GETA Weather Forecasting vs Haze
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GETA Weather Forecasting
Experience a traditional Japanese weather ritual by kicking virtual wooden sandals. This app offers an entertaining way to predict the weather and make wishes, inspired by a historical custom.
- Traditional Japanese weather prediction
- Wish-making ritual
- Virtual GETA kicking experience
- Entertainment purposes
- Historical custom simulation
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"This app is intended for entertainment purposes only and does not provide true weather forecasting functionality." This is a Japanese traditional weather forecasting and wish making. GETA is a kind of wooden sandal which most Japanese people were wearing until around 50 years or so. Children had been kicking GETA into the air and forecasting next day's weather by on which side it dropped, wishing it would be a fine day. In this App, you can experience the secret ritual of Japan without making your foot dirty.
Haze
Experience weather through beautiful, handcrafted visual scenes and a calm, minimalist interface. Get current conditions and multi-day forecasts presented with thoughtful typography, reflecting the mood of the day without overwhelming dashboards.
- Beautiful weather-inspired artwork
- Clean and minimalist design
- Current conditions at a glance
- Multi-day forecasts
- Dynamic weather scenes
- Fast and lightweight
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Haze is weather as an experience. Instead of overwhelming dashboards and endless widgets, Haze focuses on atmosphere, simplicity, and beauty. Every forecast is presented through handcrafted visual scenes, thoughtful typography, and a calm, distraction-free interface that reflects the mood of the day. Features • Beautiful weather-inspired artwork • Clean and minimalist design • Current conditions at a glance • Multi-day forecasts • Dynamic weather scenes • Fast and lightweight experience • Designed with simplicity in mind Whether the day is sunny, foggy, rainy, or calm, Haze helps you feel the weather—not just read it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Haze at none against GETA Weather Forecasting's shown. Haze also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). GETA Weather Forecasting's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GETA Weather Forecasting against 5.0 for Haze. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of GETA Weather Forecasting's written reviews are positive against 100% of Haze's.
| Parameter | GETA Weather Forecasting | Haze |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PointZero Co. | Richard McClung |
Customer experience
GETA Weather Forecasting
Haze
In-app purchases
GETA Weather Forecasting
No in-app purchases
Haze
No in-app purchases
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