Shadow Weather vs WeatherWX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Global weather forecasts
- Real-time radar
- Current conditions
- Weather warnings and advisories
- Home screen widget
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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...
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Shadow Weather | WeatherWX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (176 ratings) — better | 4.6 (310 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 176 | 310 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shadow Weather LLC | Richard Ferry |
Customer experience
Shadow Weather
WeatherWX
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
Shadow Weather
- 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
WeatherWX
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shadow Weather free?
Is WeatherWX free?
Which has better reviews, Shadow Weather or WeatherWX?
Do Shadow Weather or WeatherWX have ads?
Which is updated more often, Shadow Weather or WeatherWX?
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