Comparison

Wx for iPhone vs Weather Panel

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

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About

Wx for iPhone

This app provides detailed U.S. weather information, including current conditions, forecasts, alerts, and radar data. It offers customizable forecasts with extensive meteorological data and the ability to load personal weather maps.

Highlights
  • Current U.S. weather conditions
  • 7-day point and pro forecasts
  • Detailed forecast graphs (temp, humidity, wind, precipitation)
  • NWS observation site data
  • NEXRAD radar data
  • NWS alerts and warnings
  • Customizable weather maps
Features
Currently charting
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The venerable U.S. weather app Wx, named a Mac Gem by Macworld magazine, is now available for iPhone! Wx displays current conditions, forecasts, alerts, and radar for U.S. locations using high fidelity XML data from the U.S. National Weather Service. The app is designed for two specific types of customers: serious weather watchers who want detailed information and facts with no fuss, and casual users who want a fast, clean, and functional weather app that has low memory overhead and low CPU/battery usage. Wx lets you choose your location on an embedded map, and uses that to setup custom forecasts based on the latitude and longitude of the location. Forecasts include a 7-day summary "point" forecast, and a 7-day “pro” forecast that graphs temperature (actual and apparent), dew point, relative humidity, cloud cover, wind speed, wind direction, gust speed, 12-hour probability of precipitation, 6-hour liquid precipitation amount, and 6-hour snow amount. These forecasts are about as good as it gets if you need to plan work, sports, hobbies, and outdoor activities based on upcoming weather. With their high spatial resolution, the point and pro forecasts are especially useful in coastal and mountainous regions, where typical zone forecasts can be inaccurate. Wx also lets you receive current conditions data from nearby NWS observation sites (over 1700 available in the U.S. and its territories), get radar data from nearby NEXRAD radar sites, and receive warnings from nearby city- and county-based alert zones. Wx lets you bookmark and setup weather maps for quick reference. Choose from some default NWS maps and images, or provide the URL for any map of your choice and load it right in the app! If you have preferred weather providers, you can load your favorite maps and images right in Wx and keep them handy. Wx is crafted with attention to detail by a professional software developer with 29 years of experience, 15 years focused on developing weather software for OS X and 12 years writing apps for iOS devices. Wx has multiple levels of redundancy to handle severe weather events that can strain NWS servers, and even offers network settings for both Wi-Fi and cellular operation so that you can fine tune the app’s performance and bandwidth needs. Wx is also available for the iPad and OS X. See hrtapps.com for more info. ***NOTE*** If you need support or help, or have feedback, suggestions, or feature requests, please contact us via the support link (above) or on our website at hrtapps.com.

About

Weather Panel

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This simple and intuitive weather forecast app will show hourly forecast on dashboard, daily forecast on calendar, radar and other meteorologic layers on map. Support metric and imperial unit type. Support iOS13 darkmode. 24 hours forecast: 1. Temperature and feels like 2. Wind speed and direction 3. Humidity and clouds percentage 4. Sea level pressure and dew point 8 days forecast: 1. Min/max and feels like temperature 2. Clouds percentage 3. UV index

Screenshots

Wx for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Wx for iPhone at #107 against Weather Panel's unranked. Wx for iPhone also leads on iOS requirement (11.4 vs 13.4). Weather Panel's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Wx for iPhone costs $2.99 and Weather Panel $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Wx for iPhone versus Weather Panel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWx for iPhoneWeather Panel
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betterApple TV
Requires iOS11.4 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig HunterHeavenbrook Software Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Wx for iPhone

No in-app purchases

None

Weather Panel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wx for iPhone free?
Wx for iPhone costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weather Panel free?
Weather Panel costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wx for iPhone or Weather Panel have ads?
Neither Wx for iPhone nor Weather Panel shows ads.

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