Comparison

RainViewer vs Send it!

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

Head to head
About

RainViewer

Get real-time weather radar, minute-by-minute rain forecasts, and severe weather alerts. Track storms and hurricanes with detailed maps and hourly predictions. Understand and act on weather changes before they happen.

Highlights
  • Live weather radar map
  • 2-hour rain nowcast
  • Minute-by-minute rain intensity chart
  • 14-day hourly and daily forecasts
  • Hurricane and storm tracking
  • Customizable rain alerts
  • AI weather insights
Features
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Live weather radar, nowcast and rain alerts, hyperlocal forecast and hurricane tracker, built to help you see, understand, and act on rain before it changes. Tracking a hurricane’s path or just checking if it’s dry enough for a walk? RainViewer shows the actual rain on the map. Data reaches your screen in seconds, direct from the radar source, not a third-party feed. 10 million downloads. RAIN FIRST We rearranged the forecast tab to put nowcast and radar at the top. The minute-by-minute rain intensity chart shows when rain starts, peaks, and stops, with a radar map preview and temperature beside it. Cleaner hourly and daily charts now show rainfall totals. The chance of rain is only half the picture: how much falls, and how fast, makes the difference. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO RainViewer adapts radar map to every pose in Duo: open it and your locations sit beside the forecast on the inner display, with more hours and days at once; close it and the forecast follows you to the outer display; in landscape, navigation moves to the side and the rain stays in focus. THE RADAR MAP YOU ACTUALLY USE • 2-hour rain nowcast updated every 10 minutes. • Tap the map to see rain details on every layer. • Fullscreen mode clears the interface for clean screenshots and storm animations. • 48-hour radar animation. • 60fps vector map with arrows that show rain direction. • Coverage in 80+ countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. HOURLY AND 14-DAY FORECAST Temperature, conditions, wind speed and direction, chance of precipitation, and rain amount hour by hour for 72 hours and day by day for 14 days. RAINFALL TOTALS (QPE) Pick a window - 1, 3, 12, 24, or 48 hours - and tap any spot on the map for the exact amount in millimeters or inches. RADAR SCAN AGE Tap the map to see when each area was last scanned, so you know when to leave. RAIN ALERTS YOU CAN RELY ON Set custom alerts for your locations. Get national severe weather alerts from the US, most of Europe, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and more. HURRICANE AND STORM TRACKER Follow hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones on the map. See each storm's live position, path, category, and wind speed in your units AI WEATHER INSIGHTS Get AI to write a short summary of what to expect. APPLE WATCH (FREE) Standalone app with radar map, satellite, forecast, severe alerts, and complications. Works without your iPhone. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Radar and minute-by-minute rain widgets for Home Screen and Lock Screen. Live Activities show rain intensity as it changes. PRO RADAR (US + MOST OF EUROPE, 22 COUNTRIES) Doppler products on all tilts - reflectivity, velocity, spectrum width, and the differential measurements used by meteorologists. PRIVACY Location is used only for local forecast and rain alerts. We never sell your data. CHOOSE YOUR PLAN FREE: live radar, 30-minute nowcast, 6-hour and 5-day forecast. TRY ESSENTIAL OR PRO FREE FOR 14 DAYS ESSENTIAL, $19.99/year: 2-hour nowcast, Rainfall Totals, AI insights, and the 72-hour and 14-day forecast. PRO, $39.99/year: Essential plus 48h radar playback and Doppler products. Local prices differ. 14-day trial. Privacy: https://rainviewer.com/privacy.html Terms: https://rainviewer.com/terms.html

About

Send it!

Get a simple 'Go', 'No-go', or 'Maybe' weather verdict for your outdoor activities. It analyzes conditions based on your personal limits for cycling or running, and can even check the weather before your alarm rings.

Highlights
  • Simple weather verdict (Go, Nope, Maybe)
  • Personalized limits for cycling and running
  • Pre-alarm weather check
  • Route analysis leg-by-leg
  • Crew invites for group activities
  • Home screen widget
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
Features
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Should you head out? Send it! reads the morning sky and hands you one straight answer for your ride or your run: SEND IT, NOPE, or the in-between (GRAVEL for cyclists, GRIND for runners). No squinting at weather charts at 5am. Set your limits once. Send it! judges the next few hours against your numbers, then lets you scrub across the day to find the best window. WHAT YOU GET - The verdict. One glance tells you if it's a go, a maybe, or back to bed. Same straight answer whether you ride or run. - Tuned to your sport. Cyclists and runners shrug off cold, wind and heat differently, so the call is judged by how you move, not a generic forecast. - An alarm that checks first. Pick a wake time and it judges the morning before it rings. A go wakes you; a no-go stays silent so you sleep in, with an optional backup time so it can never make you oversleep for work. - Whole-route judging. Bring a route from Strava, RideWithGPS, or a GPX file and Send it! judges it leg by leg at the time you'll actually be there, so you see exactly where the sky turns. - Go out with your crew. Invite friends to a ride or a run. They join with a tap, and you get a ping the moment someone's in. - The week ahead on your home screen, so the good day jumps out. - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with your morning verdict and start time right where you glance. Free, and staying free. No ads, no tracking. Your location is used only to read the weather. Made with care by Common Tools Co.

Screenshots

RainViewer4 screens
Send it!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Send it! at 100% against RainViewer's 45%. Send it! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). RainViewer's advantage is chart position (#32 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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. RainViewer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Send it! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RainViewer ships an update every 9 days, Send it! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RainViewer versus Send it!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainViewerSend it!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (31K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#32 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeteoLab Inc.Marc Obieglo

Customer experience

RainViewer

All ratings30,924 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews386 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative44.6%

Send it!

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RainViewer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Radar maps not loading properly
  • Incorrect temperature readings
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable weather widgets
  • Lightning and storm tracking
  • Precipitation accumulation data
  • Dark mode option

Send it!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RainViewer

Subscriptions10
  • RainViewer Premium: Monthly$3.991 Month
  • RainViewer Premium: Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • RainViewer Premium: Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Rain Viewer Essential: 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • RainViewer Pro: 1 Month$7.991 Month
  • RainViewer Essential: 1 Year14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 12 Months7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Rain Viewer Premium: Yearly$19.991 Year
  • RainViewer Premium: Yearly1 Year trial$19.991 Year
  • RainViewer Pro: 1 Year14 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Send it!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RainViewer free?
RainViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Send it! free?
Send it! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RainViewer or Send it! have ads?
RainViewer shows ads; Send it! does not.
Which is updated more often, RainViewer or Send it!?
RainViewer ships an update every 9 days, and Send it! every 4 days. Most recently, RainViewer was updated on November 11, 2026 and Send it! on October 31, 2026.

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