Comparison

Weather Mate Pro vs HamPulse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Weather Mate Pro

This app provides hyperlocal, accurate weather forecasts and alerts using data from personal weather stations and official sources. It offers detailed hourly and daily predictions, interactive radar maps, and historical climate data for planning.

Highlights
  • Hyperlocal weather data from personal stations
  • 15-day hourly and daily forecasts
  • Interactive radar and satellite maps
  • Severe weather alerts and notifications
  • Detailed weather history
  • Travel planner with climate summaries
  • Air quality data and health recommendations
Features
Currently charting
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Meet Weather Mate. The most hyperlocal, accurate and beautiful weather app on the app store. It combines cutting edge weather forecasting with beautifully crafted UI design to deliver the most accurate climate information suitable for both basic and advanced users. What differentiates Weather Mate from the crowd of other weather apps on the app store? LOCAL, LOCAL, HYPERLOCAL Weather Mate uses weather data from the industry leader Weather Underground & The Weather Channel to guarantee that you get the most accurate & reliable weather forecast. But that's not all. Weather Mate uses the network of 250,000+ PERSONAL WEATHER STATIONS in addition to the Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) stations located at airports around the globe to provide the most localized weather data. You have the option to choose the weather station which is closest to your home or work. FEATURES • Current weather conditions from the local weather station • 15-Day daily forecast containing textual summary for the day & night • Hourly forecast for each hour of the next 15 days containing detailed weather information at each interval • Weather widget for the lock screen notification center • Apple Watch app with customizable complications • Choose the Personal or Airport weather station which is closest to your desired area, to get the most localized weather data. Or you can use Composite weather station, which incorporates aggregated weather data from the network of nearby weather stations in addition to geography and elevation to derive accurate current conditions for any location. • Live Interactive Radar & Satellite, to go with 20+ other Map Layers. • Severe Weather Alerts Notifications to keep you ahead of bad weather coming your way • Push temperature alerts right on your home screen icon's badge. Stay updated about the weather even when not running the app! • Detailed Weather History dating back to several decades for any worldwide location. • Travel Planner feature to assist you plan your trip to any location based on its historical climate summary between any specified dates • Detailed Air Quality data including current, hourly / daily forecast, & historical readings. Also view Pollutant concentrations & Health recommendations • Weather Almanac feature: View daily & monthly weather almanac for any location • NWS Area Forecast Discussion feature (USA Only) • Weather Radio feature: Listen to live NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio for USA / Canadian locations • World clock showing the local time for each of your chosen locations • Share your weather screen with friends APPLE WATCH Comprehensive Apple Watch app, notifications & colorful complications for your watch face. Fast complications updates to always keep your watch face current. Option to customize your complications to any weather parameters of your preference. DETAILED WEATHER INFO • Current Temperature / Feels Like Temperature • Today's High & Low Temperatures • Weather Description / Icon • Wind Speed, Gust and Direction • Chance of Precipitation • Precipitation Rate, Today's Precipitation Accumulation • Rain Accumulation (Last 1, 6 & 24 Hours) • Snow Accumulation (Last 1, 6 & 24 Hours) • Visibility • Humidity • Barometric Pressure • Cloud Cover • Wind Chill • Heat Index • Dew Point • UV Index • Sunrise Time • Sunset Time • Moonrise Time • Moonset Time • Moon Age • Moon Illumination • Moon Phase INTERACTIVE WEATHER MAP LAYERS • Animated Radar including Past & Future modes • Animated Satellite including Past & Future modes • Storm Tracks • Weather Fronts • Windstream • Animated Dew Point • Animated Temperature • Animated Wind Speed • Animated UV Index • Severe Weather Alerts • Weather Stations • Active Fires (with Smoke Cover) • Hurricanes • Sea / Oceans Surface Temperature • Webcams • Lightning • Earthquakes Support: support@weathermate.net Privacy: www.weathermate.net/privacy-policy EULA: https://www.weathermate.net/terms-of-use/ We never sell your location data to anyone

About

HamPulse

Visualize amateur radio propagation, DX maps, and space weather on your Apple TV. Monitor real-time HF conditions, track satellites, and receive weather alerts with customizable map layers and detailed dashboards.

