PWS Console vs Teapot for Tempest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PWS Console
Connect your personal weather station to access real-time data and historical records. Visualize and analyze weather information like temperature, rainfall, and wind speed in a user-friendly interface. Integrate with the Weather Underground network for enhanced weather insights.
- Connects to multiple PWS brands
- Real-time data access
- Historical weather records
- Visualize weather data
- Integrates with Weather Underground
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With Me.teo, your Personal Weather Station (PWS) becomes even more powerful. Connect your PWS, whether it's from Ambient Weather, My Acurite, Tempest, Ecowitt, Davis Instruments, LaCrosse, Netatmo, or other compatible brands, to the Weather Underground service (wunderground), and unlock a world of weather insights. Me.teo is the ultimate companion for PWS owners, providing real-time access to your PWS data and historical records. Dive deep into temperature, rainfall, wind speed, and more, all displayed in a visually pleasing and user-friendly interface. With Me.teo, seamlessly integrate your PWS into the Weather Underground network, and explore a rich set of features tailored specifically for your PWS. Whether you're a weather enthusiast or want to keep a close eye on local conditions, Me.teo is your go-to app. Visualize and analyze your PWS data like never before. Whether it's checking current conditions, reviewing past trends, or customizing data visualizations, Me.teo delivers the tools for in-depth exploration of your PWS. Download Me.teo now and take control of your PWS experience. Get accurate insights, track weather trends, and harness the power of Weather Underground and your Personal Weather Station (PWS) to stay informed and prepared. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://meteo.fan/legal/privacy/
Teapot for Tempest
This app provides a locally displayed console for your Tempest Weather System, showing real-time observations and hyper-local forecasts. It offers multiple display views for detailed weather data, storm tracking with radar maps, and extended forecast periods.
- Real-time weather observations
- Hyper-local forecasts up to 10 days
- Multiple display views (Main, Storm, Forecast)
- Live weather radar map
- Rainfall calibration function
- Light/dark mode options
- Customizable map embeds
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Good news for owners of the Tempest Weather System by WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. Now you can have a locally displayed console specifically designed to display your weather observations and hyper-local forecasts on a single screen in real-time. You can also get daily and hour-by-hour forecasts for up to 10 days. Choose from different "Main"view displays that offer numerous ways to view your weather observations. Easily view all the relevant data necessary to keep tabs on conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind gusts, daily rain, rain storm totals, rain rate, and sky conditions such as UV, LUX and solar radiation. It also displays sunrise and sunset. Or you can choose the alternate display with just the basics enlarged for easy viewing from a distance. The "Storm" view displays all the above items except sky conditions. In its place, Teapot for Tempest displays a live weather radar map for your location. It updates automatically so no user intervention is necessary. Whenever you are expecting a storm, all you need to do is tap the 'Storm View" icon, and everything you need to see will be right there. The "Forecast" view displays detailed hyper-local forecasts for up to 7 days as well as hour-by-hour forecasts for the same periods. Installation and setup takes less than 5 minutes and your weather readings will be immediately streamed to your device in real time wherever you are. Your weather data stays private. Only devices you approve can look at your data. Teapot for Tempest offers Nearcast compatibility as well as a unique rainfall calibration function that helps to improve your rainfall display accuracy. By using another weather station or simple rain gauge as a comparison, you can adjust your rainfall readings to an actual "known accurate" rain collector. This will greatly improve your rainfall reading accuracy. It uses a simple slider to adjust plus or minus percentages that is non-destructive. It only modifies the displayed reading, and leaved the underlying raw data in its original state. Teapot also allows you to select light or dark modes overriding your system settings, or you can choose to follow your system settings. Teapot for Tempest uses its own weather radar map using Apple Maps and radar data from RainViewer. You're not limited to our map however. We have provided a mechanism to allow any embeddable map you may prefer. Several weather providers offer embedded maps for personal use. To embed an alternative weather radar map, all you need is the URL from the provider. And, if you need any help, we're happy to assist you. Teapot for Tempest is available in the Apple App Store Subscription is required. Annual Subscription is $9.99 US billed annually. Monthly Subscription is $0.99 per month, billed monthly. Family Sharing is supported. Privacy Policy is available here: https://teapotapp.com/privacy/ Terms of use (EULA) is available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Legal: Tempest is a trademark of WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. and used with permission. (https://weatherflow.com/tempest-home-weather-system/) ** We are not affiliated with WeatherFlow-Tempest, Inc. Radar Overlay Data is provided by RainViewer with permission. (https://www.rainviewer.com) RainViewer radar data is derived from open source contributors and is free for personal and commercial use. RanViewer is a trademark of RainViewer, MateoLab, Inc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: PWS Console at freemium against Teapot for Tempest's subscription. Teapot for Tempest's advantage is review sentiment (55% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. PWS Console sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Teapot for Tempest sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for PWS Console against 3.9 for Teapot for Tempest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teapot for Tempest has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of PWS Console's written reviews are positive against 55% of Teapot for Tempest's.
PWS Console ships an update every 4 months, Teapot for Tempest every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PWS Console | Teapot for Tempest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.9 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal Bourque | Brian MILBURN |
Customer experience
PWS Console
Teapot for Tempest
Bugs and requests
PWS Console
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Teapot for Tempest
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes immediately on launch
- No data received despite successful connection
- Barometric pressure reading seldom shows
- Error on the forecast screen
- Tripled reported wind speeds
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- Kept telling the wrong station ID
- App not functioning properly, not reading data
- Tempest app no longer works after installing this app
- Station removed from Tempest app
- App crashes within a fraction of a second
- Forecast button yields a blank page
- App takes too long to populate data when first opened
- App crashes on me every time I open it
- App is extremely buggy and consistently crashes/loses local station information
- Connection issues, no data received
- Incorrect data readings (wind speed, station ID)
- Forecast screen shows blank page
Requested features
12 requests- Display historical data in graphs
- Widget for Home Screen
- Offset temperature and humidity
- More documentation on data meanings
- History and stats
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- Graphing and trending
- Historical data replay
- More details on battery status
- Options for other screen designs (landscape)
- Show all data points without scrolling
- Flexibility to add/remove all Tempest items
- Larger wind direction indicator
In-app purchases
PWS Console
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
- Lifetime supporter$19.99
Teapot for Tempest
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$12.991 Year
Questions
Is PWS Console free?
Is Teapot for Tempest free?
Which has better reviews, PWS Console or Teapot for Tempest?
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