Comparison

Tempest Weather vs Weather Widget®

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

Head to head
About

Tempest Weather

This app connects to a proprietary weather sensor to provide real-time local weather data, lightning and rain alerts, and highly accurate forecasts. It integrates with smart home devices for optimized energy and water usage, and offers customizable data sharing.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather conditions
  • Lightning and rain alerts
  • Accurate 10-day forecast
  • Smart home integration
  • Historical weather data
  • Customizable data sharing
Features
Currently charting
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This app requires the Tempest sensor device, which is available to buy separately. Need to set up and configure your Tempest Weather System? The Tempest app will walk you through a few simple steps, including connecting your home’s WiFi network. Once you’re up and running the app will quickly become your go-to for real-time weather conditions, lightning and rain alerts, and the most accurate forecast for your location - guaranteed. Data available in the Tempest app includes: Temp, humidity, dew point, feels like, heat index Barometric pressure, sea-level pressure, trends Lightning detection and alerts up to 40 km Wind, UV, solar irradiance Rain rate, accumulation, rain onset alerts 10-day forecast Historical weather data graphs Smart Home Ready: Use this app to save time, energy, and water by integrating with popular smart home and irrigation services. Use your weather data to optimize heating and cooling, adjust your irrigation schedule, and alert your family when lightning storms approach. Tempest is compatible with Google Assistant, Rachio, IFTTT, Siri, Alexa, Homey, and many more. Weather Geek Worthy: The Tempest device features an all-in-one sensor and long-range wireless connectivity (1000ft), sonic anemometer, and haptic rain sensor, but it is far more than just a cutting-edge piece of hardware. Each Tempest leverages WeatherFlow-Tempest’s patented Nearcast Technology™, which feeds real-time observed weather data from your backyard into a machine learning system to dramatically improve forecast accuracy where it matters most. Completely Customizable: Tempest’s open API and shareable data enable third-party use, with built-in publication to desktop software and online services.

About

Weather Widget®

Enhance your device with a beautiful and accurate weather widget. Choose from thousands of customizable styles, including clocks, radar, and air quality. Get detailed forecasts and alerts for any location, all without intrusive ads.

Highlights
  • Thousands of unique widget styles
  • Live weather and hourly forecasts
  • Interactive clock and radar widgets
  • Air quality and UV index tracking
  • Lock screen and StandBy support
  • 14-day weather forecast
  • Weather alerts and notifications
Features
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Looking for an accurate and beautiful weather widget for your iPhone? SkyFlip Weather Widget® is what you need with thousands of unique widget styles, rich functionalities, easily customizable, powered by trusted weather data sources, and No Intrusive Ads. SkyFlip Weather Widget® is a unique weather app that gives you all customizable widgets in one app: Live weather, hourly forecast, clock, radar, storm tracker, air quality, UV, moon phase...All are beautifully designed for your devices (iPhone, iPad, Watch, Carplay...). Powered by top weather providers like Apple, NOAA, Yr, Visual Crossing, DWD(German), JMA(Japan)...we're helping thousands of people worldwide stay ready for any weather condition. FEATURES & BENEFITS: - 100+ Stylish Widgets: Various widget styles for any decoration needs. For example, Digital & Analog clocks for stylish lovers, cat and dog for animal lovers, metallic for strong style, flower styles for flower lovers... And rich functionality: Air quality widget, Weather Radar widget, UV index widgets... - 30+ types of Lock Screen widgets - Support Carplay, StandBy, Lock screen, iPad, Watch... every device you want - Interactive widget: You can tap on the widget to see different information. - Customize widgets with multiple locations: You can customize everything in the widgets with your pictures, unlimited font, colors and set any location. - 14-day Weather forecast for many locations at a glance, supports over 200,000 cities worldwide. - 300-hourly weather forecast - Recommend what to wear based on the Weather conditions. - Free to use: The free version will include many interesting widget styles and let you customize freely. For the pro version, you can use all the widgets and unlock all premium features. Refund and cancel anytime if you don't like it. - Weather Alert, notification: Stay alerted from government data (Support US, Canada, and EU countries). - Weather radar (24h Future and past): You can track rain, snow, hurricanes, and severe weather with live and future radar. Provided by NOAA, Windy, BBC, Aeris. Attached utilities such as warning indicators of environmental pollution - Moon phase: Track moon set, moon rise...with full moon calendar and widget-ready - UV index and UV forecast widget - Air quality index worldwide, support widget - Weather calendar: Let you plan your week easily - View the weather of multiple cities in a single widget - Customize app theme: Choose app wallpapers, icons, and colors to make your own unique weather station. - 100% Safe, we're not tracking any of your data. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS --*** #1 weather app on US store (09/2020) ***-- --*** App is nominated as 'App of the day' by Design Nominee ***- --*** Featured on iTunes 316 times worldwide***-- FEEDBACK If you have any advice or suggestions, please send your feedback to us: App landing page: http://weatherwidget.activeuser.co Like our fan page: https://www.facebook.com/weatherwidget/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Almost all features are free, but if you want customized functionalities, you can subscribe or purchase Lifetime at a reasonable price. The following will apply: * You'll be charged once a month or once a year, depending on the subscription option you choose. * Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. * Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. * Your account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Prices are in US Dollars and may vary outside of the US. * You can manage your subscription and renewal settings, or discontinue your subscription by going to Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://weatherwidget.activeuser.co/terms-condition/ Privacy policy: https://weatherwidget.activeuser.co/privacy-policy-3/

