Comparison

Meteo Plus vs widget weather

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

Head to head
About

Meteo Plus

Get highly reliable and accurate weather forecasts for locations worldwide, with special focus on Europe and Italy. Features include hourly details, sea and wind predictions, air quality index, and radar imagery. Customize your experience with dark mode and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Compare forecasts with global models
  • Hourly weather details
  • Sea and wind forecasts
  • Air quality index
  • Radar and satellite imagery
  • Dark mode and widgets
  • Video forecasts
Features
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Maximum reliability and accuracy thanks to the new "Compare Forecasts" feature with which you can compare iLMeteo forecasts with the main world models. Every day almost 5 million users rely on our reliable and precise forecast to plan and enjoy their day, not being taken by surprise by sudden weather changes. Thanks to details about sea, wind, air quality and radar the app iLMeteo is the most downloaded in Italy. Weather forecast for all the world, especially for Europe and Italy (in Italian). We provide current conditions and forecasts for next days with hourly details. Thousands of locations available, from big cities to small villages. High precision forecast for sea and wind, a “must” for sailors, surfers and beach tourists. You can watch forecast for Italy and all World and specifically: -weather forecasts for all Italian municipalities and hundreds touristic places -weather forecasts for thousand European and International cities -updated weather news for Italy and World via our meteo newspaper -snow forecast and information about sky tracks for mountains municipalities -sea and wind forecast for Italian and Mediterranean sea sectors -detailed forecasts about sea and wind for seaside places -detailed forecasts about sea and wind for surfers (waves period) -air quality index -video forecast -satellite images -weather radar -traffic information -realtime warning with picture and videos from users -webcams -news about weather focus and reports -new integrated iWatch app -weather animated video backgrounds New functionalities - Dark Mode for managing the appearance of the application (light or dark) in the Settings menu - New "Italy Forecasts" section with interactive map and location - New widgets to customize your home screen ***** NOTES ***** 1. News can be deactivated by the Setting Menu or via the button Customize. About service "Extra" Applications have an optional service with weather news and special publications for short, middle and long term forecast. This subscription service with auto-renews is called "Extra"; time periods and prices: - 1 month, € 0,89 - 6 months, € 4,49 Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy info: http://mobile.ilmeteo.it/privacy-eng.html

About

widget weather

This app offers a highly customizable weather widget and application for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Personalize symbols, detail levels, fonts, and backgrounds. It provides two forecast services and saves data locally for offline access.

Highlights
  • Customizable weather widget
  • Animated weather symbols
  • Two forecast services
  • Offline forecast data
  • Apple Watch support
  • Touch responsive meteogram
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Even bad weather can be forecasted beautifully! Works on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac! -"I have tried every widget and this is by far the best. The pixelated weather animations are very cool. It has a ton of options and I like how you can double tap the widget to refresh the info." (New type widget does not support double tapping) -"Maybe the best weather widget on the appstore." -"It's simple, beautiful and does what it says." -"LOVE THIS! Best weather app I've used so far!" -“The app is great, I only ask that the application, on the iPad, can be viewed in landscape. Attach 5 Stars, but, when the landscape is ready, become 7 Stars. Congratulations!” (iPad now supports landscape mode) widget weather is a highly customizable weather app with widgets. Pick your favorite weather symbols, detail level, font and background color. There are even two weather forecast services so pick the most accurate one for your location. On Apple Watch you can use swipe up/down or use the digital crown to travel through time on the current weather page. Tap the screen to go back to current weather. Feature list: -Touch responsive meteogram -Two forecast styles: list and graph (meteogram) -Customizable widgets -Separate locations for widgets -Apple Watch support -19 beautiful weather icon sets -2 animated weather symbol sets -Customizable background -Customizable detail level (rain/wind/units etc.) -Font picker -Forecast for map locations and GPS position -Two forecast services: openweathermap.org and met.no -Choose how often new forecast data should be downloaded -Weather forecast in 49 languages -Universal for iPhone and iPad and the iPad version can be installed on Mac and gives you weather widgets on your desktop Usage tips: -Touch and drag graph or tap list to show forecast details -You can force update a location manually by double clicking the screen in the app -To change the location for a widget: Long press a widget and choose “Edit widget”, then choose from a list of your locations. Add more locations from within the app before selecting them in a widget ### Weather forecast from met.no available in: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Weather forecast from openweathermap.org available in: English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Zulu. App menus in English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.

Screenshots

Meteo Plus4 screens
widget weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: widget weather at $3.99 against Meteo Plus's $26.99. Meteo Plus's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 69%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Meteo Plus costs $26.99 and widget weather $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Meteo Plus against 4.7 for widget weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 73 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Meteo Plus's written reviews are positive against 69% of widget weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meteo Plus ships an update every 2 months, widget weather every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Meteo Plus versus widget weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeteo Pluswidget weather
Price$26.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better4.7 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4573 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#171#127 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperILMETEO srlTrond Rossvoll

Customer experience

Meteo Plus

All ratings44 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive84.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.2%

widget weather

All ratings73 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral11.6%
Negative19.8%

In-app purchases

None

Meteo Plus

No in-app purchases

None

widget weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meteo Plus free?
Meteo Plus costs $26.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is widget weather free?
widget weather costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meteo Plus or widget weather?
Meteo Plus is rated higher. Meteo Plus averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while widget weather averages 4.7 from 73 ratings.
Do Meteo Plus or widget weather have ads?
Neither Meteo Plus nor widget weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meteo Plus or widget weather?
Meteo Plus ships an update every 2 months, and widget weather every 6 weeks. Most recently, Meteo Plus was updated on October 20, 2026 and widget weather on October 19, 2026.
Which is more popular, Meteo Plus or widget weather?
Meteo Plus currently peaks at #171 in the App Store charts, and widget weather at #127. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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