SatSquatch vs Weather100
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SatSquatch
Visualize and analyze complex weather data with customizable maps. Access satellite imagery, high-resolution radar, and multiple forecast models. Explore historical data and overlay various meteorological analyses for detailed insights.
- Customizable weather map layers
- High-resolution Level II radar
- Multiple satellite imagery bands
- Various forecast models
- Archive mode for historical data
- Overlay NWS warnings and outlooks
- Animated wind and loops
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SatSquatch is your all-in-one professional weather data app: satellite data, full-resolution Level II radar, forecast models, mesoanalysis and more, layered however you like on a fast, GPU-drawn map. SATELLITE • All 16 GOES-East and GOES-West bands, Himawari-9 full disk, True Color and core composites • RGB composites such as Air Mass, Day Cloud Phase and Fire Temperature (Pro) • GLM lightning and LightningCast (Pro) • GOES fire detections RADAR • Level II radar from every NEXRAD and TDWR site: reflectivity, dealiased and storm-relative velocity, spectrum width and the dual-pol moments (ZDR, CC, KDP, PHI) • Every tilt, echo tops, VIL, MESH, azimuthal shear, rotation tracks, ZDR columns and a tornado debris overlay • Storm-relative velocity from the radar's own storm tracks • 15-second refresh, with live sweeps (Pro) • Radar cross-sections (Pro) • MRMS composite reflectivity and precipitation, plus hail, rotation, echo tops, rainfall totals and flash flood guidance (Pro) ARCHIVE MODE (PRO) • Replay any past date: GOES satellite back to 2017, Level II radar back to 1991, MRMS back to 2020, GLM lightning and fire detections • That day's warnings, watches, SPC outlooks and storm reports, as they stood at the time FORECAST MODELS • HRRR, RRFS, GFS, RTMA and URMA • ECMWF IFS and AIFS, RAP, AIGFS, NBM and the GEFS, REFS, AIGEFS and AIFS ENS ensembles (Pro) • Filled contours, labelled contour lines, wind barbs and animated wind particles • 18 built-in presets, from 500 mb heights and vorticity to reflectivity over updraft helicity tracks • Run-to-run trends and one-tap model compare • Point soundings with skew-T, hodograph and parameters, cross-sections and meteograms (Pro) • Ensemble probabilities, spaghetti and plumes (Pro) ANALYSIS AND OVERLAYS • NWS warnings and watches, SPC, WPC and CPC outlooks, METARs, storm reports, ProbSevere, WPC fronts and Nadocast • Mesoanalysis, observed soundings and VAD winds (Pro) • Tropical model tracks, with ensemble tracks (Pro) CUSTOMIZABLE MAPS • Stack any layers in any order, with per-layer opacity and display units • 49 colormap presets and a full colormap editor • GRLevelX colour table import and export (Pro) • Saved presets, saved locations, annotations and a satellite basemap (Pro) • Split screen with synced panes, a data inspector and measuring tools • Animated wind with a level slider from 10 m to 250 mb • Loops of up to 72 frames; export images, GIFs and videos • Settings and favorites synced across devices SatSquatch Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the features marked (Pro). Also available on the web at satsquatch.wxbyte.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wxbyte.com/satsquatch-privacy
Weather100
This app brings the personalized weather experience of a companion device to your phone. Access core weather content, receive personalized messages, and change locations for added flexibility. It offers a simple interface focused on your weather data.
- Core Weather100 experience on mobile
- Personalized weather messages
- Location-changing functionality
- Simple, focused interface
- Extended device value on mobile
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Weather100 is the mobile companion app for your Weather100 device, bringing the same personalized weather experience to your phone with added flexibility. Designed for Weather100 device owners, the app lets you access the same core weather content and message-based experience you receive on your device, now in a convenient mobile format. It also adds extra functionality through the app, including features like changing location, so you can get more from your Weather100 experience. Features include: The same core Weather100 experience as your device Personalized weather messages on mobile Location-changing functionality for added flexibility A simple, focused interface built around your Weather100 experience Weather100 extends the value of your device by giving you access to your weather experience on mobile, with additional features only the app can provide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Weather100 at 5.0 against SatSquatch's 4.3. Weather100 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). SatSquatch's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, ads 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. SatSquatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Weather100 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Weather100 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SatSquatch has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SatSquatch ships an update weekly, Weather100 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SatSquatch | Weather100 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WxByte LLC | Fergus Keatinge |
Customer experience
SatSquatch
Weather100
In-app purchases
SatSquatch
- SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Weather100
No in-app purchases
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