Comparison

Shadow Weather vs WeatherWX

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Weather

Get accurate weather forecasts, severe weather alerts, and interactive radar with storm tracking. Stay informed about minute-by-minute rain, air quality, and upcoming event forecasts synced with your calendar.

Highlights
  • Daily, hourly, and minutely forecasts
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Interactive radar with storm tracking
  • Real-time lightning tracker
  • Minute-by-minute rain forecasting
  • Air quality information
  • Calendar sync for event forecasts
Features
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Download Shadow Weather to get the most complete and accurate forecast available. Smart weather conditions and notifications will let you know of severe alerts and when the storm will start so you can be ahead of the weather. Once the storm hits you have powerful interactive radar tools with severe storm cell tracking and a real time lightning strike tracker. Minute by minute rain forecasting keeps you on top of the rain. Shadow Weather syncs with your phone's calendar so you can know the forecast for upcoming events easily. Keep track of your health with air quality information. You can easily see the past and current radar using the fastest most powerful and customizable interactive radar. Here are some of the features: daily forecast, hourly forecast, minutely forecasts, weather alerts, air quality, interactive radar, storm tracker, and more! Terms of Use: http://shadowweather.com/terms-and-privacy

About

WeatherWX

Get accurate weather forecasts, real-time radar, and current conditions for any location worldwide. Stay informed with local weather updates, warnings, and advisories. Includes a convenient home screen widget for quick access to weather information.

Highlights
  • Global weather forecasts
  • Real-time radar
  • Current conditions
  • Weather warnings and advisories
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Weather forecasts, radar and current conditions for any place. Your best resource for local weather, weather radar, warnings and advisories with accuracy that you can count on. Handsome home screen widget. You will be able to see current conditions from bed by glancing at your phone no matter where in the world you are...

Screenshots

Shadow Weather4 screens
WeatherWX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WeatherWX at none against Shadow Weather's 4. WeatherWX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Shadow Weather's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shadow Weather sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. WeatherWX asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 176 and 310 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Shadow Weather's written reviews are positive against 50% of WeatherWX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Weather ships an update every 8 months, WeatherWX every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shadow Weather versus WeatherWX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow WeatherWeatherWX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (176 ratings) — better4.6 (310 ratings)
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings176310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShadow Weather LLCRichard Ferry

Customer experience

Shadow Weather

All ratings159 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.3%

WeatherWX

All ratings293 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Shadow Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Premium subscription not recognized
  • Radar map doesn't load or freezes
  • Shows 0% chance of precipitation
  • Doesn't show future wind chill

Requested features

5 requests
  • Widgets for iOS
  • Quicker updates
  • More text in forecast
  • Apple Watch support
  • Better notifications

WeatherWX

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Shadow Weather

Subscriptions4
  • Shadow Weather Premium Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Shadow Weather Premium14 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Premium14 Days trial$10.991 Year
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  • Shadow Weather Premium Yearly14 Days trial$12.991 Year
None

WeatherWX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadow Weather free?
Shadow Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeatherWX free?
WeatherWX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Weather or WeatherWX?
Shadow Weather is rated higher. Shadow Weather averages 4.8 out of 5 from 176 ratings, while WeatherWX averages 4.6 from 310 ratings.
Do Shadow Weather or WeatherWX have ads?
Shadow Weather shows ads; WeatherWX does not.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Weather or WeatherWX?
Shadow Weather ships an update every 8 months, and WeatherWX every 5 weeks. Most recently, Shadow Weather was updated on November 7, 2026 and WeatherWX on November 3, 2026.

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