Highlights
  • Real-time HF propagation dashboard
  • World map with customizable layers
  • Band condition predictions (VOACAP)
  • PSK Reporter integration for digital modes
  • Spot Browser for POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster
  • Satellite tracking with pass predictions
  • Space weather monitoring
  • Severe weather alerts
Features
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HamPulse brings the world of amateur radio to your Apple TV, transforming your living room screen into a real-time ham radio operations dashboard. Whether you are chasing DX, hunting POTA activators, monitoring propagation, tracking satellites, or keeping an eye on space weather, HamPulse puts everything you need on one beautiful display designed for the big screen and the Siri Remote. At the heart of HamPulse is a full-featured world map rendered on an equirectangular projection with a smooth day/night terminator overlay. The base map blends NASA Blue Marble imagery during daylight hours with Black Marble city-light imagery at night, giving you an instant sense of where the sun is and where HF openings are likely. Over 20 toggleable map layers let you customize exactly what you see. VOACAP-powered band condition predictions cover 80 meters through 10 meters across a full 24-hour timeline, letting you plan your operating schedule around predicted openings. The propagation rose provides a directional view of HF conditions from your grid square, showing which headings are open on each band. PSK Reporter integration pulls in live FT8, FT4, and WSPR reception reports so you can see digital mode activity unfolding worldwide. The Spot Browser brings together POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster, and pico balloon spots in one searchable, filterable list. Sort by distance, frequency, or time, filter by band and mode, and select any spot to set it as your DX target with a great circle path on the map. The dedicated POTA and SOTA dashboard shows all active activators with band breakdowns and top activator stats. The watchlist feature highlights callsigns you care about with alert badges. The Contest dashboard displays upcoming and active contests with a visual timeline, band activity breakdown, mode distribution, and exchange details so you can prepare for the next event at a glance. Satellite tracking covers the ISS and other amateur radio satellites with real-time ground tracks, a sky view polar chart, Doppler shift calculations for 2m, 70cm, and 23cm, and upcoming pass predictions with elevation and azimuth details. Favorite satellites for quick access and refresh TLE data on demand. The Space Weather dashboard gives you an instant read on HF conditions with a color-coded impact banner that tells you whether to get on the air. Solar flux, sunspot number, X-ray class, solar wind, Kp index, Bz, Bt, aurora probability, and a 3-day NOAA R/S/G forecast are all presented with plain-language descriptions readable from across the room. Weather alerts from Environment Canada, NOAA, MeteoAlarm, and OpenWeatherMap show active severe weather near your station with a severity-colored halo indicator on the map. The earthquake layer displays recent seismic events from USGS and EMSC with a full dashboard. Air traffic and pico balloon layers round out the situational awareness. HamPulse supports radio control through rigctld for beacon auto-tune and spot tuning. CQ zone overlays, grid locator overlays, and DXCC entity layers provide contest and DX reference directly on the map. No account required. No personal data collected. No ads. Your callsign and grid locator are stored locally on your device and never transmitted to our servers. All data comes from well-known amateur radio community services and public APIs. VOACAP predictions are computed entirely on-device. Built by VE4ELB from Winnipeg, Manitoba (grid EN19). 73 and good DX.

Screenshots

Weather Mate Pro4 screens
HamPulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weather Mate Pro at 83% against HamPulse's 0%. Weather Mate Pro also leads on ratings volume (6.2K vs 2) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). HamPulse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On ads 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

Weather Mate Pro costs $7.99 and HamPulse $4.99 up front. Weather Mate Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HamPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HamPulse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather Mate Pro has 6.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Weather Mate Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of HamPulse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Mate Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, HamPulse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Weather Mate Pro versus HamPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather Mate ProHamPulse
Price$7.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.7 (6.2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6.2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDylogicApps Pvt LtdJorge Fabian Lozano

Customer experience

Weather Mate Pro

All ratings6,152 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews666 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.7%

HamPulse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Weather Mate Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Apple Watch app crashes
  • Weather data not updating properly
  • Incorrect weather information displayed
  • Radar map not showing all weather layers

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add tide information
  • Improve Apple Watch complications
  • Provide more weather station options
  • Enhance radar animation and future forecasting
  • Implement dark mode option
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  • Add more customization options

HamPulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Weather Mate Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Extra Weather Sources, Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Extra Weather Sources, Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra Weather Sources,Lifetime$24.99
None

HamPulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Mate Pro free?
Weather Mate Pro costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is HamPulse free?
HamPulse costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Weather Mate Pro or HamPulse?
HamPulse is rated higher. Weather Mate Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while HamPulse averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Weather Mate Pro or HamPulse have ads?
Neither Weather Mate Pro nor HamPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather Mate Pro or HamPulse?
Weather Mate Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and HamPulse daily. Most recently, Weather Mate Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and HamPulse on October 25, 2026.

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