Comparison

SatSquatch vs SatelliteWx

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

Head to head
About

SatSquatch

Visualize detailed weather data with customizable maps. Access free satellite imagery and advanced layers with a subscription. Perfect for weather enthusiasts seeking beautiful, high-quality data.

Highlights
  • Customizable weather maps
  • GOES weather satellite data
  • Real-time high-res mesoanalysis
  • MRMS data layers
  • User-friendly interface
  • Subscription for advanced features
Features
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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

About

SatelliteWx

Access live GOES satellite imagery, radar, lightning data, and severe weather overlays. Offers free access to all data with optional Pro features for enhanced resolution and advanced tools.

Highlights
  • Live GOES satellite imagery
  • Mosaic radar and lightning detection
  • Severe weather overlays
  • Advanced Pro tools
  • High-resolution local views
  • Animation loops
  • Drawing and measurement tools
Features
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Satellite Weather puts live GOES-19 (East) and GOES-18 (West) imagery, mosaic radar, lightning detection, and severe-weather overlays in one fast, ad-free app. Free gives you all of the data. Pro gives you the resolution, the advanced tools, more favorites, and a longer archive. FREE • All 16 ABI channels plus every RGB product, GeoColor included • Every weather overlay — MRMS radar with hail size and rotation tracks, GLM lightning (flash, density, minimum flash area), NWS warnings, watches and mesoscale discussions, SPC outlooks, ProbSevere and storm reports, RAP variables across pressure levels, RTMA surface analysis, METAR observations, aviation, active fires, and tropical • Live GOES CONUS view and the full-disk hemisphere view • Mesoscale 2 — one-minute imagery wherever the sector is pointed • Animation loops up to 20 frames, and a 6-hour archive • Drawing, sharing, and the measure tool • Physical map boundaries — states, counties, roads, cities, rivers, lat/lon grid • One saved favorite — sign in with a free account to sync favorites and custom regions across devices and satellitewx.com • Convenient layering system to add all of the above on top of your satellite imagery • No ads PRO ($1.99/mo or $19.99/year — 2 week free trial) • Full-resolution local views — regional, sub-regional, state and metro. Every view is rendered at the same pixel count as CONUS but covers far less ground, so a state view carries roughly five times the detail of that same area seen in the free CONUS view. Zooming into CONUS magnifies one fixed image; Pro renders that area fresh. • Full-disk north and south crops, plus the ocean views • Mesoscale 1 — the second one-minute sector • Soundings, skew-T, and cross-section analysis tools • Pixel inspector for exact brightness temperatures • Time series tool for storm trends • Dual and quad (tablet) pane setup to view more data at once • Animation loops up to 100 frames • The full 48-hour archive — replay an entire event from the start • Up to 25 favorites (saved views), synced across your devices • No ads, ever PRIVACY & TERMS • Your location stays on your device — used only to center the map. We never see it. • No ads. No third-party tracking. No advertising SDKs. • Privacy Policy: https://satellitewx.com/privacy.html • Terms of Use (EULA): https://satellitewx.com/terms.html Built by weather enthusiasts. Questions, bug reports, feature ideas: support@satellitewx.com

Screenshots

SatSquatch4 screens
SatelliteWx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SatelliteWx at 5.0 against SatSquatch's 4.3. SatelliteWx also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). SatSquatch's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SatSquatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SatelliteWx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SatelliteWx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SatSquatch has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SatSquatch ships an update every 3 weeks, SatelliteWx every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SatSquatch versus SatelliteWx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatSquatchSatelliteWx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWxByte LLCSatellite Weather LLC

Customer experience

SatSquatch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

SatelliteWx

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SatSquatch

Subscriptions2
  • SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SatSquatch Pro$49.991 Year
2 purchases

SatelliteWx

Subscriptions2
  • Satellite Weather Pro (monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Satellite Weather Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is SatSquatch free?
SatSquatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SatelliteWx free?
SatelliteWx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SatSquatch or SatelliteWx?
SatelliteWx is rated higher. SatSquatch averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while SatelliteWx averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SatSquatch or SatelliteWx have ads?
Neither SatSquatch nor SatelliteWx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SatSquatch or SatelliteWx?
SatSquatch ships an update every 3 weeks, and SatelliteWx every 3 days. Most recently, SatSquatch was updated on October 24, 2026 and SatelliteWx on October 21, 2026.

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