Climate Warming Stripes vs 7 Stripes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climate Warming Stripes
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View global temperature change over the last 172 years. Changes are shown by color and scale and the app supports both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. There are four ways to view the data. Rollovers allow you to view the temperature change for each year. Landscape mode is suggested. This is an iOS implementation of the Warming Stripes website. All the code is open source and credit is given to Warming Stripes's creator, Ed Hawkins.
7 Stripes
This app presents a 168-hour visual weather forecast on a single screen, allowing for quick scanning of temperature, cloud cover, and precipitation details. Users can tap to inspect specific hours for in-depth information, aiding in planning outdoor activities or tracking weather patterns.
- 168-hour visual forecast on one screen
- Quick scanning of temperature, clouds, precipitation
- Tap to inspect specific hours
- Detailed hourly weather cards
- Clean, week-focused interface
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7 Stripes shows 168 hours of detailed weather on one screen. Designed for fast planning, 7 Stripes turns the next week of weather into a single visual forecast you can scan at a glance. See temperature, cloud cover, precipitation chance, precipitation type, and precipitation intensity together—without digging through a long hourly list. Touch anywhere on the 7-day forecast to inspect a specific hour. The header instantly updates with the exact temperature, wind direction, wind speed, and time for the point you selected. Need more detail? While viewing any hour, tap the day/time button to open an in-depth weather card with conditions, feels-like temperature, precipitation amount, precipitation intensity, astronomy details, and more. Features: • 168 hours of weather data on one screen • A visual 7-day forecast built for quick scanning • Temperature, clouds, precipitation chance, type, and intensity in one view • Tap or drag across the forecast to inspect any hour • Instant header updates with exact temperature and wind details • Detailed hourly cards for deeper weather information • Current conditions plus future forecast exploration • A clean, unique interface designed around the full week—not just the current hour Whether you’re planning a trip, deciding when to go outside, or watching the next storm move through, 7 Stripes helps you understand the whole forecast faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Climate Warming Stripes at 16.0 against 7 Stripes's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climate Warming Stripes | 7 Stripes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forest and the Trees, LLC | Sasan Sadat-Sharifi |
In-app purchases
Climate Warming Stripes
No in-app purchases
7 Stripes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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