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.
The facts.
Pulled from the App Store, not written by hand.
Price
$7.99 once
In-app purchases
Unknown
Ads
Unknown
Platforms
iPhone, iPad
Rating
4.7★ (6,148)
Version
8.0.6
Last updated
Sep 2, 2026
Released
Mar 12, 2013
Attributes
Native appOne-time purchaseNo subscription
Category
Weather, Utilities
What reviews consistently say.
Themes grouped from 200 App Store reviews. Source feed ›
Praised for
Value for money11 reviews
Ease of use and design9 reviews
Notifications and reminders5 reviews
Subscription pricing and paywalls3 reviews
Battery and performance2 reviews
Complained about
Notifications and reminders4 reviews
Customer support3 reviews
Subscription pricing and paywalls2 reviews
Bugs after updates2 reviews
Crashes and stability2 reviews
Where this comes from
11 of 200 recent reviews raised: Value for money (positive)App Store reviews ›
9 of 200 recent reviews raised: Ease of use and design (positive)App Store reviews ›
5 of 200 recent reviews raised: Notifications and reminders (positive)App Store reviews ›
4 of 200 recent reviews raised: Notifications and reminders (negative)App Store reviews ›
3 of 200 recent reviews raised: Customer support (negative)App Store reviews ›
Draws on a network of personal weather stations in addition to official airport stationsApp 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.
$9.99 once · 4.2★ (2,746) · Updated Sep 3, 2026
Verdict. The tool storm spotters actually use. Raw radar in its native radial format, refreshed as fast as the radar itself scans.
Best for. Someone who can read a hook echo and wants the data before a consumer app has smoothed it.
Dealbreaker. The most complained-about app on this list, always for the same reason: twenty-six of the last two hundred reviews say the genuinely useful extras sit behind subscription tiers on top of the purchase.