ATIS App vs METAR Notify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ATIS App
Access real-time airport weather and operational information for major US airports. Receive instant notifications when critical updates are made. No account is required to view current data.
- Live Digital ATIS viewing
- Instant push notifications
- No account required
- Default airport setting
- Favorite airports
- Extensive US airport coverage
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ATIS App allows the live viewing of the most current Digital ATIS, or D-ATIS, information for major airports in the United States. You can view ATIS information with no account or signup required. You can also receive instant notifications of new airport ATIS information via push messages. Know exactly when the ATIS changes! This app is perfect for pilots, dispatchers, aviation enthusiasts, and other aviation personnel interested in weather and airport conditions at US airports. You can easily set a "default" airport that will automatically load whenever you launch the app, and you can favorite multiple airports for easy access to your most frequented airfields. Currently, the airports available include: • ABQ - KABQ - Albuquerque International Sunport • ADW - KADW - Joint Base Andrews • ALB - KALB - Albany • ANC - PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage • ATL - KATL - Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta • AUS - KAUS - Austin Bergstrom • BDL - KBDL - Bradley • BNA - KBNA - Nashville • BOI - KBOI - Boise Air Terminal / Gowen Field • BOS - KBOS - Boston Logan • BUF - KBUF - Buffalo Niagara • BUR - KBUR - Bob Hope Airport • BWI - KBWI - Baltimore/Washington Thurgood • CHS - KCHS - Charleston Air Force Base • CLE - KCLE - Cleveland Hopkins • CLT - KCLT - Charlotte Douglas • CMH - KCMH - John Glenn Columbus • CVG - KCVG - Cincinnati Northern Kentucky • DAL - KDAL - Dallas Love Field • DCA - KDCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National • DEN - KDEN - Denver • DFW - KDFW - Dallas Fort Worth • DTW - KDTW - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County • ELP - KELP - El Paso • EWR - KEWR - Newark Liberty • FLL - KFLL - Fort Lauderdale Hollywood • GSO - KGSO - Piedmont Triad • HNL - PHNL - Daniel K. Inouye Honolulu • HOU - KHOU - Houston Hobby • HPN - KHPN - Westchester County • IAD - KIAD - Washington Dulles • IAH - KIAH - George Bush Houston Intercontinental • IND - KIND - Indianapolis • JAX - KJAX - Jacksonville • JFK - KJFK - John F. Kennedy • LAS - KLAS - McCarran Las Vegas • LAX - KLAX - Los Angeles • LGA - KLGA - La Guardia • LIT - KLIT - Little Rock Adams Field • MCI - KMCI - Kansas City • MCO - KMCO - Orlando • MDW - KMDW - Chicago Midway • MEM - KMEM - Memphis • MIA - KMIA - Miami • MKE - KMKE - General Mitchell Milwaukee • MSP - KMSP - Minneapolis St. Paul • MSY - KMSY - Louis Armstrong Orleans • OAK - KOAK - Metropolitan Oakland • OKC - KOKC - Will Rogers World • OMA - KOMA - Eppley Airfield • ONT - KONT - Ontario • ORD - KORD - Chicago O'Hare • PBI - KPBI - Palm Beach • PDX - KPDX - Portland • PHL - KPHL - Philadelphia • PHX - KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor • PIT - KPIT - Pittsburgh • PVD - KPVD - Theodore Francis Green State • RDU - KRDU - Raleigh Durham • RNO - KRNO - Reno Tahoe • RSW - KRSW - Southwest Florida • SAN - KSAN - San Diego • SAT - KSAT - San Antonio • SDF - KSDF - Louisville Standiford Field • SEA - KSEA - Seattle Tacoma • SFO - KSFO - San Francisco • SJC - KSJC - Norman Y. Mineta San Jose • SJU - TJSJ - Luis Munoz Marin San Juan • SLC - KSLC - Salt Lake City • SMF - KSMF - Sacramento • SNA - KSNA - John Wayne Orange County • STL - KSTL - St. Louis Lambert • TEB - KTEB - Teterboro • TPA - KTPA - Tampa • TUL - KTUL - Tulsa • VNY - KVNY - Van Nuys Disclaimer: ATIS App should not be used as a flight planning tool. No warranty is implied or guaranteed as to the accuracy of the provided information. Plan flights using only FAA approved tools. Use of this app implies consent to this disclaimer.
METAR Notify
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METAR Notify helps pilots, aviation students, and aviation enthusiasts follow the latest available METAR weather reports with airport maps, weather notifications, and simplified METAR interpretation. Features: • Latest available METAR reports • Interactive airport map with clustered airport markers • Convenient airport focus and zoom controls • VFR, MVFR, IFR, and LIFR flight categories • Simplified METAR interpretation • Favorite airport tracking • Airport search and filtering • Wind and visibility information • Airport weather notifications with Premium • METAR Quiz to practice your METAR knowledge • Help & Support with FAQs and a contact option Explore airports on an interactive map, view reported weather conditions, and keep your favorite airports close at hand. Clustered markers make browsing the map easier, while focus and zoom controls help you navigate to the airport you need. Practice your knowledge with METAR Quiz, and find answers or contact us through Help & Support. METAR Notify brings aviation weather information and METAR practice together in one easy-to-use app. Developed by Ömer Kaya, partner at Refero Software. https://www.refero.software/en Privacy Policy: https://www.refero.software/en/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.refero.software/en/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: METAR Notify at none against ATIS App's shown. ATIS App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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. ATIS App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and METAR Notify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ATIS App | METAR Notify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iawix ltd. | Omer Kaya |
In-app purchases
ATIS App
- ATIS App Ad Free Subscription1 Year trial$4.991 Year
METAR Notify
- METAR Premium$3.991 Month
- METAR Premium Yearly$34.991 Year









