Weather Crave vs Amemil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weather Crave
Access comprehensive weather forecasts from real meteorologists, including daily, hourly, and 15-day outlooks. Compare forecasts from multiple leading models and view detailed maps for global locations. Stay informed with live updates, rain probability, and customizable notifications.
- Expert meteorological forecasts
- Weather model comparison
- Live, hourly, and 15-day forecasts
- Global weather maps
- Rain probability alerts
- Customizable home screen
- User-submitted content
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Finally a weather application with the expertise of real meterologists. Find your forecasts, rain forecasts, videos, a weather comparison too,…. You won't be able to do without it: we warned you! For comprehensive and free forecasts in France, the overseas French territories, but also in Europe and over the world, as well as innovative and exclusive functions, follow the guide.... ;-) • the new section, "All the news", offers quick access to all types of editorial content, articles, videos and images. • streaming is improved with VOD, so you can select and watch just the programmes you want, when you want! • new weather forecast screens: the new interface makes it easier to go from live, to hourly, daily or 15 day forecasts. • our R&D teams have also updated our forecasting model to improve its quality and accuracy (just like the one on the new website)! • and still more places are being added, including villages and lots of other locations • and finally, of course, different application optimisations • DISCOVER THE NO.1 WEATHER COMPARISON SERVICE IN FRANCE! Weather Crave makes your life easier: view, on a single screen, the forecast for the 3 most popular weather models in France: Sources: METEO CONSULT Météo-France NOAA (USA) • PERSONALISE YOUR HOME SCREEN WITH YOUR FAVOURITE CONTENT! • VIEW YOUR FORECASTS LIVE, OVER A QUARTER OF AN HOUR THEN THE NEAREST HOUR Cap or umbrella? You won't need to ask any more thanks to Météo Live which gives you the probability of rain in the next quarter of an hour! • WHEREVER YOU GO, the widget lets you directly check the weather forecast for your location. You can authorise geolocation (or alternatively choose not to) when the app is closed or unused to continue to have up-to-date information and optimise advertising. The widget now displays a 6-hour forecast as well as live weather, and can be resized as you wish. What more could you ask? • WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED MAPS AT YOUR DISPOSAL, YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD National, regional and département-level maps, as well as ones for French overseas territories and countries throughout the world • NOTIFICATIONS • BECOME A REPORTER FOR LA CHAINE METEO Share, view and access photos and contributions posted on the app and Weather Crave website for any location worldwide. • SHARE YOUR CONTENT Share your content with family and friends, either via email, on Facebook or on Twitter. • OPTION FOR WEATHER FANS: - La Chaîne Météo VIP, for an "ad-free" app To get these option, go to the MENU •CHANCE OF RAIN NEW FEATURES of the 5.6.0 version Do you know about the “Observations” section? With this update, discover or rediscover this section which is now called “Chance of rain.” We worked on the quality of the images displayed and the performance of the player to offer you more fluid observations. And now, this observations video is enriched with “now casting” radar images to visualize the chances of precipitation over the next 90 minutes, which has never been done before! Another new feature of this version, the widget now shows six hours of forecast in addition to the live weather, and can be re-sized to your preferences. What more could you need? Weather Crave : the ultimate weather information service Terms & Conditions: https://www.weathercrave.com/weather-services/info/terms-of-service
Amemil
This app uses augmented reality and artificial intelligence to provide real-time, high-accuracy rain forecasts. Visualize approaching rain clouds as realistic images through your camera and receive voice notifications for expected rainfall.
