Comparison

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets vs Windly

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

Windly

This app provides detailed current weather conditions and forecasts across the entire Apple ecosystem. It offers photorealistic backgrounds, hourly and 10-day predictions, and customizable widgets. Saved locations sync across devices for easy access.

Highlights
  • Photorealistic weather backgrounds
  • 24-hour hourly forecast
  • 10-day temperature trend
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Unlimited favorite locations
  • Offline weather caching
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Windly is a weather app that’s a pleasure to open. A big temperature, a line about your day and a sky that moves on the screen: rain, snow, storms, fog, twilight, stars and the Moon. For iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. No account, no ads, no data collection. HOME SCREEN • A huge temperature and the conditions at a glance • A greeting, a slogan and a description that fit the weather, the time of day and the season • Animated background: rain, snow, hail, lightning, wind, fog, clouds, the Sun by time of day • At night, stars and the Moon with its real phase • A ribbon below: hours, 10 days and the current numbers 10-DAY FORECAST • The next 24 hours with a chart of temperature, precipitation and wind • A list of days: icon, chance of rain, a min–max bar • Tap a day for its hourly forecast, sun arc, daylight, wind, precipitation, pressure, visibility, humidity and UV index • Moon phase, moonrise and moonset, date of the full moon • Weather alerts CITIES • Your current location and any number of favorite cities • City search and quick switching • Favorites sync through iCloud WIDGETS • Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets • Lock Screen widgets: inline, circular, rectangular • Precipitation, hourly entries and the same background as in the app • Choose the city and the refresh rate in Settings MAC AND APPLE TV • Mac: the temperature in the menu bar and a compact window with the weather now, by the hour and your favorite cities; launch at login • Apple TV: weather on the big screen and a detailed forecast OFFLINE AND ACCURACY • Forecasts from Apple WeatherKit • The last weather is available without a network • Celsius and Fahrenheit, wind and pressure units, light and dark theme PRIVACY • Location is used only to get the forecast for your spot • No account, no ads, no trackers The interface is available in English, Russian, German, French and Spanish.

Screenshots

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets4 screens
Windly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Windly at none against Weather #1 Interactive Widgets's 5. Windly also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Weather #1 Interactive Widgets's advantage is chart position (#126 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. Windly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets versus Windly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather #1 Interactive WidgetsWindly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.3K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#126 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbyss mobileVladislav Sidelnikov

Customer experience

Weather #1 Interactive Widgets

All ratings7,284 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative17.3%

Windly

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Windly

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

Windly

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 Windly free?
Windly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Windly have ads?
Neither Weather #1 Interactive Widgets nor Windly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets or Windly?
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets ships an update weekly, and Windly weekly. Most recently, Weather #1 Interactive Widgets was updated on October 16, 2026 and Windly on October 9, 2026.

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