VG Pent.no vs AuroraReach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VG Pent.no
This weather service compares forecasts from two major Norwegian providers, offering 5-day and hourly predictions. It allows users to save favorite locations and automatically detects their current position for convenient weather checks.
- Weather forecasts from yr.no and Storm
- 5-day and hourly predictions
- Save favorite locations
- Automatic position detection
- Widget with daily or hourly overview
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Pent.no Hvem gir penest vær av yr og storm? Værtjenesten pent.no sammenligner været fra yr.no og Storm. Nøkkelfunksjoner: - værmelding fra yr.no og Storm - lagre dine favorittsteder - finner din posisjon automatisk - widget med dag eller timeoversikt Værtjenesten er utviklet av VG og baserer seg på data fra Storm Geo AS og yr.no levert av Meteorologisk institutt og NRK.
AuroraReach
Track and forecast aurora activity worldwide. Get local visibility scores based on weather conditions and aurora intensity. Receive alerts for potential sightings and explore aurora travel destinations.
- Global aurora tracking
- Local aurora visibility scores
- Weather condition integration
- 4-day weather forecasts
- Aurora sighting alerts
- Real-time aurora map
- City/country search for forecasts
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AuroraReach app is an aurora tracking, forecasting and alerting app that gives local aurora visibility scores for cities around the world. We take weather conditions like cloud cover, visibility, time of day etc. along with aurora score to generate a score that can help you find the aurora visibility times for a gives city. Along with aurora, weather conditions are also predicted for up to 4 days. We also let users checkin an aurora sighting and alert based on that. We track ~24K cities around the world for aurora activity and weather conditions. It is easy to get started by subscribing to alerts for multiple cities and get alerted on the app for free. Realtime aurora map shows the aurora activity on the map and you can interact with the map to select the cities we are tracking from map and having activity at that time. Aurora Travel destination searching is easier with this and with our city search page you can search by city or country for viewing the city aurora forecast report and subscribe to cities for alerts. You can favorite the cities for quick accesses in the future even if you are not registered with an account. As we track city specific aurora scores, we cover cities under the northern lights (aurora borealis), southern lights (aurora australis) and even cities where aurora hasn't occurred till date. Web page has sighting specific pages to chat on realtime aurora sighting, this will be released soon in the app version too. Enjoy hunting auroras with AuroraReach and find your next aurora destination with this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AuroraReach at 80% against VG Pent.no's 50%. AuroraReach also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15 vs 18.0). VG Pent.no's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AuroraReach holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of VG Pent.no's written reviews are positive against 80% of AuroraReach's.
VG Pent.no ships an update every 2 months, AuroraReach every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VG Pent.no | AuroraReach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (58 ratings) | 4.9 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Schibsted Media AS | HuskyCodes Oy |
Customer experience
VG Pent.no
AuroraReach
In-app purchases
VG Pent.no
No in-app purchases
AuroraReach
No in-app purchases
