Comparison

Weather Widget® vs Weather Widget App

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

Head to head
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/

About

Weather Widget App

Customize your home screen with unique weather widgets. Display current conditions and forecasts for multiple locations, with options to use your own photos as backgrounds. Enjoy detailed weather information and flexible widget sizing.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget backgrounds
  • Display multiple locations
  • Current weather and forecast data
  • Hourly and daily forecasts
  • Upload personal photos for backgrounds
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Various icon sets and themes
Features
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Weather+ Widget is easy-to-use widget app for you to fully customize widgets background to fit your phone stylish home screen. Having unique weather widgets on your home screen to keep updating weather status while completely fit with your stylish wallpaper, other widgets and app icons. Upload your own photo to use as widget background. Change from Weather+ icons. Each weather widget on your home screen can show weather condition and forecast for a different location. Enjoy full of weather+ info of your current place and any friends, family members or you next destination on your home screen. Weather Widget features are: º Current weather and conditions of your location or any locations you want you check º Current condition info including: temperature, realfeal temperature, humidity, wind info, sunrise, sunset, UV index, rain info and cloud cover. º Add many locations to quickly check weather data of them º Multiple different locations show in different widgets on home screen º Select from many Weather icon sets º Hourly forecast up to the next 72 hours º Daily forecast up to the next 15 days º Many premium background colors and images. º Upload your own photos or images to make unique widget background. º Able to activate many widgets at the same time on home screen. º Support all three widget sizes to lets you take full advantage control the whole space of your home screen. º Many themes available and more will be added *Please enable location services so our app can can get correct weather data for your widgets. • User can subscribe one week (US $3.99) or one month (US $6.99), one year (US $14.99) auto-renewing subscription. Lifetime for US $19.99 • Subscribed user has unlimited access to the app features & content. • Unsubscribed user can only use free services with limited quota per day • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the Setting> iTunes & App Store>Apple ID>manage subscription after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use: http://vulcanlabs.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://vulcanlabs.co/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@vulcanlabs.co

Screenshots

Weather Widget®4 screens
Weather Widget App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weather Widget® at 81% against Weather Widget App's 33%. Weather Widget® also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Weather Widget App's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Weather Widget® sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Weather Widget App sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather Widget® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Widget® has 5.6K ratings behind it against 421, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Weather Widget®'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Weather Widget App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Widget® ships an update every 2 months, Weather Widget App weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Weather Widget® versus Weather Widget App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather Widget®Weather Widget App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better3.8 (421 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5.6K — better421
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTien Long NguyenSMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Weather Widget®

All ratings5,519 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews804 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.7%

Weather Widget App

All ratings421 ratings
Positive66.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative56.2%

User reviews

Weather Widget®

From 5.6K 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

Weather Widget App

From 421 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Accurate weather information
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Customizable widget options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and connectivity issues
  • 💰 Overly restrictive free version, paywall for most features
  • 🔍 Difficulty setting location and updating weather data

Bugs and requests

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

Weather Widget App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget fails to load or display correct information
  • App unable to connect to server or detect internet connection
  • Location settings not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Fahrenheit temperature option
  • Expand free widget customization options
  • Improve location detection and automatic updates

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
6 purchases

Weather Widget App

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Trial3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Monthly Trial3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Weather Widget® free?
Weather Widget® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather Widget App free?
Weather Widget App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weather Widget® or Weather Widget App?
Weather Widget® is rated higher. Weather Widget® averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Weather Widget App averages 3.8 from 421 ratings.
Do Weather Widget® or Weather Widget App have ads?
Weather Widget App shows ads; Weather Widget® does not.
Which is updated more often, Weather Widget® or Weather Widget App?
Weather Widget® ships an update every 2 months, and Weather Widget App weekly. Most recently, Weather Widget® was updated on October 29, 2026 and Weather Widget App on October 27, 2026.

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