Cloud Map vs WeatherEarth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloud Map
Access satellite imagery from over 120 NOAA weather stations to view cloud cover. Utilize GPS to locate nearby stations or save favorites for quick access. View current conditions on Apple Watch.
- 120+ NOAA weather station satellite images
- Visible cloud cover view
- GPS for nearest station
- Favorite weather stations list
- Apple Watch integration
- Standard and Pro versions
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Quickly check any of the 120 NOAA weather station satellite images for visible cloud cover. If you travel, you can use the GPS feature to find the nearest weather station image. You can also collect a list of your favorite weather stations for easy reference. The standard version includes 2 satellite views. View the current satellite image on Apple Watch. Upgrade to Pro version and get 23 satellite views.
WeatherEarth
Explore Earth's geography and weather with this interactive globe application. Spin, zoom, and navigate to any region to view terrain, satellite imagery, maps, and detailed atmospheric visualizations. Access real-time weather forecasts and understand atmospheric conditions.
- Interactive 3D and 2D globe navigation
- Terrain and satellite imagery
- Real-time weather forecasts
- Atmospheric visualizations (clouds, wind, rain)
- Map overlays
- Zoom and pan functionality
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WeatherEarth is an awesome geographic information and weather application from EastModelSoft Laboratory. The developers of WeatherEarth have tried to fulfill the goal of virtual globe concept proposed since the beginning of this centuary. It brings our planet's geographic and weather information right to your fingertips using advanced graphics rendering technology. With WeatherEarth, you can literally spin, zoom, and move the globe to navigate to your region of interest in both 3D and 2D. WeatherEarth combines terrain, satellite imagary, maps, weather forecasts, atmospheric visualizations (cloud, rains, wind, temperature, and pressure) so that users may easily check them together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cloud Map at Free against WeatherEarth's $0.99. Cloud Map also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). WeatherEarth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On 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
Cloud Map is free to download; WeatherEarth costs $0.99 up front. Cloud Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WeatherEarth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloud Map ships an update monthly, WeatherEarth every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Map | WeatherEarth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 975 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | náhodný | 连庆 于 |
Customer experience
Cloud Map
WeatherEarth
In-app purchases
Cloud Map
- Cloud Map Pro$3.99
WeatherEarth
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Cloud Map or WeatherEarth have ads?
Which is updated more often, Cloud Map or WeatherEarth?
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