Comparison

NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather vs VFR Weather Basic

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

Head to head
About

NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather

Access real-time airport weather data from NOAA and NWS worldwide. Search for over 100,000 weather stations, view current conditions, wind, temperature, and flight categories. Offline access to last known observations is available.

Highlights
  • Real-time airport weather data
  • Global weather station search
  • Offline observation access
  • METAR and TAF data
  • Sunrise/sunset times
  • Wind speed and direction
Features
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Get real-time airport weather data NOAA/NWS/NEC/AWC directly to your iPhone and iPad. Search for weather stations and airports all over the World. - More than 100.000 weather stations available - Check the weather stations directly from the map - Search weather station or airport by name, description, region, US state, or geolocation (latitude, longitude - GPS location service supported) - Save your favorite weather stations so that you can access them quickly - If offline, lastly available aviations observations will always be accessible for every stations - Coverage the whole World. Available weather data: - ICAO, IATA, SYNOP - Latitude, longitude and altimeter of the stations - Current weather conditions - Sunrise and sunset time - Wind degree and wind speed - Sky cover condition, global weather information - Air temperature, dew point and precipitations - Flight category - Allmetsat - METAR - TAF Available Subscriptions (per device): - Premium (monthly): it adds enhanced features (e.g., help to learn METAR and TAF, quiz to test your knowledge about METAR and TAF, alert for wind of favorites airports, custom font size, reorder favorites airport list...). - No Advertisement (yearly): it removes ads for one year. The in-app purchase is valid only on the device where you buy the subscription. IMPORTANT NOTE: With this App we display all the AVAILABLE weather and forecast data provided by the Aviation Weather Center and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). If you don't see METAR or TAF data, or anything else, please understand it is not our fault but a lack of information at the source. Hence, do not leave (please) a bad review for something we can't fix, as on reviews depends our survival on the market. Contact If you find a mistake or typos in the app, please email us at plusmeteoapp@gmail.com Thanks.

About

VFR Weather Basic

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VFR Weather Basic is a limited version of VFR Weather. It allows you to get the current METAR of an airport (user input of any US airport ICAO code). It will then show the latest METAR report gathered from aviationweather.gov This free version has limitations that the paid VFR Weather app does not: - Only allows METAR, no TAF or Runway information. - Only one airport vs departure, multiple en-route and destinations airports. - Show me button does not show satellite view of airport with wind sock and wind information. - Runway selection for report is disabled (does not show runway details in report page). - Winds Aloft button is disabled.

Screenshots

NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather4 screens
VFR Weather Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VFR Weather Basic at none against NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather's 5. VFR Weather Basic also leads on ads (none vs shown). NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. VFR Weather Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather versus VFR Weather Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOAA Aviation Live Sky WeatherVFR Weather Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (970 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings970 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea BisegnaJeff Bieren

Bugs and requests

NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App suddenly stopped working for some users
  • Weather data not updating properly
  • Incorrect or missing airport information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize font size and layout
  • More comprehensive airport coverage
  • Improved weather data visualization
  • Better organization and sorting of favorite airports

VFR Weather Basic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather

Subscriptions3
  • NoADS Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
  • Get them both$1.991 Month
One-time2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.99
  • Annual Subscription$5.99
None

VFR Weather Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather free?
NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VFR Weather Basic free?
VFR Weather Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather or VFR Weather Basic have ads?
NOAA Aviation Live Sky Weather shows ads; VFR Weather Basic does not.

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