Comparison

Weather Underground vs WifiClock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

WifiClock

This app connects a smart clock to WiFi for automatic weather updates based on forecasts. It offers custom features like alarms and sleep reminders, enhancing your smart clock experience.

Highlights
  • WiFi weather forecast updates
  • Custom weather clock functions
  • Alarm clock
  • Sleep reminders
  • Basic settings configuration
Features
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This is a use of the Internet of things used together with the weather forecast on the basis of clock APP, help weather forecast clock WiFi configuration information as well as some special custom weather clock function, including the alarm clock, sleep to remind, basic Settings, and so on.So that you can make the weather forecast clock to connect the WiFi automatic update weather, without manual update.

Screenshots

Weather Underground4 screens
WifiClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weather Underground at 3.9 against WifiClock's 2.0. Weather Underground also leads on ratings volume (32K vs 25) and chart position (#15 vs unranked). WifiClock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Weather Underground sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WifiClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather Underground holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Underground has 32K ratings behind it against 25, 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 21% of WifiClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Underground ships an update every 2 months, WifiClock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Weather Underground versus WifiClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather UndergroundWifiClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (32K ratings) — better2.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews25.7% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings32K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeather Underground, LLCADSMART TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Customer experience

Weather Underground

All ratings31,600 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews993 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral14.4%
Negative59.9%

WifiClock

All ratings25 ratings
Positive24.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative68.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative69.0%

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

WifiClock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Weather Underground

Subscriptions2
  • WU Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • WU Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • WU Ad-Free for 1 year$1.99
None

WifiClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Underground free?
Weather Underground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WifiClock free?
WifiClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weather Underground or WifiClock?
Weather Underground is rated higher. Weather Underground averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while WifiClock averages 2.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Weather Underground or WifiClock have ads?
Weather Underground shows ads; WifiClock does not.
Which is updated more often, Weather Underground or WifiClock?
Weather Underground ships an update every 2 months, and WifiClock monthly. Most recently, Weather Underground was updated on October 25, 2026 and WifiClock on October 24, 2026.

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