National Weather vs Weather Clock Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
National Weather
Access highly accurate local weather forecasts, radar, and satellite imagery. Receive rain alerts, view detailed weather charts, and get sunrise/sunset times. This app provides comprehensive weather data for the United States.
- Powerful radar view
- Rain alert notifications
- Home screen weather widget
- Hourly and 7-day forecasts
- Satellite imagery
- Interactive weather maps
- Sunrise/sunset and moon data
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Get the most accurate local and detailed weather. New radar and satellite maps for viewing storms, hurricanes and clear skies. What features are exclusive to National Weather app? • Powerful radar view with scroll and pan. • Rain alert notification for incoming rain. • Home Screen weather widget. • Uses Location Services to get local weather information automatically. • Hourly weather forecast. • Beautiful Satellite imagery to view clouds and storms moving. • Forecast discussion for in depth forecast patterns. • Push Notifications to receive weather information and warnings. • Interactive Maps that show weather and seas forecast patterns. • Weather charts showing today's temperature, maximum, minimum, humidity and rainfall. • 7 day forecast chart with temperature, mean monthly maximum, mean monthly minimum, humidity and rainfall. • Sunrise and sunset. • Moonrise, moonset, moon transit and major and minor periods information used by fishermen and hunters. • Marine information on tides, seas and wind. INTERACTIVE MAPS: • Max Temperature. • Min Temperature. • Weather. • Hazards. • Temperature. • Wind Speed & Direction. • Dew Point. • Wind Gust. • Sky Cover. • Amount of Precip. • Snow Amount. • Ice Accumulation. • Wave Height. • Apparent Temperature. • Relative Humidity. This app is designed with an intuitive interface and fully equipped with all the weather information you need in your pocket. We provide the most accurate weather information with AI technologies. You can be assured the information is always correct and not sourced outside of the US. FINAL NOTES: - This App contains weather information only about United States of America and its territories. - The data is sourced from United States of America. Any questions, bugs or recommendations should be sent to us support@weatherinfoapp.com or visit us at www.weatherinfoapp.com. Thanks for your support. Terms & Conditions http://weatherinfoapp.com/terms_conditions.php Privacy Policy http://weatherinfoapp.com/privacy.php
Weather Clock Widget
Display a smart, animated clock with hour-by-hour weather forecasts directly on your home screen. Get essential weather information at a glance, personalize your devices, and even share live weather updates.
- Live Weather Clock widget
- Hour-by-hour weather forecast
- Home screen and lock screen integration
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Customizable themes and icon sets
- iMessage Weather app
- Siri support
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Everything you want to know about the Weather at a glance! Based on an original idea, Weather Clock Widget lets you put a simple, smart and beautiful animated clock with hour-by-hour Weather forecast right on your Home screen (Lock screen). Just take a look on the clock and you’ll be informed when you should take an umbrella or what are the best times to tan. Personalize your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with the most elegant weather widget, showing current weather, hourly forecast, time and date! Feature highlights: • Free • Original idea • Intuitive and easy to use • Provides unique live Weather Clock widget for Home Screen • iMessage Weather app: send your live Weather Clock via iMessage! • Nine types of Weather data • Animated Today screen Extension • Local and international locations • Local and world time • Apple Watch Weather app and complications • Multiple icon sets • Visual themes. Enjoy 7 new themes! • Night mode. Use scheduler to switch between your favorite themes. • Siri support. Use Siri to show Weather Clock widget with the most accurate hour-by-hour Weather forecast. Product details: • Home screen widget, iMessage, Today screen extension and full-screen Weather app for iPhone and iPad • Apple Watch app & Complications • Weather data for more than 1 million locations worldwide • “Follow me” location (it updates when you open the app, so you always know your local Weather) • Locations can be added by GPS, U.S. Zip Code, or by browsing the location list • Integrated with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Hour-by-hour Weather forecast includes: • Temperature of air • "Feels like" temperature • Humidity • Precipitation (snow) amounts • Dew point • Chance of precipitations • Wind speed and direction • Geomagnetic activity • UV index
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Verdict
National Weather and Weather Clock Widget both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Weather Clock Widget's written reviews are positive against 35% of National Weather's. Weather Clock Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). National Weather's advantage is ratings volume (7.6K vs 2.5K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. National Weather sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Weather Clock Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for National Weather against 4.6 for Weather Clock Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of National Weather's written reviews are positive against 89% of Weather Clock Widget's.
National Weather ships an update every 4 months, Weather Clock Widget every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | National Weather | Weather Clock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7.6K ratings) | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | 88.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | 2.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mende App Inc. | Elecont LLC |
Customer experience
National Weather
Weather Clock Widget
User reviews
National Weather
From 7.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comprehensive weather information
- 👍 Accurate forecasts
- 📊 Detailed charts and graphs
- 🌍 Covers wide range of locations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Difficulty finding/removing locations
- 📱 Suboptimal layout and font size on mobile
- 💰 Ads even after paid upgrades
Weather Clock Widget
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 🚀 Accurate
- 👍 Beautiful design
- 👍 Simple and functional
- 👍 Informative
Room to improve
- 🐛 Can't get it to work
- 🐛 Ads block the screen
- 🐛 Inaccurate weather information
- 🐛 Widget doesn't work
- 🐛 Clock shows wrong time
Bugs and requests
National Weather
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect wind direction display
- Inconsistent temperature reporting
- Radar functionality not working properly
- Locations not updating in real-time
Requested features
4 requests- Hourly weather forecast
- Ability to customize location list
- Radar animation for future weather
- Improved accessibility features
Weather Clock Widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget loses time
- Weather information is inaccurate
- App shows sun at night in wrong hemisphere
Requested features
6 requests- Show weather readings for early morning hours
- Add sunrise/sunset times
- Allow custom background or color options
- Ability to pin the widget to the home screen
- Add more location options
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- Improve widget functionality
In-app purchases
National Weather
- Subscription to Remove Ads$2.991 Year
- Subscription to Remove Ads$3.991 Year
- Discounted Radar, Maps, Marine and Moon$0.99
- Purchase Radar and Interactive Maps$0.99
- Purchase Charts, Marine and Moon Information$0.99
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- Purchase Radar, Maps, Marine and Moon$1.99
Weather Clock Widget
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Apple Watch app$1.99
Questions
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