NavMonster vs WhatWeather Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
WhatWeather Pro
Transform an old iPad into a dedicated weather station. This app provides a constant display of current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and historical weather data. It's designed for continuous viewing and automatic updates, offering at-a-glance weather information.
- Always-on display
- Automatic content updates
- Current weather conditions
- Hourly forecasts
- Daily forecasts
- Weather history
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Use your old iPad as a weather station. All you need is to install this app. The display stays always on and the content is automatically updated. You can see the current weather, hourly forecasts, daily forecasts and the weather history at a glance. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NavMonster at Free against WhatWeather Pro's $12.99. WhatWeather Pro's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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
NavMonster is free to download; WhatWeather Pro costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NavMonster ships an update every 2 months, WhatWeather Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NavMonster | WhatWeather Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plane Media | Werner Kolov |
Customer experience
NavMonster
WhatWeather Pro
In-app purchases
NavMonster
No in-app purchases
WhatWeather Pro
No in-app purchases
