Comparison

What The Forecast?!! vs WeatherWise.app

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

Head to head
About

What The Forecast?!!

This app provides accurate weather forecasts with a humorous and often profane twist. It offers detailed daily and hourly predictions, along with various weather-related indices and customizable phrase settings. Users can choose to purchase the app outright or opt for a subscription for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Obnoxious weather phrases
  • Switchable profanity settings
  • Accurate weather reports
  • 10-day daily forecasts
  • 48-hour hourly forecasts
  • Weather alerts from NOAA
  • Customizable weather indices
Features
Currently charting
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What The Forecast?!! won a 2018 People's Choice Webby Award in the category of Mobile Sites & Apps - Services & Utilities!! Thank you to everyone who voted and helped make that happen!! What The Forecast?!! is an accurate weather app that will explain, in real terms, how nasty it is outside. You will never again wonder if you should just go back to bed (which, of course, you should). Sometimes, it is better to just give up and try again tomorrow. WTForecast?!! features: - Over 12607 obnoxious phrases describing the current weather conditions. - Switchable profanity settings (ON, SOME, MINIMAL, OFF).** - Listen to the latest weather saying in different voices. - Accurate weather reports directly from AerisWeather. - Daily forecasts for 10 days. - Hourly forecasts for 48 hours. - Precipitation forecasts for the next hour. - Weather alerts from NOAA. - Hot, Cold, and Dew Point Thresholds that allow you to customize the weather phrases. - Moon Phase. - Air Quality, Arthritis, Migraine, Sinus, Cold/Flu, Bee , Campfire, Golf, Outdoor, Swimming, and Biking Indices. - Backgrounds and precipitation that match the time of year and current weather conditions. - Select from U.S. or metric units in the app Settings. - Descriptions of basic weather terms used in the app. - Share your weather reports on Facebook, Twitter, Snap, etc. Information about WTForecast Purchases and Subscriptions: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account once you confirm the purchase or subscription. - The Purchase option allows you to own the app outright. Once purchased, no other purchase or subscription is necessary and the purchase never expires. This option removes all ads and adds all of the extra possible voices. - The Month and Year subscriptions allow you unlimited access to the app for the period of the subscription. These options remove all ads and add all of the extra possible voices during the period of the subscription. - The Subscription options automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off or the subscription is cancelled at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. - Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after subscribing. There is also a link to manage subscriptions in the WTForecast Purchases page located in the app Settings. - Once a subscription expires, ads will be shown and the extra voice options will be removed. - Read the app Terms of Use / Privacy Policy for more information. Privacy Policy: https://byzantineapps.io/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://byzantineapps.io/terms/ **Make sure you go into the What The Forecast?!! app settings and set the profanity setting to "ON" for the full effect. You won't be disappointed (Or, maybe you will. I don't know you...).

About

WeatherWise.app

Access high-resolution weather radar and advanced forecasting tools. Monitor live storm chaser streams, track lightning, and receive real-time alerts. Explore global weather patterns with 3D visualizations and customizable data layers.

Highlights
  • High-resolution live weather radar
  • Advanced forecasting tools
  • Live storm chaser streams
  • Lightning tracking
  • Real-time alerts
  • 3D weather visualizations
  • Customizable radar layers
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Stay one step ahead of severe weather. WeatherWise delivers original, full-resolution radar straight from the source, with official alerts, forecast models and live storm chasers. Powering top YouTube weather channels, such as Ryan Hall. NEW: Take WeatherWise on the road using Apple CarPlay • Free: live radar and warning areas on your car's display • Plus: navigation that knows the weather (10 trips a month). See how many alerts are on each route before you set off, how far ahead each one is, and hear them called out as you approach • Pro: 30 trips a month, spoken hail size, wind gusts and tornado status, storm-path callouts with arrival times, and Tornado ID CORE FEATURES (ALWAYS FREE & AD-FREE) • Real-Time Radar, plus super-res storm-relative velocity and rotation in the US • Push Alerts: official warnings for your location in the US and Canada, with Critical Alerts for tornado, hurricane and tsunami warnings • Alerts & Outlooks: NWS, Environment Canada, 38 European countries and Israel, plus SPC, WPC and CPC outlooks • Radar History: replay US radar archives back to 1991 • Home-Screen Radar Widgets and the WeatherWise Home dashboard • Forecast Models: HRRR, GFS, ECMWF, ensembles, AI models and more, with soundings • Satellite: GOES, Himawari, Meteosat and VIIRS • Hurricane Tools: spaghetti models, NHC cones and recent Hurricane Hunter recon • Storm Tracks, Lightning (Americas), Local Storm Reports and a storm-track drawing tool with arrival times • Ground Truth: live streams from 40+ storm chasers, Hazcams, traffic cameras and the Spotter Network • Live Weather Stations, air quality and smoke, winter precipitation type and snowfall • 2,000 Custom Locations (free WeatherWise account required) WEATHERWISE PLUS • 3D Radar, 3D Satellite and Globe view • Split View: two maps side by side • Adjustable smoothing for radar, satellite, composites and models • Enhanced Lightning Data • Settings Sync across devices • Play up to 100 radar scans and 12 runs per model • Past warnings, discussions and storm tracks in Radar History • Premium widgets with US warnings • Y'all Mode: Ryan Hall's map and radar style, with Y'all Watches, Y'all-O-Meter, Y'all Tracks and Outlooks WEATHERWISE PRO (EVERYTHING IN PLUS, AND) • Tornado ID (Beta): AI-powered tornado detection on US radar • Radar Wind Particles: animated wind from US and Canadian radar • FastScan: ultra low-latency US radar scans • Triple/Quad View: 3 maps on iPhone, 4 on iPad • Expert Mode: pair radar, satellite or composite on one screen • Realtime radar and model cross sections • Reflectivity X, Max Reflectivity and Min CC (debris) on US radar • Flash a custom reflectivity range • Population and impact reports for alerts and discussions • Play up to 200 radar scans, 100 satellite frames and 24 runs per model • Historical satellite (to 2017) and model runs (HRRR to 2014) • Pro widgets with velocity, CC and lightning Radar coverage: USA, Canada, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, plus UK, Italy and Europe-wide composites. We believe staying safe should be accessible to all. Our core features are completely free and always free from ads. Subscription Details Payment will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription from "Manage Subscription" in the menu. Download WeatherWise today and safeguard your loved ones and property. Follow us @wxwiseapp for the latest updates. Fast & Reliable; Stay WeatherWise. See our EULA (Terms of Service): https://www.weatherwise.app/eula.html Find out how we collect and store your data in our Privacy Policy: https://www.weatherwise.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

