Comparison

Mercury Weather vs EverythingWeather

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

Head to head
About

Mercury Weather

Get hyper-local weather forecasts with beautiful charts and detailed daily predictions. Track storms, plan trips with future forecasts, and receive timely notifications. Includes live widgets for your home and lock screens.

Highlights
  • Beautiful weather charts
  • Detailed daily forecast
  • Trip Forecast
  • Accurate rain forecast
  • Hurricane and storm tracking
  • Live widgets
  • Weather notifications
Features
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"It's a weather app. How much is there to say?" – Malin from Triple Glazed Studios' crack product marketing team TOP FEATURES – Beautiful weather charts – Detailed daily forecast – Trip Forecast – Incredibly accurate rain forecast – Hurricane and storm tracking – Tide forecasts – Weather notifications – Radar map – Simple yet powerful Apple Watch app – Easy to glance home screen and lock screen widgets – Weather normals Privacy policy: https://tripleglazedstudios.com/mercury/privacy Terms of use: https://tripleglazedstudios.com/mercury/terms

About

EverythingWeather

Access comprehensive weather data, including current conditions, forecasts, and real-time alerts from the National Weather Service and NOAA. Customize your homepage, receive push notifications for hazards, and view detailed radar with multiple map overlays. Includes tropical outlooks, storm predictions, and space weather information.

Highlights
  • NWS/NOAA data
  • Current conditions & forecasts
  • Customizable homepage
  • Real-time hazard alerts
  • Detailed radar with overlays
  • Tropical outlooks
  • Space weather data
Features
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EverythingWeather utilizes all National Weather Service (NWS) and NOAA data to get current conditions and forecast data for anywhere within the United States and it's territories. What can be found in the app: - Current and forecast conditions with a fully customizable home page - Choose from countless weather stations to use as your default. - Current hazards in effect (includes all NWS hazards/alerts) - Realtime customizable push notifications for NWS hazards/alerts - Daily Weather Summary and Tropical Push Notifications - Push notifications for observed and forecast river levels. - Easy to share Weather Stories from all NWS offices - Current Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and Weather Prediction Center (WPC) outlooks shown on the home page - Probabilistic precipitation data (rain/snow/ice) - Tide data shown on the home page if you are near the coast - NEW Tropical Center where you can follow along with all things tropical across the globe - Real time radar with lightning data and many map overlays: * Lightning data from GOES satellite GLM * All NWS products and you can customize the colors for each one and filter to only show what you want to see * GOES satellite data with a 3-hour loop * Composite radar and super-res level 2 radar data with split screen capability * Severe Weather Outlook (Days 1-8) from the SPC * Fire Weather Outlook (Days 1-8) from the SPC * Active Mesoscale Discussions from the SPC * Storm Reports from the last 24 hours * Excessive Rainfall Outlook from the WPC * Active Mesoscale Precipitation Discussions from the WPC * Forecast rainfall amounts (Days 1-7) from the WPC * PROBSevere information * Tidal information/forecasts for all of the US and it's territories * Tropical Outlooks and discussions from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) * Active Tropical Depressions/Storms/Hurricanes and their forecast tracks, watches/warnings, surface wind field, wind probabilities, wind radii, arrival time of TS force winds, and peak storm surge from the NHC * Current weather conditions from around the US * Plot your saved favorites right on the map for a quick look at conditions for all your favorites * Show your current location on the map - NWS Products such as Area Forecast Discussion, Climate Reports, Local Storm Reports, etc. - Save Favorite locations - View detailed weekly and hourly forecast data - Detailed astronomy data including info on upcoming meteor showers - Space Weather page that includes solar wind data, GOES Magnetometer, solar flare probabilities, KP conditions and forecast, and solar imagery - Current and forecast air quality data See the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ See our Privacy Policy: https://everythingwx.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Mercury Weather4 screens
EverythingWeather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EverythingWeather at 91% against Mercury Weather's 65%. EverythingWeather also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Mercury Weather's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Mercury Weather sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and EverythingWeather sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EverythingWeather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Mercury Weather's written reviews are positive against 91% of EverythingWeather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, EverythingWeather every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Mercury Weather versus EverythingWeather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMercury WeatherEverythingWeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews91.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K1.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#67#51 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriple Glazed Studios LLCCory Mottice

Customer experience

Mercury Weather

All ratings1,054 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews340 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral14.4%
Negative20.9%

EverythingWeather

All ratings1,267 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.1%

User reviews

Mercury Weather

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best weather app
  • 👍 Fantastic app
  • 👍 Looks great
  • 👍 Simple, attractive, opinionated
  • 👍 Useful and straightforward

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Widgets don't update
  • 🐛 Complications don't update
  • 🐛 Slow and missing basic features
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 💰 Too many paid features

EverythingWeather

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🔒 No ads or tracking
  • 💡 Comprehensive NWS data
  • 👍 Customizable dashboard

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional slow response and crashes
  • 🔍 Missing some specific location forecasts

Bugs and requests

Mercury Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets showing demo mode
  • Complications not working
  • Scrolling performance issues
  • Subscription issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add radar
  • Add air quality data
  • Add UV forecast
  • Add precipitation graph
  • Improve widget design and customization
Show 2 more
  • Add more data sources
  • Improve Apple Watch integration

EverythingWeather

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Settings changes not persisting
  • Detailed view showing next day instead of current day

Requested features

3 requests
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • ASOS/weather observation data
  • Snow level information in precipitation

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mercury Weather

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly (Family)$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly (Family)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime (Family Upgrade)$39.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
  • Lifetime (Family)$99.99
6 purchases

EverythingWeather

Subscriptions6
  • EverythingWeather Pro$1.997 Days
  • EverythingWeather Pro$2.997 Days
  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Mercury Weather free?
Mercury Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EverythingWeather free?
EverythingWeather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mercury Weather or EverythingWeather?
EverythingWeather is rated higher. Mercury Weather averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while EverythingWeather averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Mercury Weather or EverythingWeather have ads?
Neither Mercury Weather nor EverythingWeather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mercury Weather or EverythingWeather?
Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, and EverythingWeather every 9 days. Most recently, Mercury Weather was updated on September 24, 2026 and EverythingWeather on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Mercury Weather or EverythingWeather?
Mercury Weather currently peaks at #67 in the App Store charts, and EverythingWeather at #51. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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