WeatherMax+ vs Tony's 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 and radar for your exact location. Receive instant severe weather alerts, view detailed hourly and 10-day predictions, and customize your experience with widgets and Siri integration. Offers advanced features through subscription tiers.
- Hyperlocal forecasts for exact coordinates
- Severe weather push alerts (free)
- Hourly and 10-day forecasts
- Minute-by-minute precipitation
- Interactive radar map with future radar
- Home screen widgets
- Siri integration
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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.
Tony's Weather
This weather app compares multiple forecast sources to provide a clear view of current conditions and future outlook. It offers detailed hourly and seven-day forecasts, along with live radar and map layers for rain, clouds, and UV index.
- Compare multiple live weather sources
- Current conditions with confidence scoring
- Seven-day forecast with daily detail
- 24-hour forecast by tapping a day
- Rain radar and cloud/UV map layers
- Fahrenheit and Celsius switch
- Save recent cities and use current location
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Tony's Weather is a clean, iPhone-first weather app built to compare multiple forecast sources and show a clearer picture of what is happening outside. Check the current temperature, feels-like conditions, rain chance, wind, clouds, seven-day forecast, and 24-hour outlook. The app also includes live radar and map layers for rain, clouds, future cloud movement, and UV index, so you can quickly switch between the views that matter. Features: - Compare multiple live weather sources - Current conditions with confidence scoring - Seven-day forecast with daily detail - Tap any day for a 24-hour forecast - Rain radar and cloud/UV map layers - Fahrenheit and Celsius switch - Save recent cities and use current location
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tony's Weather at 5.0 against WeatherMax+'s 4.5. Tony's Weather also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). WeatherMax+'s advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tony's Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tony's Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeatherMax+ has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of WeatherMax+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Tony's Weather's.
WeatherMax+ ships an update monthly, Tony's Weather every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | WeatherMax+ | Tony's Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Williams | Antonio Vitella |
Customer experience
WeatherMax+
Tony's Weather
In-app purchases
WeatherMax+
- WeatherMax+ Essential Monthly$1.991 Month
- WeatherMax+ Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- WeatherMax+ Essential Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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- WeatherMax+ Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Tony's Weather
No in-app purchases
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