What The Forecast?!!4 screens
WeatherWise.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WeatherWise.app at none against What The Forecast?!!'s shown. WeatherWise.app also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 69%) and chart position (#16 vs #73). What The Forecast?!!'s advantage is ratings volume (9.9K vs 800). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. What The Forecast?!! sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WeatherWise.app sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for What The Forecast?!! against 4.6 for WeatherWise.app. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: What The Forecast?!! has 9.9K ratings behind it against 800, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of What The Forecast?!!'s written reviews are positive against 77% of WeatherWise.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What The Forecast?!! ships an update every 10 days, WeatherWise.app fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
What The Forecast?!! versus WeatherWise.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat The Forecast?!!WeatherWise.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.9K ratings)4.6 (800 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.9K — better800
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#73#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size340 MB111 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperByzantine AppsInteractive Weather Limited

Customer experience

What The Forecast?!!

All ratings9,829 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.5%

WeatherWise.app

All ratings796 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative18.1%

User reviews

What The Forecast?!!

From 9.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Funny and entertaining
  • 👍 Accurate weather information
  • 🚀 Customizable settings
  • 💡 Unique weather commentary

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • ⚠️ Inaccurate temperature readings
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with location tracking

WeatherWise.app

From 800 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best mobile radar app
  • 👍 Feature-rich free version
  • 👍 Comprehensive weather data
  • 👍 Customizable and user-friendly
  • 👍 Reliable and accurate

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Cluttered and clunky interface
  • 🔍 Removing features over time

Bugs and requests

What The Forecast?!!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch after updates
  • Location error messages when not in airplane mode
  • Incorrect date/time displayed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add radar or weather maps
  • Improve voice quality and pronunciation
  • Provide more positive weather commentary
  • Allow manual location entry without GPS

WeatherWise.app

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Satellite loop/animation option
  • More base map customization options
  • Blinking/on-screen alerts for warnings
  • One-time lifetime purchase option

In-app purchases

5 purchases

What The Forecast?!!

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Monthly$1.991 Month
  • All Access Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • Extra Accents$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • All Access$19.99
6 purchases

WeatherWise.app

Subscriptions6
  • Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Pro Monthly$15.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$69.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$159.991 Year

Questions

Is What The Forecast?!! free?
What The Forecast?!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeatherWise.app free?
WeatherWise.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, What The Forecast?!! or WeatherWise.app?
WeatherWise.app is rated higher. What The Forecast?!! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.9K ratings, while WeatherWise.app averages 4.6 from 800 ratings.
Do What The Forecast?!! or WeatherWise.app have ads?
What The Forecast?!! shows ads; WeatherWise.app does not.
Which is updated more often, What The Forecast?!! or WeatherWise.app?
What The Forecast?!! ships an update every 10 days, and WeatherWise.app fortnightly. Most recently, What The Forecast?!! was updated on October 25, 2026 and WeatherWise.app on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, What The Forecast?!! or WeatherWise.app?
What The Forecast?!! currently peaks at #73 in the App Store charts, and WeatherWise.app at #16. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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