awnet vs WSView Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
awnet
Connect your compatible Ambient Weather Station console to your WiFi router and the internet. This app enables remote access to your weather data from anywhere.
- Connects WS-2000, WS-2902A, WS-2902B, WS-2902C, WS-5000 consoles
- WiFi router integration
- Internet connectivity for weather data
- Remote data access
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The awnet app allows you to connect your Ambient Weather Station WS-2000, WS-2902A, WS-2902B, WS-2902C or WS-5000 console to your WiFi router and the internet. The WS-2902As were first sold in 06/2018.
WSView Plus
Access real-time weather instrument data directly on your mobile device. Monitor uploads and view information from various weather instruments remotely.
- Real-time data monitoring
- Access weather instrument uploads
- Remote data viewing
- Supports various weather instruments
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Monitoring your various weather instrument data through mobile phones, real-time access to weather instrument uploading data on the network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WSView Plus at 2.4 against awnet's 1.7. WSView Plus also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 14%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). awnet's advantage is ratings volume (336 vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WSView Plus holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: awnet has 336 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of awnet's written reviews are positive against 33% of WSView Plus's.
awnet ships an update every 3 months, WSView Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | awnet | WSView Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (336 ratings) | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 336 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ambient,LLC | 玮 彭 |
Customer experience
awnet
WSView Plus
Bugs and requests
awnet
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when trying to enter WiFi password
- Device not showing up in app after successful connection
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android devices
Requested features
3 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Provide better documentation and support
- Add option to connect directly to weather station without app
WSView Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
awnet
No in-app purchases
WSView Plus
No in-app purchases
