Rain Alarm

- September 9, 2016

Everyone

Weather

( 27,506)

Description

This handy weather app alerts you when rain is approaching. It is a reliable short-term forecast, using practically real-time radar data. The difference to a traditional forecast is that this app proves to be more precise and dependable. Very useful for everything outdoors like cycling, biking, hiking, gardening, BBQ, picnics, walking the dog, home improvement and more.

Features:
• Detects any type of precipitation, may it be rain, snow or hail
• Warning as notification, vibration and/or sound
• Simple and easy map overview
• Handy widgets in different sizes and themes

The data used originates from governmental weather services. Works in the USA (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam), Canada, Mexico, El Salvador, Argentina, Australia, Taiwan, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Finland, Norway, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain (including the Balearic and the Canary Islands), Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus, Ukraine.

Enhanced paid version of this app:
Rain Alarm Pro - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mdiener.rain.usa.plus
• No advertisement
• Many customizable settings, like update interval, search radius, animation interval
• Customizable alarm conditions and notifiers (notification, LED, sounds, speech output, vibration patterns)
• More widget themes
• Full support for Android Wear

Also available for more platforms: https://app.rain-alarm.com
For the latest news follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rainalarm

Permissions:
Photos/Media/Files - cache will be stored on external memory to save space on internal memory
Wi-Fi connection information - check if there is connectivity
Connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi - Pro version: optionally activate Wi-Fi when no other connectivity

Reviews

4.2

27,506 total

5 15,472

4 6,873

3 2,455

2 1,122

1 1,581

John FC

Excellent app I've been using this for months now and has saved me from having a soggy doggy! The negative reviews are possibly from people who just like to moan about something that is free?

David Vawter

Getting Better all the Time. Nice app. Need to change the alert sound though. Sounds like a toilet flushing. Makes people laugh at you.

Wim Vanderdonk

Why not put it at the start you need to up date google service first before people download this crap

Isabella Arendon

Amazing This app really tells me if it's raining or not! 🙂

Kambrea Mathews

Awesome app let's me know when to bring an umbrella

Jaymie Ismay-Johnston

Awesome

User reviews

John FC September 13, 2016

Excellent app I've been using this for months now and has saved me from having a soggy doggy! The negative reviews are possibly from people who just like to moan about something that is free?

David Vawter September 14, 2016

Getting Better all the Time. Nice app. Need to change the alert sound though. Sounds like a toilet flushing. Makes people laugh at you.

Wim Vanderdonk September 12, 2016

Why not put it at the start you need to up date google service first before people download this crap

Michael Diener - Software e.K. September 13, 2016

The Play Store should do this, yes, but this is a problem of Google, not of the app and thus not fair to poorly rate the app.

Isabella Arendon September 12, 2016

Amazing This app really tells me if it's raining or not! 🙂

Kambrea Mathews September 24, 2016

Awesome app let's me know when to bring an umbrella

Jaymie Ismay-Johnston September 9, 2016

Awesome

Yve Clark September 6, 2016

I paid for pro Why are you asking me to pay for Pro again? I already paid and there's no way to get this sorted out as far as I can see. I am using the exact same account on my new device. It should work but I am asked for payment when I try to install it.

Michael Diener - Software e.K. September 6, 2016

Did you buy the OSM Pro variant? You'll find this one under Google Play / My Apps. It is different than the Pro variant showing up in the search. Also, helping you would be easier by email: android@rain-alarm.com

Paul Wright September 6, 2016

This is my daily, go to , app to forcast future precioitation. Very well done and simple prognostigator.

Shaun Reynolds September 5, 2016

Great Rain radar data on maps, so very reliable

Gregory McKusick September 20, 2016

I'm a painter in Maine this app is great, very helpful

Aaliyah Marshall September 5, 2016

Htenit It dume

Mark Rothwell September 5, 2016

Very good app

Alan Hayward August 24, 2016

Temporary Outage: at met Office? I don't know if it's coincidence or not, but ever since I took an update this morning, I'm getting this message?

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 25, 2016

There was a problem at the Met Office's service for 3rd parties. Their own website was not affected by this. We have made them aware of the issue and they have fixed it just before midnight. Sorry for the inconvenience caused by them.

Perry Mitchell August 29, 2016

The best This app truly does what is says it will do i get notices way before any other weather app ever has so thank you rain alarm. Big thumbs up

August 24, 2016

Outage at Met Office? er no I don't think so! Please fix this highly annoying problem

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 25, 2016

Sarah Simmons August 31, 2016

Bullshit It has yet to ever alert me to the rain.

Michael Diener - Software e.K. September 1, 2016

It did not work yet? For which city in which country is this?

Lloyd davies August 31, 2016

Fisherman Very handy

brian YORK August 10, 2016

Paid for rain alarm osm pro can't find it now, still have to deal with ads. developer responds to use the same account and download it yet it doesn't even appear under the play-store anymore the app no longer exists. found the app archived as a "LEGACY" app in the play store after 20 min of searching wtf is legacy. furthermore it cant be downloaded to my phone due to error code 924

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 10, 2016

The OSM Pro version is still available for previous buyers under "My Apps" in the Play Store. Legacy means, that it won't receive new features, but it will continue to work and receive bug fixes. Regarding the error code, this comes from the Play Store, not the app. See here: http://appslova.com/how-to-solve-error-924-on-android/

Alex Daf August 9, 2016

Excelente (moto g 2014) Una semana usándolo y funciona con precisión. Alerta mas fuerte cuando la lluvia está mas cerca. Quisiera saber como elegir la ubicación geográfica para ver el clima en otros lugares, no lo he conseguido. / I've been using it forma a week and I must say it is very acurate. The alert is stronger when rain is closer. I would like to know how to change geographical location to see other regions forecast, it just shows me a limited radius and I can't set my location manually. Thanks a lot form this app!

