SimpleMoon vs WeathAware Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleMoon
Get accurate, real-time moon phase and illumination information for any day. Easily navigate through dates and view the moon's appearance for your specific hemisphere. The app works offline and provides upcoming full and new moon dates.
- Real-time moon phase and illumination
- Date navigation and calendar selection
- Offline functionality
- Hemisphere-specific moon views
- Next full and new moon dates
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SimpleMoon provides a simple, elegant view of one thing: the moon phase and illumination for today (or any day you choose). SimpleMoon also shows you when the next full moon and new moon will occur from the "Today" view. So easy to use Tap the navigation buttons at the top or swipe to move between days. Use the calendar icon at the bottom to choose what date you want to see the moon view and illumination. Reliable and accurate SimpleMoon uses advanced mathematical calculations to determine the moon data for that day. It works even if you don't have an internet connection! Northern or Southern Hemisphere Did you know that the moon looks different depending on which hemisphere of the earth you are in? Go to Settings and pick which hemisphere you are in, and you will see the moon as it appears to you in the sky. Special thanks to my children, Alexander and Sophia who helped me design and test the app.
WeathAware Plus
This app alerts you to immediate danger from National Weather Service severe weather warnings. It can monitor warnings for your location and up to ten contacts, ensuring you know when storms could affect you and your loved ones.
- Immediate severe weather danger alerts
- National Weather Service warning display
- Monitor own location
- Monitor up to 10 contacts' locations
- Real-time warning issuance
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Does your weather app answer this one question: Am I in immediate danger from this National Weather Service severe weather warning? If not, give WeathAware a try! WeathAware wants to be the first app you think of when severe weather threatens. There is no other app like WeathAware. WeathAware can display the National Weather Service severe weather warnings that are affecting you AND your chosen contacts address or pinned locations as soon as they are issued. When every second counts, you need to know if the storms could be affecting you so that you can act if you need to. WeathAware now has a radar layer available on the maps!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SimpleMoon at Free against WeathAware Plus's $2.99. SimpleMoon also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (86% vs 63%). WeathAware Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
SimpleMoon is free to download; WeathAware Plus costs $2.99 up front. SimpleMoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WeathAware Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleMoon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleMoon has 302 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of SimpleMoon's written reviews are positive against 63% of WeathAware Plus's.
SimpleMoon ships an update every 5 months, WeathAware Plus every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleMoon | WeathAware Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (302 ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.1% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 302 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #165 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tag Along K | Eddie Barber |
Customer experience
SimpleMoon
WeathAware Plus
Bugs and requests
SimpleMoon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Adult content appearing unexpectedly
- Moon phase accuracy issues reported
- App not rotating on iPads (resolved)
- Displays (null)% and black moon
Requested features
8 requests- Include moon rise and set times
- Add a widget for quick overview
- Allow dragging to scroll through dates
- App icon showing current moon phase
- Southern Hemisphere option
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- Ability to browse history/past dates
- Display date, time, and location
- Improve accuracy of moon phases
WeathAware Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimpleMoon
- Remove Ads from SimpleMoon$0.99
WeathAware Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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