forecast.co.uk vs UK Weather forecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
forecast.co.uk
Get highly accurate weather forecasts for over 200,000 locations across the UK and globally. View detailed 14-day and hourly predictions, precipitation maps, satellite imagery, and specialized coastal and boating weather information.
- 14-day forecasts
- Hourly weather predictions
- Precipitation forecast maps
- Satellite imagery
- Temperature and wind maps
- Coastal and boating weather
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United Kingdoms's most accurate forecasts for 200.000 places and airports in your iPhone or iPad. Forecasts: - 14 days - Hour by hour for the first 2 days - Turn the phone to see the weather as a diagram Precipitation forecast maps - UK, France, Spain, Greece, Europe, World Satellite images - France, Spain, Europe, World Temperature forecast maps - UK, France, Spain, Greece Wind forecast maps - UK, France, Spain, Greece Pressure forecast maps - Centered on southern Europe, centered on northern Europe Cloudiness maps - UK, France, Spain, Greece Coast and boating weather - 12 coastal area maps - Forecasts for waves - Forecasts for wind - Forecasts for temperature
UK Weather forecast
Get real-time, 24/7 monitored weather forecasts for the UK. Access detailed information including rainfall radar, sunshine probability, wind conditions, and temperature for up to 10 days.
- Real-time UK weather updates
- 10-day forecast exposure
- Rainfall radar images
- Forecast reliability values
- Detailed temperature and wind data
- Probability of sunshine and precipitation
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Every day you can get quick and easy access to weather forecasts for United Kingdom, monitored 24-7 by MeteoNews and updated in real time! - Weather forecast for the morning / afternoon / evening - Rainfall radar images - Value of forecast reliability - Probability of sunshine and precipitations - Perceived temperature - Average, mimimum and maximum temparature - Wind force, wind direction, gust force - Limit of snowfall - Limit zero degrees - Fog Exposure for 10 days in landscape mode. Content delivered by MeteoNews
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UK Weather forecast at 4.6 against forecast.co.uk's 4.0. UK Weather forecast also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 49%) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). forecast.co.uk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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. UK Weather forecast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. forecast.co.uk asks for nothing beyond the download.
UK Weather forecast holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UK Weather forecast has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of forecast.co.uk's written reviews are positive against 64% of UK Weather forecast's.
forecast.co.uk ships an update every 4 weeks, UK Weather forecast every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | forecast.co.uk | UK Weather forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews | 63.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cavum AB | ID Mobile SA |
Customer experience
forecast.co.uk
UK Weather forecast
User reviews
forecast.co.uk
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Accurate forecasts
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 🗺️ Useful maps
- ✅ Reliable information
- 🌟 Great app (historically)
Room to improve
- 💥 Frequent crashes
- ⏳ Slow loading times
- 🚫 App not working
- 📉 Performance degradation
- 😵 Frustrating user experience
UK Weather forecast
From 16 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate forecasts
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Good graphics
- 👍 Reliable information
- 👍 Convenient for planning
Room to improve
- 🐛 App stops responding
- 🐛 No 10-day forecast
- 🐛 Not working at all
- 🐛 Poor graphics
- 🐛 Lacks weather warnings
Bugs and requests
forecast.co.uk
Reported bugs
46 issues- Frequent crashes
- App takes ages to load
- App won't open or freezes
- App keeps crashing
- App won't load
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- App is not updating
- App stopped working
- App freezes
- App stalls all the time
- App won't load again after closing
- App broken by iOS 26
- App stopped working with IOS 26
- App stalls on iOS
- App won't load
- App crashes every time it's opened
- App crashes when satellite maps accessed
- Rain bars in day by day mode don't make sense
- Local weather not shown ('Disabled in Settings' but no option in settings)
- Color of hours on table charts is hard to see
- Forecasts vary significantly with Met Office
- Search facility has disappeared
- App suddenly stopped loading
- App turns off when searching
- App will not search at all
- Maps part of the app still works, but search page doesn't
- Hourly forecast only shows 23:00 when 'Day' is selected on iPad with iOS 11
- Unable to switch to other locations for weather forecast after update on iPad
- Adverts obscure some of the info
- Latest update has stopped places loading
- Latest iOS update has stopped the maps working
- App won't open after iOS 11 update
- New version is 'miniaturised' and unclear
- Adverts come and go with no means to turn them off
- Cannot switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit
- Display is completely ruined with bits here and there
- Hours at the top and days below with ads in between
- App no longer keeps list of frequently visited places
- History is too short and cannot be reordered
- New interface has a very disjointed feel
- New interface is bitty, crowded and confusing
- New layout is terrible and hard to see forecast
- Maps are too concentrated
- Predictions are inaccurate
- New update is messy and has adverts
- New update has hateful adverts
- New update has overcomplicated features
Requested features
8 requests- Make text black on white background for better readability
- Add vertical mode for iPadOS version
- Bring back landscape mode
- Add % chance of precipitation for each day
- Option to remove ads
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- Revert to previous layout/version
- Allow users to pay to remove ads
- Show temperatures in both Celsius and Fahrenheit
UK Weather forecast
Reported bugs
11 issues- App often stops responding
- App not working at all
- Server seems to be off-line
- Won't connect to the server
- Last compatible update crashes
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- App crashes on iPad Pro
- App crashes on iPad Mini 2
- App opens for a few seconds and then disappears
- App won't open and freezes phone
- Paid version would not complete download and install
- Cannot connect to server on iPhone 8+
Requested features
12 requests- Add current conditions
- Add hourly forecasts
- Improve UK radar
- Clearly depict wind direction
- Fix server connection issues
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- Make ads skippable or less intrusive
- Improve long-range forecast accuracy
- Allow searching for more locales
- Provide current conditions
- Fix app crashes on iPad
- Fix app crashes on iPhone
- Make app compatible with older devices
In-app purchases
forecast.co.uk
No in-app purchases
UK Weather forecast
- Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
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