SimpleWeather vs Climate Warming Stripes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleWeather
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SimpleWeather puts four weather forecasts side by side: the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Apple Weather, OpenWeather and MET Norway. • Compare sources: current temperature, today's high/low and chance of rain from each source in one card • Who got it right: 30-, 15- and 7-day forecast accuracy records for places in Korea • Air quality at a glance: the background color follows the fine dust level, with animated rain and snow • Hourly and 10-day forecasts, feels like, humidity, wind, UV index, sunrise and sunset • Fine dust and ultrafine dust with forecasts (Korea) • Weather alarms with notifications and voice reading (double-tap the screen to hear the weather) • Home screen widgets in three sizes — switch places with ‹ › right on the widget • Places worldwide: KMA for Korea, Apple Weather, OpenWeather and MET Norway everywhere • Dark mode and large text support No sign-up needed. Your location is used to show the weather. Questions or ideas: leesungju.dev@gmail.com
Climate Warming Stripes
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View global temperature change over the last 172 years. Changes are shown by color and scale and the app supports both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. There are four ways to view the data. Rollovers allow you to view the temperature change for each year. Landscape mode is suggested. This is an iOS implementation of the Warming Stripes website. All the code is open source and credit is given to Warming Stripes's creator, Ed Hawkins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Climate Warming Stripes at none against SimpleWeather's shown. Climate Warming Stripes also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleWeather ships an update every 5 days, Climate Warming Stripes daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleWeather | Climate Warming Stripes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SungJu Lee | Forest and the Trees, LLC |
In-app purchases
SimpleWeather
No in-app purchases
Climate Warming Stripes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SimpleWeather free?
Is Climate Warming Stripes free?
Do SimpleWeather or Climate Warming Stripes have ads?
Which is updated more often, SimpleWeather or Climate Warming Stripes?
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