Rainbow Weather: Storm Radar
★ 4.2What it actually doesReal-time precipitation and storm tracking app with AI-powered radar, detailed maps and 2-hour forecasts, but suffers from unreliable predictions in some regions, aggressive monetization and lack of Russian localization.
Actually does
- ✓Weather25% of reviews
- ✓Weather Radar45% of reviews
- ✓Weather Forecast50% of reviews
- ✓Subscription(bonus)20% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Weather Alerts
- ⚠iOS widgets
- ⚠Гиперлокальный прогноз (1 км²)
- ⚠Отслеживание ураганов
- ⚠Dark mode
- ⚠Прогноз по минутам
Common complaints
- ✗Inaccurate forecasts in some regions25% of mentions
«Writing this review while sitting in heavy rain. The app's algorithms claim there's no rain and won't be any.»
- ✗Excessive advertising7% of mentions
«Way too much advertising. It kills the app. I deleted it after 5 minutes.»
- ✗Aggressive monetization and hidden charges13% of mentions
«Downloaded it to check it out, didn't sign up for any paid subscriptions, and found out about the paid subscription when $6 was charged from my account.»
- ✗No Russian language support10% of mentions
«No Russian language»
- ✗UI issues (truncated notifications, widget crashes)10% of mentions
«Notifications are displayed in one line and get cut off. Bought premium, and after installing the widget the app crashes.»
What people praise
- ★Accurate rain detection (when it works)
«Interesting, when other weather apps don't see rain, Rainbow sees it. And boom, rain starts. Useful app.»
- ★Interactive precipitation maps
«interesting to watch on the map how rain moves. great app for rain forecasting»
- ★Unobtrusive interface
«works well. not obtrusive.»
- ★Feels-like temperature parameter
«Because only they had feels-like temperature»
- ★Modern design
«The new design is amazing!»