APOD vs Pocket CloudWatcher 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APOD
Access NASA's daily astronomy images and explanations from professional astronomers. Explore stunning visuals of the universe, save your favorites, and share them with others.
- Daily NASA astronomy pictures
- Brief explanations by astronomers
- Access to the entire collection
- Save photos to device
- Share images with friends
- Explore the universe
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The starry sky, space, infinite universe! What fascinates and doesn't leave anyone indifferent. Astronomy Picture of the Day is a project, in which every day NASA publishes an amazing image of our fascinating universe along with a brief explanation written by professional astronomers. APOD Mobile provides comfortable and easy access to the collection, to something that fascinates and mysterious in one click. Save photos to your photo roll or share them with friends. Explore our beautiful universe with APOD. New inspiration every day! Please, check out the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: Privacy Policy: https://apod.ai/privacyPolicy Terms of Use: https://apod.ai/termsOfUse
Pocket CloudWatcher 2
This application allows you to monitor weather conditions directly from your portable device. Set up custom alarms to be notified of adverse weather events, enhancing your preparedness.
- View weather conditions
- Define bad weather alarms
- Portable device integration
- No PC required
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Enjoy weather detection capabilities of your Pocket CloudWatcher 2 without the need of a PC. View weather condition Define alarms for bad weather
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket CloudWatcher 2 at none against APOD's 4. Pocket CloudWatcher 2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). APOD's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. APOD sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pocket CloudWatcher 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket CloudWatcher 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APOD has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
APOD ships an update every 11 days, Pocket CloudWatcher 2 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APOD | Pocket CloudWatcher 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Vibes LLC | Lunatico Astronomia S. L. |
Bugs and requests
APOD
Reported bugs
3 issues- Photos not displaying correctly
- App crashing or freezing
- Sync/update issues
Requested features
4 requests- Search function for past photos
- Ability to save/download photos
- Improved photo captions and descriptions
- Option to change user profile/settings
Pocket CloudWatcher 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
APOD
- Subscribe Monthly$2.991 Month
- Subscribe Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- APOD$5.99
- Lifetime$49.99
Pocket CloudWatcher 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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