Comparison

WeatherMax+ vs RexWeather

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

RexWeather

Access real-time weather conditions and explore a comprehensive historical database of tornadoes from 1950 to the present. Visualize tornado paths on interactive maps with detailed information on each event, including EF scale ratings and casualty data.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather conditions
  • Comprehensive tornado history (1950-present)
  • Interactive tornado path maps
  • Detailed event information
  • Smart radius technology
  • Native iOS design
  • Accessibility features
Features
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RexWeather is the most complete tornado and severe weather app on iOS. Whether you are chasing records, researching history, or watching the sky right now, everything you need is in one place. HISTORICAL TORNADO DATABASE 75 years of verified NOAA tornado records from 1950 to the present day, including current-year data from NOAA NCEI updated monthly. Search near any location with a customizable radius. Filter by date range and EF rating. Jump to famous outbreaks like the 2011 Super Outbreak with one tap. Tornado detail maps show real NOAA surveyed damage path polygons with per-segment EF intensity coloring when available, so you see exactly where each rating began and ended on the ground. TORNADO POTENTIAL SCORE A real-time 1-to-10 score showing how favorable atmospheric conditions are for tornado development at your location. It draws from active NWS warnings, NOAA SPC tornado probability outlooks, and GFS model data including CAPE, wind shear, 0-6km bulk shear, Lifted Index, and Convective Inhibition. Every factor is explained in plain language. When instability and shear are both elevated, the app warns you the atmosphere is loaded even before storms fire. LIVE NWS SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS Active National Weather Service alerts for your exact location appear on the home screen the moment they are issued. Purple for Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado warnings. Red for active tornado warnings. Amber for watches. Tap to read the full NWS text. SPC CONVECTIVE OUTLOOKS Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 NOAA Storm Prediction Center outlook maps with categorical risk, tornado probability, wind, and hail layers. See your exact location risk and read the SPC forecaster discussion. WEATHER AND MORE Check weather and tornado risk for any city in the world, not just where you are. The app works fully offline with cached weather and tornado data when you need it. Customize your units, map style, and appearance. Canadian locations are fully supported with regional tornado potential scoring built in.

Screenshots

WeatherMax+4 screens
RexWeather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RexWeather at none against WeatherMax+'s 4. RexWeather also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). WeatherMax+'s advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. WeatherMax+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. RexWeather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RexWeather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of WeatherMax+'s written reviews are positive against 86% of RexWeather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WeatherMax+ versus RexWeather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeatherMax+RexWeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris WilliamsKassim Rasoulian

Customer experience

WeatherMax+

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

RexWeather

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

WeatherMax+

Subscriptions4
  • 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
None

RexWeather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WeatherMax+ free?
WeatherMax+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RexWeather free?
RexWeather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WeatherMax+ or RexWeather?
RexWeather is rated higher. WeatherMax+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while RexWeather averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.
Do WeatherMax+ or RexWeather have ads?
Neither WeatherMax+ nor RexWeather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeatherMax+ or RexWeather?
WeatherMax+ ships an update every 3 weeks, and RexWeather every 3 weeks. Most recently, WeatherMax+ was updated on October 9, 2026 and RexWeather on October 16, 2026.

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