Comparison

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets vs Instant NOAA Storm Lite

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

Head to head
About

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets

Get live weather updates and advanced forecasts directly on your iPhone's home screen, Dynamic Island, and Lock Screen. Track storms, hurricanes, and view detailed radar maps to plan your activities with confidence.

Highlights
  • Dynamic Island widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Storm and hurricane tracking
  • 14-day hourly/daily forecasts
  • Real-time weather alerts
  • Radar overlay maps
Features
Currently charting
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Best Weather app for iPhone. All advanced home screen widgets available for iPhone: - Dynamic Island - Lock Screen Widgets - Home Screen Widgets Stay prepared for any situation with our advanced storm and hurricane tracking features, perfect for planning your day, weekend, or vacation. Get access to all the weather updates you need from your home screen. Get current weather on Dynamic Island. With our app, you can plan up to 14 days in advance with detailed hourly and daily forecasts. Stay informed and safe with real-time alerts for extreme weather conditions. Our radar overlay allows you to view high-resolution maps of rain and snow areas in your location, making it easy to plan your activities. You can also customize your widgets to match your preferences. You can unlock access to unique storm tracker provides you with the speed, velocity, and directions of every storm cell approaching your location. You can also view hyper-local weather conditions for all your favorite locations. We also offer paid access to air quality reports and fire reports to keep you informed of any potential hazards. Additionally, you can get tracker maps for 2024 hurricanes. Our service provides additional hourly and daily weather data, more radar layers, the ability to change weather providers, more widgets, and more Apple Watch complications. It’s auto-recurring. By subscribing, you authorize us to charge the subscription cost corresponding to the selected subscription length to the iTunes Account. You can cancel at any time. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Our privacy policy can be found at: http://byssmobile.com/priv/priv.html Our terms of use can be found at: http://byssmobile.com/priv/terms.html. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases

About

Instant NOAA Storm Lite

Get real-time storm and radar information with this weather app. View detailed reports for tornadoes, hail, and wind, with radar images refreshed every 10 minutes. Explore storms in a 3D view and receive notifications on your Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Real-time NOAA storm reports
  • Live NOAA radar imagery
  • 3D storm visualization
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Tornado, wind, and hail alerts
  • Radar image transparency slider
Features
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This is a free version with limited features and alerts. For full features and TVOS App, please look for the Pro version. The Next Generation of NOAA Storms and NOAA Radar app is here (This app is part of the Universal Purchase. With one purchase, you will be able to know the NOAA Storms information on your iOS, Watch OS and Apple TV devices.). NOAA Storms provide reports for the following critical events: - Tornado - Wind - Strong wind - Hail - Large Hail iOS App Quick Started: > US Storms are listed on the map. Zoom in/out and select any city to see the Storm information. Storms information will be refreshed every 10 minutes to provide you the up-to-date information. > Giving the fact there can be no storm in any given day, click on the "Test" button to load the built in data (based upon Feb 24, 2016 Storm Prediction activities) so that you can try out the functionalities. > US NOAA Radar images will be loaded when the app is launched and will be refreshed every 10 minutes. And you are ready to see the latest real time radar images on the map. Zoom in and out to see the whether across multiple states. Click on the "Radar" button to enable/disable radar images. Slide the slider to change the transparency of radar images. > To see the Storm in 3D View and view the information, follow the steps below: 1. Select "Flyover" on the top to enable 3D View and you should be able to see the storms in 3D View. 2. You can use two-fingers gesture to change viewing angles: zoom in/out, rotate, swipe up/down for 3D View 4. Click on any storm to see the information Watch App Quick Started: > Launch the Watch App and the app will communicate with the iOS App to get the nearest storm information and also notify the iOS App to select the storm and view the information. Click on the "Nearest" button if you would like to search the nearest storm again. Introduction: This app is the Next Generation of NOAA Storms and NOAA Radar app by integrating the following technologies and data together: - The latest Apple MapKit features such as Traffic, Buildings, POI and 3D Model - Apple Watch Integration with iPhone. - Apple TV integration (Universal Purchase: one purchase to get the app on iOS, Apple Watch and Apple TV) - Storms including Tornado, Hail and Wind. - Real Time NOAA Radar - Databases with built in information. This app provides the following features: - The first app to integrate both Storms and the latest national Radar images together. - The first app to provide Storm and Radar images in 3D view. - One click Storm selection by selecting the right sidebar and click on a storm location. - One click feature switch by selecting the left sidebar and click on a feature - One click theme switch by selecting the left sidebar and click on a theme. - This app provides the Apple Watch Integration - This app will provide Apple TV integration.

Screenshots

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets4 screens
Instant NOAA Storm Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weather #1 Interactive Widgets at 73% against Instant NOAA Storm Lite's 0%. Weather #1 Interactive Widgets also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (7.3K vs 4). Instant NOAA Storm Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Weather #1 Interactive Widgets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Instant NOAA Storm Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather #1 Interactive Widgets has 7.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Weather #1 Interactive Widgets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Instant NOAA Storm Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets ships an update weekly, Instant NOAA Storm Lite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets versus Instant NOAA Storm Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather #1 Interactive WidgetsInstant NOAA Storm Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.3K ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.3K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB13 MB
Age rating4++4
Developerbyss mobileJufen Chang

Customer experience

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets

All ratings7,287 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative17.3%

Instant NOAA Storm Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not updating properly
  • Map layers not functioning as expected
  • Subscription issues and billing problems
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Customizable widget layouts
  • Live weather radar on home screen
  • Ability to share weather data
  • Integration with smart home devices

Instant NOAA Storm Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets

Subscriptions5
  • Premium weather service3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Weather$4.997 Days
  • Premium Weather service3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Premium Weather service$9.991 Year
  • Premium Weather service$19.991 Year
None

Instant NOAA Storm Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather #1 Interactive Widgets free?
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Instant NOAA Storm Lite free?
Instant NOAA Storm Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Instant NOAA Storm Lite?
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets is rated higher. Weather #1 Interactive Widgets averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7.3K ratings, while Instant NOAA Storm Lite averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Instant NOAA Storm Lite have ads?
Neither Weather #1 Interactive Widgets nor Instant NOAA Storm Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Instant NOAA Storm Lite?
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets ships an update weekly, and Instant NOAA Storm Lite every 3 weeks. Most recently, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets was updated on October 30, 2026 and Instant NOAA Storm Lite on October 24, 2026.

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