Yr vs Clear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yr
This weather app offers a visually engaging way to check forecasts with animated skies and detailed hourly breakdowns. It provides real-time air pollution, pollen, and UV data, along with immediate rainfall alerts. Forecasts are delivered by a reputable meteorological institute.
- Animated weather visualization
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Now-cast rainfall alerts
- Air pollution, pollen, and UV data
- Weather observations
- Long-term forecast graphs
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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.
Clear
Get hyper-accurate weather forecasts for your current location with detailed current conditions, hourly breakdowns, and a 7-day outlook. Customize the app's appearance with various themes to match your style.
- Hyper-accurate current location forecasts
- Detailed current weather conditions
- Hourly weather breakdown
- 7-day forecast
- Customizable themes
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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- By utilizing the weather data generated by OpenWeatherMap, Clear bring's hyper-accurate forecasting for your current location. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- • Summary of the current weather at your location • Current recorded temperature ⇢ how it feels outside • Sunrise & Sunset times • Current UV Index • Humidity (%) • Cloud Cover(%) • Visibility (mi) • Pressure (inHg) • Wind Speed (mph) • Wind Degree & Direction -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- • Overview of today's high and low temperatures -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- • Hourly Breakdown showcasing the weather description and how it will feel at that time -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- • 7 Day Forecast showcasing the weather description plus high and low temperatures -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- • Want to make Clear look more like you? Now you can pick the theme you like best! Choose from the default Clear theme, a golden theme, an iOS 7-esque theme, and a handful of others! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Yr at none against Clear's shown. Yr also leads on ratings volume (202 vs 15) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Clear's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 61%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clear holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yr has 202 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Yr's written reviews are positive against 86% of Clear's.
Yr ships an update every 10 days, Clear weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yr | Clear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (202 ratings) | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 202 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NRK | Sam Dentino |
Customer experience
Yr
Clear
Bugs and requests
Yr
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
Clear
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yr
No in-app purchases
Clear
No in-app purchases









