FD Viewer vs The Barometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FD Viewer
Access and read detailed text weather products from the National Weather Service. This app reformats Area Forecast Discussions into a user-friendly interface, allowing easy navigation through sections and offices.
- Read Area Forecast Discussions (AFDs)
- View NWS offices on a map
- List offices by distance or alphabetically
- Paginated section navigation
- User-friendly reformatting of weather data
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Area Forecast Discussions (AFDs) are a text weather product released by the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices to inform and elaborate on the public forecast. FD Viewer presents each office on a map and also displays a list of offices sorted by distance or alphabetically. Selecting an office will display the latest Forecast Discussion paginated by section. Swipe right or left to navigate through each section. This app merely reformats the web-based AFD information in a user-friendly format. All credit for the forecast information goes to all the hardworking people at the NWS. TBD: I plan to support in-app glossary popups that will describe some of the more arcane acronyms and phrases used in the forecast text.
The Barometer
Instantly view outdoor air pressure, wind speed, and direction. Customize the background and text colors to match your style. Automatically updates weather data for your selected region worldwide.
- Outdoor air pressure display
- Wind direction and speed
- Current time at a glance
- Automatic data updates
- Global region selection
- Customizable background and text colors
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What can you do with "The Barometer" app? - The design allows you to see the outdoor air pressure, wind direction, wind speed, and current time at a glance. - Automatic update function (automatically updates outdoor pressure, wind direction, and wind speed) - You can select your region from all over the world - Color change function (background color and text color can be changed) This is an app that allows you to instantly check the outdoor air pressure, wind direction, and wind speed. In addition, you can freely set the background color and text color to any color, so you can choose your favorite color scheme and install it as an interior decoration. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FD Viewer at none against The Barometer's shown. FD Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). The Barometer's advantage is ratings volume (315 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FD Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Barometer has 315 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | FD Viewer | The Barometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (315 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 315 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Cormia | Vida Apps Incorporated |
Customer experience
FD Viewer
The Barometer
In-app purchases
FD Viewer
No in-app purchases
The Barometer
No in-app purchases
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