FriskaVindar vs Mercury Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FriskaVindar
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- Is it windy today? - Wonder how it feels? - Wonder what the sea looks like? The app has calculators for windchill and conversion between F and C scale. The App provides a combined table of winds and wind-chill together with the effect of winds at land and sea. The App will: - convert between different units. - provide the usual terms for wind speed. - calculate wind-chill using the North American formula brought into use after year 2001. - provide wind-chill in both the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. - link to yr.no for weather and forecast.
Mercury Weather
Get detailed local weather forecasts, including hourly predictions, severe storm tracking, and tide information. Visualize weather patterns with beautiful charts and stay informed with customizable notifications and home screen widgets.
- Beautiful weather charts
- Detailed daily forecast
- Trip Forecast
- Accurate rain forecast
- Hurricane and storm tracking
- Tide forecasts
- Radar map
- Home screen and lock screen widgets
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"It's a weather app. How much is there to say?" – Malin from Triple Glazed Studios' crack product marketing team TOP FEATURES – Beautiful weather charts – Detailed daily forecast – Trip Forecast – Incredibly accurate rain forecast – Hurricane and storm tracking – Tide forecasts – Weather notifications – Radar map – Simple yet powerful Apple Watch app – Easy to glance home screen and lock screen widgets – Weather normals Privacy policy: https://tripleglazedstudios.com/mercury/privacy Terms of use: https://tripleglazedstudios.com/mercury/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mercury Weather at Free against FriskaVindar's $0.99. Mercury Weather also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). FriskaVindar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads and iOS requirement 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
Mercury Weather is free to download; FriskaVindar costs $0.99 up front. Mercury Weather sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FriskaVindar asks for nothing beyond the download.
FriskaVindar ships an update every 4 months, Mercury Weather every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FriskaVindar | Mercury Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #159 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | domesticusdevelop | Triple Glazed Studios LLC |
Bugs and requests
FriskaVindar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mercury Weather
Reported bugs
4 issues- Widgets showing demo mode
- Complications not working
- Scrolling performance issues
- Subscription issues
Requested features
7 requests- Add radar
- Add air quality data
- Add UV forecast
- Add precipitation graph
- Improve widget design and customization
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- Add more data sources
- Improve Apple Watch integration
In-app purchases
FriskaVindar
No in-app purchases
Mercury Weather
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Monthly (Family)$6.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Yearly (Family)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Lifetime (Family Upgrade)$60.00
- Lifetime$99.99
- Lifetime (Family)$159.99
Questions
Is FriskaVindar free?
Is Mercury Weather free?
Do FriskaVindar or Mercury Weather have ads?
Which is updated more often, FriskaVindar or Mercury Weather?
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