WatchMETAR vs NavMonster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WatchMETAR
Access real-time aviation weather data on your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad. View METAR and TAF reports, customize watch face complications, and use voice or scribble search for airports. Supports U.S. airports.
- Watch face complications
- Voice and scribble airport search
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Raw and decoded METAR/TAF
- U.S. airport support
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**Aviation Weather for Apple Watch and iPhone/iPad** Access real-time aviation weather data directly from your wrist with this essential app. **Key Features:** - **Watch Face Complications:** Customize your watch face to display weather information for your preferred or nearest airport at a glance. Utilize our proprietary algorithms to prioritize the most relevant weather data and optimize screen space. - **Voice and Scribble Search:** Search for airports by name, city, or identifier. View current weather conditions (METAR) and forecasts (TAF). Enable location services (with permission) to access nearby airports. - **Widget Support:** Display weather information on your Home Screen and Lock Screen for easy access. - **Comprehensive Weather Data:** Display raw and fully decoded METAR and TAF data in a user-friendly format. Provide concise summary information in the airport list, while optimizing the screen space. Our algorithm prioritizes essential information, ensuring it is displayed even within a single line of text. - **U.S. Airport Support:** Currently, the app is available for U.S. airports. **Feedback and Suggestions:** Please report any issues or provide suggestions through the “App Support” link on the App Store page.
NavMonster
Get a quick and informed aviation weather briefing for your flight route. This app provides plain language weather information to help pilots make fast "go / no go" decisions.
- Plain language weather briefings
- Route condition overview
- Quick go/no-go decision support
- FAST weather information
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Plain Language Aviation Weather Briefing - FAST! NavMonster is the best way to get a peek of the conditions on your route, to make a quick and informed "go / no go" decision.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NavMonster at 4.0 against WatchMETAR's 3.7. NavMonster also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 47%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
NavMonster holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of WatchMETAR's written reviews are positive against 65% of NavMonster's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchMETAR | NavMonster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (95 ratings) | 4.0 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugene Rakhmatulin | Plane Media |
Customer experience
WatchMETAR
NavMonster
Bugs and requests
WatchMETAR
Reported bugs
21 issues- App freezes and will not update
- Complications not auto-updating
- Complications say 'No Station Set' or 'Bg.loc disabled'
- App stopped working after OS updates (iOS 17, watchOS 10)
- Nearest airport shows broken weather station
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- Favorites list disappears
- App requires manual refresh
- App not working on Apple Watch after iPhone installation
- Watch complication stuck on outdated ATIS
- Location services grayed out in settings
- Favorites list empty error
- Weather won't auto-refresh on watch
- Complication doesn't update until watch is restarted
- App blank, no info reported for any airport
- Watch complications always say no airport is set
- App stops working, cannot find airports
- App stopped importing METARs on iWatch Ultra
- App quit working, host site no longer active
- App quit working with iOS 17 and watchOS 10
- Complication no longer auto-updates
- App is just blank, no info reported for ANY airport
Requested features
7 requests- Add multiple airport complications
- Include IATA code only for complications
- Keep minutes since last update, remove seconds
- Lower WatchOS number requirement for easier purchase/installation
- Add international airports
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- Option to display temperature in Fahrenheit
- Add Zulu time
NavMonster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WatchMETAR
No in-app purchases
NavMonster
No in-app purchases
