Comparison

Nearest Weather Station vs Aiolos Weather

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
Features
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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.

About

Aiolos Weather

This app combines forecast models and local observations into a unified weather workspace. It offers detailed current conditions, wind tracking, and map exploration with multiple weather layers. Users can set alerts, customize dashboards, and choose from various temperature data sources.

Highlights
  • Hyperlocal weather workspace
  • Current conditions and AQI
  • Wind and gust tracking
  • Multi-layer weather maps
  • Customizable temperature sources
  • Weather alerts
  • Configurable dashboard widgets
Features
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Make sense of the weather around you and the places you care about. Aiolos brings forecasts, nearby observations and weather maps together in a customizable workspace. YOUR DAY, HOUR BY HOUR See current conditions and the week ahead, then open a day for rain, temperature and wind detail. Today's rain and temperature charts focus on the time remaining, from Now to midnight. Choose Celsius or Fahrenheit and your preferred wind units, including Beaufort. MAPS AND LOCAL OBSERVATIONS Explore street, terrain and satellite maps with weather overlays. Search for a city or address and save places for quick access. Where available, compare forecast-model temperatures with nearby National Observatory of Athens stations, airport METAR reports and Sensor.Community observations. Set the search radius and choose how available temperature sources are combined. THE DETAILS THAT MATTER TO YOU Follow wind and gusts, precipitation, air quality, humidity, pressure, cloud cover, UV, visibility and dew point. Choose and reorder dashboard widgets, and create weather alert rules for current and saved locations. ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES Use Aiolos on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Optional Apple or Google sign-in syncs saved places, settings and alert rules. On Mac, check weather from the menu bar and choose whether Aiolos starts at login. English and Greek are supported. PRIVACY BY CHOICE An account is optional. Usage analytics and crash reporting are off unless you enable them in Config. Weather data and individual features vary by location, device and provider. Forecasts and alerts are informational and must not be used for emergency or life-safety decisions. Developed by Iliadis LLC. Support: info@iliadisllc.com.

Screenshots

Aiolos Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Aiolos Weather at weekly against Nearest Weather Station's every 3 months. Aiolos Weather also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nearest Weather Station against 5.0 for Aiolos Weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearest Weather Station ships an update every 3 months, Aiolos Weather weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nearest Weather Station versus Aiolos Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearest Weather StationAiolos Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJONOTHON CONEAlexandros Iliadis

Customer experience

Nearest Weather Station

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

Aiolos Weather

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

In-app purchases

None

Nearest Weather Station

No in-app purchases

None

Aiolos Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nearest Weather Station free?
Nearest Weather Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aiolos Weather free?
Aiolos Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nearest Weather Station or Aiolos Weather?
Nearest Weather Station and Aiolos Weather are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nearest Weather Station or Aiolos Weather have ads?
Neither Nearest Weather Station nor Aiolos Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nearest Weather Station or Aiolos Weather?
Nearest Weather Station ships an update every 3 months, and Aiolos Weather weekly. Most recently, Nearest Weather Station was updated on November 3, 2026 and Aiolos Weather on October 31, 2026.

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