MeteoSwiss vs Cloudbase Utah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MeteoSwiss
Get comprehensive, up-to-date weather information for Switzerland. Receive forecasts, current measurements, and natural hazard warnings with customizable push notifications. Stay informed with weather animations, detailed reports, and a dedicated blog.
- Detailed weather forecasts
- Natural hazard warnings with push notifications
- Weather animations and satellite images
- Current measurements from weather stations
- Pollen, UV, and air quality data
- MeteoSwiss blog with weather insights
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Intuitive, personalised and innovative: the MeteoSwiss app is your comprehensive companion for all weather information in Switzerland – compact and always up to date. Get updates on weather forecasts, current measurements, and federal natural hazard warnings. Subscribe to natural hazard warnings as push notifications for your locations, and customize the warning types and thresholds according to your preferences. Stay informed with informative blog posts on weather and climate topics. Detailed features: Weather Forecasts • Weather on-site with a 5-hour forecast for your location • Local forecasts for all places/ZIP codes in Switzerland with an overview for the next 8 days • Wind/temperatures at different altitudes • Weather report for the three language regions of Switzerland, as well as possible developments for the following week, and European isobar map Weather Animations • Measurements and forecasts of precipitation, precipitation type, wind, temperature and clouds • Hail reporting function • Satellite images Natural Hazard Warnings • All warnings on natural hazards from the Federal Authorities (severe weather, floods, avalanches, earthquakes and forest fire) • Warning area overview on an interactive map • Federal natural hazard bulletin • Subscribeable warnings as push notifications for locations and warning types with individual warning thresholds Current Measurements • Overview of weather stations on an interactive map and list view • Selection of various measurement data with up to 10-minute updates Your Locations • Search for all places/ZIP codes in Switzerland • An easy overview of your locations: The app keeps an organised list of your relevant locations. Meteo Reports • Display of submitted reports and images for specific weather events from users of the MeteoSwiss app Sports & Health • Pollen forecast • UV index • Air quality • Snow depth and fresh snow forecast MeteoSwiss Blog • Daily updated posts and information on weather and climate Aviation Weather (available through in-app purchase) • METAR/TAF Switzerland • Aviation weather warnings Switzerland • Windanimations Switzerland on different FL • GAFOR Switzerland • Text forecasts for powered flight, gliding and ballooning • Low Level SWC Alps and Europe • Pressure difference • QNH – Chart • W / T – Chart • Wind – Barbs • Regtherm • Trajectories • Emagramms Legal basis https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/about-us/legal-basis.html Privacy Statement https://www.meteosuisse.admin.ch/portrait/informations-juridiques/declaration-de-protection-des-donnees-de-l-app-meteoswiss.html Terms of use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cloudbase Utah
Provides detailed weather forecasts, real-time readings, and live tracking specifically for paragliding pilots in Utah. Offers insights into wind conditions, thermal strength, and soaring potential, alongside live camera feeds and pilot tracking.
- Current weather station readings
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Winds aloft and thermal strength
- Live pilot tracking
- Live weather cameras
- Paragliding resource links
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Weather forecast, readings, and live tracking for Utah paragliding pilots. Features include: - Current readings for stations across Utah - Site daily weather and hourly forecasts including winds aloft, thermal strength, and top of lift forecasts by hour - "Big picture" weather including TFRs, weather alerts, soaring forecast, weather forecast discussion, Skew-T, winds aloft forecast - Map of weather station readings (select for history and forecast) - Map of live pilot tracking (select track node to get additional flight track details) - Live weather cameras - Links to paragliding resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cloudbase Utah at 5.0 against MeteoSwiss's 4.4. Cloudbase Utah also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). MeteoSwiss's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 3) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. MeteoSwiss sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $46.99 per year. Cloudbase Utah asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloudbase Utah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeteoSwiss has 141 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of MeteoSwiss's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cloudbase Utah's.
MeteoSwiss ships an update monthly, Cloudbase Utah weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeteoSwiss | Cloudbase Utah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (141 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MeteoSwiss | Michael Del , Brown |
Customer experience
MeteoSwiss
Cloudbase Utah
In-app purchases
MeteoSwiss
- Aviation Weather, 1 year$46.991 Year
Cloudbase Utah
No in-app purchases
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