Comparison

Drive Weather vs Walk When

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

Head to head
About

Drive Weather

This app provides real-time, route-based weather forecasts to help you travel safely and efficiently. It visualizes conditions like rain, snow, wind, and radar, offering detailed insights for your entire journey.

Highlights
  • Route-based weather forecasts
  • Live animated radar
  • Real-time wind speed and direction
  • National Weather Service alerts
  • CarPlay integration
  • Glanceable timeline interface
  • 7-day forecast (Pro)
Features
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Drive Weather is a road trip weather app that shows the weather along your driving route based on when you'll reach each location. It brings together forecasts, radar, weather alerts, 511 road conditions, road grades, and truck and RV routing in one clear, at-a-glance view. Compare routes, adjust your departure time, and see rain, snow, ice, fog, and wind before you encounter them. Easy-to-understand visuals help you anticipate hazardous conditions and drive with confidence. Apple CarPlay split-screen integration displays weather alongside turn-by-turn navigation, so you can see what's ahead without switching apps. Built for road trips, truckers, RVers, motorcyclists, and everyday drivers. FREE FEATURES • Apple CarPlay Navigation and Weather split screen • Weather Updates While You Drive – Rain, freezing rain, snow, and fog. • Route-Based Weather Forecasts – Weather at your estimated arrival time. • High-Resolution Forecast Coverage – Detailed conditions all along the route. • Weather Along Your Route – Rain, snow, fog, freezing rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, smoke, haze, and temperatures. • 2-Day Forecasts • Animated Radar – Updated approximately every 2 minutes. • Time Tweaker – Preview weather for different departure times. • Area Weather – See weather beyond your planned route. • Route Sharing – Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps. • GPX Import DRIVE WEATHER PRO FEATURES • Potential Road Ice Indicator • 511 Road Information – Road conditions, closures, incidents, congestion, and traffic cameras where available. • Compare Weather on Alternate Routes • 3-Hour Future Radar • 7-Day Route Forecasts • Severe Weather Alerts – Warnings, watches, and advisories. • Detailed Wind Information – Speed, direction, and gusts. • Elevation Profile and Info – Prepare for mountain passes. • Night Location Indicator – Know where you may drive after dark. • Unlimited Route Length • Unlimited Stops & Waypoints • Ad-Free DRIVE WEATHER PRO+ FEATURES • Truck and RV Routing • 10-Day Route Forecasts • Natural Voice for Direction Announcements • Visual Grade Indicator – See uphill and downhill grades ahead from shallow to steep DRIVE WEATHER COVERAGE – United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, UK, and Europe. Comments, questions, or feedback? conceptElementsApp@gmail.com EULA Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Walk When

Features
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Walk When tells you the best time to go for a walk, today or any day this week. Instead of making you read a forecast and guess, Walk When scores every hour on how good it is for walking, then surfaces the windows that fit the kind of walk you want. Open it, glance, go. The whole app is a living sky that moves with your real forecast, from first light to golden hour to clear night, so the best time to head out is something you feel at a glance. HOW IT WORKS Walk When pulls your local hourly forecast and rates each hour on feels-like temperature, rain chance, and wind. It finds the highest-scoring stretches of the day and shows the best options, with a clear "walk now" or "best window" up top and good alternatives below. MAKE IT YOURS - Pick what matters: Balanced, Sunniest, Warmest, Coolest, Driest, or Calmest - Set your favorite temperature so scores match how you actually feel - Choose your walking hours and how long you like to walk - Add UV, air quality, and pollen sensitivity to screen out rough hours - Golden hour bonus for anyone who loves a sunset stroll TRACK THE WALK - Start a walk and it rides along on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - iPhone counts your steps and distance. Apple Watch records a full workout with heart rate and GPS route, saves it to Apple Health, and closes your rings - The Walk Log keeps a simple count of the walks you finish: this week and all time, no streaks to break AT A GLANCE - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your next great window without opening the app - Apple Watch app and complications for a check from your wrist - Ask Siri "When should I walk?" for an instant answer - Share a window with a friend in a tap - Your cities, settings, and walk log sync across your devices over iCloud PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-up - No ads. No tracking. No third-party analytics or ad SDKs - Optional, anonymous usage and diagnostics help improve the app. Turn it off any time - Your location is only used to fetch your forecast, and is never stored by us Weather data from Open-Meteo. Free to use.

Screenshots

Drive Weather4 screens
Walk When4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walk When at none against Drive Weather's 4. Walk When also leads on ads (none vs shown). Drive Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Drive Weather sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Walk When asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drive Weather ships an update every 3 days, Walk When every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Drive Weather versus Walk When: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrive WeatherWalk When
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperConcept Elements LLCKARAN SANGHA

Bugs and requests

Drive Weather

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App resets start location frequently
  • Weather data not loading properly
  • Inability to add waypoints between stops

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add road closure information
  • Improve route planning and travel time estimates
  • Provide more customization options
  • Enhance user interface and overall usability

Walk When

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Drive Weather

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Version$5.991 Month
  • Pro Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Drive Weather Pro$19.991 Year
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  • Pro+ Annual$44.991 Year
None

Walk When

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drive Weather free?
Drive Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walk When free?
Walk When is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drive Weather or Walk When have ads?
Drive Weather shows ads; Walk When does not.
Which is updated more often, Drive Weather or Walk When?
Drive Weather ships an update every 3 days, and Walk When every 3 weeks. Most recently, Drive Weather was updated on November 4, 2026 and Walk When on October 31, 2026.

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