Comparison

UAV Forecast vs Minimums

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

Head to head
About

UAV Forecast

This app provides a comprehensive weather forecast and flight condition analysis for drone pilots. It includes hyperlocal wind data, GPS satellite information, solar activity, and no-fly zones. Get color-coded "Good To Fly" or "Not Good To Fly" assessments with customizable thresholds.

Highlights
  • Hyperlocal wind and gust speeds
  • GPS satellite data (Galileo, GLONASS)
  • Solar weather (Kp) index
  • No-Fly Zone and flight restrictions
  • Hourly forecasts up to 15 days
  • Color-coded flight condition analysis
  • Configurable thresholds
Features
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When will it be good to fly your quadcopter? See the weather forecast, GPS satellites, solar activity (Kp), No-Fly Zones and flight restrictions, all in one convenient tool. Perfect for DJI Neo, Mini, Mavic, Air, Inspire, FPV, and Hover, Autel and Skydio drones, and many other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Systems. UAV Forecast is the original, best, and classic tool for drone pilots. Suitable for both beginners and advanced pilots, recreational and commercial, features include: • Hyperlocal weather data, including detailed wind and gust speeds at ground level and at any altitude. • GPS satellite data including Galileo and GLONASS, solar weather (Kp) index, and more. • Hourly forecasts up to 15 days. • Automatic color-coded analysis of the conditions: green for Good To Fly, red for Not Good To Fly. • Fully configurable thresholds. • Light and Dark themes, with automatic switching at sunrise and sunset. • Location search and Favorite Locations. • Full tablet support. Our users include paraglider and paramotor pilots too. Become a subscriber for 24-hour, 7-day, or 15-day hourly forecast and many other features. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price you originally paid. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms: https://www.uavforecast.com/terms

About

Minimums

This app analyzes aviation weather reports (METARs and TAFs) to determine if airport conditions meet your custom takeoff, landing, or alternate minimums. Set up personalized alerts for weather changes and view conditions on a map.

Highlights
  • View METARs and TAFs for global airports
  • Check custom takeoff, landing, and alternate minimums
  • Create custom weather change alerts
  • Customize units for visibility, wind, pressure, and temperature
  • Map view with flight category, ceiling, and visibility
  • Translated or raw METAR/TAF display
  • Sunrise, sunset, and night time information
Features
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• View METARs and TAFs for thousands of airports around the world • Tells you if your airports are above, at, or below your custom minimums for takeoff, landing, and alternate • Create custom alerts to be notified as soon as the weather changes (utilizes push notifications) • Customize visibility, wind speed, altimeter setting, and temperature units • Option to display information as either translated or raw • Map view with flight category, ceiling, and visibility View your own personalized list of airports or weather stations and quickly determine if they are above or below your takeoff, landing, or alternate minimums. No more digging through TAFs to see if your favourite alternate will hold - if it's green, it's good for the duration of the TAF! If it's yellow, it's at minimums. If it's red, the weather goes below your minimums at some point during the forecast. Minimums can be completely customized based on ceiling and visibility and is useful for all pilots, from airline to student. Simply set your personal, company, or legal limits for all of your airports, and quickly see which ones will work. You also have complete control over how TEMPO and PROB conditions should affect this analysis. Please note that minimums must be set manually by each user - a database of IFR minimums is not included in the app. However, with Data Sharing enabled, the app can suggest commonly used minimums for each airport. Set up alerts that will notify you when the weather meets your own custom criteria. For example, you might ask Minimums to alert you when the visibility at a certain airport goes above 1 mile. Or maybe the ceiling at your destination is 300 feet and the minimums are 500 feet. Just create an alert to tell you when the ceiling goes above your desired value. Minimums uses push notifications so you don't have to constantly refresh the app. As soon as we detect your criteria has been met, we'll send your phone a notification letting you know. Alerts are currently available for ceiling, visibility, flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR), lowest cloud layer, and new metar issued. Units can be customized as follows: - Visibility (miles or meters) - Wind Speed (knots or meters per second) - Pressure (inches of mercury or hectopascals) - Temperature (celsius or fahrenheit) - Time (UTC or Local) - Metars/TAFs can also be displayed as translated (decoded) or raw Sunrise, sunset, and night times are also included with night defined as the center of the sun's disc being 6º below the horizon. Light and dark mode available - follows your system settings. Weather data is provided by the National Weather Service and airport names and cities are provided by Our Airports. Free version limitations: • Maximum 5 airports in your station list • No suggested minimums, but you can see which airports have suggestions available • No push notifications for alerts DISCLAIMER: Never use Minimums as your sole source of aviation weather information. Always consult official meteorological sources for your country. While we strive to make Minimums completely error-free, sometimes the wrong information can be displayed. Gauld Developments takes no responsibility for any damages incurred as a result of the use of this app.

Screenshots

UAV Forecast4 screens
Minimums4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minimums at 83% against UAV Forecast's 33%. Minimums also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). UAV Forecast's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 35) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). 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. UAV Forecast sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Minimums sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimums holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UAV Forecast has 3.5K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of UAV Forecast's written reviews are positive against 83% of Minimums's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UAV Forecast ships an update every 6 days, Minimums fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
UAV Forecast versus Minimums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUAV ForecastMinimums
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.5K ratings)4.8 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better35
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew LLOYDTailwheel Labs Ltd.

Customer experience

UAV Forecast

All ratings3,462 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews751 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative61.9%

Minimums

All ratings35 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

UAV Forecast

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on iPad Pro
  • Location not detected
  • Freezes when entering location

Requested features

5 requests
  • Metric option for altitude
  • More than 5 favorite locations
  • Ability to store drone profiles
  • Alerts for weather changes
  • Map with wind direction overlay

Minimums

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

UAV Forecast

Subscriptions13
  • Plus Subscription - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Hobbyist Subscription - Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Professional - Weekly7 Days trial$4.697 Days
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  • Value Subscription - Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Hobbyist - Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Elite Subscription - Weekly7 Days trial$8.697 Days
  • Professional - Monthly7 Days trial$9.491 Month
  • Value Subscription - Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Plus Subscription - Annual7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Elite Subscription - Monthly7 Days trial$17.491 Month
  • Hobbyist Subscription - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Professional - Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Elite Subscription - Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hobby Subscription - One Year$23.99
1 purchases

Minimums

One-time1
  • Premium$6.99

Questions

Is UAV Forecast free?
UAV Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimums free?
Minimums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, UAV Forecast or Minimums?
Minimums is rated higher. UAV Forecast averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Minimums averages 4.8 from 35 ratings.
Do UAV Forecast or Minimums have ads?
Neither UAV Forecast nor Minimums shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UAV Forecast or Minimums?
UAV Forecast ships an update every 6 days, and Minimums fortnightly. Most recently, UAV Forecast was updated on September 25, 2026 and Minimums on September 9, 2026.

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