Aviator Weather vs HotHog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aviator Weather
Access live aviation weather reports, including METARs and TAFs, for thousands of airports worldwide. Plan flights with real-time data, perform E6B calculations, and view weather maps. Includes home screen widgets and an Apple Watch app for quick access.
- Live METARs and TAFs
- Live NOTAMs
- D-ATIS support
- E6B calculator
- Live weather map
- Home screen widgets
- Apple Watch companion app
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Aviator Wearther is the ultimate weather & plannign app for enthusaist and proffesional pilots alike. With Aviator Weather you can quickly view live METARs & TAFs for your saved airports, view live weather status maps and perform quick e6b calculations with visualized results. - Live weather - METARs and TAFs - Live NOTAMs for all Airports - D-ATIS in supporting airports - 10,000 Airports around the world - Home Screen widgets for quick weather data - Companion Apple Watch app for quickly getting weather info - Full E6B calculator built in - Live map with weather data Weather data is pulled directly from aviationweather.gov and provided by the NOAA National Weather Service.
HotHog
This app offers hourly and daily thermal comfort and stress predictions for sows. It provides detailed insights into thermal index categories, physiological changes, and management recommendations. Users can customize predictions and access development information.
- Hourly and daily thermal comfort predictions
- Thermal index categories (cool to severe heat stress)
- Physiological and behavioral change information
- Management observations and mitigation options
- Customizable thermal index builder
- Location-based predictions
- Temperature and precipitation forecasts
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HotHog provides hourly and daily predictions of thermal comfort and stress in non-pregnant, mid-gestation, and late-gestation sows based upon a decision support tool developed through a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant by scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, the University of Illinois, and Purdue University. Specific HotHog features are: • Thermal index categories include: cool, comfortable, warm, mild heat stress, moderate heat stress, and severe heat stress. • Users can set specific geographical locations and may refer to their current location for predictions. • HotHog provides hourly and daily temperature predictions along with daily precipitation predictions. • Physiological and behavioral changes associated with each thermal index category are provided by selecting the pig icon. • Management observations and mitigation options associated with each thermal index category are provided by selecting the fan icon. • By selecting the paper and pencil icon, users can build their own thermal index through temperature, gestation stage, and relative humidity inputs. • The gear icon takes the user to a settings page where they can: 1) edit their individual profile, 2) set preferences such as dark/light mode or Fahrenheit/Celcius, 3) find information on how the decision support tool and HotHog were developed, 4) make considerations for use of HotHog, and 5) report problems with HotHog or ask specific questions pertaining to swine thermal stress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HotHog at Free against Aviator Weather's $1.99. HotHog also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Aviator Weather's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 2) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
HotHog is free to download; Aviator Weather costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HotHog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aviator Weather has 113 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Aviator Weather ships an update every 6 weeks, HotHog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aviator Weather | HotHog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iddo Gino | Purdue University |
Customer experience
Aviator Weather
HotHog
Bugs and requests
Aviator Weather
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes every few seconds
- App ceases to function after iOS 26 launch
- App won't open with iOS 26
- App crashes on iOS 26
- App not working on iOS 26
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- App needs update for iOS 26
- App crashes when searching for airports
- App closes when trying to search another airport
- App is a little 'crashy' when attempting to add stations
- App and widget fail to load, just crash
- App needs updating for iOS 17 compatibility
- App quit working on iPhone
- App stopped working after aviationweather.gov update
- App opens and then immediately shuts down
- App opens for 1/2 sec and shuts off
- Some functions don't work, throws out of app
- Blank screen, no error on new iPad
- Home Screen widget defaults to instructions, will not update
- E6B area not fully functional
- Performance specs entry issues
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to put widgets on Lock Screen
- Improve font sizes and colors
- Make station ID flash by color
- Bring app back to the USA (if applicable)
- Open app from widget to airport list, not METAR
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- Remember previously selected units
HotHog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aviator Weather
No in-app purchases
HotHog
No in-app purchases
Questions
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