Yr.no vs WeatherSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yr.no
Experience weather forecasting like never before with animated skies and detailed hourly breakdowns. Get immediate rainfall alerts and explore air pollution, pollen, and UV forecasts. This app provides comprehensive weather information for your daily planning.
- Animated hourly weather visualization
- Now-cast rainfall alerts (90 minutes)
- Detailed day-by-day and hour-by-hour forecasts
- Graph view for forecast details
- Air pollution, pollen, and UV forecasts
- Latest weather observations
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New Yr on iPhone and iPad is different from anything else you’ve seen in weather forecasting: Scroll through a beautiful and animated sky to see how the weather changes hourly, and get all the need-to-know details at the same time. And if there will be rainfall within the next 90 minutes we'll let you know through our now-cast. The weather visualization makes it a fun experience to check the weather – even when it’s raining! Check details day by day and hour by hour in the long-term forecast, or study the details in the graph. Under "Around you" you get an overview of air pollution, pollen spread and UV forecast, as well as the latest weather observations in your area. Forecasts are delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. ABOUT US: Yr is a weather service jointly produced by NRK and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Our primary goals are to secure life and property, while delivering useful and accurate weather forecasts to our users, preparing them for all kinds of weather. This year we are celebrating our ten-year anniversary, and with millions of users every day we are proud of being one of the most popular weather services in the world.
WeatherSmart
Get severe weather warnings and detailed forecasts for your current location and any other area. Customize settings like update frequency and do not disturb times. View daily highs, lows, and wind direction.
- Severe weather warnings
- Current location weather
- Forecasts for selected locations
- Seven-day forecast
- Temperature and wind data
- Customizable settings
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WeatherSmart, from the South African Weather Service (SAWS), provides you with severe weather warnings and other handy weather information for your immediate surroundings and other areas. WeatherSmart includes the following features and options: • Severe weather warnings • Weather conditions and forecast for your current location. • Search for and add other locations. • A seven day forecast for all your selected locations. • Minimum & maximum temperature(s). • Wind direction(s). • Weather notices, warnings and alerts. • Customise settings according to your needs: - Edit My Locations - Do Not Disturb Times - Weather Update Frequency Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This application only supports iOS 8+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yr.no at 61% against WeatherSmart's 9%. Yr.no also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Yr.no holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yr.no has 204 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Yr.no's written reviews are positive against 9% of WeatherSmart's.
Yr.no ships an update fortnightly, WeatherSmart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yr.no | WeatherSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (204 ratings) — better | 1.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better | 8.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 204 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #127 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NRK | AfriGIS Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Yr.no
WeatherSmart
Bugs and requests
Yr.no
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on iOS 11 and newer
- Location tracking issues
- Widget not working as expected
- Inability to delete or reorder saved locations
Requested features
5 requests- Add humidity data
- Provide offline caching of weather data
- Implement Apple Watch support
- Allow changing between Celsius and Fahrenheit
- Bring back previous graph/chart layouts
WeatherSmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yr.no
No in-app purchases
WeatherSmart
No in-app purchases









