Cloud Map vs Northern Lights Forecast
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.
Northern Lights Forecast
This app provides real-time alerts and forecasts for the Northern Lights. It uses your location to notify you when the aurora is visible and offers live webcam feeds and a detailed aurora map for optimal viewing. Plan your aurora trips with multi-day forecasts.
- Real-time aurora alerts
- Customizable notification settings
- Live Northern Lights webcams
- Aurora map with viewing locations
- KP index forecast (3-day and 27-day)
- Sort webcams by distance and aurora pixels
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Northern Lights Forecast - a powerful app for catching Aurora! It will determine your location and, based on magnetic latitude, set the necessary notification settings. And as a result, in an efficient way, you will get alerts exactly at the right moment, when northern lights filled the sky! Alerts and Push Notifications: Receive real-time alerts when the aurora is visible at your location or Kp index reaches chosen value. You can customize alert level. Live Northern Lights Webcams: Watch live Aurora webcams from around the world. This is a great tool to see if the northern lights are visible near you. In the app, you can sort these webcams by distance from you or "aurora pixels", this is unique feature that detects the northern lights on webcams! Live Aurora Map: See where the best viewing of the northern lights now on the live aurora map. KP Index Forecast: Forecasts for next 3 days and next 27 days helps you to plan your aurora trip. Good luck in hunting Northern Lights and never miss it again!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cloud Map at Free against Northern Lights Forecast's $4.99. Cloud Map also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 16%). Northern Lights Forecast's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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; Northern Lights Forecast costs $4.99 up front. Cloud Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Northern Lights Forecast asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloud Map ships an update monthly, Northern Lights Forecast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Map | Northern Lights Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 2.5 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 16.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #109 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | náhodný | Letovaltsev Maxim |
Customer experience
Cloud Map
Northern Lights Forecast
In-app purchases
Cloud Map
- Cloud Map Pro$3.99
Northern Lights Forecast
No in-app purchases
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