Comparison

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets vs Windsock

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

Windsock

This advanced weather application provides comprehensive flight condition reports for drone pilots. It uses satellite, radar, and local data to offer detailed forecasts up to 10 days in advance, helping users find optimal flying windows.

Highlights
  • 17 forecast metrics
  • Hourly high-resolution forecasts
  • Audible condition reports
  • Daylight remaining indicator
  • Flight requirement rules
  • Printable wind graphs
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS APP REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION. ENJOY A FREE TRIAL BEFORE YOU COMMIT! -- WHY WINDSOCK? Windsock is an advanced weather app for professional fliers of drones and other UAVs. As a pro perhaps you've already found that packing the flight gear and driving down to the flying location only to find it's too windy to fly can be frustrating. Instead, use these tools get comprehensive reports on the latest flight conditions for a nearby location so you can feel confident that it's great weather at sunset for flying or even if it's great right now - find those perfect flying weather windows and fly smarter! PREMIUM DATA Get access to premium data that uses the power of satellites, radar and local weather stations all over the world to deliver advanced wind and condition forecasts for your favourite drone flying sites. Let's be clear, this isn't one of those basic freebie weather apps! Windsock tracks over 17 forecast metrics from multiple aggregated data sources. Forecasts are up to 10 days in advance with high-resolution forecasts every hour on demand for almost anywhere in the world. ===== POWERFUL YET EASY TO USE 17 forecast metrics - displayed in 5 easy to understand data panels - summary, visibility, air, precipitation and satellite. LOCAL SITES Grab forecasts for your current location without even having to add it as a site. ADVANCED AUDIBLE REPORTS Generate a full audible report of the current conditions and have it read out to you hands-free, just shake your device if you have location enabled. DAYLIGHT REMAINING Quickly find out when sunset is so you know exactly how much daylight you have remaining. FLIGHT REQUIREMENT RULES Create flight condition rules and get tick marks next to flight conditions that match. Great for visual scanning! RANGE AND DISTANCE MAPPING TOOLS Quickly work out ranges and distances BATTERY CALCULATOR Get estimates of theoretical charging times and limits PRINTABLE GRAPHS Wind graphs are just a touch away and can even be printed using AirPrint. 1 WEEK FREE TRIAL Not sure Windsock covers your area? Try it for a week for free. See inside the app for details. Terms of use: https://windsock-app.com/terms

Screenshots

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets4 screens
Windsock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weather #1 Interactive Widgets at 73% against Windsock's 0%. Weather #1 Interactive Widgets also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months). Windsock's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Windsock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Windsock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather #1 Interactive Widgets has 7.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Weather #1 Interactive Widgets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Windsock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets ships an update weekly, Windsock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets versus Windsock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather #1 Interactive WidgetsWindsock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.3K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbyss mobileRichard Warrender

Customer experience

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets

All ratings7,266 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative17.3%

Windsock

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 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

Windsock

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
2 purchases

Windsock

Subscriptions2
  • Weather Data (1 Month)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Weather Data (1 Year)7 Days trial$101.991 Year

Questions

Is Weather #1 Interactive Widgets free?
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Windsock free?
Windsock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Windsock?
Windsock is rated higher. Weather #1 Interactive Widgets averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7.3K ratings, while Windsock averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Windsock have ads?
Neither Weather #1 Interactive Widgets nor Windsock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Windsock?
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets ships an update weekly, and Windsock every 14 months. Most recently, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets was updated on October 12, 2026 and Windsock on October 10, 2026.

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