Meteo vs MetService
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Global weather forecasts
- Hourly weather details
- Sea and wind forecasts
- Air quality index
- Interactive weather radar
- Metheograms and webcams
- Customizable widgets
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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/
MetService
Get detailed weather forecasts and real-time updates for your location. Plan your day with hourly icons, severe weather alerts, and interactive maps. Customize your dashboard and access useful indexes like UV and fire ratings.
- Hourly weather icons
- Severe weather warnings
- Customizable dashboard
- Real-time rain radar
- 48-hour forecast graphs
- Interactive temperature map
- Specialized weather indexes
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MetService NZ Weather Features include: - Morning, afternoon, evening and overnight icons, set by our meteorologists, to help you plan your day - Severe Weather Warnings and Watches for your location - Automatically see the forecast and observations that are most relevant to you, by enabling location services or choosing your suburb, town or city - Customise your weather dashboard, your shortcuts bar, and the order of forecast modules - Real-time, zoomable Rain Radar for your area, with quick link - 48 hour forecast graphs - Interactive national temperature map - Handy ratings and indexes, such as the laundry drying forecast, UV index, fire rating and pet walking forecasts - MetService TV updates - 3 day, zoomable Rain Forecast maps - Live Traffic Cameras for urban locations - Home screen, lock screen and notification centre widgets available Please see the EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meteo at 82% against MetService's 20%. Meteo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 13). MetService's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Meteo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and MetService sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Meteo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meteo has 3.5K ratings behind it against 13, 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 20% of MetService's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meteo | MetService |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better | 3.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 20.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #154 — better | #201 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 305 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ILMETEO srl | MetService |
Customer experience
Meteo
MetService
User reviews
Meteo
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate forecasts
- 👍 Detailed weather information
- 🌍 Covers locations worldwide
- 💡 Useful features like favorites and weather radar
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate/use
- 📢 Excessive advertisements
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
MetService
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate weather information
- 🚀 Comprehensive and easy to use
- 💡 Helpful features like rain radar and tide forecasts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent inaccuracies in weather forecasts
- 🔍 Limited data for some locations
- 💸 Ads and paid subscriptions
- 🤔 Contradictory information between different parts of the app
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
MetService
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets not working correctly
- Crashes and freezes
- Location services not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Option to remove ads for paid users
- More detailed and localized weather data
- Improved widget functionality
- Apple Watch support
In-app purchases
Meteo
- ilMeteo Extra$1.491 Month
- ilMeteo Extra$7.496 Months
- iLMeteo Extra Annual3 Days trial$10.991 Year
MetService
- Choose Ad Free - Monthly$0.991 Month
- Choose Ad Free - Annual$12.991 Year
