# RainAware

> Rain Timing, Radar & Alerts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id503757271](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id503757271)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id503757271`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** RainAware LLC
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (1,067 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27
- **First published:** 2012-02-29
- **Size:** 50 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rainaware/id503757271)
- **Website:** [https://www.rainaware.com/](https://www.rainaware.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.rainaware.com/privacy.html](https://www.rainaware.com/privacy.html)

## Description

RainAware is the original hyperlocal rain app for Chrome, delivering RainClock timing, push alerts, live radar, satellite, lightning, and storm tracking. Get rain start and end predictions up to 3 hours ahead with Rain Clock, view regional radar and overlays, and monitor watches, warnings, and advisories. Enjoy interactive graphs, weather badges, drawing tools, and a concise 8‑day forecast clock to stay prepared.

The subscription adds full-map access, advanced storm cell tracking, expanded radar and satellite imagery, RainPro motion refinement, environmental fields, longer radar loops, aviation mode, and faster data updates across supported devices. RainAware’s coverage spans the USA and southern Canada, with extended imaging including Hawaii, the Caribbean, and more.

## Rankings

- #57,544 — Overall

## Review summary

RainAware is praised for its simple, quick rain checks (next few hours) and a useful rain clock, with some noting strong developer responsiveness. The most common criticisms center on the post-update experience: a cluttered, data-dense UI that makes navigation harder and slower to use; performance issues such as long launch times; removal of familiar quick-glance features (like the bar graph view); changes to saved locations/ZIP code saving; and a pricing shift toward subscriptions and premium maps. Overall reliability feels mixed after the update, and many long-time users miss the original simplicity.

### Pros

- Simple, quick rain checks for the next few hours.
- Accurate near-term rain timing for local area (where it works well).
- Rain clock and real-time rain visualization remain useful features.
- Responsive developer support and communication when issues arise.

### Cons

- Post-update UI redesign leads to a cluttered, data-dense interface that is hard to navigate.
- Slower launch times and overall performance issues after the update.
- Loss of familiar quick-glance features (e.g., removal of the bar graph view) and increased complexity.
- Changes to saved locations/ZIP code saving make saving/recalling locations harder.
- Pricing changes, including the loss of a lifetime license and push toward subscriptions/premium maps.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id503757271)