Comparison

BAM Weather vs WeatherWise.app

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

Head to head
About

BAM Weather

Get critical weather insights and forecasts directly from meteorologists. This app offers detailed hourly and daily commentary, 24/7 chat with experts, and actionable forecast information to help you make smart decisions.

Highlights
  • Forecast insights from meteorologists
  • 24/7 chat with meteorologists
  • Actionable forecast information
  • High-resolution radar with interactive tools
  • Location-specific hourly and 10-day forecasts
  • Agriculture and road condition forecasts
  • Long-range outlooks and video updates
Features
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BAM Weather combines advanced weather technology with direct access to expert meteorologists, helping you make faster, smarter, and safer decisions. Unlike generic forecasts, BAM Weather delivers location-specific insights, actionable guidance, and real-time communication from our team when weather matters most. Key Features - Forecast insights from professional meteorologists - 24/7 chat access to our weather team - Interactive radar and high-resolution precipitation tracking - Detailed hourly and 10-day forecasts - Agriculture tools including soil temps, spray forecasts, and GDU data - Custom lightning and severe weather alerts - Road condition and pavement temperature forecasts - Long-range outlooks with daily video updates - Proactive push notifications during impactful weather BAM Weather was built to close the gap between automated forecasts and human expertise, giving you a clearer, more reliable way to stay ahead of the weather.

About

WeatherWise.app

Access high-resolution weather radar and advanced forecasting tools. Monitor live storm chaser streams, track lightning, and receive real-time alerts. Explore global weather patterns with 3D visualizations and customizable data layers.

Highlights
  • High-resolution live weather radar
  • Advanced forecasting tools
  • Live storm chaser streams
  • Lightning tracking
  • Real-time alerts
  • 3D weather visualizations
  • Customizable radar layers
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Stay one step ahead of severe weather. WeatherWise delivers original, full-resolution radar straight from the source, with official alerts, forecast models and live storm chasers. Powering top YouTube weather channels, such as Ryan Hall. NEW: Take WeatherWise on the road using Apple CarPlay • Free: live radar and warning areas on your car's display • Plus: navigation that knows the weather (10 trips a month). See how many alerts are on each route before you set off, how far ahead each one is, and hear them called out as you approach • Pro: 30 trips a month, spoken hail size, wind gusts and tornado status, storm-path callouts with arrival times, and Tornado ID CORE FEATURES (ALWAYS FREE & AD-FREE) • Real-Time Radar, plus super-res storm-relative velocity and rotation in the US • Push Alerts: official warnings for your location in the US and Canada, with Critical Alerts for tornado, hurricane and tsunami warnings • Alerts & Outlooks: NWS, Environment Canada, 38 European countries and Israel, plus SPC, WPC and CPC outlooks • Radar History: replay US radar archives back to 1991 • Home-Screen Radar Widgets and the WeatherWise Home dashboard • Forecast Models: HRRR, GFS, ECMWF, ensembles, AI models and more, with soundings • Satellite: GOES, Himawari, Meteosat and VIIRS • Hurricane Tools: spaghetti models, NHC cones and recent Hurricane Hunter recon • Storm Tracks, Lightning (Americas), Local Storm Reports and a storm-track drawing tool with arrival times • Ground Truth: live streams from 40+ storm chasers, Hazcams, traffic cameras and the Spotter Network • Live Weather Stations, air quality and smoke, winter precipitation type and snowfall • 2,000 Custom Locations (free WeatherWise account required) WEATHERWISE PLUS • 3D Radar, 3D Satellite and Globe view • Split View: two maps side by side • Adjustable smoothing for radar, satellite, composites and models • Enhanced Lightning Data • Settings Sync across devices • Play up to 100 radar scans and 12 runs per model • Past warnings, discussions and storm tracks in Radar History • Premium widgets with US warnings • Y'all Mode: Ryan Hall's map and radar style, with Y'all Watches, Y'all-O-Meter, Y'all Tracks and Outlooks WEATHERWISE PRO (EVERYTHING IN PLUS, AND) • Tornado ID (Beta): AI-powered tornado detection on US radar • Radar Wind Particles: animated wind from US and Canadian radar • FastScan: ultra low-latency US radar scans • Triple/Quad View: 3 maps on iPhone, 4 on iPad • Expert Mode: pair radar, satellite or composite on one screen • Realtime radar and model cross sections • Reflectivity X, Max Reflectivity and Min CC (debris) on US radar • Flash a custom reflectivity range • Population and impact reports for alerts and discussions • Play up to 200 radar scans, 100 satellite frames and 24 runs per model • Historical satellite (to 2017) and model runs (HRRR to 2014) • Pro widgets with velocity, CC and lightning Radar coverage: USA, Canada, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, plus UK, Italy and Europe-wide composites. We believe staying safe should be accessible to all. Our core features are completely free and always free from ads. Subscription Details Payment will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription from "Manage Subscription" in the menu. Download WeatherWise today and safeguard your loved ones and property. Follow us @wxwiseapp for the latest updates. Fast & Reliable; Stay WeatherWise. See our EULA (Terms of Service): https://www.weatherwise.app/eula.html Find out how we collect and store your data in our Privacy Policy: https://www.weatherwise.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

BAM Weather4 screens
WeatherWise.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BAM Weather at none against WeatherWise.app's 6. WeatherWise.app's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 56%) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. WeatherWise.app sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. BAM Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for BAM Weather against 4.6 for WeatherWise.app. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeatherWise.app has 800 ratings behind it against 102, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of BAM Weather's written reviews are positive against 77% of WeatherWise.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BAM Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, WeatherWise.app fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
BAM Weather versus WeatherWise.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBAM WeatherWeatherWise.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (102 ratings)4.6 (800 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102800 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB111 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBAMWX LLCInteractive Weather Limited

Customer experience

BAM Weather

All ratings102 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative34.4%

WeatherWise.app

All ratings796 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative18.1%

Bugs and requests

BAM Weather

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WeatherWise.app

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Satellite loop/animation option
  • More base map customization options
  • Blinking/on-screen alerts for warnings
  • One-time lifetime purchase option

In-app purchases

None

BAM Weather

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

WeatherWise.app

Subscriptions6
  • Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
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  • Pro Monthly$15.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$69.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$159.991 Year

Questions

Is BAM Weather free?
BAM Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WeatherWise.app free?
WeatherWise.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BAM Weather or WeatherWise.app?
WeatherWise.app is rated higher. BAM Weather averages 4.5 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while WeatherWise.app averages 4.6 from 800 ratings.
Do BAM Weather or WeatherWise.app have ads?
Neither BAM Weather nor WeatherWise.app shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BAM Weather or WeatherWise.app?
BAM Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, and WeatherWise.app fortnightly. Most recently, BAM Weather was updated on October 25, 2026 and WeatherWise.app on October 25, 2026.

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