Rain Alarm

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.4
67.7K reviews
Content rating
Everyone
10M+
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About this app

This weather app alerts you when rain is approaching. The alerts are a reliable short-term forecast based on near real-time data. This app is more precise and reliable than a traditional forecast.
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 support (only for full susbcribers)

In-app purchases (not available for Wear OS):
• No more ads
• Multiple locations and multiple alarms
• Extra settings for animation, alarms, and widgets
• NEW: Map widget
• NEW: Extended forecast data on extra weather page (not the map)
• NEW: Support for Android Auto


The data is collected from local weather services. Supported countries:
Americas: USA (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam), Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, French Antilles, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, El Salvador
Europe: UK, Ireland, Spain (including the Balearic and the Canary Islands), Italy, France, Germany, Netherlands, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Croatia, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Belarus
Asia: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Philippines, Israel, India, Macau, Brunei
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia

Also available for other platforms: https://app.rain-alarm.com
Follow us on X for the latest news: https://x.com/rainalarm
Updated on
Jun 19, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
64.9K reviews
L
December 3, 2023
Seems nice. I wish that it was not subscription based. I'd consider paying a one time fee to unlock features. But never a subscription... Lastly, why did I uninstall this? Because of aforementioned lack of a one time purchase. I am tired of all developers feeling they need a subscription on everything. If you need the pocket change, keep the ads and just release a full application...
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Michael Diener - Software
December 4, 2023
You not only pay for an app, but an ongoing service that keeps generating costs. Ongoing costs include server infrastructure, weather service licence costs, and manpower. A one-time payment is not sustainable over the long run for an app that provides a service. Not asking for much, the yearly sub costs about as much as good coffee every 3 months.
Kevin Powell (Kev656)
August 16, 2020
I used this app at work & really liked it. Most weather apps aren't very accurate in my area due to being in a valley between mountains. This app works in real time & simply does a great job at what it claims it does. I'm happy to find it again. The radar is easy to use & understand. It even has a weather forecast for upcoming days. It has a good bit of options to customize the search distance & intensity of rain that will trigger an alert. I only wish there was better widgets with a forecast.
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Iahel Cathartes Aura
August 29, 2024
Thanks dev! 🙂👍 / Uninstalling bc can't find way to pinpoint it closer to my location. So am getting rain alerts for areas all around in my general area, which don't at all pertain to where I'm located at any given time. In my mountainous region rain comes & goes, & 90% of the time when this says it's going to rain, it doesn't. And I greatly dislike that alert stays on screen for way more seconds than I need. Is constantly popping up & obstructing things, & I have to wait a lot. Nice idea tho.
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Michael Diener - Software
August 29, 2024
First of all, you can change the pop-up notification to one w/o pop-up. Also, with the default settings alarms only appear max once per hour. Mountainous areas can produce more false positives, yes, but still better than having no alarm IMHO. With the subscription you can adapt the search radius and even search sector, which can help.

What’s new

6.2.7
• Accessibility improvements
• Better detection of push notification issues
• Fixed Android Auto notification icon
• Small improvements and fixes

6.2
• NEW: Current coverage indicator

6.0
• Distinguish rain, hail, sleet, snow and freezing rain
• Change the background map when sharing images (for subscribers only)
• Share as video
• Probability of precipitation available in forecast page

New for subscribers only:
• Android Auto
• Map widget