FD Viewer vs Weather Nerd
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.
Weather Nerd
Get detailed weather forecasts and updates. This rebuilt application offers improved performance and a cleaner interface for all your weather needs. Contact the developer with any issues.
- Detailed weather forecasts
- Real-time updates
- Improved performance
- Clean interface
- Subscription required
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Heads up... a subscription is required. Weather data aint cheap. Weather Nerd has been rebuilt from the ground up. Should run faster, cleaner, better on the latest devices. Probably some bugs to sort out so ping me if you run into any problems - weathernerdhelp@gmail.com Terms of Use (UELA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy https://allstarapps.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FD Viewer at 5.0 against Weather Nerd's 3.7. FD Viewer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Weather Nerd's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Weather Nerd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FD Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
FD Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
FD Viewer ships an update every 2 weeks, Weather Nerd every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FD Viewer | Weather Nerd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Cormia | All Star Apps |
Customer experience
FD Viewer
Weather Nerd
In-app purchases
FD Viewer
No in-app purchases
Weather Nerd
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual$5.991 Year
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