Comparison

Pixel Weather vs 天气预报物语

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pixel Weather

A charming weather app offering detailed forecasts with a unique pixel art aesthetic. It provides current conditions, hourly and daily predictions, and air quality data for your location and global cities. Supports widgets and multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Current location weather details
  • 12/24 hour and 10-day forecasts
  • Air quality index (AQI) display
  • Celsius/Fahrenheit temperature options
  • Global city and POI support
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch and iPad support
Features
Currently charting
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# Awards App Store - Today Recommendation, Apps Recommendation, Today is partly sunny App Store - Pixel Collection Recommendation, Top Paid No.3 & Weather Top Paid No.1 in history Product Hunt - Recommendation Alipay, Sspai, Appinn, Zuimeia, AppSo Appwall, Smzdm - Recommendation AppWall.Today - Recommendation PriceTag - Taking care in Typhoon days Digitalychee - New style weather Recommendation # Introduction Simple and cute weather forecast application with pixel style :) # Features - Display current location weather, including temperature, relative humidity, probability of precipitation, precipitation, wind direction & speed, UV index, pressure; - Display future 12 and 24 hours weather forecast; - Display future 10 days weather forecast; - Display current location pollutant, including AQI (Air Quality Index) / PM2.5 / PM10 / NO2 / SO2 / Ozone / CO; - Display and change Celsius temperature and Fahrenheit temperature; - Display current location detailed street or city information; - Support global cities and POI weather; - Support Lock Screen Widget and Home Widget; - Support iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch; - Support Arduino Uno and Nano devices as Personal Weather Station. # Feedback Any feedback and recommendation please kindly click Email icon in info page.

About

天气预报物语

Features
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仙女气十足的你难道能忍受千篇一律的天气预报?如果可以,算我没说,划过,下一位;如果不能,那就来一起试试天气物语! 1,重新设计每个天气元素、图标: 你看天上那朵云像不像那橘猫,那雨滴像是想坚忍但又最终花落的泪水。。。 2,DIY专属背景: 精美的背景模板,不同种类的素材,不同可爱的人物像不像不同天气心情下的你? 3,特别的城市标记: 若是所有的家人朋友都在一个城市,那是极好的。但是大部分的仙女们可能长期和家人朋友分开在不同城市里,心里的那个他/她所在的城市天气怎么样,给他/她的城市做个专属标签吧。 4,其它天气预报功能:24小时天气预报,15日天气预报,分钟级别的降水预报,生活指数,空气质量

Screenshots

Pixel Weather4 screens
天气预报物语4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 天气预报物语 at Free against Pixel Weather's $4.99. Pixel Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months) and chart position (#101 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

天气预报物语 is free to download; Pixel Weather costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Weather ships an update every 2 months, 天气预报物语 every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Weather versus 天气预报物语: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Weather天气预报物语
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#101 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer涛 吴Shanghai Wenyue Technology Co., Ltd

Bugs and requests

Pixel Weather

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Watch app not opening or crashing
  • App not loading weather info
  • Widget shows 0 for AQI
  • App crashes when changing Celsius to Fahrenheit
  • Location detection issues
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  • Widget display blocking text
  • App crashes on Apple Watch Series 1
  • Widget not loading
  • App forcing Celsius
  • Inaccurate weather at night
  • App not updating properly
  • Notification center widget not showing
  • AQI data mismatch
  • Apple Watch complications not showing data
  • App crashes on update
  • Location stuck in previous place
  • Widget location not updating in real-time

Requested features

35 requests
  • Customize widget display and order
  • Add weather icon legend
  • View dew point, wind gusts, barometric pressure
  • Add hourly weather status to widget
  • Add sunrise and sunset times
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  • Dark mode for app and widgets
  • Option for 12-hour clock
  • Add humidity as a watch complication
  • Add Turkish language support
  • Dynamic background based on weather
  • Add previous day's temperature
  • Add short-term forecast (e.g., next 6 hours)
  • More color theme options
  • Option to change color schemes
  • Add weather map/radar
  • Add temperature in Celsius/Fahrenheit toggle
  • Add wind speed in m/s
  • Add UV index to widget
  • Add felt temperature
  • Add dynamic weather animations
  • Add daily high/low temperatures
  • Add option for default non-holiday style
  • Add weather notifications/alerts
  • Add more detailed weather descriptions
  • Add ability to rearrange saved locations
  • Add ability to delete saved locations easily
  • Add option for pixelated weather map
  • Add more countries' weather data
  • Add simple explanations for air quality/humidity
  • Add a pixelated alarm clock feature
  • Add a moon icon for night time
  • Add temperature notifications to home screen
  • Add option to select specific districts for location
  • Add swipe to switch cities
  • Add a weather tips reminder

天气预报物语

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Weather

No in-app purchases

None

天气预报物语

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixel Weather free?
Pixel Weather costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 天气预报物语 free?
天气预报物语 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixel Weather or 天气预报物语 have ads?
Neither Pixel Weather nor 天气预报物语 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Weather or 天气预报物语?
Pixel Weather ships an update every 2 months, and 天气预报物语 every 27 months. Most recently, Pixel Weather was updated on November 6, 2026 and 天气预报物语 on November 3, 2026.

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