Comparison

WeatherMax+ vs Weather360

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

Weather360

Experience weather like never before with real-time animations of the sky, clouds, and precipitation. Get detailed forecasts, minute-by-minute rain tracking, and customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. The app's theme dynamically adapts to current conditions, offering a truly immersive weather visualization.

Highlights
  • Real-time sky and weather animations
  • Minute-by-minute precipitation tracking
  • Configurable home and lock screen widgets
  • Deep-dive detail views for weather metrics
  • Daily weather briefing reports
  • Weather-adaptive app theme
  • Full Apple ecosystem integration
Features
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Weather that feels alive. Weather360 turns the forecast into a living sky over your city, then tells you what it means in plain words: when rain starts and stops, what to wear, and the best hour to head out. A SKY YOU CAN READ • Real animated skies: sun, clouds, rain, snow, fog and thunderstorms, drawn for your place and time of day. • Press play to watch the next 24 hours unfold, from sunrise to moonrise, with a short written outlook for each part of the day. • Clear, friendly summaries like "Rain easing after 3 PM, grab a light jacket," written on your device. RAIN, TO THE MINUTE • See exactly when rain starts, how hard it falls and when it stops, minute by minute for the next hour. • Live radar with storm motion and your spot pinned on the map. • Wind in colour: speed-coloured streaks over a living map, with gusts at your location. ALERTS THAT MATTER • Official severe weather alerts, such as flood, wind and storm warnings, the moment they're issued, with what to do in plain language. • Rain heads-ups before it starts and when it's about to stop (Premium). • Rain in your Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen with Live Activities (Premium). PLAN YOUR DAY • Activities: runs, rides, dog walks, hikes, gardening, stargazing and more, with every hour scored so you can pick the best time. • Morning and evening reports: your day in four moments, heads-ups and what to bring, in a story you can read in ten seconds. EVERY DETAIL, BEAUTIFULLY • Hour-by-hour and day-by-day charts for temperature, feels-like, rain, wind, humidity, UV, clouds, visibility and pressure. • Air quality, UV and pollen, with advice that helps. • Moon phases with a calendar you can drag through, plus moonrise and moonset. • Tides for your nearest coast, with the best beach time (Premium). MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN • iPhone, with a Dynamic Island that shows the rain as it comes. • iPad, with the live sky on one page and every detail on the other, plus a side rail for quick navigation, keyboard shortcuts and trackpad support. • Mac, and widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed and no tracking. Your location is only used to get your weather and send your alerts. WEATHER360 PREMIUM Go further with Premium: • Rain alerts before it starts and when it stops • Live Activities in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen • The extended 10-day forecast • 12-hour radar across the US and full-day wind playback • Every activity, any time • Tides, pollen forecasts and premium widgets Premium is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, with a free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Family Sharing is supported. Terms of Use: https://weather360-8zl.pages.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://weather360-8zl.pages.dev/privacy Weather data is provided by Apple Weather and other sources listed in the app. Weather360 is not an emergency service: in dangerous weather, always follow official instructions from your local authorities.

Screenshots

WeatherMax+4 screens
Weather3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weather360 at 4.8 against WeatherMax+'s 4.5. Weather360 also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#78 vs unranked). WeatherMax+'s advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Weather360 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather360 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 29 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeatherMax+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Weather360 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
WeatherMax+ versus Weather360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeatherMax+Weather360
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)4.8 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings629 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#78 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris WilliamsMOHAMMADS A MANSURI

Customer experience

WeatherMax+

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

Weather360

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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
2 purchases

Weather360

Subscriptions2
  • Weather360+ Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Weather360+ Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is WeatherMax+ free?
WeatherMax+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather360 free?
Weather360 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeatherMax+ or Weather360?
Weather360 is rated higher. WeatherMax+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Weather360 averages 4.8 from 29 ratings.
Do WeatherMax+ or Weather360 have ads?
Neither WeatherMax+ nor Weather360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeatherMax+ or Weather360?
WeatherMax+ ships an update every 3 weeks, and Weather360 every 9 days. Most recently, WeatherMax+ was updated on October 23, 2026 and Weather360 on October 28, 2026.

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