AccuWeather vs Weather Underground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hyperlocal precipitation forecasts
- RealFeel® temperature
- Live radar and storm tracking
- Severe weather alerts
- Minute-by-minute updates
- Hurricane and snow forecasts
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
AccuWeather ships an update fortnightly, Weather Underground every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AccuWeather | Weather Underground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5M ratings) — better | 3.9 (32K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews — better | 25.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5M — better | 32K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | #17 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AccuWeather International, Inc. | Weather Underground, LLC |
Customer experience
AccuWeather
Weather Underground
User reviews
AccuWeather
From 1.5M App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
AccuWeather
- 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
- Platinum RestoreFree
Weather Underground
- WU Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- WU Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- WU Ad-Free for 1 year$1.99
Questions
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