- Augmented Reality (AR) rain visualization
- AI-powered rain cloud detection
- Real-time rainfall data (250m mesh, updated every 5 mins)
- Push notifications with voice alerts
- Multiple display modes (2D map, 3D AR, Satellite Eye)
- Widget and Siri shortcut support
- Apple Watch integration
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Amemil is an application that uses augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) to represent real-time rainfall information. The AI tells you when strong rain clouds are approaching, and you can check them as realistic images through the camera. * Main functions and features - Amemil has three modes: "2D" for map display, "3D" for AR display, and "Satellite Eye" for a bird's eye view of the weather from above. - Rainfall information is a composite of JMA radar data, with a resolution of 250m mesh, and is updated every 5 minutes. - Rainfall notification is a push notification with voice (Saori Onishi and Ari Ozawa) and radar video when rainfall is expected at registered points or at the current location within one hour. - In 2D mode, rainfall and lightning information is displayed in 10 shades, superimposed on the current location marker and map. - The AI learns from meteorologists' explanations and provides information on temperature and rainfall conditions in the user's vicinity, as well as forecasts for the future. - In 3D mode, rainfall information for a 10km radius is combined with the camera image as an animation of rain clouds, rain, and ripples in puddles. You can read the amount of rainfall by indicating the target direction. It can also play the sound of rain according to the intensity of the rain. - The "Satellite Eye" function allows you to view rainfall conditions across Japan, and by moving your iPhone, you can experience a realistic image as if you were looking at it from a satellite. - There is a demo mode that recreates heavy rainfall that has led to disasters in the past. - If you register as a member for 0.99 US dollars per month, you can use the rainfall forecast for the next 15 hours and GPS tracking mode. - You can post a video and image of the screen you are viewing with AR to SNS. If you post it, you can use the paid rainfall forecast and GPS tracking mode for 3 hours for free. * Support for widgets You can check the umbrella index, the rain forecast graph for the next 15 hours, and the weather radar map of the surrounding area on the home screen at any time. * Support for Siri shortcuts - Ask Siri, "What's the rain coming? and Amemil's AI will reply with the weather conditions in the area. * Support for Apple Watch - Rain radar is displayed on the map and a digital crown can be turned to see the forecast up to 60 minutes ahead. - Notifies you of approaching rain with animation. - Precipitation probability, satellite image, and precipitation forecast can be added to the watch face. * About Monthly Membership Price and duration of the monthly membership 0.99 US dollars / 1 month (counted from the date of application) / automatic monthly renewal You will be charged to your iTunes account. * Details of automatic renewal Your subscription will be automatically renewed unless you cancel the auto-renewal more than 24 hours before the end of your subscription period. You will be billed within 24 hours before your subscription expires. * How to check your membership status and cancel your subscription You can check your membership status and cancel your subscription from the following page. [ Settings app > Apple ID > Subscriptions ]. You can check the timing of the next auto-renewal and cancel/set the auto-renewal in this page. You can also check the timing of the next auto-renewal and cancel/set auto-renewal from iTunes. * Cancellation for the current month We do not accept cancellations for the current month for monthly memberships. [ Notes ] - If you want to use GPS tracking mode, please set location access as "Always allow" and "Turn on App background update". - The 3D mode is not available on iPod touch without a camera or a compass. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy http://www.amemil.jp/app/terms.htm Provided by Shimadzu Business Systems Corporation (JMA Forecasting Service License No. 65)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weather Crave at 80% against Amemil's 43%. Weather Crave also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.6). Amemil's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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. Weather Crave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Amemil sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Amemil holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Crave has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Weather Crave's written reviews are positive against 43% of Amemil's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Weather Crave | Amemil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (112 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | METEO CONSULT | Shimadzu Business Systems Corporation |
Customer experience
Weather Crave
Amemil
Bugs and requests
Weather Crave
Reported bugs
22 issues- Showing rain when not raining, sun when raining
- Temperatures are wrong
- Super long, unskippable video ads
- Major fluidity bugs
- Future radar predictions are a bit strange
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- Temperatures changed to Fahrenheit after update, difficult to change back
- Live feature rarely works
- Live feature doesn't offer hourly detail
- Ads in languages user doesn't understand
- App is in French, need English
- App changed language to French
- App crashes on loading
- Ads act like phishing links
- Upgrade breaks the app
- App won't open after upgrade
- App hangs at initial country selection screen
- App doesn't work after update
- App doesn't recognize local position after update
- App shows empty field for country input
- App won't load/doesn't work
- Paid version doesn't apply to iPad app
- App crashes when selecting favorite city (Japanese)
Requested features
7 requests- Add widget for lock screen
- Add daily widgets
- Add Mac version
- Add German language option
- Add option to see temperatures in Celsius
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- Change 'morning' to 'night' for midnight to 6 am
- Add landscape mode option
Amemil
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Weather Crave
- VIP subscription$1.991 Month
- VIP subscription$14.991 Year
- 1 month$1.99
- 12 months$14.99
Amemil
- アメミル月額会員14 Days trial$0.991 Month









