Comparison

SiteWarn vs Weather AR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SiteWarn

Receive site-specific weather information, forecasts, and storm warnings 24/7. Get proactive alerts from meteorologists and view detailed radar maps for informed decision-making during adverse weather.

Highlights
  • Site-specific weather information
  • 24/7 storm warnings
  • Proactive meteorologist alerts
  • Customized geographic coverage
  • Moving asset tracking
  • High-resolution radar maps
Features
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SiteWarn by WeatherGuidance delivers fully customized, site-specific weather information, forecasts and storm warnings directly into the hands of decision makers 24/7/365. Every second counts in severe and other adverse weather situations, and SiteWarn's proprietary technology allows designated users to make informed decisions during those critical moments. SiteWarn alerts, advisories and warnings are created and issued by WeatherGuidance’s own meteorologists, who monitor your locations and other assets 24/7/365 and notify you when they will be impacted by severe or other adverse weather conditions. SiteWarn provides customized weather coverage for: -Single or multiple fixed locations, such as buildings, campuses, site locations, etc. -Pre-defined geographic areas, such as a general service area or other boundary -Segments, such as highways, power lines, pipelines and air routes -Moving assets, where the warning follows the phone or other mobile device wherever it is carried by designated users in the field (requires a GPS enabled device with permissions) With SiteWarn you can: -Receive alert notifications proactively sent to you by WeatherGuidance meteorologists -View public warnings issued by the government for larger, non-specific geographic areas -Have quick access to your organization’s standard operating procedures matching the warnings that are issued (optional) -Pan, zoom and animate the highest resolution, most up-to-date radar as well as view active advisories, warnings and customized site location markers on the same interactive map -View current conditions and the latest WeatherGuidance SiteWarn Forecast for your location(s) A cellular or WiFi data connection as well as SiteWarn service from WeatherGuidance are required in order to activate and use this application.

About

Weather AR

Experience weather like never before with augmented reality. See real-time conditions overlaid on your surroundings, view detailed forecasts, and track storms with interactive radar. Adapts to day/night and marine environments.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality weather visualization
  • 168-hour hour-by-hour forecast
  • 7-day detailed forecast
  • Interactive radar for precipitation and storms
  • Automatic day/night graphics
  • Marine forecast adaptation
Features
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Introducing Weather AR: The most beautiful and accurate Weather app that also shows you Weather conditions around you in Augmented Reality. Simply hold your Device up in the direction of a City or Tropical Cyclone, to see what Weather conditions are like in that area! In addition to our groundbreaking Augmented Reality feature, Weather AR includes full Local Weather Forecast and Radar features as well. Local Weather includes Current Weather, a 7 Day Forecast, and an Hour-by-Hour forecast for an unheard-of 168 Hours. If you want to view more information for a Day or Hour, simply Touch it and additional data is unobtrusively displayed. And with our Interactive Radar feature, viewing Animated Precipitation, Earthquakes, and even Tropical Cyclones is literally a breeze. With our Local Weather feature, you can simply Touch a Day to view a detailed Day/Night Forecast for that Day; or Touch an Hour to view Conditions, Wind Speed, Humidity, and more. And in addition to offering beautiful Daytime Graphics, Weather AR knows when it’s nighttime outside and updates to beautiful Nighttime Graphics as well. Weather AR also automatically knows when you’re on Land or by/on the Water, and morphs from a Weather Forecast to a Marine Forecast when it detects you’re by the Water! With all these features, Weather AR takes the concept of the Weather App, modernizes it, and brings it into the next decade and beyond! Advanced yet Easy to Use Features - Current Weather Conditions - Hour-by-Hour Forecast for the next 168 Hours - Brief and Detailed Weather Forecast for the next 7 days - Automatically updating Daytime/Nighttime Graphics included - Touch Hour or Day for more Detailed Information - Current Humidity, Dew Point, Wind Speed, Visibility, Pressure, and more - Local Weather Forecast feature morphs into a Local Marine Forecast when it detects you’re on/near the Ocean/Water - Interactive Radar displays Animated Precipitation (U.S. only), current Tropical Cyclones, and Earthquakes for the past 24 hours - Augmented Reality (AR) shows you current Weather conditions around you - Simply hold your device up in the direction of a City or Tropical Cyclone to see what Weather conditions are like in that direction - AR displays Weather conditions for Cities within a 25 mile radius of your location, with populations greater than 50,000 - AR displays current Atlantic/Pacific Tropical Cyclones - Works great in iPhone Landscape Orientation

Screenshots

SiteWarn4 screens
Weather AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SiteWarn at 50% against Weather AR's 0%. SiteWarn also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SiteWarn ships an update every 6 weeks, Weather AR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SiteWarn versus Weather AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiteWarnWeather AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRob WhiteMach Software Design

Customer experience

SiteWarn

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Weather AR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SiteWarn

No in-app purchases

None

Weather AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SiteWarn free?
SiteWarn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weather AR free?
Weather AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SiteWarn or Weather AR have ads?
Neither SiteWarn nor Weather AR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SiteWarn or Weather AR?
SiteWarn ships an update every 6 weeks, and Weather AR every 7 months. Most recently, SiteWarn was updated on October 24, 2026 and Weather AR on October 16, 2026.

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