# 知天气 vs Transparency Weather

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 知天气 at none against Transparency Weather's 3. 知天气 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Transparency Weather's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 3) and review sentiment (92% vs 80%). On price, rating, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Transparency Weather sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. 知天气 asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for 知天气 against 4.5 for Transparency Weather. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transparency Weather has 53 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of 知天气's written reviews are positive against 92% of Transparency Weather's.

知天气 ships an update every 2 months, Transparency Weather every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 知天气 | Transparency Weather |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.3 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id451961462/reviews) | **[4.5 (53 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transparency-weather/id1506460349/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **53** |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | **91.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 137 MB | 200 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [炳阳 林](https://appshunter.io/developer/449564435) | [经纬 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/1503880949) |

## What reviewers say

### 知天气

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id451961462)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Transparency Weather

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/transparency-weather/id1506460349)

Get detailed weather forecasts with personalized themes and customizable widgets. Offers real-time updates, minute-level precipitation, and long-term predictions for multiple locations. Stay informed about air quality and potential disasters.

**Highlights:** Personalized themes with custom backgrounds, Real-time and multi-day weather widgets, Precise street-level location tracking, Minute-level precipitation forecasts, Air quality and life index, Multi-location weather queries

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced Features （Monthly） | $1.00 | per month |
| Premium Features (yearly) | $6.00 | per year |
| Weather photo widget | Free | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 知天气 free?

知天气 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Transparency Weather free?

Transparency Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, 知天气 or Transparency Weather?

Transparency Weather is rated higher. 知天气 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Transparency Weather averages 4.5 from 53 ratings.

### Do 知天气 or Transparency Weather have ads?

Transparency Weather shows ads; 知天气 does not.

### Which is updated more often, 知天气 or Transparency Weather?

知天气 ships an update every 2 months, and Transparency Weather every 6 weeks. Most recently, 知天气 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Transparency Weather on October 29, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*