WeatherMax+ vs 479WX
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.
479WX
This app provides a local weather grid for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, featuring live radar, active alerts, and community storm reports. It offers a map-first experience to track changing skies, watch live severe weather coverage, and share observations with others.
- Live interactive radar for local storm tracking
- Severe weather alerts, watches, and warnings
- Community storm reports with media
- Live severe weather coverage
- Map layers for weather context
- Focus on Northwest Arkansas and River Valley
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479WX is a local weather grid for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, built for the moments when the sky changes fast. Follow live radar, active alerts, community storm reports, and severe weather coverage in one map-first experience. See what is happening nearby, watch live coverage during active weather, and share what you are seeing with your community. Features: • Live interactive radar built for local storm tracking • Severe weather alerts, watches, and warnings on the map • Community storm reports with photos, videos, and location context • Live severe weather coverage when storms are active • Layers for radar, posts, alerts, and other local weather context • Designed around Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley 479WX is intended to help you stay weather-aware, but it should not be your only source for life-safety decisions. Always follow official warnings, emergency management guidance, and instructions from local authorities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 479WX at 5.0 against WeatherMax+'s 4.5. 479WX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. WeatherMax+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 479WX asks for nothing beyond the download.
479WX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of WeatherMax+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of 479WX's.
| Parameter | WeatherMax+ | 479WX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chris Williams | Denton Sachs |
Customer experience
WeatherMax+
479WX
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
479WX
No in-app purchases
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