Rain Alarm: iPhone vs Android
Rain Alarm gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Rain Alarm by Carlos Aviles Software is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Weather GrossingRain Alarm at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A freemium weather application that provides hyper-local, real-time precipitation alerts for outdoor enthusiasts and commuters across a wide range of supported countries. The app holds strong positions in the Spanish market (top 5 free and grossing) and maintains visibility in Wear OS and several Asian markets, indicating sustained engagement with its niche utility features.
Similar apps: RainViewer, Windy, AccuWeather
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Rain Alarm downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 1k+ | 5M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Rain Alarm's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Rain Alarm makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Rain Alarm Pro+ subscription | |
| 2 | Rain Alarm Pro+ subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 3.7k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 71k 1.4k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 74k |
What users say about Rain Alarm
From the 111 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app's high accuracy and reliable rain alerts, with many long-term fans appreciating its utility for daily planning. However, recent reviews highlight significant frustration regarding aggressive advertising, subscription model changes that invalidated previous lifetime purchases, and occasional notification failures.
Mixed but leaning positive (74% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and few ads. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “I highly recommend this radar”
- Ads: “Great app despite adverts”
- Ease of use: “GOOD TIMING AND EASY TO USE”
- Design: “Nice design and interface”
Common complaints
- Ads: “There are more and more ads”
- Price & subscription: “Bought the app years ago and now subscription”
- Updates: “Since the last update I am now getting multiple false rain alerts”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn't work in Thailand as Thai met has updated its radar website”
About Rain Alarm
The app displays and animates the latest Doppler radar images, letting you see exactly where the rain is coming from and when it will reach you.
Full radar coverage across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, powered by Met Office data. Also available in over 30 countries, including Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and many more.
Whether you're commuting, walking the dog, at the match, on a hike, or working outdoors — Rain Alarm makes sure you're never caught in the rain.
For help, suggestions or complaints: [email protected].
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Rain Alarm iPhone
Rain Alarm gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Rain Alarm is #26 in Weather Free in Germany and charting in 7 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
Weather FreeRain Alarm on the App Store
App details
Rain Alarm downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Rain Alarm's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Rain Alarm makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Rain Alarm Pro+ subscription | |
| 2 | Rain Alarm Pro+ subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | WeatherFree | #26 |
 United Kingdom | WeatherGrossing | #39 |
 South Korea | WeatherFree | #32 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #49 |
 India | WeatherGrossing | #30 |
| India | WeatherFree | #34 |
| South Korea | WeatherGrossing | #60 |
| Germany | WeatherGrossing | #81 |
 Brazil | WeatherFree | #54 |
 Australia | WeatherFree | #58 |
| Australia | WeatherGrossing | #79 |
 Indonesia | WeatherFree | #96 |
Apps near Rain Alarm on the chart
Weather Free, around #26.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
About Rain Alarm
The app displays and animates the latest Doppler radar images, letting you see exactly where the rain is coming from and when it will reach you.
Full radar coverage across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, powered by Met Office data. Also available in over 30 countries, including Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and many more.
Whether you're commuting, walking the dog, at the match, on a hike, or working outdoors — Rain Alarm makes sure you're never caught in the rain.
For help, suggestions or complaints: [email protected].
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Latest updates
Store changes
What Rain Alarm changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from Carlos Aviles Software
Rain Alarm Android
Rain Alarm gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Rain Alarm is #2 in Weather Grossing on Google Play in Spain and charting in 14 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Weather GrossingRain Alarm at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A freemium weather application that provides hyper-local, real-time precipitation alerts for outdoor enthusiasts and commuters across a wide range of supported countries. The app holds strong positions in the Spanish market (top 5 free and grossing) and maintains visibility in Wear OS and several Asian markets, indicating sustained engagement with its niche utility features.
