Comparison

Weather Underground vs Sainlogic

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

Sainlogic

Configure WiFi weather stations and access real-time data from wireless sensors. Monitor temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall, and air pressure with professional-grade precision.

Highlights
  • WiFi configuration
  • Weather station support
  • Real-time sensor data
  • Temperature monitoring
  • Humidity tracking
  • Wind speed measurement
  • Rainfall and air pressure
Features
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The sainlogic application supports WiFi configuration of wu/wc websites. It also provides professional WiFi weather stations, wireless outdoor high-precision thermometers, humidity, wind speed, rain gauges, air pressure monitors, etc.

Screenshots

Weather Underground4 screens
Sainlogic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weather Underground at 3.9 against Sainlogic's 1.6. Weather Underground also leads on ratings volume (32K vs 85) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). Sainlogic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Sainlogic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather Underground holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Underground has 32K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Weather Underground's written reviews are positive against 16% of Sainlogic's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Weather Underground versus Sainlogic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather UndergroundSainlogic
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (32K ratings) — better1.6 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews25.3% of reviews — better16.3% of reviews
Number of ratings32K — better85
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWeather Underground, LLC培明 王

Customer experience

Weather Underground

All ratings31,600 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews965 reviews
Positive25.3%
Neutral14.4%
Negative60.3%

Sainlogic

All ratings85 ratings
Positive11.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative82.4%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive16.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative75.5%

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

Sainlogic

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

Sainlogic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Underground free?
Weather Underground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sainlogic free?
Sainlogic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weather Underground or Sainlogic?
Weather Underground is rated higher. Weather Underground averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while Sainlogic averages 1.6 from 85 ratings.
Do Weather Underground or Sainlogic have ads?
Weather Underground shows ads; Sainlogic does not.

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