Simple Local Weather vs TrueFax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Local Weather
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The app shows the weather of your location. Data source provider https://openweathermap.org
TrueFax
This app provides detailed reports on potential storm damage to homes, similar to how vehicle history reports work. It accesses a nationwide database to identify the frequency and severity of weather events that could have impacted a property.
- Storm damage reports for homes
- Nationwide storm database
- Hail, high winds, and lightning data
- Damage frequency and severity
- Property damage history
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A TrueFax report shows possible damage to a house just like a CARFAX report shows possible damage to a vehicle. Using our nationwide database regarding hail, high winds and lightning; TrueFax lists the frequency and severity of storms that may have caused property damage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Local Weather at every 3 months against TrueFax's every 57 months. TrueFax's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Simple Local Weather ships an update every 3 months, TrueFax every 57 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple Local Weather | TrueFax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Dolgikh | Home Data Experts, LLC |
In-app purchases
Simple Local Weather
No in-app purchases
TrueFax
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Simple Local Weather free?
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Do Simple Local Weather or TrueFax have ads?
Which is updated more often, Simple Local Weather or TrueFax?
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