WillyWeather vs Fishare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WillyWeather
This app provides highly localized weather forecasts, including detailed information on wind, rain, tides, and UV index. It processes and refines global weather data to offer precise predictions for thousands of specific locations across the US. Users can access interactive radar, satellite views, and real-time observational data.
- Hyper-local weather forecasts
- Interactive rainfall radar
- Detailed tide and swell data
- Global wind forecast model
- Hourly UV index forecasts
- Real-time observational data
- NOAA warnings
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YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE WillyWeather organizes the world's weather data into the most valuable local information. The app includes radar, satellite, detailed wind, rain, tide, swell and UV forecasts, as well as moon phases, and sunrise and sunset times. Going beyond the average weather service, we process and fine-tune forecast data to the specific coordinates of thousands of locations including all suburbs, towns, beaches, rivers, parks, lakes and islands. WEATHER DATA • WEATHER - Six-day NOAA weather forecasts tailored to each location including min/max temperatures, and detailed weather descriptions. • RADAR - Raw NOAA radar data, refined, processed and integrated with iOS maps. • SATELLITE - National satellite view, displaying cloud cover for the entire US, integrated with iOS maps. • TIDES - The most comprehensive tide times system in the USA, bringing together NOAA standard port data with offsets generated for specific locations by WillyWeather. Includes every beach in the US, and many river systems and inlets. • WIND -The most accurate global wind forecast model gathered from NOAA, interpolated to the exact coordinates for each location, and vetted against real-time wind observations to deliver the best performing information. • UV - Hourly UV index forecasts, including alerts outlining extreme conditions when there is risk of harm from unprotected sun exposure. • MOON PHASES - Full moon and new moon phases, illumination and rise and set times. Deeply integrated with tidal data. • RAINFALL - Intuitive visual indication of rainfall probability for the week ahead. • SWELL - Swell height, period and direction for each beach and surf spot in the USA. • SUNRISE SUNSET - Sunrise and sunset times with first light and last light. • REAL TIME observational data - with trends for all locations including current temperature, feels-like temperature, rain today, rain last hour, humidity, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, wind gusts and dew point. • NOAA WARNINGS - Easily accessible and specifically targeted to the locations affected. FEATURES • Interactive rainfall radar, using iOS maps: pan and zoom like you've always wanted through the national NOAA radar network, to see exactly where rain is falling around you, or your favorite locations. Our mapping features provide more control and detail than any other US weather resource. • Stunning, interactive tide, swell, and wind forecast graphs which allow you to easily interpret the conditions at your favorite surf beach, secret fishing spot or upcoming hike - in real-time, and up to seven days in the future. We're particularly proud of our graphs, we pushed the boundaries to provide you with more context, and more detail for each weather type. • A beautiful, simple and organized interface in which the weather data that is important to you is easy to find, consume, and interact with. Our goal was to present accurate and relevant weather information to you, as quickly, and easily as possible. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Fishare
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EVERY SATELLITE SST PASS, WITH THE BREAK ALREADY DRAWN Fishare draws every satellite sea-surface temperature pass of the last 72 hours as the satellite saw it, over every coast we cover, checked for new passes every hour. Clouds stay as holes, and the temperature break is found and labelled on the pass for you, so the edge where bait stacks up is marked before you start reading color. • 24-hour and 72-hour cloud-free composites for the days the passes don't line up • Hourly geostationary frames from GOES and Himawari-9 • Up to 30 days of pass history per region • Chlorophyll by satellite day, with a 3-day composite • Sea-surface height with labelled contours • Modelled surface salinity, daily • Water temperature at 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 and 200 m, each depth checked against Argo float profiles • A 5-day SST forecast on the same map as 7 days of playback • The classic spectral ramp in °F or °C, with a drag range and isotherm spacing • Your waypoints pasted or imported as GPX; every mark becomes a GO TO with bearing, distance and ETA, and your marks stay on your phone • One tap to share the pass you are looking at with your crew • A per-species habitat score on the same map, re-scored every hour on the freshest pass ONE SUBSCRIPTION, EVERY REGION Fishare Pro is every layer in every region we cover: the Northeast canyons, the Gulf, Southern California, Baja, Hawaii, the whole Australian coast and New Zealand. No per-region licence, no buying the coast one piece at a time. WHEN AND WHERE TO GO, FREE Under the offshore layers is the full Fishare forecast, free, no account needed to browse: an hourly bite score for the next 14 days, tides, wind, swell and pressure, and a catch log. FISHARE PRO (AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION) • Price: US$8.99 a month or US$79.99 a year in the US (A$12.99 / A$119.99 in Australia, NZ$14.99 / NZ$129.99 in New Zealand); the exact price for your country is always shown in the app before you subscribe • New subscribers get a 7-day free trial; payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the trial ends • The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://fishare.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Fishare at none against WillyWeather's shown. Fishare also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). WillyWeather's advantage is chart position (#194 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, 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. WillyWeather sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month and Fishare sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WillyWeather ships an update monthly, Fishare every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WillyWeather | Fishare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (23K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 362 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WillyWeather (AU) Pty Ltd | Oli-Mikael Vaittinen |
Bugs and requests
WillyWeather
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tide data inaccuracies in some locations
- Inconsistent rain/wind forecast information
- Inability to switch between saved locations easily
Requested features
4 requests- Home screen widgets
- Ability to customize main screen layout
- Live lightning map integration
- More granular control over notifications
Fishare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WillyWeather
- WillyWeather+ (Monthly)1 Month trial$4.001 Month
- WillyWeather+ (Yearly)1 Month trial$36.001 Year
- Ad Removal$3.99
Fishare
- Fishare Pro7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Fishare Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year









