Foreca Weather & Radar vs Tidal Lore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foreca Weather & Radar
Get highly accurate weather forecasts and radar maps with a customizable interface. Access premium features like rain notifications and governmental warnings for free. Track current conditions, view historical data, and personalize your home screen widgets.
- Highly accurate rain forecasts
- Customizable weather views
- Free premium features
- Animated weather radar
- Governmental weather warnings
- Rain notifications
- Editable home screen widgets
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Extremely accurate, clean interface and convenient weather app which is widely customizable to your preferences. 5 REASONS TO CHOOSE FORECA: 1) FORECAST ACCURACY: Foreca is ranked the most accurate weather provider in rain forecasts globally. In general weather forecasts, Foreca has long been the most accurate especially in Europe, and is also placed among the top providers globally.* 2) VERSATILE FEATURES: Unlike other weather apps, Foreca provides all the Premium features for free. 3) CUSTOMIZABLE VIEWS: Choose what weather information you want to see in the app from the wide selection of weather parameters available. You can also hide the information you don’t need as some of the parameters might be irrelevant to you, or beneficial only in winter or summer, for example. 4) CLEAN AND CONVENIENT: Our principle has always been to invest in the clarity of weather data to make the app easy and convenient to use. This has also been praised by our users. 5) SERVICE QUALITY: We respond personally to all the feedback and support requests we get, because we want to continuously develop the app according to your wishes. PREMIUM FEATURES – ALL AVAILABLE FOR FREE! – Extremely accurate and convenient radar with radar forecast for the next few hours** – Governmental weather warnings** – Rain notifications** – Current conditions calculated into your exact location – Measurement results of the nearest official weather stations – Weather observation history – your time machine to past hours, days and years – Meteogram with showers and continuous rain separated – Editable home screen widgets – Dark theme and light theme – Theme color options – Optional weather symbol set – Past forecast for the current day – Active hurricanes nearby the USA – Lock Screen widgets FREELY CUSTOMIZABLE VIEWS AND WEATHER PARAMETERS BY HOURLY, DAILY AND AS GRAPHS: – Temperature and weather symbols (°C, °F) – Feels like – Chance of precipitation (%) – Hourly amount of rain, mixed and snowfall (mm, in) – Total rainfall (24h water value: mm, in) – Total snowfall (24h snow value: cm, in) – Wind direction (arrow, icon or cardinal direction) – 10-minute average wind speed (m/s, km/h, mph, Bft, kn) – Max wind speed in gusts – Relative humidity (%) – Atmospheric pressure (hPa, inHg, mmHg, mbar) – Dew point (°C, °F) – Probability of thunderstorm (%) – UV index – Air quality index, AQI – Daily sunshine hours (hh:mm) – Day length – Sunrise time – Sunset time – Moonrise time – Moonset time – Moon phases ANIMATED WEATHER MAPS: – Rain radar and accurate radar forecast for the next few hours** – 24-hour rain forecast map in hourly steps – 3 day weather map with atmospheric pressure (isobars) and rain – Satellite images map in hourly steps – Cloudiness forecast map in hourly steps OTHER FEATURES: – Location search – all location names worldwide – One-time positioning and continuous tracking – Weather in your favorite locations – Choose your start page (tab in the app) – Adjust the speed of the map animation – Share the weather with your friends – Info/user guide – Feedback channel and app support – Time format (12h/24h) – 12h tai 24h aikamuoto – 15 languages supported *) Based on 3rd party reporting, where forecasts are continuously being verified against the real observations from the official weather stations globally. **) Country-specific limitations Terms of Use: https://www.foreca.com/foreca-weather-app-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.foreca.com/privacy-policy
Tidal Lore
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Tidal Lore is a calm ocean companion for tide rhythm, moon-water pull, coastal context, and reflective public-source water traditions. See the current ocean rhythm, linked tide-source context, lunar pull, tide progress, nearby coast links, and a visual Coast Lens that keeps the water movement easy to read. Choose a region and culture for the reflection shown on Today and Apple Watch. Widgets, Watch views, configurable location precision, and Earth-centred icon artwork keep the app consistent across the Lore series. Features: • Current tide rhythm and moon-water pull • Linked public tide and coast sources where available • Region and culture selector for reflective lore • Coast Lens visualisation for water motion and source confidence • Apple Watch companion views and complications • Configurable location mode, precision, and app icon • Free starter culture set with optional one-time lifetime unlock Tidal Lore is for reflection, education, and personal meaning. It does not provide navigation, safety, emergency, boating, weather, spiritual authority, or guaranteed tide prediction advice. Always use official marine and weather services for safety-critical decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tidal Lore at none against Foreca Weather & Radar's 3. Tidal Lore also leads on ads (none vs shown). Foreca Weather & Radar's advantage is chart position (#157 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Foreca Weather & Radar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.59 per 3 months. Tidal Lore asks for nothing beyond the download.
Foreca Weather & Radar ships an update every 11 days, Tidal Lore every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foreca Weather & Radar | Tidal Lore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foreca Oy | Jeremy Mitchell |
Bugs and requests
Foreca Weather & Radar
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when opening full-screen ads
- Subscription issues with ads not being removed
Requested features
4 requests- Add lightning/thunderstorm alerts
- Improve radar map functionality
- Provide more customization options
- Enhance Apple Watch integration
Tidal Lore
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Foreca Weather & Radar
- Ad-free version (3 months)$1.593 Months
- Ad-free version (1 year)$4.991 Year
- Ad-free + Family Sharing (1 year)$6.991 Year
Tidal Lore
No in-app purchases
Questions
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