Comparison

AccuWeather vs Weather Underground

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

Head to head
About

AccuWeather

Get real-time weather alerts and hyperlocal forecasts with proven accuracy. Track severe weather events like hurricanes and snowstorms with live radar and detailed updates. Plan your day and stay informed about conditions affecting your safety and activities.

Highlights
  • Hyperlocal precipitation forecasts
  • RealFeel® temperature
  • Live radar and storm tracking
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Minute-by-minute updates
  • Hurricane and snow forecasts
Features
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Download AccuWeather®, The Most Trusted Weather App. Get real-time weather alerts and hyperlocal weather updates with proven Superior Accuracy™ , helping you make the best decisions and be more in the know. When it matters most. Whether it is hurricanes, tornadoes, snow or ice, flooding rains, mudslides, high winds, extreme heat or cold, polluted air, wildfires, smoke or any other major weather event, AccuWeather is the best. AccuWeather’s Hurricane Tracker, live radar, and storm warnings, are almost always significantly more accurate, provide greater advance notice, and communicate clearly with more detail and value than all other sources. The award-winning AccuWeather app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and provides proven Superior Accuracy™, severe weather alerts, notifications, and daily forecasts with hourly and Minute-by-Minute® weather updates tailored for any location. AccuWeather’s accurate forecasts and alerts will better protect your family and keep them safer. The app delivers more reliable and more accurate weather forecasts from wind speed to temperature and tracks severe weather with animated radar. Track AccuWeather exclusives including MinuteCast®, AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature, AccuWeather Snow Probability Index™ and more in your area. Forecasts can be localized to your exact street address. AccuWeather App Features: - Maps to help you visualize wildfire smoke impact areas as well as localized air quality index (AQI) tracking to help plan outdoor activity and exposure. - AccuWeather’s exclusive MinuteCast® provides a hyperlocal forecast of precipitation type and intensity, as well as start and end times for rain/snow for the next four hours, pinpointed to a person's exact street address or GPS location in 210 countries and territories. - The AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature is the most accurate description of what the temperature actually feels like. The RealFeel® is based on more than ten factors, including the impact of sunshine intensity, wind, humidity, and air density. - AccuWeather’s RealFeel Shade™ exclusively lets customers know the difference between what it feels like in the sun and the shade. There is nothing else like this. - AccuWeather has been independently verified as the most accurate source for hurricane forecasts and warnings — outperforming the National Hurricane Center and all other known sources. - AccuWeather’s live radar and exclusive AccuWeather Lightning Network™ help users closely track storms in real time, monitor lightning proximity, and be best informed. - The AccuLumen Brightness Index™ is the best characterization of the brightness of the day, provides users with better planning for outdoor activities, enhanced protection from excessive UV exposure, and contributes to a more informed and healthier, more comfortable lifestyle. Nothing like this exists elsewhere. - WinterCast® is the best and most detailed description of upcoming snow and ice events that exists. AccuWeather’s prediction of the minimum and maximum amounts of snow expected in inches for a given location and for a particular storm helps users understand the potential impact. Upgrade to Premium Plus to access more detailed extended forecasts, often more advanced alerts, and an ad-free experience to stay better informed and better prepared. - AccuWeather Alerts™: Severe weather alerts from expert AccuWeather meteorologists often with the most advance notice - 10- Day Hourly Forecast Graphics : See detailed HourCast™ displays 10-days in advance - Longer Range Forecasts: 90-day daily forecast 10-day HourCast™ - Premium Widgets: Access additional forecast details at a glance. - Customize the health and activity views that matter most to you. These indices include allergies, asthma, migraine, and many more. AccuWeather Privacy Policy: https://www.accuweather.com/en/privacy AccuWeather Terms and Conditions: https://www.accuweather.com/en/legal

About

Weather Underground

Get hyper-local weather forecasts and severe storm alerts powered by a vast network of personal weather stations. Track current conditions, view interactive radar maps, and receive customizable notifications for upcoming weather events.

