Comparison

Weather Light vs PWS Display

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

Head to head
About

Weather Light

This free app combines a flashlight with current weather information. It displays temperature, cloud conditions, and provides detailed weather data. Users can toggle between Celsius and Fahrenheit.

Highlights
  • Integrated flashlight
  • Current weather display
  • Detailed weather information
  • Celsius/Fahrenheit toggle
  • Location-based weather
  • Animated weather graphics
Features
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Weather Light is two apps in one: the weather where you are, and a flashlight. Tap the sun and the flashlight turns on. Drag a cloud over the sun and the light strobes. That is the trick people loved in 2013, and it is still here. THE WEATHER Weather from Apple Weather, the same data as the built-in Weather app: the temperature now, how it feels, the next 24 hours, the next 10 days, wind, humidity, pressure, UV, sunrise and sunset. Severe weather alerts from your local authority, when there are any. RAIN RADAR Where it is raining right now and where it will in the next two hours, as a loop over the map around you. WIDGET AND LOCK SCREEN A home screen widget with the temperature and the next hours, and, if you want it, the weather on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island. THE FLASHLIGHT The camera flash, one tap away, in an app you open anyway. It turns off when you leave the app so it never drains the battery by accident. IN YOUR LANGUAGE 26 languages, Celsius or Fahrenheit, light or dark. FREE A small ad pays for the app. The one-time purchase from 2013 that removes it still works, and restores on any of your devices. Your location is used only to fetch the weather and is never stored on any server of the app. Weather data: Apple Weather. Radar: RainViewer.

About

PWS Display

Features
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PWS Display turns any iPhone or iPad into an always-on dashboard for your personal weather station. It connects directly to your existing weather station account — no separate backend, no account with us required: • Netatmo • Weather Underground (Wunderground PWS) • WeatherFlow Tempest • Davis WeatherLink • Ambient Weather • Mobile Alerts FEATURES • Live dashboard with whatever your station reports: outdoor/indoor temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed/gust/direction, rain rate and daily total, dew point, feels-like temperature, UV index, solar radiation, CO2, noise, lightning strikes and distance, illuminance • Local history chart, built up automatically over time on your device • Designed for wall-mounted iPads: the layout scales to fill any screen, keeps the display awake, and can pause automatically during a configured night window • Configure multiple stations and switch between them • Metric or imperial units • Configurable refresh interval • Available in 19 languages PRIVACY PWS Display has no backend and no analytics. Your weather station credentials and history stay on your device only; the app connects only directly to the provider you configure. Full privacy policy available in the app and at: https://sites.google.com/view/pwsdisplay-privacy-en PWS Display is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Netatmo, The Weather Company, WeatherFlow, or Davis Instruments.

Screenshots

Weather Light3 screens
PWS Display4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PWS Display at none against Weather Light's 1. PWS Display also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Weather Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PWS Display asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Light ships an update every 10 days, PWS Display every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Weather Light versus PWS Display: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather LightPWS Display
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerasaf bendorWerner Kolov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Weather Light

One-time1
  • Ads free$0.99
None

PWS Display

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Light free?
Weather Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PWS Display free?
PWS Display is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weather Light or PWS Display have ads?
Weather Light shows ads; PWS Display does not.
Which is updated more often, Weather Light or PWS Display?
Weather Light ships an update every 10 days, and PWS Display every 8 days. Most recently, Weather Light was updated on November 1, 2026 and PWS Display on November 10, 2026.

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