Comparison

Nearest Weather Station vs iAWOS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 9.0 or higher.

About

iAWOS

Features
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iAWOS puts a realistic AWOS weather display on your screen: the same information a real controller would read out, drawn from live METAR data for over 84,000 airports. Built for VATSIM and IVAO virtual controllers and sim pilots, iAWOS gives you everything you need to run the frequency or fly the approach. Wind, QNH, visibility, cloud layers, and RVR, all decoded and ready to issue the moment you need them. WIND & RUNWAY ANALYSIS • Animated wind rose with live heading indicator • Crosswind and tailwind components for every runway end • Instant alerts when wind exceeds limits • Full runway picker across all published ends AERODROME WEATHER • Temperature, dewpoint, and QNH/QFE • Visibility in miles or metres • Cloud layers with coverage and altitude • RVR decoded for precision approaches • Weather phenomena: rain, snow, fog, mist SOURCES YOU TRUST • NOAA: official real-world METAR • VATSIM: live sim network weather • IVAO: live sim network weather • Clock-aligned refresh for current conditions 84,000 AIRPORTS • Full ICAO and IATA search • Favourites and recent history • Bundled database with conditional live updates DESIGNED FOR THE JOB • Ambient AWOS-style instrument display • Adaptive layout for iPad, Mac, and iPhone • Dark and light themes with a 24-colour palette • Haptic feedback and smooth animations • Full VoiceOver and accessibility support SUPPORTER Upgrade to Supporter to unlock custom colour themes, 6 alternative app icons, and help keep iAWOS growing. --- Designed for VATSIM, IVAO, and other flight simulation networks, and for educational use by real-world pilots. Not approved for operational real-world aviation use.

Screenshots

iAWOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nearest Weather Station at none against iAWOS's 1. Nearest Weather Station also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). iAWOS's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). 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. iAWOS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nearest Weather Station asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearest Weather Station ships an update every 3 months, iAWOS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Nearest Weather Station versus iAWOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearest Weather StationiAWOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJONOTHON CONEWilliam Beal

In-app purchases

None

Nearest Weather Station

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

iAWOS

One-time1
  • iAWOS Supporter$2.99

Questions

Is Nearest Weather Station free?
Nearest Weather Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iAWOS free?
iAWOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nearest Weather Station or iAWOS have ads?
Neither Nearest Weather Station nor iAWOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nearest Weather Station or iAWOS?
Nearest Weather Station ships an update every 3 months, and iAWOS every 4 weeks. Most recently, Nearest Weather Station was updated on October 27, 2026 and iAWOS on October 25, 2026.

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