Comparison

Weather Radar Maps vs MicroClimate

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

Head to head
About

Weather Radar Maps

Get detailed global weather forecasts and real-time radar maps. Track rain, snow, hurricanes, and fires with advanced layers and alerts. Offers daily and extended forecasts with essential meteorological data.

Highlights
  • Global 15-day and 24-hour forecasts
  • High-precision weather radar layers
  • Satellite color cloud map
  • Rainfall, snow, and fire tracking
  • Sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset times
  • UV index and visibility data
Features
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Weather maps is trusted weather radar alerts app. Global 15-day and 24-hour weather forecast, including: sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, maximum and minimum temperatures, weather conditions, wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, dew point temperature, UV index, visibility, etc. More features: - Has 5 map layer switches - High-precision weather radar layers show areas of rain, snow or mixed rainfall - Provides global daily temperature and somatosensory temperature layer display - Satellite color cloud map - Global snowfall area and snow depth Pro Subscriptions: AD Free,Powerful professional rainfall radar tracks hurricanes and lightning, fires, and gets 8-day weather forecasts for all cities around the world * Our standard subscription options are: Provides premium edition subscriptions, including consecutive annual package and monthly package subscriptions, which are automatically updated. * We charge your iTunes account for your subscription when you confirm your purchase at the beginning and each renewal period. Including subscription in free trial period will be automatically renewed to paid subscriptions. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in iTunes Settings at least 24 hours before the free trial ends. The unsubscription will take effect after the last day of the current subscription period. Once the unsubscription takes effect, your subscription rights will expire. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicyforweathermaps/ Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/service-agreement-for-weather/

About

MicroClimate

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When people on television and social media are discussing and debating climate change, how it will change the life of millions on the earth, have you ever wondered what matter this is going to do with you? Is your "local" climate changing as what they describe for "global warming" or not at all? At Soft Blue Star, we understand that knowledge sharing is the cornerstone to increase public awareness, and public awareness is the propeller to bring action and changes. For quite a while, the public narrative about climate change is focused on the impact at a large scale on the global stage. However, climate change is not just a topic for large organizations but also close to everyone's life. Based on this notion, we created MicroClimate, a handy and informative App showing you how the climate is changing at your local area. We value every comment and feedback from our users, so please feel free to reach out. Explore our website to find more: https://www.softbluestar.com/ With MicroClimate, you can: - search weather stations at a local area within a searching radius; - view the charts of historical weather data; - view the exact statistic values of a particular year, tap the data point on the plot. Privacy Policy: https://www.softbluestar.com/microclimate#h.e8l9xs7as4da Term of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Weather Radar Maps4 screens
MicroClimate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MicroClimate at none against Weather Radar Maps's 3. MicroClimate also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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

Both are free to download. Weather Radar Maps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. MicroClimate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Radar Maps ships an update every 3 weeks, MicroClimate every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Weather Radar Maps versus MicroClimate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather Radar MapsMicroClimate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPackhorse Tech Co.,LtdYI FEI DING

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Weather Radar Maps

Subscriptions3
  • Weather Maps Pro3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weather Maps Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Weather Maps Pro$19.991 Year
None

MicroClimate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Radar Maps free?
Weather Radar Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MicroClimate free?
MicroClimate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weather Radar Maps or MicroClimate have ads?
Weather Radar Maps shows ads; MicroClimate does not.
Which is updated more often, Weather Radar Maps or MicroClimate?
Weather Radar Maps ships an update every 3 weeks, and MicroClimate every 2 weeks. Most recently, Weather Radar Maps was updated on November 12, 2026 and MicroClimate on November 8, 2026.

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