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 9, 2016

In the settings you can set a manual location. Please be aware that we don't have data available for every country or region.

eM aR August 27, 2016

Not accurate It just started pouring, and I didn't get any notifications. It has the correct location and the map shows yellow intensity, but it's raining hard. When I left the area and it wasn't raining, it notified me about approaching precipitation. Too late. Yesterday, there was no rain and it warned me about high precipitation? Uninstalling.

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 29, 2016

For which city in which country did this happen? If the problem happens again, please send a screenshot and go to the app's help, contact, and send the diagnostic data by mail with a short message.

Valeri Anddan August 19, 2016

Great for Jeeps Been using this for a couple years now to give me a head start so I can put my soft top up before it rains. Hasn't failed me yet, thanks to this app the inside of my Jeep is still bone dry, even with our crazy Great Lakes weather!

Alex C August 9, 2016

Ads Always hate on ads. The thing does what it's supposed to do. Gets me home from my rides before I get soaked.

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 10, 2016

To be able to provide our free service, we need to show ads. If you don't like ads, you can get the Pro version, that also has a lot more features: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mdiener.rain.usa.plus

Abby Rolbiecki August 12, 2016

This ruined my phone I HATE THIS GAME!!!!! IT MADE MY PHONE CRASH RIGHT WHEN I OPENED IT AND NOW I HAVE TO BUY A NEW PHONE!

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 13, 2016

First, this is not a game and secondly it does not even have the power to destroy a phone, even if it wanted. Please get in touch here: android@rain-alarm.com

Christina Bougas August 17, 2016

Got it resolved. Amazing & accurate now for 2 yrs Thank u for your help 2 yrs back. It's still going strong. I have it on all my devices and have recommended it to others.

Michael Diener - Software e.K. May 27, 2014

Can you let us know, what happens exactly? Normally, when it won't install, it is a problem with Google Play or your device. Please check the following: https://support.google.com/googleplay/troubleshooter/4592924

Justin Case September 2, 2016

Doesnt make sense This radar is always an half an hour behind. Its 11:05 PM but the Radar only shows up to 10:30.....

Michael Diener - Software e.K. September 3, 2016

The time shown is 5 to 10 minutes as the weather radar data first has to be gathered and processed by the weather service. As soon as they publish it, we can show it. Other apps might not indicate this delay, but they also have it. In any case the alarms will warn you early enough of rain - just try it.

Steve August 23, 2016

Location How do I change the current location? I installed it and it worked perfect. I've driven 200 miles from that location but the app still shows that location and not my new location?? Any help would be appreciated (I'm in UK)

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 23, 2016

Make sure in the device settings you have GPS and the Google location enabled. Then within the app settings make sure the manual location is NOT enabled. You can initiate a location update with the refresh button in the top bar of the main screen of the app, if the other settings are fine.

Zane Hovey August 31, 2016

Manual location is a good feature I use this to know when to water my cactus. For example, when it rains in Phoenix, I water my Suguaro.

Galaxy Girl August 9, 2016

Was not what I need It was not working at all

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 10, 2016

As there is no problem known, can you let us know what exactly did not work? Was it the alarms or the rain on the map?

Brittney EastSmyth August 27, 2016

Love it One of the mist reliable and useful apps I've had on any phone.

Andy Turner August 27, 2016

Nice! Apart from ads , this free one works better than the paid version !

Hector Trevizo August 2, 2016

Doesn't work

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 3, 2016

Is this about the alarms or the rain on the map? For which city in which country did this happen?

Carolyn Conkey September 5, 2016

AWESOME APP Awesome App, I Love It.

thom Thomas August 7, 2016

Rain. Alarm Great thanks

August 31, 2016

Weather alarm

Carol Randall August 27, 2016

Carol

Michael Diener - Software e.K. August 22, 2016

Hi, can you give us more details about what you did not like?

Pedro Pérez August 3, 2016

Reliable

Ang Lian Siong June 10, 2016

App not updating for few weeks already At least 1 radar not detecting message kept coming on for few weeks already. Not able to show the animation. Tried to uninstall and install but still not working. Please fix or troubleshoot. Official website is able to show the animation properly. The country i looking at is Singapore and Malaysia. The animation works fine now. Not sure what went wrong previously. Thanks anyway for following up.

Michael Diener - Software e.K. June 10, 2016

There is no general problem for your location. The animation should work and all radars close-by work fine. Can you send us a screenshot of the app's main screen? android@rain-alarm.com Please also go to the help section, then on contact, and send us the diagnostic data via mail. Add a short message so we know it's coming from you.

Anesa Stevenson May 7, 2016

Cool Idea But... Cool idea but the map was kind of difficult because it didn't always load and couldn't show you your exact location with mark. The app also failed to indicate a projection of what time the rain would start and end in your area... There's no point in an app that can only alert you of rain while it's raining when you could just as easily look out the window.

Michael Diener - Software e.K. May 9, 2016

Was there limited connectivity when the app would not load? The location should be displayed correctly if you have GPS and network location enabled. As mentioned in the description, the app will warn you when rain is getting close. This will warn you before it will rain and is working more reliable than a traditional forecast in our opinion.

Lesia DiPenta June 7, 2016

OBSESSED Best weather app. No problems w/radar, loading, or notifications. It's amazing. When you open it, it literally says it finds your location, you close the app, & it'll send you notifications when rain is coming. Then look at the radar map if you please. I thot Arcus would be the best app, but I think this one's better!

Addison Turney July 25, 2016

This app warns me when to move my plants to the covered porch. I've tried ignoring the warning a couple times but that turned out to be a mistake. Even if it doesn't rain at my location, I am always given plenty of notice when even a small rain cloud is approaching. It has never rained without warning.