Comparison

Partly Sunny vs Weather

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

Head to head
About

Partly Sunny

This app provides detailed weather information at a glance, offering hourly and weekly forecasts with customizable graphs and interactive maps. It allows users to track various weather conditions and customize their app experience.

Highlights
  • Quick weather overviews
  • Detailed hourly and weekly forecasts
  • Interactive weather map with layers
  • Customizable hourly and daily graphs
  • Pull-to-refresh functionality
  • Save multiple locations
  • Custom app icon and theme
Features
Currently charting
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Partly Sunny shows your weather in quick glances and detailed looks. Need to check if it will rain today? Or see the humidity or UV index over the next few hours? Or look at a radar view of the approaching storm? Partly Sunny has you covered. Quick Glances Get an overview of what’s happening in the sky at your current location and your favorite locations. Detailed Looks Get more details about what’s happening throughout the hour, the day, and the week at your locations. Hourly Graphs See how your selected conditions change over the next several hours. Choose from temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, humidity, UV index, wind, and more. Tap the graph to change the plotted condition. Touch & hold the graph and drag left & right for a detailed look at each hour. Week View Get a quick glance at the week’s forecast. Tap any day for a detailed look at that day. With a monthly or yearly subscription, join the Partly Sunny Club and unlock more: Interactive Weather Map See approaching storms and more on an interactive map. Map layers available: • Precipitation radar • Severe-weather warnings (US, Canada, & Europe) • Storm cells (US) • Tropical storms • Temperatures • Wind Speeds • Radar & Clouds (US) • Clouds Pull-to-Refresh Pull down in Location View to refresh the location’s forecast on demand. More Locations Save more locations in your locations list. Custom App Icon & Theme Customize the Partly Sunny icon on your Home Screen and the theme color in the app. Whether or not you’re part of the Club, there’s still more: • Forecasts powered by Apple Weather • Precipitation-intensity graph when it’s raining or snowing • Show actual or “feels like” temperatures throughout the app and quickly switch with a handy gesture • Customizable condition below hourly graphs • Customizable condition for daily forecasts • Links to pollen forecasts and NOAA weather offices (US locations) • Location renaming and fine-tuning Thank you for using and supporting Partly Sunny! Even when the weather isn’t enjoyable, I hope you enjoy checking the weather with Partly Sunny! – Joe ——— Partly Sunny has been featured by Apple, MacStories, AppAdvice, and Lifehacker. Partly Sunny “introduces a robust, beautiful new way to view weather information. […] What’s immediately striking about Partly Sunny’s design is that it feels designed to belong in iOS. It’s an app that feels built by Apple if the company decided to make a massive iterative change to its own stock Weather app.” – Jake Underwood, MacStories “If you are looking for minimalism in your weather app, then Partly Sunny will satisfy your cravings. […] Partly Sunny offers the information you need in a concise and flexible way.” – Christine Chan, AppAdvice ——— Subscription Details • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. • Privacy policy: https://partlysunnyapp.com/privacy.html • Terms of Use: https://partlysunnyapp.com/terms.html

About

Weather

Get live weather updates and hourly forecasts to plan your day. Track global weather patterns with precision and customize units for temperature and wind speed. Your daily forecast companion.

Highlights
  • Live weather updates
  • Hourly forecasts
  • Global weather tracking
  • Customizable units
  • Environmental data
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* Stay informed with live weather updates and hourly forecasts at your fingertips. * Plan your days with confidence using our comprehensive forecasting and environmental data. * Track weather patterns across the globe with ease and precision. * Tailor the app to your needs by customizing the temperature and wind speed units.

Screenshots

Partly Sunny4 screens
Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Weather at Free against Partly Sunny's $2.99. Weather also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Partly Sunny's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (777 vs 1). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Weather is free to download; Partly Sunny costs $2.99 up front. Partly Sunny sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Partly Sunny has 777 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Partly Sunny ships an update every 2 months, Weather daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Partly Sunny versus Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartly SunnyWeather
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (777 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings777 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph HribarYongnam Jeon

Customer experience

Partly Sunny

All ratings776 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.5%
Negative19.8%

Weather

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Partly Sunny

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Weather feed broken, showing error messages
  • Widget not loading data consistently
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add AccuWeather as a data source
  • Implement iOS 14 widgets
  • Add more weather data points to display
  • Improve radar and precipitation forecasting
  • Introduce Apple Watch app and complication

Weather

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Partly Sunny

Subscriptions2
  • Partly Sunny Club: Monthly$0.491 Month
  • Partly Sunny Club: Yearly$3.991 Year
None

Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Partly Sunny free?
Partly Sunny costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Weather free?
Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Partly Sunny or Weather?
Weather is rated higher. Partly Sunny averages 4.6 out of 5 from 777 ratings, while Weather averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Partly Sunny or Weather have ads?
Weather shows ads; Partly Sunny does not.
Which is updated more often, Partly Sunny or Weather?
Partly Sunny ships an update every 2 months, and Weather daily. Most recently, Partly Sunny was updated on October 26, 2026 and Weather on October 17, 2026.

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