Verdict
Four times the radar resolution of an ordinary weather app, at a third of what the professional one costs.
Best for
Someone who wants high-resolution radar and nothing else bolted onto it.
Dealbreaker
Continental United States only, it can be slow to load on a connection that is not, and reviewers who emailed support did not get an answer.
The facts.
Pulled from the App Store, not written by hand.
Price
$3.99 once
In-app purchases
Unknown
Ads
Unknown
Platforms
iPhone, iPad
Rating
4.7★ (1,503)
Version
1.7.2
Last updated
Jul 6, 2019
Released
Mar 10, 2012
Attributes
Native appOne-time purchaseNo subscription
Category
Weather, Navigation
What reviews consistently say.
Themes grouped from 200 App Store reviews. Source feed ›
Praised for
Ease of use and design7 reviews
Value for money4 reviews
Notifications and reminders2 reviews
Privacy and data handling2 reviews
Complained about
Too expensive2 reviews
Battery and performance2 reviews
Customer support2 reviews
Where this comes from
7 of 200 recent reviews raised: Ease of use and design (positive)App Store reviews ›
4 of 200 recent reviews raised: Value for money (positive)App Store reviews ›
2 of 200 recent reviews raised: Battery and performance (negative)App Store reviews ›
2 of 200 recent reviews raised: Customer support (negative)App Store reviews ›
Covers the continental US only, at 250-metre radar resolutionApp Store listing ›
Where we recommend it
Weather apps you buy once ›Forecast and radar apps with no monthly charge.
Alternatives with the same rule.
Every app here is a single purchase. None of them can start charging you monthly for what you already bought. Also with a catch.
$5.99 once · 4.8★ (42,965) · Updated Sep 8, 2026
Verdict. The fastest way to answer one question: is it about to rain on me. It opens straight onto animated radar over wherever you are standing.
Best for. Anyone who opens a weather app to look at the radar and nothing else.
Dealbreaker. Paying for Pro does not buy all of it. Reviewers report CarPlay and some radar features still behind a further subscription, and others quote a privacy policy that reserves the right to sell personal data.
$3.99 once · 4.7★ (8,573) · Updated May 16, 2024
Verdict. More on one screen than anything else here — tides, air quality, earthquakes, pressure — without turning into a dashboard.
Best for. People who want the whole picture at a glance and will use more of it than the forecast.
Dealbreaker. Reviewers report severe-weather alerts arriving after the weather did. Do not make this the thing that warns you.
$7.99 once · 4.7★ (6,148) · Updated Sep 2, 2026
Verdict. Reads from a network of personal weather stations, so the temperature it shows is the one on your street rather than the one at the airport.
Best for. Anyone whose local forecast is reliably wrong because the nearest official station is miles away.
Dealbreaker. Notifications are the most common complaint by some distance — several reviewers say alerts simply never arrive — and support does not answer email.