Comparison

Thermo vs Position Weather Tools

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thermo

This app provides a clear overview of outdoor temperature, humidity, and pressure with an emotionally designed, analog-inspired interface. It visualizes daily air conditions intuitively, including feels-like temperature and a discomfort index, based on your current location.

Highlights
  • Temperature, humidity, and pressure display
  • Discomfort Index calculation
  • Mini trend graph
  • Accurate barometer
  • Analog-inspired design
  • Widget support
Features
Currently charting
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Check temperature, humidity, pressure, and discomfort index at a glance. An analog-style weather information app that expresses your daily air conditions in a beautiful and intuitive way. Based on your current location, check outdoor temperature, feels-like temperature, humidity, pressure changes, and discomfort index (DI) through a beautifully designed gauge interface. [FEATURES] • Beautiful analog gauge design • Current temperature and feels-like temperature (Celsius / Fahrenheit) • Humidity meter for monitoring comfort levels • Mini trend graph for short-term changes • Barometer support (hPa / inHg / mmHg) • Sea-level pressure and station pressure display • 24-hour pressure trend (rising · falling · stable) • Discomfort Index (DI) calculation • Widgets support (Lock Screen widgets and Home Screen widgets) • Apple Watch app and various complications [DID YOU KNOW?] • The Discomfort Index (DI), developed by Thom in 1959, is an indicator that quantifies how hot and uncomfortable people feel based on temperature and humidity. • Pressure values are converted and provided as sea-level pressure based on World Meteorological Organization (WMO) standards. Supported devices can also measure station pressure using the built-in sensor. • On GPS-enabled iPhone and iPad devices, more accurate information can be provided using the latest observation data around your current location. • Add cities manually to use the app without GPS. [PLEASE NOTE] • This app does not measure room temperature using an indoor sensor. • It provides outdoor temperature, humidity, and pressure information based on your current location. [CONTACT & SUPPORT] If you have any issues or suggestions, please contact us anytime: https://morethan.net/support/

About

Position Weather Tools

This app provides detailed GPS location information, including altitude, pressure, speed, temperature, and humidity. It also displays geographic coordinates and the current address. The background dynamically changes to reflect real-time weather conditions with animated effects.

Highlights
  • Altimeter
  • Barometer
  • Speedometer
  • Thermometer
  • Hygrometer
  • Geographic coordinates
  • Real-time weather background
Features
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Position Tools is a tool that allows you to see all the information relating to your GPS location. Position Tools include: - Altimeter - Barometer - Speedometer - Thermometer - Hygrometer - Geographic coordinates - Address where we are - Accuracy of GPS The background changes depending on the REAL WEATHER! EFFECT ANIMATION: - Cloud - Snow - Rain - Fog - Thunder UNITS AVAILABLE: - Altimeter (meter - feet) - Speedometer (km/h - Mph) - Thermometer (°C - °F) - Barometer (hPa -bar- mmHg) - Today Extension (in Notification Center)

Screenshots

Thermo4 screens
Position Weather Tools3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Position Weather Tools at Free against Thermo's $3.99. Position Weather Tools also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Thermo's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Position Weather Tools is free to download; Thermo costs $3.99 up front. Position Weather Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thermo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thermo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thermo has 1.9K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Thermo's written reviews are positive against 53% of Position Weather Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermo ships an update every 6 days, Position Weather Tools every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Thermo versus Position Weather Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermoPosition Weather Tools
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better3.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews — better52.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#81 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMORETHAN APPSGuido Fanfani

Customer experience

Thermo

All ratings1,906 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews426 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral7.3%
Negative15.5%

Position Weather Tools

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral14.7%
Negative32.4%

Bugs and requests

Thermo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Doesn't update properly
  • Incorrect location data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add barometer trend indicators
  • Include 'feels like' temperature
  • Add widget support
  • Allow manual location selection
  • Expand temperature range for hot climates

Position Weather Tools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Thermo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Position Weather Tools

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Thermo free?
Thermo costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Position Weather Tools free?
Position Weather Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thermo or Position Weather Tools?
Thermo is rated higher. Thermo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Position Weather Tools averages 3.8 from 18 ratings.
Do Thermo or Position Weather Tools have ads?
Neither Thermo nor Position Weather Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thermo or Position Weather Tools?
Thermo ships an update every 6 days, and Position Weather Tools every 2 months. Most recently, Thermo was updated on October 23, 2026 and Position Weather Tools on October 20, 2026.

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