fire and Disaster Management Agency. While the application and various types of information are free, communication charges related to download and use of Application shall be borne by the user. We will not be liable for any losses and/or damages resulting from the use of the Application. For support site of Safety tips, see here -> http://www.rcsc.co.jp/safetytips-sp

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Rainy

Features
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Rainy Clock wakes you earlier when rain is forecast on your commute and shows your next alarm on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Set your home and work addresses, how you travel and your usual wake-up time, then choose a rain probability threshold and how much earlier to wake up. Forecasts come from Apple Weather. YOUR NEXT ALARM AT A GLANCE See when your next alarm will ring and why: earlier for rain on your route, or skipped for a weekend or, with a paid plan, a holiday, a closure or a day you set to stay silent. The weather card shows home and work forecasts with animated weather. Next Alarm widgets show this on the Home Screen (small or medium) and Lock Screen; the medium one adds home and work weather from Apple Weather. Widgets require iOS 26 or later. ALARM SWITCH Turn off only the next alarm (it comes back on after that morning), or turn the alarm off until you turn it back on. Free on every plan. CALENDAR FEATURES WITH A PAID PLAN Choose Taiwan office holidays or US federal holidays with standard observed dates, and set individual dates to ring or stay silent; your choices take priority. US state, school and employer calendars may differ. TAIWAN TYPHOON AND DISASTER CLOSURES WITH A PAID PLAN When a city or county government in Taiwan suspends work or school for the morning or all day in your home or workplace district, Rainy Clock skips that day's alarm. • Choose work closures, school closures or both. • If no announcement can be confirmed, or the network is down, the alarm rings as usual. • Announcements come from the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration's public data via NCDR; the app shows the source and its update time, and the government's announcement prevails. • Optional notifications about announcement changes are checked against your districts on your phone. • A township map shows today's and tomorrow's announcements; "View map demo" works on any plan. MAKE YOUR OWN AI ALARM VOICE Write what you want to hear and choose a voice. Generated sounds stay on your phone, and replaying one does not use a generation. The free plan includes one initial generation; each extra generation requires a completed rewarded ad. SETTINGS THAT STAY ORGANIZED Time, Route, Calendar and Other keep each setting in one place; changes save automatically. Preview your route with Apple Maps, and pick separate sounds for early and regular alarms. OPTIONAL MEMBERSHIP Monthly subscription and One-time purchase both include: • Remove banner ads. • Calendar features. • Typhoon and disaster closure rules (Taiwan). • One AI generation each day without watching an ad. The monthly plan provides these benefits while it is active; the one-time purchase provides ongoing access without a recurring payment. Owning both does not double the daily allowance; unused daily generations do not carry over. Purchases use Apple's in-app purchase flow; prices and availability come from your App Store. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in Apple's subscription settings. A one-time purchase does not cancel an existing subscription. No Rainy Clock account is needed; Apple-verified app and purchase information recognizes your membership. Restore purchases and Manage subscriptions are in Settings → Other → Membership & plans, top-right menu. Deleting membership data does not cancel an Apple subscription. ALARMS AND CONNECTIONS On iOS 26 and later, AlarmKit alarms can sound through Silent mode and Focus, with optional snooze. On iOS 17–25, alarms use local notifications and follow notification settings and the silent switch. Forecasts, closure announcements, purchases and AI generation need internet. Background updates and notifications depend on iOS; the app and widget note when today's weather wasn't re-checked. Privacy policy: https://shukaihu.github.io/RainyClock/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Safety tips4 screens
Rainy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Safety tips at none against Rainy's shown. Safety tips also leads on chart position (#70 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Rainy's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safety tips ships an update fortnightly, Rainy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Safety tips versus Rainy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafety tipsRainy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#70 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRC Solution Co.Shu-Kai Hu

In-app purchases

None

Safety tips

No in-app purchases

None

Rainy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safety tips free?
Safety tips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rainy free?
Rainy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Safety tips or Rainy have ads?
Rainy shows ads; Safety tips does not.
Which is updated more often, Safety tips or Rainy?
Safety tips ships an update fortnightly, and Rainy weekly. Most recently, Safety tips was updated on October 20, 2026 and Rainy on October 11, 2026.

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