Comparison

Mercury Weather vs AniMeteo

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

AniMeteo

This app transforms your watch complication into a dynamic, pixel-art window displaying real-time weather animations. It visualizes current conditions, hourly forecasts, and minute-by-minute precipitation with charming animated scenes and seasonal updates.

Highlights
  • Animated pixel-art weather scenes
  • Real-time weather data integration
  • Hourly and minute-by-minute forecasts
  • Multiple sceneries and animated elements
  • Seasonal and holiday themes
  • Apple Watch complication support
Features
Currently charting
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AniMeteo turns a rectangular complication into a tiny animated window on the sky. NOW The current weather as a looping pixel-art scene: clouds that turn pink at sunset, rain in two layers with puddles, falling snow, soft fog banks, lightning that strikes the rooftop. Cloud cover, rain intensity, wind and visibility come from Apple Weather, so no two rainy days look the same. Next to it: temperature, conditions and today's high and low, or "Rain in 12 min" when a shower is on its way. NEXT 12 HOURS Your day as a 30-second timelapse. The sun and the moon cross the sky, daylight turns to dusk and night, and the weather blends from hour to hour. A coloured ruler along the bottom shows the whole 12 hours at a glance, and the complication tells you what changes next, such as "Rain at 3:00 PM". NEXT HOUR Rain and snow minute by minute: the next 60 minutes in 30 seconds, with the intensity as bars along the bottom. It uses Apple Weather's minute forecast, which is available in some countries; elsewhere the complication says so. A LIVING SCENE • Five sceneries: countryside, city, seaside, mountains and a sailboat out at sea, where the waves grow as the weather gets worse; Automatic switches to the mountains above 800 m • Walkers, cyclists, cars, dogs, deer, birds, planes and helicopters, chosen for the landscape and the weather, and once in a while a UFO • Trees and fields follow the seasons, the moon its real phase • Holiday scenes for Halloween, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter and Valentine's Day AniMeteo keeps growing: free updates bring new animations, visitors, places and holidays. DETAILS • Three complications for rectangular slots, for example on Modular and Modular Duo faces or in the Smart Stack • 1, 2 or 4 frames per second, chosen in the app; higher rates are smoother and use more battery • A dedicated dark frame for the Always-On display • Weather data from Apple Weather • Your approximate location is used only to get the forecast • No account, ads, tracking or subscriptions • Apple Watch app for watchOS 10 or later; no iPhone app needed The complications use the last location found by the app. After travelling, open AniMeteo on your Watch to update it.

Screenshots

Mercury Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mercury Weather at Free against AniMeteo's $0.99. Mercury Weather also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). AniMeteo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, chart position and iOS requirement 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

Mercury Weather is free to download; AniMeteo costs $0.99 up front. Mercury Weather sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AniMeteo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AniMeteo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mercury Weather has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, AniMeteo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mercury Weather versus AniMeteo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMercury WeatherAniMeteo
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#93#49 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTriple Glazed Studios LLCLuca Mattiazzi

Customer experience

Mercury Weather

All ratings1,063 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews347 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral14.7%
Negative20.5%

AniMeteo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

AniMeteo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

AniMeteo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mercury Weather free?
Mercury Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AniMeteo free?
AniMeteo costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mercury Weather or AniMeteo?
AniMeteo is rated higher. Mercury Weather averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while AniMeteo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mercury Weather or AniMeteo have ads?
Neither Mercury Weather nor AniMeteo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mercury Weather or AniMeteo?
Mercury Weather ships an update every 10 days, and AniMeteo every 3 days. Most recently, Mercury Weather was updated on November 7, 2026 and AniMeteo on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Mercury Weather or AniMeteo?
Mercury Weather currently peaks at #93 in the App Store charts, and AniMeteo at #49. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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