Weather Station by Netatmo vs SimpleWeather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weather Station by Netatmo
This app displays real-time weather and air quality data from a personal weather station. Monitor temperature, humidity, CO2, and more with intuitive graphs and receive notifications for significant weather events. It also provides a 7-day forecast for your specific location.
- Real-time weather measurements
- Indoor and outdoor monitoring
- Historical data graphs
- Air quality tracking (CO2)
- Event notifications
- 7-day local forecast
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Weather Station by Netatmo Discover the first made for iPhone Personal Weather Station and its App! A Netatmo Weather Station is required. Find out more about the Netatmo Weather Station at www.netatmo.com. Become a contributor and be part of this unique Personal Weather Station network: measure locally with your Netatmo Weather Station, monitor directly from your iPhone with the Netatmo app! DASHBOARD: -Access your station’s measurements (temperature, humidity, barometer, felt-like temperature, CO2, air quality, rainfall and wind speed and direction) directly from your iPhone. -Intuitive and easy navigation! Swipe between outdoor measurements and indoor measurements in one easy gesture. LONG TERM OBSERVATION AND TRACKING: -Automatically records your station’s measurements to your Netatmo account. -Displays weather and air quality history in beautiful and intuitive graphs. -Zoom in, zoom out and navigate in time with a single gesture: precise and scientific graphs have never been easier to use! EVENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS: -Notifications for peak and variation events (CO2 concentration, extreme temperatures, low and high pressures…). -Automatically logs events in your personal timeline. EMBEDDED FORECAST: -7 days of forecast, available at your exact Netatmo Weather Station location!
SimpleWeather
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SimpleWeather puts four weather forecasts side by side: the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Apple Weather, OpenWeather and MET Norway. • Compare sources: current temperature, today's high/low and chance of rain from each source in one card • Who got it right: 30-, 15- and 7-day forecast accuracy records for places in Korea • Air quality at a glance: the background color follows the fine dust level, with animated rain and snow • Hourly and 10-day forecasts, feels like, humidity, wind, UV index, sunrise and sunset • Fine dust and ultrafine dust with forecasts (Korea) • Weather alarms with notifications and voice reading (double-tap the screen to hear the weather) • Home screen widgets in three sizes — switch places with ‹ › right on the widget • Places worldwide: KMA for Korea, Apple Weather, OpenWeather and MET Norway everywhere • Dark mode and large text support No sign-up needed. Your location is used to show the weather. Questions or ideas: leesungju.dev@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Weather Station by Netatmo at none against SimpleWeather's shown. SimpleWeather's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Weather Station by Netatmo ships an update every 2 months, SimpleWeather weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Station by Netatmo | SimpleWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Legrand - Netatmo – Bticino | SungJu Lee |
Bugs and requests
Weather Station by Netatmo
Reported bugs
10 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Outdoor module constantly loses connection
- Rain gauge clogs with leaves and pine needles
- Battery replacement procedure unclear
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- Firmware upgrade failure
- Connectivity issues
- Graphs not as good after update
- App not working with iOS 16 on iPhone 14 pro
- Widgets not working properly
Requested features
7 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Allow arbitrary precision for graphs
- Combine different collection data on the same graph
- Total rainfall reading for the previous day
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- Instant readings within the app
- Apple HomeKit compliance for Netatmo weather and outdoor modules
SimpleWeather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Weather Station by Netatmo
No in-app purchases
SimpleWeather
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Weather Station by Netatmo free?
Is SimpleWeather free?
Do Weather Station by Netatmo or SimpleWeather have ads?
Which is updated more often, Weather Station by Netatmo or SimpleWeather?
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