Comparison

Ka Lewa vs Terra Forecast

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

Head to head
About

Ka Lewa

Features
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The first ever weather and astronomical information app in Hawaiian! 12-hour and 3-day weather forecast, instant wind and waves information. Sunrise and sunset times, moonrise and moonset times and name of the night according to the lunar calendar. Next high and low tides.

About

Terra Forecast

Features
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Know how it feels. Know what to do. Terra Forecast turns the forecast into plain advice. Open it and you see how the day feels, what to do about it, and when the best hours outside are. No charts to decode. FEEL THE FORECAST A small clay terrarium shows the weather as it is: sun, cloud, rain, snow, fog, wind and storms, day and night. Scrub the hourly timeline and the scene follows. WHAT TO DO A short line of advice for right now, written for how you live. Choose General, Commuter or Active and the advice speaks to your day: umbrella or not, short sleeves or a jacket, whether the ride home is dry. BEST TIME OUTSIDE See the hours when it is comfortable, and a T-Shirt Weather indicator for when short sleeves are enough. MADE FOR GLANCING Premium Home Screen widgets bring the mood, temperature, daily outlook, and changing conditions to your Home Screen. THE WEEK IN A GLANCE Each day gets a one-line verdict and a temperature range, plus the best day of the week, so you can plan without reading numbers. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no tracking. Your location is used only to fetch the forecast. Terra Forecast includes: • Live local weather powered by Apple Weather • Animated weather terrarium • Mood-first forecasts and practical guidance • Hourly forecast timeline • 10-day forecast • Small and medium Home Screen widgets with Premium • Saved locations with Premium • Multiple terrarium themes • Celsius, Fahrenheit, and system units • Accessibility support, including Reduce Motion and Dynamic Type Premium features require an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ka Lewa3 screens
Terra Forecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ka Lewa at none against Terra Forecast's 2. Ka Lewa also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). Terra Forecast's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months). On price 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. Terra Forecast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Ka Lewa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ka Lewa ships an update every 9 months, Terra Forecast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Ka Lewa versus Terra Forecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKa LewaTerra Forecast
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperE-ReoFrontend Accelerator ApS

In-app purchases

None

Ka Lewa

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Terra Forecast

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Ka Lewa free?
Ka Lewa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Terra Forecast free?
Terra Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ka Lewa or Terra Forecast have ads?
Neither Ka Lewa nor Terra Forecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ka Lewa or Terra Forecast?
Ka Lewa ships an update every 9 months, and Terra Forecast every 3 days. Most recently, Ka Lewa was updated on October 30, 2026 and Terra Forecast on October 29, 2026.

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