Tempest Weather vs Red Sky Ready
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempest Weather
This app requires a separate sensor device to provide real-time weather conditions, lightning and rain alerts, and accurate forecasts. It integrates with smart home services to optimize energy, water usage, and alert you to approaching storms.
- Real-time weather conditions
- Lightning and rain alerts
- Accurate 10-day forecast
- Smart home integration
- Historical weather data
- Customizable data sharing
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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.
Red Sky Ready
This app provides comprehensive disaster preparedness and response resources. It offers detailed weather forecasts, storm damage reports, and a national weather overview for enhanced situational awareness.
- Detailed weather forecasts
- Severe weather outlook
- Interactive storm damage map
- National weather overview
- Disaster preparedness resources
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Stay one step ahead of disasters with Red Sky Ready! Access comprehensive disaster prep and response resources, ensuring you're equipped and informed before, during, and after disaster strikes. Features Forecast: Get your detailed weather forecast for the United States including radar, weekly forecast, hourly outlook, and severe weather outlook for the week! Storm Reports: View the latest storm damage reports with our interactive map. How large was that hail or how strong was that gust of wind? Find out fast, whether it was an hour ago or 5 years ago. Disaster Dashboard: Obtain a concise national weather overview from our Disaster Dashboard. National situational awareness has never been this easy or convenient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Sky Ready at 5.0 against Tempest Weather's 3.9. Red Sky Ready also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Tempest Weather's advantage is ratings volume (504 vs 2) and chart position (#140 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Red Sky Ready holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tempest Weather has 504 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Tempest Weather | Red Sky Ready |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (504 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 504 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #140 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WeatherFlow | Red Sky Ready |
Customer experience
Tempest Weather
Red Sky Ready
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
Red Sky Ready
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tempest Weather
No in-app purchases
Red Sky Ready
No in-app purchases
Questions
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