# 墨迹天气HD vs Weather Clock Widget

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 墨迹天气HD at none against Weather Clock Widget's 2. 墨迹天气HD also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Weather Clock Widget's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 40) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Weather Clock Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 墨迹天气HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 墨迹天气HD against 4.6 for Weather Clock Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Clock Widget has 2.5K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of 墨迹天气HD's written reviews are positive against 89% of Weather Clock Widget's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 墨迹天气HD | Weather Clock Widget |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (40 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hd/id487161848/reviews) | **[4.6 (2.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weather-clock-widget/id925334909/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 40 | **2.5K** |
| Positive reviews | **90.1% of reviews** | 88.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 35 MB | 173 MB |
| Requires iOS | **10.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [北京墨迹风云科技股份有限公司](https://appshunter.io/developer/434173150) | [Elecont LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/401533969) |

## What reviewers say

### 墨迹天气HD

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hd/id487161848)

This app provides hyper-local weather forecasts for over 200,000 cities worldwide. It offers hourly and 15-day predictions, air quality reports, and disaster alerts. Users can also explore daily horoscopes and traditional almanac information.

**Highlights:** Hourly weather forecasts, 15-day weather predictions, Air quality index reporting, Weather disaster alerts, Global city weather search, Daily horoscope and almanac

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Beautiful and clean interface design
- 🎨 Attractive wallpapers and visual aesthetics
- 📊 Comprehensive weather information
- 🆓 Free with no advertisements
- 🔄 Real-time weather updates and push notifications

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and unexpected exits
- 🔐 Login issues on mobile and HD versions
- ⚠️ Inconsistent unit display across versions
- 📱 iPad version lacks features of phone version
- 🌐 Poor translation quality for addresses

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes and force closes
- Cannot open app on certain iOS versions
- Login functionality broken
- Temperature unit inconsistency (Fahrenheit vs Celsius)
- Wind force unit mismatch

**Requested features**

- Real-time camera/live background support
- Humidity and wind speed indicators
- Extended forecast range
- Real-time image feature for iPad
- More international cities


### Weather Clock Widget

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weather-clock-widget/id925334909)

Display a smart, animated clock with hour-by-hour weather forecasts directly on your home screen. Get essential weather information at a glance, personalize your devices, and even share live weather updates.

**Highlights:** Live Weather Clock widget, Hour-by-hour weather forecast, Home screen and lock screen integration, Apple Watch app and complications, Customizable themes and icon sets, iMessage Weather app, Siri support

**Features:** Apple Watch app, iMessage stickers

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |
| Apple Watch app | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great app
- 🚀 Accurate
- 👍 Beautiful design
- 👍 Simple and functional
- 👍 Informative

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Can't get it to work
- 🐛 Ads block the screen
- 🐛 Inaccurate weather information
- 🐛 Widget doesn't work
- 🐛 Clock shows wrong time

**Reported bugs**

- Widget loses time
- Weather information is inaccurate
- App shows sun at night in wrong hemisphere

**Requested features**

- Show weather readings for early morning hours
- Add sunrise/sunset times
- Allow custom background or color options
- Ability to pin the widget to the home screen
- Add more location options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 墨迹天气HD free?

墨迹天气HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Weather Clock Widget free?

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

### Which has better reviews, 墨迹天气HD or Weather Clock Widget?

Weather Clock Widget is rated higher. 墨迹天气HD averages 4.5 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Weather Clock Widget averages 4.6 from 2.5K ratings.

### Do 墨迹天气HD or Weather Clock Widget have ads?

Both 墨迹天气HD and Weather Clock Widget show ads.

### Which is updated more often, 墨迹天气HD or Weather Clock Widget?

墨迹天气HD ships an update every 2 months, and Weather Clock Widget every 2 months. Most recently, 墨迹天气HD was updated on August 24, 2026 and Weather Clock Widget on September 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.*