MetaWeather vs Storma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MetaWeather
This app provides advanced weather forecasts with AI integration, offering detailed 10-day outlooks and 140-hour predictions. It features a radar, customizable widgets, and alerts, all presented without advertisements for a clean user experience.
- AI weather assistant
- 10-day outlooks
- 140-hour forecasts
- Global radar
- Customizable widgets
- Weather alerts
- No ads
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No ads. 240 hours. 10 days. Radar. Widgets. AI assistant. Forward thinking. Intelligent. Accurate: - AI incorporated throughout the app - Activity planner - Radar - Alerts - 10 day outlooks - 140 hour forecasts - Current conditions - Themes - Custom app icons - Customization - Widgets - Weather reports - Weather blog - AI Assistant - Data from Apple Weather Everyone on Earth— from the USA to Europe to Asia and beyond— has been keep in mind. We support global locations and custom units for temperature, speed, visibility, and measurement. The blog focuses on global weather headlines. Radar is supported worldwide. This isn’t just your standard weather app. Our goal is not to compare- it is to contrast. This is a unique experience designed for the mid-2020s and beyond. Forward thinking. Simply. Powerful. MetaWeather. -- You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase named MetaWeather+. • Auto-renewable, 1-month subscription • Privacy policy and terms of use: https://nathanranthony.wixsite.com/metawx
Storma
Observe real-time thunderstorms globally with a live map and receive instant notifications for detected storms. Watch storms directly from your iPhone's lock screen or Dynamic Island.
- Real-time lightning strike map
- Global storm observation
- Customizable storm alerts
- Live Activities integration
- Lock screen storm viewing
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Storma is the ultimate app for observing thunderstorms worldwide. It's easy to stay informed about weather phenomena! REAL-TIME MAP View lightning strikes live on the world map and explore storms around the globe. NOTIFICATIONS Create alerts and receive notifications when a storm is detected near a point of interest. LIVE ACTIVITIES Watch storms directly from your iPhone's lock screen or Dynamic Island with Live Activities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Storma at Free against MetaWeather's $1.99. Storma also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). MetaWeather's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (54 vs 12). On rating 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
Storma is free to download; MetaWeather costs $1.99 up front. MetaWeather sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Storma asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MetaWeather against 4.8 for Storma. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of MetaWeather's written reviews are positive against 100% of Storma's.
MetaWeather ships an update every 9 days, Storma monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MetaWeather | Storma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (54 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Anthony | Benjamin Pisano |
Customer experience
MetaWeather
Storma
Bugs and requests
MetaWeather
Reported bugs
26 issues- AI functionality not working
- Restore doesn't work
- Unable to restore purchases
- Latest update broke the app
- New update is bad
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- Temperature not shown properly
- Update broke the app
- Redesign totally ruined a decent app
- Not formatted for iPhone?
- Text too big to fit on screen
- No config tab
- Inaccurate
- No Celsius
- Where's the metric?
- Rain? No rain? (discrepancy)
- Missing settings icon
- No radar found
- Faulty values
- Screen display cut off on iPhone mini
- Dark mode has invisible labels
- Cannot switch from meters to feet
- Barometer and visibility always metric
- Cannot remove cities
- White bars on forecast lack meaning
- Degrees and percent numbers unclear
- Sliders cannot be moved
Requested features
26 requests- Support Chinese language
- Add more language support (Simplified Chinese)
- Drag dew point under Temp in Hourly view
- AI work against the forecast (e.g., best time to ride bike)
- Add more widgets
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- Add widgets for Pro version
- Dark mode option
- Switch from dark mode to normal mode
- Weather map with Radar/Sonar/Wind/Temperature
- Allow each day to open for an hourly forecast
- Separation between 23h and 00h in hourly view
- Wind direction
- Day indicator when scrolling hourly
- Easier location selection (less clicks)
- Clarify low temp meaning (morning or night)
- Option to lighten background color
- Dark theme option
- Solar and other cool data
- Ability to make own themes
- More straightforward precipitation bar
- Delete predetermined cities
- Switch all info to metric or imperial
- Remove cities from the list
- Change to 24h instead of pm/am
- Auto dark mode based on iOS settings
- Precise locations (even by zip code)
Storma
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MetaWeather
- MetaWeather Pro$0.99
Storma
No in-app purchases
