AIM Weather vs Hotspot Earth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Spoken rain alert notifications
- Powerful radar view
- Home screen weather widget
- Hourly and 7-day forecasts
- Interactive weather maps
- Marine and moon phase information
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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
Hotspot Earth
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Hotspot Earth - The Hottest Point on Earth, Right Now Where on Earth is it hottest right now? Hotspot Earth shows you in seconds. This single-purpose app monitors the world's most extreme heat locations - from the Lut Desert and Death Valley to the Sahara, Persian Gulf, and South Asian heat belts - and pinpoints whichever is hottest at this moment on a beautiful 3D satellite map. WHAT YOU CAN DO ° See the hottest place on Earth in seconds ° Discover the world's top 10 hottest places ° Watch the stunning heat map cover the earth ° Make it part of your day with widgets ° Share what you find WHY HOTSPOT EARTH? Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting. Records that once stood for decades are now broken multiple times per decade. Hotspot Earth turns abstract climate data into a daily, glanceable experience - a window into where Earth's heat is concentrating today. Whether you're a weather enthusiast, climate-curious, traveler, or just love seeing extreme records, Hotspot Earth makes the planet's heat tangible. ONE THING, DONE WELL No accounts. No ads. No clutter. Just the hottest point on Earth, beautifully presented. SUBSCRIPTION PLANS: Hotspot Earth offers 1 subscription plan and 1 in-app-purchase which unlock Pro Mode to access all content. 1. Monthly Plan 2. Lifetime Purchase More Subscription Information: - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, the account will be charged for the renewal of the subscription, indicating the cost of the renewal. - You can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal after purchase by going to your App Store account settings. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. https://www.brainfevermedia.com/privacyPolicy.html https://www.brainfevermedia.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hotspot Earth at none against AIM Weather's shown. Hotspot Earth also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 15 months). AIM Weather's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price 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. AIM Weather sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year and Hotspot Earth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AIM Weather ships an update every 15 months, Hotspot Earth weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AIM Weather | Hotspot Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (154 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mende App Inc. | James Grote |
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
Hotspot Earth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AIM Weather
- Subscription to Remove Ads$3.991 Year
Hotspot Earth
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Lifetime Access$19.99
Questions
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