Ultimate Weather vs Weather Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultimate Weather
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Ultimate Weather is your portal for viral weather moments including video of tornadoes, hurricanes, wind, flooding and the most fierce elements of nature. Key Features:- Easy sharing of your own weather pictures and video, Subscribe to notifications for latest news.- Share the latest news via Facebook & Twitter.- Save articles for reading later (supports offline viewing). This is the latest version of the Ultimate Weather app and we have many more features planned. Please share your feedback from within the app by clicking the "Send Us Feedback" link in the menu.
Weather Basic
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Hello everyone! My goal was a quick, intuitive & easy to read interface for glancing at the forecast. Weather Basic exposes the basic components of the forecast to you in a presentable manner. Having no ads & being accessible were key to making it work for me. A few people were interested and tested for a while, so I decided to publish on the app store for more people to hopefully enjoy. Depending on download count and feedback, I can devote more of my time to app improvements, mostly to the quality of the forecast data. If you'd like to request a feature, you can reach out using the 'Report an Issue' button in the settings menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Weather Basic at none against Ultimate Weather's shown. Weather Basic also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Ultimate Weather's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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.
Ultimate Weather ships an update every 3 months, Weather Basic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultimate Weather | Weather Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Townsquare Media, LLC | Nathaniel Murphy |
In-app purchases
Ultimate Weather
No in-app purchases
Weather Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Which is updated more often, Ultimate Weather or Weather Basic?
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