Highlights
  • Hyper-local forecasts
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Interactive radar maps
  • Personal weather station data
  • Hourly/daily forecasts up to 15 days
  • Air quality and UV index
Features
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Discover a reliable, real-time and hyper-local forecast that will always warn you about upcoming severe weather. Weather Underground combines data from over 250,000+ personal weather stations and a proprietary forecast model to give you the most accurate and hyperlocal forecasts, at a microclimate level. Discover about current conditions, interactive Nexrad radar, get customizable severe weather alerts and much more. You’ll always be prepared for whatever the weather brings. 5 REASONS TO DOWNLOAD WEATHER UNDERGROUND • Severe weather alerts: set weather alerts for your exact position, so you can always be prepared for an upcoming storm! • Local conditions: get current weather conditions from local weather stations and hourly/daily summary forecasts up to 10 days in the future, which include chance of precipitation and daily weather summaries. • Most detailed weather data: stay updated with the best weather data including temperature, “Feels Like,” wind speed, wind directions, today’s rain accumulation, humidity, dew point, visibility, and pressure. • Other geographical data: discover our air quality index, UV index, local flu outbreaks, sunrise & sunset and moonrise & moonset. • Customized experience: set your app with light & dark modes, various map types and units. DISCOVER THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF WEATHER UNDERGROUND • Interactive radar maps & severe weather: • The most interactive weather map on mobile allows you to select from different weather overlays, personal weather stations, nexrad radar, satellite, heat maps, and rain accumulation. • Sophisticated weather visualizations with hi-res satellite & cloud cover imagery from GOES-16, powered by data from NOAA. • Keep an eye out for extreme weather and always be prepared with severe weather alerts. Accurate hyper-local forecasts: • Over 250,000 personal weather stations report the most accurate local weather conditions. • Made to fill in the gaps between the airport weather stations that other weather services rely upon to generate forecasts - meaning our data is generated from actual data points in your neighborhood. Subscribe to Premium! • Upgrade and remove all ads from your weather app by purchasing an annual subscription. • Access Smart Forecasts: set your ideal weather conditions for your outdoor activities and we’ll tell you when to go. • View Extended Hourly Forecasts up to 15 days in the future. You can cancel your Weather Underground subscription anytime through your iTunes account settings, or it will automatically renew. This must be done 24 hours before the end of any subscription period to avoid being charged another fee. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. ----- Privacy & Feedback • Our Privacy Policy can be viewed here: https://www.wunderground.com/company/privacy-policy • Our Terms of Use can be viewed here: https://www.wunderground.com/company/legal
 • If you have any questions or suggestions about our weather service, please do not hesitate to get in touch at support@wunderground.com.

Screenshots

AccuWeather4 screens
Weather Underground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AccuWeather at 4.6 against Weather Underground's 3.9. AccuWeather also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.5M vs 32K). Weather Underground's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. AccuWeather sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Weather Underground sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AccuWeather holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AccuWeather has 1.5M ratings behind it against 32K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of AccuWeather's written reviews are positive against 25% of Weather Underground's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AccuWeather ships an update fortnightly, Weather Underground every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
AccuWeather versus Weather Underground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccuWeatherWeather Underground
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5M ratings) — better3.9 (32K ratings)
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews — better25.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5M — better32K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#3 — better#17
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAccuWeather International, Inc.Weather Underground, LLC

Customer experience

AccuWeather

All ratings1,496,286 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews5,469 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative61.2%

Weather Underground

All ratings31,600 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews965 reviews
Positive25.3%
Neutral14.5%
Negative60.2%

User reviews

AccuWeather

From 1.5M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Accurate weather forecasts
  • 🔍 Detailed weather information
  • 📊 Reliable data source
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🌤️ Useful weather visualizations

Room to improve

  • 🔄 Inconsistent forecast accuracy
  • 🕰️ Cluttered and confusing navigation
  • 💰 Excessive paid subscription requirements
  • 📢 Intrusive and frequent advertisements
  • 🔌 Increased battery consumption

Weather Underground

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate forecasts
  • 📊 Detailed weather data
  • 🌍 Global coverage
  • 🌊 Tides and moon phases
  • 🚲 Useful for outdoor activities

Room to improve

  • 🔧 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🤖 Poor UI design after update
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Difficult to access personal weather station data
  • 📉 Declining accuracy and reliability

Bugs and requests

AccuWeather

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Radar data not loading properly
  • Hourly forecast not displaying correctly
  • Location services not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable home screen and data views
  • Improved push notification system
  • Expanded weather data (e.g. wind, pollen, tides)
  • Option to revert to previous app layout

Weather Underground

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect weather data and forecasts
  • Inability to change location
  • Disappearing weather station data
  • Ads and subscription issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Restore previous app layout and features
  • Customizable weather data display
  • Improved weather station integration
  • Offline mode for weather data

In-app purchases

6 purchases

AccuWeather

Subscriptions5
  • AccuWeather Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • AccuWeather Premium+ (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • AccuWeather Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual)3 Months trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Platinum RestoreFree
3 purchases

Weather Underground

Subscriptions2
  • WU Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • WU Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • WU Ad-Free for 1 year$1.99

Questions

Is AccuWeather free?
AccuWeather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather Underground free?
Weather Underground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AccuWeather or Weather Underground?
AccuWeather is rated higher. AccuWeather averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5M ratings, while Weather Underground averages 3.9 from 32K ratings.
Do AccuWeather or Weather Underground have ads?
Both AccuWeather and Weather Underground show ads.
Which is updated more often, AccuWeather or Weather Underground?
AccuWeather ships an update fortnightly, and Weather Underground every 2 months. Most recently, AccuWeather was updated on September 24, 2026 and Weather Underground on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, AccuWeather or Weather Underground?
AccuWeather currently peaks at #3 in the App Store charts, and Weather Underground at #17. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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