WeatherSmart vs SAAQIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeatherSmart
Get severe weather warnings and detailed forecasts for your current location and any other area. Customize settings like update frequency and do not disturb times. View daily highs, lows, and wind direction.
- Severe weather warnings
- Current location weather
- Forecasts for selected locations
- Seven-day forecast
- Temperature and wind data
- Customizable settings
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WeatherSmart, from the South African Weather Service (SAWS), provides you with severe weather warnings and other handy weather information for your immediate surroundings and other areas. WeatherSmart includes the following features and options: • Severe weather warnings • Weather conditions and forecast for your current location. • Search for and add other locations. • A seven day forecast for all your selected locations. • Minimum & maximum temperature(s). • Wind direction(s). • Weather notices, warnings and alerts. • Customise settings according to your needs: - Edit My Locations - Do Not Disturb Times - Weather Update Frequency Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This application only supports iOS 8+.
SAAQIS
This app provides a centralized platform for managing and accessing air quality information across South Africa. It ensures uniformity in data handling and makes validated monitoring data available to the public and other stakeholders.
- Air quality information management
- Data access for stakeholders
- Uniform data handling
- Validated monitoring data
- Reporting capabilities
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SAAQIS The South African Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS),provides a common platform for managing air quality information in South Africa.It makes data available to stakeholders including the public and provides a mechanism to ensure uniformity in the way air quality data is managed i.e. captured, stored, validated, analysed and reported on in South Africa.Only data and reports that have been uploaded by monitoring station owners are available on SAAQIS. Network owners are responsible for the validation of monitoring data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SAAQIS at 2.0 against WeatherSmart's 1.5. SAAQIS also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 9%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). WeatherSmart's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SAAQIS holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of WeatherSmart's written reviews are positive against 25% of SAAQIS's.
WeatherSmart ships an update every 3 months, SAAQIS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeatherSmart | SAAQIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.8% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AfriGIS Pty Ltd | South African Weather Service |
Customer experience
WeatherSmart
SAAQIS
In-app purchases
WeatherSmart
No in-app purchases
SAAQIS
No in-app purchases
