Mercury Weather vs AirPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Beautiful weather charts
- Detailed daily forecast
- Trip Forecast
- Accurate rain forecast
- Hurricane and storm tracking
- Live widgets
- Weather notifications
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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
AirPulse
Instantly understand your local air quality with a simple, color-coded display. Get clear, plain-English advice on whether it's safe to be outdoors. Check air quality for any city worldwide, with a home screen widget for quick access.
- Instant local air quality display
- Color-coded AQI for at-a-glance understanding
- Plain-English safety advice
- Home screen widget
- Search global cities
- Ad-free and account-free experience
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Open the app and you instantly know whether it's safe to run, take the kids to the park, or skip the beach today. No dashboards. No charts. No account. Just your local air quality, right now. The AQI for your location fills the screen — color-coded so you know at a glance. Green means go. Dark purple means stay home. Six levels, plain English — From "Air's clean, go live your best life" to "Nope. Stay inside. Seriously" Widget on your home screen — Check your air without opening the app. The widget stays current so you're never caught off guard. Search any city in the world. Great for travel, or checking in on family before they head outside. No ads. No account. No noise. Just the information you actually need. Powered by IQAir data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirPulse at none against Mercury Weather's 7. Mercury Weather's advantage is chart position (#60 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Mercury Weather sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AirPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mercury Weather | AirPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #60 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Triple Glazed Studios LLC | Priyanka Kodikal |
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
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- Add more data sources
- Improve Apple Watch integration
AirPulse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mercury Weather
- 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
- Lifetime (Family Upgrade)$39.99
- Lifetime$59.99
- Lifetime (Family)$99.99
AirPulse
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mercury Weather free?
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