WeatherSat vs NoAd Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeatherSat
View global weather satellite imagery and animations to visualize weather changes. Explore different weather visualizations and enjoy a dynamic view of weather systems. This app offers standalone functionality on Apple Watch and supports various widget types for iPhone.
- Global NOAA weather satellite imagery
- Weather animation feature
- Lightning and wind visualizations
- Standalone Apple Watch app
- iPhone widgets and lock screen support
- Watch complications
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WeatherSat lets you easily view NOAA's weather satellite imagery covering half the globe. Make the weather come alive using the app's animation feature that shows weather changes over the course of a day. Explore different visualizations such as lightening and wind, and enjoy watching the ever-changing flow of weather systems. WeatherSat can run completely standalone on your Watch, and supports iPhone widgets, lock screen widgets, and Watch complications. If you're interested in weather, WeatherSat will let you see it unfold in a whole new way. Privacy policy: https://www.bogbridges.com/weathersatprivacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
NoAd Radar
This weather app provides a clear, ad-free radar map with future precipitation estimates and official weather alerts. It offers home screen widgets for quick access and location-based notifications for your convenience.
- Ad-free radar map
- Future precipitation estimates
- NWS watches, warnings, and advisories
- Home Screen widgets
- Location-based notifications
- Dark, light, and satellite maps
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NoAd Radar puts weather first, with a distinctive dot-style radar map and no advertising or promotional startup screens. Open it and get straight to the radar. Explore recent radar, look ahead with estimated future precipitation, and see National Weather Service watches, warnings, and advisories. Add a Home Screen widget for a quick look at weather near your saved location. • Three hours of recent radar playback • Estimated future precipitation • National Weather Service alert details • Optional location-based weather notifications • Small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets • Dark, light, and satellite maps • Designed for iPhone and iPad Weather coverage is currently limited to the contiguous United States (the lower 48 states and Washington, DC). Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and other countries are not covered. An internet connection is required. Future precipitation is an estimate, not an official forecast. Widgets refresh on a schedule managed by iOS; updates are not continuous or guaranteed. Notifications use your last location registered by the app, so open NoAd Radar after traveling to update it. NoAd Radar is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service. Weather data and notifications can be delayed or unavailable. Do not rely on this app as your only source of severe-weather warnings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WeatherSat at Free against NoAd Radar's $1.99. WeatherSat also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). NoAd Radar's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On review sentiment, 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
WeatherSat is free to download; NoAd Radar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NoAd Radar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
WeatherSat ships an update every 4 days, NoAd Radar every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeatherSat | NoAd Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bog Bridges LLC | Cicada Group, LLC |
Customer experience
WeatherSat
NoAd Radar
In-app purchases
WeatherSat
No in-app purchases
NoAd Radar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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