“Update as of 8/29/2025. After the last app update, there are way too many ads, maps don't show fronts, and they want me to upgrade to premium to see the map in motion, a feature that is free on any other weather app. I'll be using Weather…”
Public review signal · 400 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
Rain Gauge App & Dark Sky Tech
Hyperlocal Weather & Rain Gauge AppRain Gauge & Dark Sky Tech (Hyperlocal Weather) is a free rain gauge app and…
3.9 ★8,017 ratings
100K+Downloads
4+Age rating
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Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Rain Gauge & Dark Sky Tech (Hyperlocal Weather) is a free rain gauge app and a full weather app in one. It answers one question precisely: how much did it rain at your exact location — today, yesterday or any day in the past? No hardware, no bucket to empty: the virtual rain gauge measures rain totals for any spot on the map, hour by hour.…
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Developer replies to reviews
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Themes reported by reviewers
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Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
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Aggressive ad load28 reviews · user report
Paywall blocks the basics12 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“This is a genuinely good weather app, I've found it reliable for years. it's always had ads, which is fine. Recently though it has full screen ads, which are intrusive and irritating. It also now has *full screen unskippable* video ads…”
“full screen ads on opening the app and every time you change screens plus the weather information is not all that accurate. I'm a weather watcher and have many weather apps. I wanted to try this one because I used to have the Apple…”
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Store listing updated to version VARY.
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