Comparison

Weather Underground vs OpenSnow

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
Read full description

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

OpenSnow

Get the most accurate snow forecasts, detailed snow reports, and severe weather maps. Access 15-day forecasts, local expert insights, and offline 3D maps for snow depth, avalanche risk, and more. Track storms with advanced radar and AI-powered weather systems.

Highlights
  • 15-Day Snow Forecast
  • Local Expert Snow Reports
  • 3D & Offline Weather Maps
  • AI-Powered Weather System
  • Severe Weather Tracking
  • Mountain Webcams
  • Snow Depth & Avalanche Risk Maps
Features
Read full description

OpenSnow is your trusted source for the most accurate snow forecast, snow report, and severe weather maps. "Weather forecasting for the mountains takes extra focus, analysis, and precision, which is exactly what OpenSnow provides. The app is incredible, even for super weather nerds like myself." – Cody Townsend, Pro Skier 15-Day Snow Forecasts Finding the location that has the best conditions can feel overwhelming. With OpenSnow, deciding where to go is easy. View the latest 15-day snow forecast, snow report, conditions history, and mountain webcams for your favorite locations in just a few seconds. Local Daily Snow Experts Instead of spending hours sifting through weather data, get the inside scoop in just a few minutes. Our local experts write a new Daily Snow forecast each day in the winter for regions around the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Have one of our expert local forecasters guide you to the best conditions. 3D Weather + Snow Maps We make it easy to track incoming storms with super-res radar and global precipitation, radar, and snow forecast maps. You can also view 3D maps for snow depth, avalanche risk, slope angle, active fires, air quality, wildfire smoke, public and private land ownership, and more. Download high-resolution satellite maps to view offline. PEAKS + StormNet PEAKS is our mountain weather forecast model that is up to 50% more accurate in complex terrain. StormNet is our severe weather forecast model that produces real-time, high-resolution forecasts for lightning, hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Combined, PEAKS + StormNet provide a first-of-its-kind, fully operational multi-component weather forecast system. Daily Features • 15-Day Hourly Forecasts • Current + Forecast Radar • Precipitation Forecast Maps • Air Quality Forecasts • Wildfire Smoke Forecast Maps • 50,000+ Weather Stations • 3D + Offline Maps • Land Boundary + Private Ownership Maps • Recent Satellite Maps Snow + Ski Features • 15-Day Snow Forecast • Powder Quality Forecast • Snow Depth Map • Season Snowfall Map • Snow Forecast Alerts • Snow Forecast Maps • Offline Ski Resort Trail Maps • Snow Forecast + Report Widgets • Historical Snow Reports Severe Weather Features (US only) • Super-Res Radar • Lightning Risk • Tornado Risk • Hail Risk • Damaging Winds Risk • Severe Weather Alerts Free Features • My Location 15-Day Forecast • Snow Forecast 15-Day Summary • Historical Weather + Snow Reports • Snow Report Alerts • Avalanche Forecasts • Mountain Webcams • Active Fires Map • Air Quality Map • Slope Angle + Slope Aspect — Free Trial — New accounts automatically receive the full OpenSnow Premium experience, with no credit card or payment information required. If you choose not to purchase OpenSnow after the free trial is over, you will be automatically downgraded to a free account and not charged. — In-App Purchase — OpenSnow Base is an auto-renewable subscription, which will renew yearly at $49.99 USD. Payment will be charged to the user's Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. If the auto-renewal fails due to a payment issue, you will still be able to access the paid content for 16 days while Apple attempts to collect payment. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Full terms and conditions can be found here: https://support.opensnow.com/legal/terms | https://support.opensnow.com/legal/privacy Sales through Apple will be governed by Apple’s refund policy. We value all of our customers and encourage you to provide feedback on your experience. Please get in touch with us by sending an email to hello@opensnow.com

Screenshots

Weather Underground4 screens
OpenSnow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OpenSnow at 80% against Weather Underground's 26%. OpenSnow also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). Weather Underground's advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 9.1K) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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 and OpenSnow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenSnow holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32K and 9.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Weather Underground's written reviews are positive against 80% of OpenSnow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Underground ships an update every 2 months, OpenSnow every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Weather Underground versus OpenSnow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather UndergroundOpenSnow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (32K ratings)4.7 (9.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.7% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32K — better9.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#11 — better#23
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeather Underground, LLCCloudnine Weather, Inc.

Customer experience

Weather Underground

All ratings31,600 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews991 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral14.4%
Negative59.8%

OpenSnow

All ratings9,057 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews849 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative16.0%

User reviews

Weather Underground

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate forecasts
  • 📊 Detailed weather data
  • 🌍 Global coverage
  • 🌊 Tides and moon phases
  • 🚲 Useful for outdoor activities

Room to improve

  • 🔧 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🤖 Poor UI design after update
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Difficult to access personal weather station data
  • 📉 Declining accuracy and reliability

OpenSnow

From 9.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate snow forecasts
  • 📊 Detailed weather data and maps
  • 🗺️ Comprehensive coverage of ski resorts
  • 💻 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🤖 Reliable and consistent forecasts

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription model can be expensive
  • 🌐 Limited coverage outside of North America
  • 🕰️ Occasional delays in updating snow conditions
  • 🤖 Inconsistent accuracy in long-term forecasts
  • 🔒 Paywall restricts access to some features

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

OpenSnow

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • Inconsistencies in the display of weather data and forecasts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand coverage to more international ski resorts
  • Improve offline functionality and data availability
  • Introduce more customization options for user preferences
  • Enhance integration with other outdoor activity planning apps
  • Provide more detailed snow and weather data for backcountry use

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
3 purchases

OpenSnow

Subscriptions3
  • OpenSnow Legacy$49.991 Year
  • OpenSnow Base$49.991 Year
  • OpenSnow Base Legacy$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Weather Underground free?
Weather Underground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenSnow free?
OpenSnow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weather Underground or OpenSnow?
OpenSnow is rated higher. Weather Underground averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32K ratings, while OpenSnow averages 4.7 from 9.1K ratings.
Do Weather Underground or OpenSnow have ads?
Weather Underground shows ads; OpenSnow does not.
Which is updated more often, Weather Underground or OpenSnow?
Weather Underground ships an update every 2 months, and OpenSnow every 11 days. Most recently, Weather Underground was updated on October 21, 2026 and OpenSnow on October 20, 2026.
Which is more popular, Weather Underground or OpenSnow?
Weather Underground currently peaks at #11 in the App Store charts, and OpenSnow at #23. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

Other comparisons