Comparison

PWS Console vs Backyard Weather

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Connects to multiple PWS brands
  • Real-time data access
  • Historical weather records
  • Visualize weather data
  • Integrates with Weather Underground
Features
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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/

About

Backyard Weather

Monitor personal weather stations, aviation weather, and coastal conditions. View current readings, historical charts for up to 11 metrics, and customize units. Offers widgets and a watch app for convenient access to weather data.

Highlights
  • Personal weather station monitoring
  • Aviation weather (METAR)
  • Coastal conditions (NOAA tides)
  • Current conditions and historical charts
  • Customizable units and display
  • Widgets and watch app support
Features
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**Personal Weather Station & Aviation Weather** Connect a PWS via Weather Underground, monitor aviation weather from any METAR airport, or track tides and coastal conditions from NOAA CO-OPS stations. **Three station types** • PWS — personal weather stations via Weather Underground • METAR — airport observations, updated every few minutes at most US airports • NOAA — tide gauges and coastal stations **Current conditions** Live readings with charts underneath, plus the record high, record low and average for today's date from your station's full archive. Up to 12 metrics depending on station type: temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, dew point, pressure, precipitation, UV, solar radiation, visibility, water temperature, and water level/tide. **Rich history charts** 1-day and 7-day charts you can drag to read exact values, times and wind direction. US airport stations fill in between the hourly reports, so today's line is a curve rather than 24 steps. **Alerts** Get notified when your station crosses a value you choose — a freeze, a gust, an inch of rain — or when it stops reporting altogether. Pressure drops, temperature swings and wind shifts are built in as ready-made rules. **Customisable units & display** 12- or 24-hour time, metric or imperial, and precision options for every number. **Color themes** Nine palettes for your charts and calendars. Preview any of them across every metric before you decide. **Widgets (Supporter)** Graph widgets for any metric over 1 or 7 days, a single-metric widget for one big number, a year-at-a-glance calendar, long-range history charts, a records widget, and Lock Screen complications. **Watch app (Supporter)** Temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, pressure and precipitation as watch complications, with every current metric and its graph in the app itself. **History & Records (Supporter)** Daily detail for any year your station has recorded — airports often reach back decades — plus all-time records, a record high and low for every calendar day, and yearly trends that overlay up to ten years on one chart. Free includes current conditions, 1-day and 7-day charts, one month of history, one alert per station, and three colour themes. Note: a Weather Underground API key is required for PWS stations. METAR and NOAA stations are free and need no API key. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PWS Console1 screens
Backyard Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backyard Weather at 5.0 against PWS Console's 4.0. Backyard Weather also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PWS Console sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Backyard Weather sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backyard Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PWS Console ships an update every 4 months, Backyard Weather every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PWS Console versus Backyard Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPWS ConsoleBackyard Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB21 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPascal BourqueSamuel Albrecht

Customer experience

PWS Console

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

Backyard Weather

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PWS Console

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime supporter$19.99
1 purchases

Backyard Weather

Subscriptions1
  • Backyard Weather Pro1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is PWS Console free?
PWS Console is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backyard Weather free?
Backyard Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PWS Console or Backyard Weather?
Backyard Weather is rated higher. PWS Console averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Backyard Weather averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PWS Console or Backyard Weather have ads?
Neither PWS Console nor Backyard Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PWS Console or Backyard Weather?
PWS Console ships an update every 4 months, and Backyard Weather every 3 weeks. Most recently, PWS Console was updated on October 27, 2026 and Backyard Weather on October 28, 2026.

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