Weather UAE vs SACHET
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weather UAE
Access real-time, high-resolution weather forecasts and now-casts for the UAE. This official government application provides a continuous, multi-view feed of weather data, including current conditions and future predictions, supported by high-quality imagery.
- High-resolution weather now-casts
- Continuous multi-view weather feed
- Real-time forecast data
- Official government information
- Supports geo-location for customized data
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The National Center of Meteorology, a UAE federal government entity has developed this Mobile application as an additional way of communicating and serving its clients through providing a continuous informational multi-view feed on high-resolution weather now-cast and forecast. * Internet connection and Geo location are required to show the latest customized data. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- بصفته الجهة الرسمية المختصة بالأرصاد الجوية والزلازل، واستناداً للخطط التنفيذية لاستراتيجية المؤسسة، طور المركز الوطني للأرصاد هذا التطبيق كقناة اتصال إضافية للتواصل مع عملاء المركز والجمهور، وذلك عن طريق إتاحة بيانات الأرصاد المحدثة تلقائياً بأنماط متنوعة وعلى أبعاد زمنية مختلفة، كبيانات الطقس الحالية والتنبؤات المستقبلية المتوقعة لحالات الطقس مدعمةً بالصور العلمية عالية الجودة. ويستند المركز في عمليات الرصد والتحليل والتنبؤ على أحدث ما تقدمه التكنولوجيا وأفضل الممارسات المعتمدة والمستخدمة عالمياً من قبل مراكز الأرصاد الجوية والزلازل المتطورة. هذا التطبيق يتطلب الاتصال بشبكة الإنترنت أثناء استخدامه حتى يتسنى له الوصول إلى آخر تحديثات الأرصاد الجوية والزلازل.
SACHET
Receive real-time, geo-targeted disaster alerts and weather forecasts from official government sources. Access vital resources like helpline numbers and safety guidelines in multiple Indian languages.
- Real-time geo-targeted disaster alerts
- Weather reports and forecasts
- Official government warnings
- Helpline numbers and resources
- Multi-language support with read-out
- Satellite receiver connectivity
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SACHET, is a disaster early warning platform envisioned by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to provide real-time geo-targeted alerts to citizens. Users can receive alerts for their current location or subscribe any state / district in India to receive alert notifications. The SACHET mobile app provides warning from authorized Government sources and authorities to warn the public of a possible disaster situation. Furthermore, the app provides weather report and forecast from Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) for day to day weather updates. The app also provides various useful resources such as Dos & Don’ts, helpline numbers, alert effected area and satellite receiver connectivity feature. The app can be used in 12 Indian languages with translation and read out facility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Weather UAE at 4.6 against SACHET's 1.0. Weather UAE also leads on ratings volume (108 vs 1) and review sentiment (65% vs 56%). SACHET's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Weather UAE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather UAE has 108 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Weather UAE's written reviews are positive against 56% of SACHET's.
Weather UAE ships an update monthly, SACHET every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather UAE | SACHET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (108 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews — better | 56.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NCMS | CDOT |
Customer experience
Weather UAE
SACHET
In-app purchases
Weather UAE
No in-app purchases
SACHET
No in-app purchases
