Comparison

Weathermaker vs PrankForecast

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

Head to head
About

Weathermaker

Features
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Share the weather in your area and see reports from others

About

PrankForecast

Create and share realistic-looking fake weather forecasts to prank friends. Customize temperatures, conditions, and precipitation with familiar or custom designs. Perfect for harmless fun and humorous screenshots.

Highlights
  • Customize temperatures and conditions
  • Simulate rain and storms
  • Familiar and custom design styles
  • Create realistic-looking fake forecasts
  • Ideal for harmless pranks and screenshots
Features
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PrankForecast is a prank weather app that lets you fully customise the forecast to mess with your friends. Change temperatures, conditions, rain, storms—whatever you want—and present it in familiar styles that look just like Apple Weather or Google Weather + we also have custom designs! Perfect for harmless pranks, screenshots, and laughs, PrankForecast makes fake forecasts look shockingly real. Terms of Use: https://prankforecast.vercel.app/terms

Screenshots

Weathermaker2 screens
PrankForecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weathermaker at none against PrankForecast's 1. Weathermaker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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. PrankForecast sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Weathermaker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weathermaker ships an update weekly, PrankForecast every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Weathermaker versus PrankForecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeathermakerPrankForecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamir CafrieMATHEW ALAN ROBERT PITTARD

In-app purchases

None

Weathermaker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PrankForecast

Subscriptions1
  • PrankForecast Pro Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Weathermaker free?
Weathermaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrankForecast free?
PrankForecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Weathermaker or PrankForecast have ads?
Neither Weathermaker nor PrankForecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weathermaker or PrankForecast?
Weathermaker ships an update weekly, and PrankForecast every 3 weeks. Most recently, Weathermaker was updated on September 10, 2026 and PrankForecast on September 8, 2026.

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