weathermate+ vs RawWeather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
weathermate+
Get detailed weather information for your current location or any searched area. View current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, active alerts, and live radar with forecast maps.
- Current observations
- Hourly forecasts
- Active alerts
- Daily forecasts
- Location search
- Live radar
- Forecast maps
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Weathermate+ has a goal to make getting your weather easily. Backed by the multiple stations of collected weather data, weathermate+ uses your current location to provide: * Current Observations * Hourly Forecasts * Active Alerts * Daily Forecasts * Search locations and get current weather and daily forecasts * Live radar * 1 - 3 day forecast maps and more!
RawWeather
Get live weather updates for your current location, including hourly and 7-day forecasts. View active severe weather alerts and an interactive radar map powered by the National Weather Service. Enjoy an ad-free experience without needing an account.
- Live weather updates
- Hourly and 7-day forecasts
- Severe weather alerts
- Interactive NEXRAD radar
- Ad-free experience
- No account required
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Live weather for your location. Current conditions, hourly & 7-day forecasts, active severe weather alerts, and interactive NEXRAD radar — all from the National Weather Service. No ads, no account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RawWeather at Free against weathermate+'s $0.99. RawWeather also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). weathermate+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
RawWeather is free to download; weathermate+ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for weathermate+ against 5.0 for RawWeather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
weathermate+ ships an update every 2 weeks, RawWeather daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | weathermate+ | RawWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edward Briggler | Mark Kaufmann |
Customer experience
weathermate+
RawWeather
In-app purchases
weathermate+
No in-app purchases
RawWeather
No in-app purchases
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