Comparison

Will it Rain? vs NightFrost

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

Head to head
About

Will it Rain?

Receive timely notifications about upcoming rain. Get alerts a day in advance or on the day of, with customizable notification times and sounds. Understand the forecast with simple YES/NO answers, rain timing, intensity, and temperature.

Highlights
  • Rain notifications
  • Advance rain alerts
  • Customizable notification times
  • Loud and clear notification sounds
  • Simple YES/NO rain answer
  • Rain timing and intensity
  • Temperature forecasts
Features
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IS IT GOING TO RAIN? If YES, this app will send you a NOTIFICATION. YOU WILL LOVE THE WAY IT WORKS. No more checking forecast for rain every day. If it will be raining, this app will notify you. RAIN NOTIFICATION ● Get the notification a day before the rain. ● Get the notification on the day of rain. ● Select the time you want the notification to be at. ● Rain notification includes loud & clear sound. WEATHER FORECAST ● Simple answer to "Will it rain?", YES or NO. ● Time of rain such as "Early Morning" or "Noon". ● Rain intensity such as "light" or "heavy" rain. ● Forecast includes high/low temperatures. ----- CONTACT US ----- We love to hear your feedback. Go to "Settings" > "Contact Us" or email will-it-rain@katans.com and let us hear your voice :)

About

NightFrost

This app provides precise local frost forecasts to protect your plants and crops. It calculates the probability of night and ground frost, showing dew point and minimum temperatures at different heights. It uses advanced formulas and local conditions for high accuracy.

Highlights
  • Local frost probability calculation
  • Dew point and minimum temperature display
  • Ground and 2m height temperature
  • High accuracy (>90%) frost prediction
  • Considers wind speed, cloud cover, topography
  • Protects sensitive plants and crops
Features
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*** One-time purchase – no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases forever *** Protect your fields, fruit trees, and gardens with precise frost forecasts – tailored exactly to your location. NightFrost shows the probability of night and ground frost for the next three nights and calculates the minimum temperature at 2 m height and at ground level. Physical background: After sunset, the earth loses heat toward the sky – especially strongly when there are no clouds. As a result, the near-ground air also cools. The cooling stops as soon as the air becomes cold enough for the contained water vapour to condense into dew or fog. This releases heat, which slows down the cooling and can prevent ground frost. How much the temperature drops at night therefore depends on the so-called dew point. If the dew point is at 0 °C or below in the evening, ground frost is to be expected during the following night. The lower the dew point, the higher the risk. The more parameters are taken into account, the more accurate the forecast. NightFrost applies the proven, scientifically based Magnus dew point formula automatically, hour by hour, to the weather forecast for the next three nights – not just to a single snapshot. Additional parameters allow it to achieve a particularly high accuracy of well over 95%. Additional parameters are: • Wind speed • Cloud cover • Topography (e.g. depressions, hills) • Soil moisture • Location (city, settlement, countryside) • Snow cover Why NightFrost is more accurate than a standard weather forecast: Standard weather forecasts are regional and cannot capture every cold air accumulation, valley basin, or other local condition. They therefore only provide regional probabilities, which often do not apply locally. NightFrost combines the automatic forecast with your personal location profile and can additionally be refined with your own on-site measurement: from about an hour before sunset, enter your own measured temperature and humidity to adjust the forecast for the coming night even more precisely to the real conditions. Your benefits: • Reliably plan frost protection measures • Protect sensitive plants and crops • Minimise yield and quality losses With NightFrost, farmers, winegrowers, gardeners, and beekeepers are always one step ahead of the cold. NightFrost – your personal early warning system against night and ground frost.

Screenshots

Will it Rain?4 screens
NightFrost3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NightFrost at none against Will it Rain?'s 1. NightFrost also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Will it Rain?'s advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 60%). On price, ads, device support 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. Will it Rain? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NightFrost asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Will it Rain? ships an update fortnightly, NightFrost weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Will it Rain? versus NightFrost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWill it Rain?NightFrost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (558 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings558 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulyApps LtdHeiko Matthias Maetsch

Customer experience

Will it Rain?

All ratings558 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews554 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative13.5%

NightFrost

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Will it Rain?

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Contradictory rain predictions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set notifications for multiple locations
  • More detailed forecasts (hourly, weekly)
  • Animated or dynamic backgrounds
  • Audible alerts for rain predictions

NightFrost

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Will it Rain?

One-time1
  • Pro Version$1.99
None

NightFrost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Will it Rain? free?
Will it Rain? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NightFrost free?
NightFrost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Will it Rain? or NightFrost have ads?
Neither Will it Rain? nor NightFrost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Will it Rain? or NightFrost?
Will it Rain? ships an update fortnightly, and NightFrost weekly. Most recently, Will it Rain? was updated on October 19, 2026 and NightFrost on October 8, 2026.

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