Comparison

Cloudy vs Elemental Weather

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

Head to head
About

Cloudy

Get real-time weather updates and historical forecasts. This app helps you plan your day by informing you about necessary clothing and ideal times for outdoor activities. It also offers a unique Time Machine feature powered by machine learning for past and future weather predictions.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather updates
  • Historical weather data
  • Future weather predictions
  • Clothing and activity recommendations
  • Location-based forecasts
  • iMessage stickers
Features
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100% Free without any Ads. Cloudy is an application that will change your lifestyle and your daily routine. When you wake up in the morning instead of going to your window and checking how the weather is, with Cloudy you can check the actual weather on your iDevice. Based on your location you will always be up to date on current weather. Also if you're interested, in how was the weather in 1970 or any other date in the past, or you want to plan an event in the future and you wonder how would the weather be, you can do it all with the Cloudy through the Time Machine feature.  (This feature works thanks to Machine Learning - analyzing the weather in the past and predicting it in the future.) Other features are: - Informs you when you need to take an umbrella - You will get informed to take a jacket if temperatures are lower - Your walking routine is going to change with Cloudy because it is going to inform you to take a walk in good weather. - When it's dangerous for cold weather and wind or high temperature you are going to be safe with Cloudy. - More than 100+ stickers in iMessage Available only at App Store. Stay up to date and support us for more interesting features. For any help, feedback, or concern, please contact us: cloudy.weatherapp@gmail.com Twitter: @cloudy_app

About

Elemental Weather

Access comprehensive weather data, including current conditions, extended forecasts, and historical information. View detailed metrics like temperature, wind, precipitation, and more. Integrates with USGS data for streamflow and water levels.

Highlights
  • Current weather conditions
  • Extended forecasts
  • Historical weather data
  • Detailed weather metrics
  • Buoy and C-MAN station data
  • USGS streamflow and water levels
Features
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Elemental Weather is a cloud-based service and mobile application providing comprehensive weather data, including current conditions, extended forecasts, and historical weather data for web and mobile applications supporting active user communities. Available weather metrics include temperature, rainfall, wind speed (including gusts), snow, perceived temperature, humidity, and air pressure. Historical weather data is available at hourly and daily levels. Forecasts are available for hourly, daily, and 12-hour (day/night) periods. In addition to current, forecasted, and historical weather data, the Elemental Weather API provides hourly observations from the NOAA network of National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) buoys and Coastal Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations. All stations measure wind speed, direction, and gust; atmospheric pressure; and air temperature. In addition, all buoy stations, and some C- MAN stations, measure sea surface temperature and wave height and period. Conductivity and water current are measured at selected stations. Weather condition data is also available from offshore oil rigs and ships at sea participating in government data reporting programs. The Elemental Weather app also presents near real-time data provided by the US Geological Services (USGS) Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program. The program supports the collection and delivery of streamflow and water-level information from approximately 8,500 sites and water-level information from more than 1,700 additional sites. Our clients include marine fishery managers (at the federal, state, and local levels), nonprofit environmental and conservation agencies, universities, recreational anglers, outdoor enthusiasts.

Screenshots

Cloudy4 screens
Elemental Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cloudy at 83% against Elemental Weather's 0%. Cloudy also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). Elemental Weather's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Elemental Weather is free to download; Cloudy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cloudy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloudy has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Cloudy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Elemental Weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloudy ships an update every 10 days, Elemental Weather every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cloudy versus Elemental Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudyElemental Weather
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (59 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB80 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEmin EminiElemental Methods, LLC

Customer experience

Cloudy

All ratings59 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Elemental Weather

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cloudy

No in-app purchases

None

Elemental Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloudy free?
Cloudy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elemental Weather free?
Elemental Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cloudy or Elemental Weather?
Cloudy is rated higher. Cloudy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Elemental Weather averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cloudy or Elemental Weather have ads?
Neither Cloudy nor Elemental Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloudy or Elemental Weather?
Cloudy ships an update every 10 days, and Elemental Weather every 7 months. Most recently, Cloudy was updated on September 23, 2026 and Elemental Weather on June 11, 2026.

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