Meteocool - Rain radar vs QuickWeather
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!
QuickWeather
QuickWeather is really fast. Just open the app and see the weather right now. There's no loading screen and no wait time. The weather is delivered to you with no extra junk, just clean and clear information. You can add as many locations to the side drawer as you want to have their weather a single tap away. QuickWeather can even determine your current location if you allow it (location information is not collected). QuickWeather is Always Free (No IAPs or Ads) and Always Open Source Here's what you get Fullscreen RadarCurrent Weather, Temperature, "Feels Like" Temperature, Precipitation, Wind Speed, Humidity, Pressure, Dew Point, VisbilityCurrent and Forecast Temperature and Precipitation GraphCurrent Weather NotificationWeather Alert NotificationsHourly Temperature and Precipitation (48 hours)3-Hour Temperature and Precipitation (5 days)Daily Forecast Weather and High and Low Temperature (7 days)Daily UV Index QuickWeather is powered by OpenWeatherMap.org or Open-Meteo. If using OpenWeatherMap, QuickWeather requires an active API key with the "One Call by Call" subscription to the "One Call 3.0" API to function. If you do not have one, you can sign up for a free API key here.If using Open-Meteo, QuickWeather does not require an API key. Required Permissions Internet - Required to connect to the internet and retrieve weather information Optional Permissions Location - Required to retrieve the user's current location, if requestedBackground Location - Required to retrieve the user's current location for weather notification and alerts, if requestedReceive Boot Completed - Required to reschedule the notification service each boot
| Feature | Meteocool - Rain radar | QuickWeather |
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| License | AGPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | BrowserWeather | BrowserWeather |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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