Comparison

WorldPulsePro vs NOAA Forecast

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

Head to head
About

WorldPulsePro

Explore a dynamic globe with real-time weather, cloud cover, and day/night cycles. Ping countries worldwide to test internet response times and discover their locations. Access detailed weather data and forecasts for capital cities.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe
  • Real-time cloud cover
  • Day/night cycle visualization
  • Country pinging with response times
  • Real weather data for capitals
  • Two-day weather forecasts
Features
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Rotate the globe, zoom in, out, tap to see maps, see the real time cloud cover on our living planet, watch the day/night time line move. Oh and see if you can reach out and tap every country world wide. Now with REAL WEATHER data for all the capital cities and ad-hoc queries as an in-app purchase. Our Pro version adds to our unique application that lets you send electrons to all* the countries in the world that have high level internet domain names, by offering faster and more accurate pinging plus more globe detail on IOS devices that support it. From your iOS device you can reach out and touch every country in the world with a few electrons, then see how long it takes them to respond. You'll never have to leave home, but you can touch them ten thousand kilometres away, and see them respond. Sites are actually located in their respected countries you will find that when you send electrons to Gibraltar they arrive in Gibraltar, not at a server in the United Kingdom, or at a cloud computing centre in the USA. Additionally we show very accurate weather data and two day forecasts. For free you get weather information on country capital cities.

About

NOAA Forecast

Visualize detailed weather forecasts from NOAA's Global Forecast System. Explore a scrollable and zoomable grid of forecast maps, with options for different forecast types and global regions.

Highlights
  • NOAA GFS weather map display
  • Scrollable and zoomable grid interface
  • Multiple forecast types (21 options)
  • Forecasts displayed in 12-hour intervals
  • Global region selection
  • Raw GFS model data visualization
Features
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The NOAA Forecast app collects and displays weather maps produced by NOAA's Global Forecast System (GFS). The maps are displayed in a scrollable and zoomable grid. The vertical axis of the grid is forecast time. Four different forecasts are displayed at 12 hour time intervals. The horizontal axis of the grid is different types of forecasts - five different types of maps can be selected from among 21 possible map types. The maps are available for thirteen different regions of the globe. These maps are the raw maps produced by the GFS computer model. The maps and the data contained in the maps are processed and interpreted by other weather services to produce the maps seen in the newspaper and on TV.

Screenshots

WorldPulsePro4 screens
NOAA Forecast1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NOAA Forecast at 3.7 against WorldPulsePro's 3.0. NOAA Forecast also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). WorldPulsePro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 30 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. WorldPulsePro sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. NOAA Forecast asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NOAA Forecast holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorldPulsePro ships an update every 2 months, NOAA Forecast every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WorldPulsePro versus NOAA Forecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorldPulseProNOAA Forecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCorporate Smalltalk Consulting LtdGeoffrey Domm

Customer experience

WorldPulsePro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

NOAA Forecast

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

WorldPulsePro

One-time4
  • 25 Queries$0.99
  • 100 Queries$1.99
  • Ad-hoc Weather$1.99
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  • 500 Queries$3.99
None

NOAA Forecast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WorldPulsePro free?
WorldPulsePro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NOAA Forecast free?
NOAA Forecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WorldPulsePro or NOAA Forecast?
NOAA Forecast is rated higher. WorldPulsePro averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while NOAA Forecast averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do WorldPulsePro or NOAA Forecast have ads?
Neither WorldPulsePro nor NOAA Forecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorldPulsePro or NOAA Forecast?
WorldPulsePro ships an update every 2 months, and NOAA Forecast every 30 months. Most recently, WorldPulsePro was updated on September 18, 2026 and NOAA Forecast on June 3, 2026.

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