WeatherMax+ vs Weather°
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeatherMax+
Get precise, hyperlocal weather forecasts powered by the National Weather Service. Receive instant severe weather alerts, view detailed conditions, and plan your day with a beautiful, animated interface. Track multiple locations and access interactive radar maps.
- Hyperlocal grid-point forecasts
- Severe weather push alerts
- Animated weather backgrounds
- Minute-by-minute precipitation radar
- Interactive radar map
- Air quality and pollen index
- Multiple location support
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WeatherMax is back completely rebuilt from the ground up with a stunning new design and powerful features that put accurate, hyperlocal weather at your fingertips. WeatherMax+ delivers forecasts for your exact location, not just your city. Whether you're planning your morning commute or tracking an incoming storm, WeatherMax+ gives you the detail you need. Beautiful New Interface A fully redesigned dark interface with animated weather backgrounds, real-time particle effects, and glassmorphism cards that make checking the weather feel as good as it looks. Severe Weather Push Alerts — Always Free Get notified the moment a warning, watch, or advisory is issued for your location — tornado warnings, flash flood watches, freeze advisories, winter storms, and more. Delivered instantly, day or night, even when the app is closed, as Time Sensitive alerts that break through Focus and Do Not Disturb. Choose whether you're notified about everything, or only Severe and Extreme warnings. Hyperlocal Accuracy Forecasts for your precise coordinates. Not a regional average. Not a nearby station. Your exact location. Everything You Need • Current conditions with feels-like, humidity, wind & gusts • Hourly & 10-day forecast • Next-hour precipitation, minute by minute • Air quality index & pollen count • UV index & sun protection guidance • Sunrise & sunset times • Wind direction compass • Interactive radar map with future radar • Live map of active severe weather warnings • "What to Wear" daily recommendation • Apple Watch app Widgets Your Way Home Screen widgets show the next few hours and days at a glance, with the chance of rain and a 5-day forecast with high and low bars. They follow your °F/°C and mph/km/h settings. Ask Siri "WeatherMax will it rain today?", "WeatherMax weather" or "WeatherMax radar". No setup needed. Multiple Locations Save your favorite places and switch between them instantly — home, work, family, anywhere. Up to 3 free, unlimited with WeatherMax+. WEATHERMAX+ ESSENTIAL • Rain alerts — a push before it starts at your location • The full 2-hour future radar timeline (free includes the first 30 minutes) • Lightning on the map • Sky themes, including seasonal designs like Halloween • Lock Screen widgets, plus Details and Hourly chart widget styles • Apple Watch complications • Unlimited saved locations WEATHERMAX+ PRO • Everything in Essential • Pro map layers — storm outlooks, storm reports, wildfire, fire weather • Rain Countdown — a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Rearrange your dashboard and choose your Conditions metrics • Alternate app icons, including holiday designs Severe weather warnings are free for everyone, and always will be. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS WeatherMax+ Essential: $1.99/month or $14.99/year WeatherMax+ Pro: $3.99/month or $29.99/year Limited time: yearly plans start with 1 week free. New subscribers only, in select countries, through December 31, 2026. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use: https://weathermax.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://weathermax.app/privacy Weather data from Apple Weather, the National Weather Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Open-Meteo.
Weather°
Get accurate, real-time weather forecasts and detailed indicators like humidity, UV index, and air quality. Track rain, snow, and storms with advanced radar maps and receive timely alerts for severe weather. Stay informed with expert weather news and global condition updates.
- Accurate weather forecast
- All-in-one weather maps
- Weather alerts and storm tracker
- Local air quality forecasts
- Detailed ski reports
- Expert weather news and videos
- 90-minute nowcast
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WEATHER & RADAR provides the most accurate and reliable weather forecast. It also provides the most accurate weather indicators such as sunrise and sunset times, humidity, UV index, wind speed, air quality and precipitation. The app accurately displays the current weather conditions in your exact location, anywhere in the world. It provides up-to-date details on temperature, rain, chance of precipitation, snow, wind, hours of sunshine, sunrise and sunset times. Key features of the Weather & Radar app: • Accurate weather forecast • Innovative all-in-one weather maps • Weather alerts, rain and thunderstorm tracker • Local air quality forecasts (AQI) • Detailed ski reports • Expert weather news and videos => Weather App Be ready for everything with Weather & Radar’s app, with accurate current conditions, forecasts and storm alerts at your exact location in the US and around the world. => Weather Forecast Local, national and global rain, snow, temperature and wind maps. Get free, detailed hourly and daily forecasts, including for feels-like temperature, UV index and rain amounts. Plan ahead with the 14-day forecast graphics. => Weather Map Discover our industry-leading all-in-one weather radar, helping you to track rain, snow and storms coming your way. The enhanced weather maps allow you to view real-time and future weather conditions down to city and county level. => Weather Alerts Using the latest weather modelling and storm tracking technology, our weather alert service will always keep you updated about dangerous severe weather, snow, ice and hurricane threats in or close to your area. => Weather News Go beyond the forecast! Our team of expert meteorologists will bring you the latest weather, climate and environment news, including in-depth analysis, videos and live coverage of high impact weather events. From hurricanes to tornadoes and flash floods, we have got you covered! => Coastal Conditions You can rely on Weather & Radar's free app to get the latest lake and ocean temperatures as well as frequently updated beach and nearshore weather, wind + wave conditions. => 90-Minute Trend Our 90-minute nowcast gives you all the time-critical data you need, using a blend of local observations and high-resolution forecast models to pinpoint the movement and timing of rain or storms around your location. => World Weather Save any location and see current conditions for any number of global locations in our weather app. Global weather and radar at your fingertips! Should you have any queries or comments, kindly contact us at jaydipkpatel12@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WeatherMax+ at 4.5 against Weather°'s 3.0. WeatherMax+ also leads on ads (none vs shown). Weather°'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. WeatherMax+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Weather° asks for nothing beyond the download.
WeatherMax+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
WeatherMax+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Weather° fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeatherMax+ | Weather° |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Williams | Amit Lakhani |
Customer experience
WeatherMax+
Weather°
In-app purchases
WeatherMax+
- WeatherMax+ Essential Monthly$1.991 Month
- WeatherMax+ Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- WeatherMax+ Essential Yearly$14.991 Year
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- WeatherMax+ Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Weather°
No in-app purchases
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