Weather Models vs Pocket Models
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weather Models
Access detailed weather maps directly from NOAA, featuring various atmospheric models. Visualize parameters like temperature, precipitation, wind, and severe weather potential.
- NOAA weather maps
- GFS, WRF, NAM, HRRR models
- Temperature maps
- Precipitation forecasts
- Wind speed visualization
- Severe weather potential (thunderstorm, lightning, tornado)
- Simulated radar
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The Weather Models application provides you with maps directly from NOAA. The models currently listed in the application is the GFS, WRF, NAM & HRRR models. We have maps with various parameters such as temperatures, CAPE, thunderstorm potential, lightning potential, tornado potential, precipitation, winds, cloud cover and simulated radars.
Pocket Models
Access and view detailed weather models like GFS, ECMWF, and NAM directly on your mobile device. This application simplifies weather forecasting by providing an easy-to-use interface, eliminating the need to navigate complex websites.
- View GFS weather models
- Access ECMWF models
- Utilize NAM weather data
- Simplified mobile interface
- Weather model visualization
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This app makes it easy to see weather models on the go. View the GFS, ECMWF, and NAM with more models to come. Forget the hassle of going to the web browser and searching for models with tiny buttons that makes it hard to find what you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Models at 50% against Weather Models's 0%. Pocket Models also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.1) and ads (none vs shown). Weather Models's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Pocket Models holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Models has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Weather Models's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pocket Models's.
Weather Models ships an update every 25 months, Pocket Models daily. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Weather Models | Pocket Models |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (18 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Atlas Horne |
Customer experience
Weather Models
Pocket Models
In-app purchases
Weather Models
No in-app purchases
Pocket Models
No in-app purchases
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