# Mercury Weather vs The Cloud Edition

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Cloud Edition at none against Mercury Weather's 7. Mercury Weather's advantage is chart position (#53 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Mercury Weather sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. The Cloud Edition asks for nothing beyond the download.

Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, The Cloud Edition fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mercury Weather | The Cloud Edition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (1.1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mercury-weather/id1621800675/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **1.1K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | **#53** | — |
| Size | 126 MB | 30 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Triple Glazed Studios LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1864792409) | [Brady Valentino](https://appshunter.io/developer/1807585428) |

## What reviewers say

### Mercury Weather

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mercury-weather/id1621800675)

**Currently charting:** #53 Top Grossing · Weather, #98 Top Free · Weather (US App Store)

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:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Monthly (Family) | $4.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| Yearly (Family) | $24.99 | per year |
| Lifetime (Family Upgrade) | $39.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $59.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime (Family) | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- Widgets showing demo mode
- Complications not working
- Scrolling performance issues
- Subscription issues

**Requested features**

- Add radar
- Add air quality data
- Add UV forecast
- Add precipitation graph
- Improve widget design and customization


### The Cloud Edition

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-cloud-edition/id6758178193)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mercury Weather free?

Mercury Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is The Cloud Edition free?

The Cloud Edition is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Mercury Weather or The Cloud Edition have ads?

Neither Mercury Weather nor The Cloud Edition shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Mercury Weather or The Cloud Edition?

Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, and The Cloud Edition fortnightly. Most recently, Mercury Weather was updated on October 30, 2026 and The Cloud Edition on October 28, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*