Nearest Weather Station vs PilotAWOS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nearest Weather Station
Finds nearby weather stations and provides their radio frequencies or phone numbers. You can even make calls from your watch to hear weather reports directly.
- List nearby ASOS/AWOS stations
- View radio frequency and phone numbers
- Initiate calls for audio weather reports
- Dial in station identifiers
- Uses latest FAA data
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Continuously provides a list of nearby ASOS and AWOS weather stations from FAA sources sorted by distance. Once a station is selected, Nearest Weather Station allows you to view the radio frequency and/or phone number (if available). By selecting the phone number, the watch will initiate a phone call to allow you to hear the ASOS or AWOS report on the watch or connected phone. Also allows you to dial in the identifier of a weather station and view the same information Nearest Weather Station provides you in the default GPS location mode. Uses latest data from FAA at time of release. Requires Watch OS version 10.0 or higher.
PilotAWOS
This app provides pilots with instant, real-time weather data from nearby automated observation stations. It focuses on critical information like wind direction, barometer readings, and VFR status for immediate flight planning. Available as both a phone and watch app, it offers customizable complications and widgets.
- Instant AWOS station readings
- Nearby station locator
- Watch face complications
- Phone home screen widgets
- Direct National Weather Service data
- Location-based station selection
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As a pilot, the weather a few days from now doesn't matter as much as the weather Right Now. You need the current wind direction, at the nearest airfield, for the best runway. You need the current barometer reading for your altimeter. You need to know if the field is still VFR. And you need it fast. PilotAWOS puts the National Weather Service's automated observation stations on your wrist or your home screen. Instantly see the most recent reading from a nearby AWOS station. A Phone app if you use your phone on your panel, and a Watch app if you don't Has watch-face complications and phone widgets, settable to specific stations Works wherever you have data connectivity Data is fetched directly from the National Weather Service, without any intermediate backends or analytics collection. Your location is used only to locate nearby AWOS stations, and isn't tracked or recorded.
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nearest Weather Station at none against PilotAWOS's 4. Nearest Weather Station also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). PilotAWOS's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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. PilotAWOS sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Nearest Weather Station asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nearest Weather Station holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotAWOS has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nearest Weather Station ships an update every 3 months, PilotAWOS every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Nearest Weather Station | PilotAWOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JONOTHON CONE | Rogers George |
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Nearest Weather Station
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In-app purchases
Nearest Weather Station
No in-app purchases
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- Tip$0.99
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