Comparison

Shadow Weather vs WeatherDots

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

WeatherDots

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Quickly visualize current, hourly and daily weather using color coded weather information and easily compare forecasts from multiple weather sources. Weather and radar information for your locations are displayed on the map view. Customize the colors of weather data so you can check conditions at a glance.

Screenshots

Shadow Weather4 screens
WeatherDots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WeatherDots at none against Shadow Weather's shown. Shadow Weather's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). On price and in-app purchases 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 and WeatherDots sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Shadow Weather versus WeatherDots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow WeatherWeatherDots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (159 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings159 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShadow Weather LLCValucom Dev LLC

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
3 purchases

WeatherDots

One-time3
  • Bronze Supporter$0.99
  • Silver Supporter$4.99
  • Gold Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is Shadow Weather free?
Shadow Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeatherDots free?
WeatherDots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shadow Weather or WeatherDots have ads?
Shadow Weather shows ads; WeatherDots does not.

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