Comparison

Meteo vs hi!tide Venice

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

Head to head
About

Meteo

Get precise weather forecasts for anywhere in the world, with detailed hourly predictions and specialized information for sea, wind, and air quality. Plan your day with confidence and avoid unexpected weather changes.

Highlights
  • Global weather forecasts
  • Hourly weather details
  • Sea and wind forecasts
  • Air quality index
  • Interactive weather radar
  • Metheograms and webcams
  • Customizable widgets
Features
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Choose the authority of Italy's most consulted weather app. Accurate weather forecasts thanks to Radar, Nowcasting and Artificial Intelligence. Receive official alerts and monitor rainfall in real time. Over 10 million users choose our accuracy every day. Why choose iLMeteo? Maximum Accuracy: Forecasts verified every day by our meteorologists. Forecast Comparison: The only app that lets you compare iLMeteo with the world's leading models (ECMWF, GFS and many others). Interactive Radar: Get ahead of rain and storms before they hit your area. Satellite Imagery: Follow weather developments in real time with constantly updated satellite images. Notifications and Alerts: Civil Protection bulletins and personalized weather warnings in real time. Reliability Index: A colored circle shows you forecast accuracy as a percentage (red indicates low reliability). What you'll find in the app: Locations: Weather for all Italian municipalities, tourist destinations and thousands of cities worldwide. Interactive Weather Radar: Check rain, storm and weather system radar in real time with the high-precision interactive weather radar. Live Weather Webcams: Watch thousands of live webcams from cities, beaches, mountains and ski resorts. Weather Stations and Meteograms: Check real-time weather data from stations and analyze detailed charts showing temperature, wind, precipitation and pressure trends. Interactive Weather Maps: Explore animated maps of rain radar, wind, temperatures, snow, pressure and weather phenomena in real time. News: Updated news from Italy and around the world in our dedicated weather journal. Snow: Forecasts with cm on the ground and live webcams for your favorite ski resorts. Seas and Winds: Technical data for surfers and sailors (wave height, period, gusts). Sun and Moon: Exact sunrise and sunset times and interactive lunar calendar. Air Quality: Pollutant and pollen levels in real time. Included features: Customizable widgets for your home screen. Traffic and highway conditions in real time. Dark Mode to manage the app's appearance (Light or Dark). Animated video backgrounds reflecting current weather conditions. Discover iLMeteo EXTRA Do you like the app and want more? Switch to iLMeteo EXTRA directly from the app menu to: • Remove ads completely. • Access exclusive content. Transparency and Support In case of incorrect forecasts or issues, contact us at support@ilmeteo.it: we constantly work to improve the service for you. PLEASE NOTE The circle on the left of our app indicates the reliability of the forecast for that day expressed as a percentage. Red indicates low reliability. Privacy Policy: https://www.ilmeteo.it/portale/privacy/

About

hi!tide Venice

Monitor current and forecasted tide levels in Venice, Italy. Get real-time flood alerts and check accessibility for various city locations and ferry stops to avoid high tides.

Highlights
  • Real-time tide monitoring
  • Two-day tide forecasts
  • Flood level alerts
  • Location-specific tide data
  • Ferry stop tide information
  • High tide avoidance
Features
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hi!tide Venice is the official app for monitoring the tide in the city of Venice (Italy), developed in collaboration with the Istituzione Centro Previsioni e Segnalazioni Maree of Venice (ICPSM). The app allows to monitor the current tide in Venice and provides detailed tide forecasts for the next two days. hi!tide Venice can tell you if different places around the city are flooded or if you can walk without getting wet. You can monitor the tide level in the most relevant places in the city (P.le Roma, Ferrovia, Ca' d'Oro, Rialto, San Marco, ecc.) and at all the ACTV ferry stops. This is the perfect app to avoid to get your feet wet, preventing the high tide ("acqua alta")! hi!tide Venice was carefully handcrafted by Fabio Maran, Diego Pizzocaro, Filippo Zanella and designed with the collaboration of Rita Petrilli. Data is officially provided by the ICPSM. Ads supported. More details at: http://www.comune.venezia.it/maree/

Screenshots

Meteo4 screens
hi!tide Venice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hi!tide Venice at none against Meteo's 3. hi!tide Venice also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Meteo's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Meteo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. hi!tide Venice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meteo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meteo has 3.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Meteo's written reviews are positive against 75% of hi!tide Venice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meteo ships an update fortnightly, hi!tide Venice every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Meteo versus hi!tide Venice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeteohi!tide Venice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.6K ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better8
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size305 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperILMETEO srlFabio Maran

Customer experience

Meteo

All ratings3,553 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative12.4%

hi!tide Venice

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Meteo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Incorrect weather data and forecasts
  • Favorites list not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • More customization options
  • Improved user interface
  • Better support for non-Italian speakers

hi!tide Venice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Meteo

Subscriptions3
  • ilMeteo Extra$1.491 Month
  • ilMeteo Extra$7.496 Months
  • iLMeteo Extra Annual3 Days trial$10.991 Year
None

hi!tide Venice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meteo free?
Meteo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is hi!tide Venice free?
hi!tide Venice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meteo or hi!tide Venice?
Meteo is rated higher. Meteo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while hi!tide Venice averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Meteo or hi!tide Venice have ads?
Both Meteo and hi!tide Venice show ads.
Which is updated more often, Meteo or hi!tide Venice?
Meteo ships an update fortnightly, and hi!tide Venice every 13 months. Most recently, Meteo was updated on October 29, 2026 and hi!tide Venice on October 30, 2026.

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