Meteocool - Rain radar vs Tiny Weather Forecast Germany
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Meteocool - Rain radar
You do not want to get wet or follow thunderstorms? Then this is just the right application for you. Based on the current cloud situation and the forecast calculations of the German weather service, you will be informed about upcoming rainfall at your location via push messages. Currently only the Central European area is covered. We try to expand this in the future! The application is open-source and therefore free of advertising and costs. Features at a glance: - Real-time notification of precipitation - Notifications of rainfall (rain / snow / hail) up to 60 minutes in advance (push -> location access required) - Live view on cloud movement forecast up to 45 minutes in the future - Rain radar with automatic, fast update - Live lightning card (via blitzortung.org) - supports Android wide "Dark Mode" as of Android 10 - Free and Open Source!
Tiny Weather Forecast Germany
Detailed weather forecast for up to 10 days, based on open data of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD). Weather warnings from the DWD are also displayed. The weather forecast of the desired weather station is displayed. Stations can be searched by name, by geo-coordinates or by the own location. A weather forecast is available for over 5000 weather stations in Germany and worldwide. The app has a slim design. It optionally supports wearables over Gadgetbridge, so that weather data can be displayed on wearables, too. Moreover, various possibilities exist to adapt the display of weather data to your own needs. The time of sunrise, sunset and twilight can be shown for the chosen location as well. The app also has a list of favorites, which can be used to switch fast beween multiple weather stations. It also offers multiple, differently sized widgets with a weather forecast that can be placed on the home screen and that get updated automatically.
| Feature | Meteocool - Rain radar | Tiny Weather Forecast Germany |
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| License | AGPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | BrowserWeather | BrowserWeather |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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