Comparison

AIM Weather vs World Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AIM Weather

Get accurate, detailed local weather forecasts with spoken rain alerts and interactive radar maps. This app provides hourly and 7-day forecasts, satellite imagery, and marine information for the United States.

Highlights
  • Spoken rain alert notifications
  • Powerful radar view
  • Home screen weather widget
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
  • Interactive weather maps
  • Marine and moon phase information
Features
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The best weather app just got better. New spoken rain alert notifications when rain approaches your location. Get the most accurate local and detailed weather. What features are exclusive to AIM Weather app? • Powerful radar view with scroll and pan. • Rain alert notification for incoming rain. • Home Screen weather widget. • Uses Location Services to get local weather information automatically. • Hourly weather forecast. • Beautiful Satellite imagery to view clouds and storms moving. • Forecast discussion for in depth forecast patterns. • Push Notifications to receive weather information and warnings. • Interactive Maps that show weather and seas forecast patterns. • Weather charts showing today's temperature, maximum, minimum, humidity and rainfall. • 7 day forecast chart with temperature, mean monthly maximum, mean monthly minimum, humidity and rainfall. • Sunrise and sunset. • Moonrise, moonset, moon transit and major and minor periods information used by fishermen and hunters. • Marine information on tides, seas and wind. INTERACTIVE MAPS: • Max Temperature. • Min Temperature. • Weather. • Hazards. • Temperature. • Wind Speed & Direction. • Dew Point. • Wind Gust. • Sky Cover. • Amount of Precip. • Snow Amount. • Ice Accumulation. • Wave Height. • Apparent Temperature. • Relative Humidity. This app is designed with an intuitive interface and fully equipped with all the weather information you need in your pocket. We provide the most accurate weather information with AI technologies. You can be assured the information is always correct and not sourced outside of the US. FINAL NOTES: - This App contains weather information only about United States of America and its territories. - The data is sourced from United States of America. Any questions, bugs or recommendations should be sent to us support@weatherinfoapp.com or visit us at www.weatherinfoapp.com. Thanks for your support. Terms & Conditions http://weatherinfoapp.com/terms_conditions.php Privacy Policy http://weatherinfoapp.com/privacy.php

About

World Now

Explore near real-time satellite imagery of Earth for any location. Observe weather patterns and environmental conditions using data from NASA's LANCE instruments. View detailed satellite outputs directly on a world map.

Highlights
  • Near real-time satellite imagery
  • Global map view
  • NASA LANCE data integration
  • Weather and environmental observation
  • Interactive cursor for location-specific data
Features
Currently charting
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World Now shows near real-time images from a variety of NASA satellite instruments for any location on earth. Move a cursor anywhere on a map of the world to see the near real-time output from NASA's LANCE data providers for that area, to observe weather and other conditions. All images are courtesy of NASA LANCE.

Screenshots

AIM Weather4 screens
World Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AIM Weather at Free against World Now's $3.99. AIM Weather also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (43% vs 7%). World Now's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 15 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AIM Weather is free to download; World Now costs $3.99 up front. AIM Weather sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and World Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AIM Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AIM Weather has 154 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of AIM Weather's written reviews are positive against 7% of World Now's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AIM Weather ships an update every 15 months, World Now every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
AIM Weather versus World Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAIM WeatherWorld Now
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (154 ratings) — better2.4 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews42.6% of reviews — better7.1% of reviews
Number of ratings154 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#136 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMende App Inc.Kelly Technology Inc.

Customer experience

AIM Weather

All ratings153 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive42.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative50.0%

World Now

All ratings27 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative63.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive7.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative89.3%

Bugs and requests

AIM Weather

Reported bugs

36 issues
  • Consistent crashes on iPad with latest update
  • App crashes every time on opening
  • App won't stay open, closes immediately
  • Default favorite locations reappear after deletion
  • App crashes and won't open after initial use
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  • App has been broken for weeks, uninstall/reinstall doesn't help
  • Cannot add locations (town, airport, county)
  • Radar map stuck on home location
  • App closes every time on opening
  • Cannot delete default locations
  • App support page shows outdated delete location instructions
  • West Virginia weather doesn't work
  • Push notifications have wrong location
  • Weather for Ithaca, NY shows incorrect data
  • No autocomplete while searching
  • Can add duplicate entries
  • Can't get out of edit mode
  • App appears upside down on iPad
  • App asks for current location, gets it wrong, and won't allow correction
  • App freezes when trying to add cities
  • App crashes immediately upon setup
  • App reverses in landscape mode
  • App keeps adding location multiple times
  • Search for cities doesn't work
  • Forecast text is cut off mid-word
  • Current temp badge doesn't refresh until app is opened
  • Radar is slow to load
  • Today's weather report is 2 days old
  • App stuck on last day used, taking forever to update
  • App doesn't start on home town page
  • App gives information for wrong location
  • Many locations/cities missing
  • Current location found to be miles away
  • App crashes
  • Weather alerts are for a city hundreds of miles away
  • Zip code searches yield distant locations

Requested features

24 requests
  • Allow users to set favorite locations
  • Fix the issue with preloaded favorites reappearing
  • Improve location accuracy
  • Allow deletion of default locations
  • Fix West Virginia weather glitch
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  • Add Canadian weather reports
  • Add foreign city support
  • Improve graphics and animation quality
  • Add live radar
  • Fix discrepancies in precipitation data
  • Allow full description of forecast text
  • Fix current temp badge refresh issue
  • Add a legend to the radar
  • Make location search and save features less complicated
  • Clarify confusing terminology
  • Improve map selection
  • Add autocomplete to search
  • Allow adding unique entries only
  • Fix edit mode exit issue
  • Improve search functionality for cities
  • Ensure full forecast is accessible
  • Fix weather alert location accuracy
  • Allow setting default push location
  • Provide better app support

World Now

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AIM Weather

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription to Remove Ads$3.991 Year
1 purchases

World Now

One-time1
  • Animate images$3.99

Questions

Is AIM Weather free?
AIM Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World Now free?
World Now costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AIM Weather or World Now?
AIM Weather is rated higher. AIM Weather averages 4.4 out of 5 from 154 ratings, while World Now averages 2.4 from 27 ratings.
Do AIM Weather or World Now have ads?
AIM Weather shows ads; World Now does not.
Which is updated more often, AIM Weather or World Now?
AIM Weather ships an update every 15 months, and World Now every 6 months. Most recently, AIM Weather was updated on November 1, 2026 and World Now on November 1, 2026.

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