Comparison

WeatherMax+ vs AIO Weather

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

AIO Weather

Plan around the weather with a single app. Get animated radar, trusted forecasts, severe weather alerts, and activity suggestions. Includes live lightning detection and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Live animated radar playback
  • Hour-by-hour and 10-day forecasts
  • Severe weather watches and warnings
  • Activity suggestions based on weather
  • Live lightning detection and alerts
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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AIO Weather is exactly what it sounds like: all-in-one weather. Forecasts, live radar, severe weather alerts, hurricane tracking, and now a live family map - in one clean app. FAMILY CIRCLES - NEW Start a circle and invite your family with a simple code. See everyone on a live map with their local weather right on their pin. Watch when someone is driving or flying, save Places like Home, Work, or School to get arrival notifications, and hear about it when a family member's flight lands. If severe weather threatens anyone in your circle - a tornado warning, extreme heat, nearby lightning - you'll know, so you can check on them. Send quick replies like "Be safe" straight to their Lock Screen. Location sharing is always optional and off until each person turns it on. Best of all: everyone you invite shares your Pro. FORECAST RADAR See tomorrow's radar today: 6-, 24-, and 72-hour precipitation forecasts you can scrub through like a movie. LIVE RADAR AND WARNINGS Real-time radar with actual National Weather Service warning zones drawn on the map - tap any warning to read it. Lightning strikes appear right on the radar as you zoom in. SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS Tornado, thunderstorm, flood, heat, and winter alerts for your location, delivered as notifications that don't wait for you to open the app. Hurricane tracking with live forecast cones during the season. RAIN ALERTS ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN When rain is minutes away, a Live Activity counts it down on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. APPLE WATCH Current conditions and forecasts on your wrist, with complications for every watch face. AND MORE Hour-by-hour and 10-day forecasts, feels-like and dew point, air quality and pollen, moon phases, weather-based activity planning, local news and TV stations, aviation METARs for pilots, Celsius and km/h options. AIO Weather Pro unlocks Family Circles for your whole crew, removes ads, opens every news category plus local TV stations, adds the Trip Planner, hurricane tracking, forecast radar, aviation mode, and Live Activities. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be canceled anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://cowpert.github.io/aio-weather-site/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://cowpert.github.io/aio-weather-site/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

WeatherMax+4 screens
AIO Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WeatherMax+ at none against AIO Weather's shown. WeatherMax+ also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). AIO Weather's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WeatherMax+ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and AIO Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AIO Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeatherMax+ ships an update every 3 weeks, AIO Weather every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WeatherMax+ versus AIO Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeatherMax+AIO Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings610 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris WilliamsCooper Overton

Customer experience

WeatherMax+

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

AIO Weather

All ratings5 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

AIO Weather

Subscriptions2
  • AIO Weather Monthly$1.991 Month
  • AIO Weather Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is WeatherMax+ free?
WeatherMax+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AIO Weather free?
AIO Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeatherMax+ or AIO Weather?
AIO Weather is rated higher. WeatherMax+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while AIO Weather averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do WeatherMax+ or AIO Weather have ads?
AIO Weather shows ads; WeatherMax+ does not.
Which is updated more often, WeatherMax+ or AIO Weather?
WeatherMax+ ships an update every 3 weeks, and AIO Weather every 4 days. Most recently, WeatherMax+ was updated on October 23, 2026 and AIO Weather on October 24, 2026.

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