Screenshots

Tempest Weather4 screens
Weather Widget®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weather Widget® at 4.7 against Tempest Weather's 4.0. Weather Widget® also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 62%) and ratings volume (5.5K vs 493). Tempest Weather's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, chart position 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. Weather Widget® sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Tempest Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather Widget® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Widget® has 5.5K ratings behind it against 493, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Tempest Weather's written reviews are positive against 81% of Weather Widget®'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempest Weather ships an update every 3 weeks, Weather Widget® every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tempest Weather versus Weather Widget®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempest WeatherWeather Widget®
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (493 ratings)4.7 (5.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4935.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#153#90 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeatherFlowTien Long Nguyen

Customer experience

Tempest Weather

All ratings493 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral15.9%
Negative22.2%

Weather Widget®

All ratings5,521 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews799 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative12.6%

User reviews

Tempest Weather

From 493 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy setup
  • 🚀 Responsive app
  • 🚀 Accurate weather data
  • 🚀 Integrates with other apps
  • 🚀 Detailed historical data

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Inaccurate rain/wind measurements
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes
  • 🐛 Unreliable forecasts
  • 🐛 Buggy Apple Watch app

Weather Widget®

From 5.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Awesome app
  • 👍 Accurate and reliable
  • 🎨 Customizable widgets and themes
  • 📊 Detailed weather information
  • 🕰️ Helpful time and date integration

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty customizing widgets
  • 🔁 Inconsistent widget updates
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🌍 Inaccurate location detection

Bugs and requests

Tempest Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes on launch
  • Widgets stop working after updates
  • Complications not updating on Apple Watch
  • Location detection issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve graph visualization
  • Integrate with smart home platforms
  • Add more weather data points
  • Improve notification settings
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  • Add Apple TV app
  • Provide more localization options

Weather Widget®

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget not updating correctly
  • Temperature readings inconsistent with other apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Transparent widget backgrounds
  • Ability to add multiple locations
  • Improved radar functionality

In-app purchases

None

Tempest Weather

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Weather Widget®

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly subscribe$3.997 Days
  • Monthly subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time8
  • 3D Weather Widget$1.99
  • Full Weather info Widget(Horizontal clock)$1.99
  • Low poly style$1.99
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  • Home weather station style$1.99
  • Neon weather widget$2.99
  • (One year) Pro version$4.99
  • Super Stylish weather pack$11.99
  • Ultimate lifetime weather pack$39.99

Questions

Is Tempest Weather free?
Tempest Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weather Widget® free?
Weather Widget® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tempest Weather or Weather Widget®?
Weather Widget® is rated higher. Tempest Weather averages 4.0 out of 5 from 493 ratings, while Weather Widget® averages 4.7 from 5.5K ratings.
Do Tempest Weather or Weather Widget® have ads?
Neither Tempest Weather nor Weather Widget® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempest Weather or Weather Widget®?
Tempest Weather ships an update every 3 weeks, and Weather Widget® every 2 months. Most recently, Tempest Weather was updated on September 22, 2026 and Weather Widget® on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, Tempest Weather or Weather Widget®?
Tempest Weather currently peaks at #153 in the App Store charts, and Weather Widget® at #90. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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