Nearest Weather Station vs Brief WX
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.
Brief WX
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Brief helps you quickly understand aviation weather with a clean, structured layout. Raw reports are always visible, with decoded data below so you can verify every detail at a glance. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://ericaadavis.github.io/BriefWX/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://ericaadavis.github.io/BriefWX/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nearest Weather Station at none against Brief WX's 2. Nearest Weather Station also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Brief WX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Nearest Weather Station asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nearest Weather Station ships an update every 3 months, Brief WX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nearest Weather Station | Brief WX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JONOTHON CONE | Eric Aagaard Davis |
In-app purchases
Nearest Weather Station
No in-app purchases
Brief WX
- Brief Premium: Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Brief Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Questions
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