Similar apps: RainViewer, Windy, AccuWeather
Rain Alarm on Google Play
App details
Rain Alarm downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Rain Alarm's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Rain Alarm makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Rain Alarm Pro+ subscription | |
| 2 | Rain Alarm Pro+ subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
| Spain | WeatherFree | #6 |
 United States | WeatherFree | #120 |
| South Korea | WeatherFree | #47 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #69 |
| Spain | Wear OSGrossing | #25 |
 Taiwan | WeatherFree | #19 |
| India | WeatherFree | #34 |
| Germany | WeatherFree | #76 |
| India | WeatherGrossing | #52 |
| Spain | Wear OSFree | #32 |
| Taiwan | Wear OSFree | #30 |
| Australia | WeatherFree | #64 |
 Mexico | WeatherGrossing | #48 |
 Thailand | WeatherFree | #18 |
| United Kingdom | Wear OSFree | #158 |
| South Korea | Wear OSFree | #124 |
| India | Wear OSFree | #93 |
 France | WeatherFree | #117 |
| Brazil | WeatherFree | #104 |
| Mexico | WeatherFree | #73 |
 Netherlands | WeatherGrossing | #52 |
| Italy | WeatherFree | #101 |
| Thailand | WeatherGrossing | #48 |
| Thailand | Wear OSFree | #52 |
| Italy | Wear OSFree | #182 |
| Mexico | Wear OSFree | #154 |
| Netherlands | Wear OSGrossing | #170 |
| Thailand | Wear OSGrossing | #164 |
Apps near Rain Alarm on the chart
Weather Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Rain Alarm
From the 111 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app's high accuracy and reliable rain alerts, with many long-term fans appreciating its utility for daily planning. However, recent reviews highlight significant frustration regarding aggressive advertising, subscription model changes that invalidated previous lifetime purchases, and occasional notification failures.
Mixed but leaning positive (74% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and few ads. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “I highly recommend this radar”
- Ads: “Great app despite adverts”
- Ease of use: “GOOD TIMING AND EASY TO USE”
- Design: “Nice design and interface”
Common complaints
- Ads: “There are more and more ads”
- Price & subscription: “Bought the app years ago and now subscription”
- Updates: “Since the last update I am now getting multiple false rain alerts”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn't work in Thailand as Thai met has updated its radar website”
About Rain Alarm
It is very useful for all outdoor activities – including cycling, motorcycling, hiking, gardening, BBQs, picnics, dog walking and DIY.
Features:
• Alerts when rain is coming closer
(notification, vibration, sound, speech)
• Intuitive map overview
• Useful widgets in different sizes and themes
• Separate, classic weather forecast page
(including weather warnings, where available)
• NEW: Differentiate rain, hail, sleet, snow, and freezing rain
• Standalone Wear OS app including notifications, tile and complication
• Android Auto and Automotive OS support (only for full subscribers)
In-app purchases (not available for Wear OS except mentioned):
• No more ads
• Multiple locations and multiple alarms
• Extra settings for animation, alarms, and widgets
• Location search autocomplete
• NEW: Map widget
• NEW: Weather forecast widget
• NEW: Extended forecast data on extra weather page (not the map; available for Wear OS)
• NEW: Support for Android Auto and Automotive OS
The data is collected from local weather services. Supported countries:
Americas: USA (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam), Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Curaçao, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, El Salvador
Europe: UK, Ireland, Spain (including the Balearic and the Canary Islands), mainland Portugal, Italy, France (including the French Antilles, Réunion, and New Caledonia), Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Malta
Asia: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Israel, India, Macau, Brunei
Oceania: Australia, Fiji
Also available for other platforms: https://app.rain-alarm.com
Follow us on X for the latest news: https://x.com/rainalarm
What's new
• NEW: Combined radar and satellite data for maps and alarms, helping in areas with limited or no radar coverage
6.3
• NEW (subscribers only):
Classic weather forecast widget
Location search autocomplete
Support for Android Automotive
6.0
• Distinguish rain, hail, sleet, snow and freezing rain
• Current coverage indicator
Subscribers only:
• Android Auto + Android Automotive
• Map and weather widgets
• Location search autocomplete
Store changes
What Rain Alarm changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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