# Rain Cast vs 現在地の天気

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 現在地の天気 at 100% against Rain Cast's 46%. 現在地の天気 also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Rain Cast's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Rain Cast ships an update every 6 weeks, 現在地の天気 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Rain Cast | 現在地の天気 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rain-cast/id912244365/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **4** | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 5 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 15 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Shunsuke Sato](https://appshunter.io/developer/574231865) | [susumu hirao](https://appshunter.io/developer/1068961811) |

## What reviewers say

### Rain Cast

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rain-cast/id912244365)

Visualize various weather phenomena overlaid on different map types. Adjust time, view historical data, and animate past events. Customize layer transparency and scale for detailed analysis.

**Highlights:** Map layer customization (13 types), Weather layer overlay (rainfall, landslide, flood, lightning), Time adjustment and historical data viewing, Animation of past weather events, Layer transparency and scale settings, Current location focus on startup

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### 現在地の天気

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1551994625)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Rain Cast free?

Rain Cast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is 現在地の天気 free?

現在地の天気 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Rain Cast or 現在地の天気 have ads?

Both Rain Cast and 現在地の天気 show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Rain Cast or 現在地の天気?

Rain Cast ships an update every 6 weeks, and 現在地の天気 every 5 months. Most recently, Rain Cast was updated on October 24, 2026 and 現在地の天気 on October 27, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*