# Better BOM > Beautifully simple Australian weather, forecasts, rain radar and BOM warnings. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.releasedgroup.betterbom](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.releasedgroup.betterbom) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.releasedgroup.betterbom` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Released Pty Ltd - **Category:** WEATHER - **Downloads:** 77 - **Version:** 2.3 - **Last updated:** 2026-05-07 - **First published:** 2026-05-06 - **Publisher country:** AU - **Size:** 40 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-16 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.releasedgroup.betterbom) - **Website:** [https://www.releasedgroup.com](https://www.releasedgroup.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://www.releasedgroup.com/privacy](https://www.releasedgroup.com/privacy) ## Description BetterBom is the fastest, cleanest way to check Australian weather - powered directly by the Bureau of Meteorology.

No ads. No clutter. No complicated menus. Just the weather you need, right when you need it.

WHAT YOU GET

• Current Conditions - Temperature, feels-like, humidity, wind speed and direction, and rainfall since 9 am. All the numbers that actually matter.

• 7-Day Forecast - Daily min/max, chance of rain, UV index, and a plain-English summary for every day of the week.

• Hourly Forecast - Hour-by-hour temperature and rain probability so you can plan the walk, the BBQ, or the commute with confidence.

• Live Rain Radar - Animated radar covering the whole of Australia with playback controls. See the storm coming before it hits.

• Weather Warnings - Active BOM warnings for your area, colour-coded by severity. Cyclones, severe storms, bushfire risk, flood alerts - the moment the Bureau issues them.

• Smart Location - Use your GPS for instant local weather, or search any Australian suburb, town, or postcode. Works from Perth to Cairns, Darwin to Hobart.

• Works Offline - Recent forecasts and warnings are cached so you still have something useful when the signal drops in the bush.

WHY BETTERBOM

The Bureau of Meteorology runs one of the best public weather services in the world. Their data is world-class. Their official apps? Not so much. BetterBom is built by Australians who wanted a weather app that gets out of the way and just shows you the forecast - fast, readable, and gorgeous on every screen size.

DATA SOURCE

All weather data comes directly from the Bureau of Meteorology public API (api.weather.bom.gov.au). Data is Copyright Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology.

PRIVACY

Your location is used only to fetch the local forecast and never leaves your device except as an encrypted query to the BOM. We don't track you, we don't show ads, we don't sell anything. See our privacy policy for the short version and the full details.

PERMISSIONS

• Location (optional) - For "what's the weather here" without typing a postcode. You can always search manually instead.
• Internet - To fetch forecasts, radar imagery, and warnings from the Bureau.
• Network state - To detect when you're offline and serve cached data.

SUPPORT

Found a bug? Got a feature request? Email us at nick@releasedgroup.com - a real human will read it.

BetterBom is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Bureau of Meteorology. ## Rankings - #2,090,133 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.releasedgroup.betterbom.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [BOM Weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/au.gov.bom.metview) — 5,230,588 users, 4.44 / 5 - [Au Weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tomfusion.au_weather) — 184,695 users - [AUS Weather Australia](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.benjanic.ausweather) — 133,479 users, 4.00 / 5 - [AUS Weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ausweather_lite.android) — 64,296 users, 5.00 / 5 - [Rain Radar Australia](https://chrome-stats.com/d/au.com.vervetech.rainradarau) — 13,428 users - [Barry - Australian Rain Radar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fantasticsprinkles.radar) — 639 users - [AUS Weather and Widgets](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ausweather.android) — 2,974 users - [AUS Rain Radar - Old Bom Radar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.touchyfeely.ausrainradar) — 363,192 users, 4.47 / 5 - [Simple Aussie Weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.loasis.simpleaussieweather) — 58 users - [Tidy Weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.pento.tidyweather) — 103 users - [AusWeather AU](https://chrome-stats.com/d/au.com.ausweather) — 8 users - [Skymate](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.resortstylebeanbags.localweatherau) — 1,050 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.releasedgroup.betterbom)