WatchMETAR vs GoTime Grid
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.
GoTime Grid
This app analyzes weather data for pilots to identify optimal flight times based on personal minimums. It simplifies complex meteorological information into an easy-to-understand color-coded outlook, offering detailed explanations for flight recommendations.
- Color-coded flight window outlook
- Personalized Go/Marginal/No-Go recommendations
- Plain-English weather explanations
- Hourly weather details with confidence
- Multi-airport route planning
- Hazard awareness (SIGMETs, AIRMETs)
- ForeFlight route export
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GoTime Grid helps pilots quickly identify the best times to fly based on their personal minimums. **Currently supports weather data for airports in the United States only.** Instead of piecing together METARs, TAFs, NOTAMs, PIREPs, and forecasts, GoTime Grid analyzes the weather for you and presents a simple, color-coded outlook over the coming days. See your best flying windows at a glance, then tap any time to understand exactly why conditions are Go, Marginal, or No-Go. Features include: • Grid view that highlights your best flying windows over the next seven days • Personalized Go / Marginal / No-Go recommendations based on your own minimums • Plain-English explanations for every decision • Hourly weather details with confidence estimates • Route planning with multi-airport analysis • Compare favorite routes to decide not just when to fly, but where • Hazard awareness including SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and relevant PIREPs • ForeFlight route export • Fast, clean interface designed for quick decision making GoTime Grid is designed to support your preflight planning—not replace pilot judgment. The pilot in command is always responsible for determining whether a flight can be conducted safely. Fly informed. Fly prepared. Know your GoTime. Privacy Policy: https://gotimegrid.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GoTime Grid at 100% against WatchMETAR's 47%. GoTime Grid also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). WatchMETAR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (106 vs 6). On price, 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. GoTime Grid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. WatchMETAR asks for nothing beyond the download.
GoTime Grid holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchMETAR has 106 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of WatchMETAR's written reviews are positive against 100% of GoTime Grid's.
WatchMETAR ships an update every 2 months, GoTime Grid every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchMETAR | GoTime Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (106 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eugene Rakhmatulin | ROBERT MICHAEL DUTTON |
Customer experience
WatchMETAR
GoTime Grid
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
GoTime Grid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WatchMETAR
No in-app purchases
GoTime Grid
- GoTime Pro1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- GoTime Pro1 Month trial$79.991 Year









