CARROT Weather vs RadarScope
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
CARROT Weather is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.7. CARROT Weather wins on 2 of the 5 scores, RadarScope on 1, with 2 tied.
iPhone owners who want full control over their forecast, with jokes
Storm spotters, chasers and weather enthusiasts who read raw radar
Score by score
The details
| Feature | CARROT Weather | RadarScope |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Weather | Weather |
| Category rank | #1 of 7 | #4 of 7 |
| Developer | Grailr | DTN |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Paid |
| Usable for free | Yes | No |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | — | ✓ |
| Mac | — | ✓ |
Common questions
Is CARROT Weather better than RadarScope?
CARROT Weather is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.7. CARROT Weather wins on 2 of the 5 scores, RadarScope on 1, with 2 tied.
Which is cheaper, CARROT Weather or RadarScope?
CARROT Weather: Free to start; Premium Club listed at $4.99 a month or $19.99 a year. RadarScope: $9.99 upfront; optional Pro Tier subscriptions add lightning, archives and models. On value for money, CARROT Weather scores higher.
Do CARROT Weather and RadarScope work on the same devices?
Only RadarScope runs on Android, Mac.
Which is more private, CARROT Weather or RadarScope?
RadarScope scores higher on privacy (9.6/10). App Store label: Data Not Collected. Google Play lists no data shared with third parties.
Strengths and weaknesses
CARROT Weather
- Deepest customization of any weather app
- Personality makes checking the forecast fun
- Privacy label shows no data linked to you
- Most useful features need Premium Club
- Android app hasn't been updated since 2023
- Many tiers to choose between
CARROT Weather is the rare app that is both the most customizable forecast on your iPhone and the funniest. Pick a personality from polite to profane, then build your own layout, choose data sources like AccuWeather, Apple Weather or Foreca, and add radar, lightning and rain alerts. Widgets, Apple Watch complications and CarPlay are excellent. Most of that needs Premium Club, and the Android version is years behind.
Full CARROT Weather review
RadarScope
- Native radar data, not smoothed maps
- No data collected per its privacy label
- Pro tiers add lightning, archives and models
- Steep learning curve for casual users
- Paid upfront, with extra subscriptions
- No everyday forecast view
RadarScope shows you what the radar actually sees. Instead of a smoothed rain map, you get single-site radar products such as velocity, updated every two to ten minutes, with NWS warnings and storm tracks on top. That's how spotters find hook echoes and debris signatures. It costs money upfront and assumes you know what you're looking at, but nothing on a phone beats it for severe weather.
Full RadarScope review
