WatchMETAR vs METAR Plot
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.
METAR Plot
Access up-to-date METAR station data for airports worldwide. View station models and raw METARs, manage custom and nearby station lists, and customize flight rules and units. This app works independently on your Apple Watch.
- Worldwide airport METAR data
- Station models and raw reports
- Nearby and user-defined station lists
- Offline station database access
- Automatic data updates
- Customizable flight rules and units
- Watch face complications
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METAR Plot for Apple Watch displays station models (plots) as well as raw METARs for most airports worldwide, using current METAR data. The app features two stations lists: nearby and user-defined. While the entire station database can be used offline (to add station or lookup nearby station), an internet connection is required to load METAR data. Data is updated automatically. Preferences can be set for type of flight rules and units (visibility, temperature, and pressure). Options for observation time in LT or UTC as well as sort order of user list. The app works completely independent from your iPhone and includes complications for watch faces with rectangular and circular types.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WatchMETAR at Free against METAR Plot's $1.49. WatchMETAR also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (95 vs 5). METAR Plot's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 47%) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
WatchMETAR is free to download; METAR Plot costs $1.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WatchMETAR holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchMETAR has 95 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of WatchMETAR's written reviews are positive against 60% of METAR Plot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchMETAR | METAR Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.49 |
| Rating | 3.7 (95 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #191 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugene Rakhmatulin | Lakehorn AG |
Customer experience
WatchMETAR
METAR Plot
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
METAR Plot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WatchMETAR
No in-app purchases
METAR Plot
No in-app purchases








