btstWx vs TempestOne Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
btstWx
This app displays live weather data from participating organizations, offering multiple views including compass, table, and graph formats. It allows users to switch between different weather stations and customize themes for a personalized experience.
- Live weather data feeds
- Compass view with wind direction and data readouts
- Table view with 3rd party forecasts
- Graph view with 10-minute historical data
- Switch between multiple weather stations
- Customizable themes (white, black, light)
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Weather App that displays LIVE weather data from participating organizations. btstWx Participating client organizations are provided a private Access Code for app usage. Once entered, btstWx will auto-connect to the live weather data feed(s) of that organization. btstWx is branded with the organization's name & logo to help promote their business to their clients. btstWx offers 3 views of the live weather data. View 1: Compass View This view provides an analog compass showing wind direction, along with numeric readouts around the compass of weather data: Wind Speed in knots, Wind Direction in degrees, 10 Minute Wind Speed Average, Temperature, Daily Rain amount in inches, Monthly Rain amount in inches, Barometer and 24 Hour Max Wind Speed in knots. View 2: Table View This view provides the same weather data, but in a table format. Also included are three 3rd party forecasts for the next hour. Tap any forecast icon for more info, and a link to the forecast provider. View 3: Graph View This view displays 4 graphs. Each graphs displays a 10 minute historical view of weather data: Wind Speed (kts), Wind Bearing (deg), Temperature (F) and Barometer (inHg). Graph data is updated live, as the app receives data from the BTST Wx Server. If the organization has multiple weather stations providing data to the btstWx app, the user can switch between weather stations using the Windsock icon. Once selected, a list of available weather stations is provided. Selecting one from the list displays the particulars about that station, and allows the user to 'Subscribe' to it's data feed. btstWx has three themes. A white theme (default), a black theme and a light theme. To switch between them, select the Gear icon and tap the 'Switch Theme' button. When restarting, btstWx will connect to the last selected Weather Station data feed and will use the last selected theme (or the light theme as a default). Contact BeenThereSailedThat at support@beentheresailedthat.com for more information.
TempestOne Weather
Monitor real-time weather data from your TempestOne Weather Station. Get detailed insights into temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, and more, along with lightning detection and 10-day forecasts. Ideal for organizations seeking efficiency and safety improvements.
- Real-time weather data monitoring
- Lightning detection and alerts
- 10-day weather forecasts
- Historical weather data graphs
- Hardware configuration
- Supports multiple station locations
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Companion app to the TempestOne Weather Station. Install a TempestOne Weather Station and immediately uncover efficiencies and cost savings, while increasing safety within your organization. Our revolutionary solid-state design requires minimal maintenance and installs in less than 5 minutes. From within the app, view real-time and guaranteed-better forecast data for each TempestOne station location. The TempestOne Weather application will walk you through a quick hardware configuration process, including connecting to your organization’s WiFi network. Whether your organization owns 1 or 100 TempestOne stations, the process is simple and efficient. Once your TempestOne Station is configured, data from one or more Tempest Weather Stations are available to your organization’s decision-makers. Data available in the TempestOne Weather 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 TempestOne has a full suite of additional services available to meet the needs of all your organization’s team members. A professional web application along with a powerful API solution is available for internal decision tools or customer-facing applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TempestOne Weather at 100% against btstWx's 71%. TempestOne Weather also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0). btstWx's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TempestOne Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of btstWx's written reviews are positive against 100% of TempestOne Weather's.
btstWx ships an update every 3 weeks, TempestOne Weather every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | btstWx | TempestOne Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Jennifer Grant, LLC | WeatherFlow |
Customer experience
btstWx
TempestOne Weather
In-app purchases
btstWx
No in-app purchases
TempestOne Weather
No in-app purchases
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