Weather #1 Interactive Widgets vs Lightcast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Lightcast
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Lightcast tells you how much natural outdoor light is available right now and forecasts how it will change through the day. Using your location, Lightcast estimates illumination from the sun, moon, and cloud cover, then maps it into a clear visual forecast so you can see when conditions will be bright enough for your plans. Features: • See current and upcoming outdoor light levels across the next day • Find the time light will reach or fall below your chosen threshold • Adjust thresholds with presets like clear full moon, streetlight, readable, current light, or a custom value • Set photography-based thresholds from ISO, aperture, and shutter speed • Explore sun angle, moon angle and phase, cloud cover, and total light at any point in the forecast • Use the built-in Siri shortcut to ask for your current lightcast Great for walking, running, photography, commuting, early starts, and planning time outside with less guesswork. Location access is used to calculate local light conditions and forecast timings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lightcast at none against Weather #1 Interactive Widgets's 5. Lightcast also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Weather #1 Interactive Widgets's advantage is chart position (#125 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Weather #1 Interactive Widgets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Lightcast asks for nothing beyond the download.
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets ships an update weekly, Lightcast every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather #1 Interactive Widgets | Lightcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #125 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | byss mobile | Mock Gravity |
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
Lightcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Weather #1 Interactive Widgets
- 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
Lightcast
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Weather #1 Interactive Widgets free?
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