Comparison

Frej vs SkyLens

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

Head to head
About

Frej

Visualize your entire day's weather at a glance. This app presents morning forecasts at the top and afternoon predictions at the bottom for quick understanding. It offers a clear and intuitive way to check the weather.

Highlights
  • Day-long weather overview
  • AM forecast at top
  • PM forecast at bottom
  • Intuitive visual display
  • Quick weather checks
Features
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See the entire days weather with a glance. AM at the top, PM at the bottom.

About

SkyLens

Features
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SkyLens turns your iPhone into a pocket meteorologist. Point at the sky, tap the shutter, and SkyLens identifies the cloud overhead — then tells you what weather it predicts. Unlike apps that just dump a Latin name, SkyLens reads the sky. Every cloud species comes with a Weather Insight: a cirrus halo means a warm front and rain within 24 hours; a towering cumulonimbus warns of thunderstorms; fair-weather cumulus signals a stable, sunny day. Learn to forecast the weather the way sailors and farmers have for centuries — just by looking up. WHY SKYLENS • On-device cloud identification — powered by Vision and Core ML, no internet required. • Weather predictions per species — understand what each cloud means for the hours ahead. • 100% offline & private — works in airplane mode. Your camera frames never leave your device. No accounts, no tracking, no backend. • Cloud Dictionary — 15 major cloud species with names, formation mechanisms, and meteorological meaning. • Built for the outdoors — high-contrast, crisp interface optimized for bright sunlight. FREE FOREVER Cloud identification is unlimited and free, forever. Identify as many clouds as you like at no cost. PREMIUM — LIFETIME UNLOCK ($2.99, ONE-TIME) Unlock the full sky for a single one-time purchase. No subscription, ever. • Weather Insight predictions for every identified cloud • HD Cloud Dictionary with formation mechanisms and high-resolution reference imagery • Lifetime access — pay once, keep forever Whether you're a hiker reading the weather before a summit, a parent teaching a child the science of the sky, a photographer chasing the perfect light, or simply curious about what's overhead — SkyLens helps you understand the sky above you. Look up. Read the weather. SkyLens. — Privacy: SkyLens collects no personal data. All image processing happens entirely on your device. Camera access is used solely to capture the sky for identification. Optional location access is used only to determine your local time of day for contextual suggestions.

Screenshots

Frej2 screens
SkyLens3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frej at none against SkyLens's 1. Frej also leads on iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SkyLens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Frej asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Frej versus SkyLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrejSkyLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKodareShenzhen Liubai Software Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Frej

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyLens

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Frej free?
Frej is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SkyLens free?
SkyLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Frej or SkyLens have ads?
Neither Frej nor SkyLens shows ads.

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