Weather Underground vs WeatherSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weather Underground
Get hyper-local weather forecasts and severe storm alerts powered by a vast network of personal weather stations. Track current conditions, view interactive radar maps, and receive customizable notifications for upcoming weather events.
- Hyper-local forecasts
- Severe weather alerts
- Interactive radar maps
- Personal weather station data
- Hourly/daily forecasts up to 15 days
- Air quality and UV index
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Discover a reliable, real-time and hyper-local forecast that will always warn you about upcoming severe weather. Weather Underground combines data from over 250,000+ personal weather stations and a proprietary forecast model to give you the most accurate and hyperlocal forecasts, at a microclimate level. Discover about current conditions, interactive Nexrad radar, get customizable severe weather alerts and much more. You’ll always be prepared for whatever the weather brings. 5 REASONS TO DOWNLOAD WEATHER UNDERGROUND • Severe weather alerts: set weather alerts for your exact position, so you can always be prepared for an upcoming storm! • Local conditions: get current weather conditions from local weather stations and hourly/daily summary forecasts up to 10 days in the future, which include chance of precipitation and daily weather summaries. • Most detailed weather data: stay updated with the best weather data including temperature, “Feels Like,” wind speed, wind directions, today’s rain accumulation, humidity, dew point, visibility, and pressure. • Other geographical data: discover our air quality index, UV index, local flu outbreaks, sunrise & sunset and moonrise & moonset. • Customized experience: set your app with light & dark modes, various map types and units. DISCOVER THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF WEATHER UNDERGROUND • Interactive radar maps & severe weather: • The most interactive weather map on mobile allows you to select from different weather overlays, personal weather stations, nexrad radar, satellite, heat maps, and rain accumulation. • Sophisticated weather visualizations with hi-res satellite & cloud cover imagery from GOES-16, powered by data from NOAA. • Keep an eye out for extreme weather and always be prepared with severe weather alerts. Accurate hyper-local forecasts: • Over 250,000 personal weather stations report the most accurate local weather conditions. • Made to fill in the gaps between the airport weather stations that other weather services rely upon to generate forecasts - meaning our data is generated from actual data points in your neighborhood. Subscribe to Premium! • Upgrade and remove all ads from your weather app by purchasing an annual subscription. • Access Smart Forecasts: set your ideal weather conditions for your outdoor activities and we’ll tell you when to go. • View Extended Hourly Forecasts up to 15 days in the future. You can cancel your Weather Underground subscription anytime through your iTunes account settings, or it will automatically renew. This must be done 24 hours before the end of any subscription period to avoid being charged another fee. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. ----- Privacy & Feedback • Our Privacy Policy can be viewed here: https://www.wunderground.com/company/privacy-policy • Our Terms of Use can be viewed here: https://www.wunderground.com/company/legal • If you have any questions or suggestions about our weather service, please do not hesitate to get in touch at support@wunderground.com.
WeatherSmart
Get severe weather warnings and detailed forecasts for your current location and any other area. Customize settings like update frequency and do not disturb times. View daily highs, lows, and wind direction.
- Severe weather warnings
- Current location weather
- Forecasts for selected locations
- Seven-day forecast
- Temperature and wind data
- Customizable settings
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WeatherSmart, from the South African Weather Service (SAWS), provides you with severe weather warnings and other handy weather information for your immediate surroundings and other areas. WeatherSmart includes the following features and options: • Severe weather warnings • Weather conditions and forecast for your current location. • Search for and add other locations. • A seven day forecast for all your selected locations. • Minimum & maximum temperature(s). • Wind direction(s). • Weather notices, warnings and alerts. • Customise settings according to your needs: - Edit My Locations - Do Not Disturb Times - Weather Update Frequency Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This application only supports iOS 8+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Weather Underground at 3.9 against WeatherSmart's 1.5. Weather Underground also leads on ratings volume (32K vs 4) and review sentiment (26% vs 9%). WeatherSmart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Weather Underground sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WeatherSmart asks for nothing beyond the download.
Weather Underground holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Underground has 32K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Weather Underground's written reviews are positive against 9% of WeatherSmart's.
Weather Underground ships an update every 2 months, WeatherSmart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Underground | WeatherSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (32K ratings) — better | 1.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better | 8.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weather Underground, LLC | AfriGIS Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Weather Underground
WeatherSmart
Bugs and requests
Weather Underground
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect weather data and forecasts
- Inability to change location
- Disappearing weather station data
- Ads and subscription issues
Requested features
4 requests- Restore previous app layout and features
- Customizable weather data display
- Improved weather station integration
- Offline mode for weather data
WeatherSmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Weather Underground
- WU Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- WU Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- WU Ad-Free for 1 year$1.99
WeatherSmart
No in-app purchases
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