METAR Plot vs Nearest Weather Station
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
METAR Plot
Access up-to-date METAR station data for airports worldwide. View station models and raw METARs, manage custom and nearby station lists, and customize flight rules and units. This app works independently on your Apple Watch.
- Worldwide airport METAR data
- Station models and raw reports
- Nearby and user-defined station lists
- Offline station database access
- Automatic data updates
- Customizable flight rules and units
- Watch face complications
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METAR Plot for Apple Watch displays station models (plots) as well as raw METARs for most airports worldwide, using current METAR data. The app features two stations lists: nearby and user-defined. While the entire station database can be used offline (to add station or lookup nearby station), an internet connection is required to load METAR data. Data is updated automatically. Preferences can be set for type of flight rules and units (visibility, temperature, and pressure). Options for observation time in LT or UTC as well as sort order of user list. The app works completely independent from your iPhone and includes complications for watch faces with rectangular and circular types.
Nearest Weather Station
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Continuously provides a list of nearby ASOS and AWOS weather stations from FAA sources sorted by distance. Once a station is selected, Nearest Weather Station allows you to view the radio frequency and/or phone number (if available). By selecting the phone number, the watch will initiate a phone call to allow you to hear the ASOS or AWOS report on the watch or connected phone. Also allows you to dial in the identifier of a weather station and view the same information Nearest Weather Station provides you in the default GPS location mode. Uses latest data from FAA at time of release. Requires Watch OS version 9.0 or higher.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nearest Weather Station at Free against METAR Plot's $1.49. METAR Plot's advantage is chart position (#191 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Nearest Weather Station is free to download; METAR Plot costs $1.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
METAR Plot ships an update every 2 months, Nearest Weather Station every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | METAR Plot | Nearest Weather Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lakehorn AG | JONOTHON CONE |
In-app purchases
METAR Plot
No in-app purchases
Nearest Weather Station
No in-app purchases
Questions
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