Stargazing Weather vs TextMeWeather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stargazing Weather
This app provides detailed astronomy weather forecasts, including cloud coverage, visibility, and optimal viewing times for celestial events. It helps users plan their stargazing, planet watching, and satellite spotting sessions.
- Detailed cloud coverage forecasts
- Real-time visibility conditions
- Hour-by-hour viewing quality predictions
- International Space Station visibility
- Intuitive timeline grid
- Forecasts for today and tomorrow
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Starglow is your stargazing forecast. It tells you when the sky will be clear, where it will be darkest, and what you’ll see when you get there. KNOW WHEN TO LOOK UP An hour-by-hour timeline shows when conditions are best tonight: • Total cloud cover, plus high, mid and low cloud • Visibility and viewing quality, hour by hour • Seeing and transparency: steady air for planets, clear air for galaxies (Pro) • Models Clear: how many of six weather models agree on a clear sky (Pro) • Forecasts up to 5 days ahead (Pro) FIND DARK SKIES • Dark Site Finder: light pollution from NASA satellite data, your Bortle class, and the darkest places nearby ranked by tonight’s cloud (Pro) • Best Location Tonight: your saved spots ranked by cloud and darkness (Pro) • Save and name your favourite observing spots (Pro) SEE THE SKY BEFORE YOU GO • Moon map and AR: the Moon’s direction, path and phase, on the map or through your camera • 3D Map with real terrain and buildings, and the Moon at its true size (Pro) • Vantage Point: stand anywhere and see the Moon, stars, planets, the Milky Way and the ISS over the real skyline (Pro) • Star Trails: plan a long exposure and preview every trail over the skyline (Pro) • ISS passes in AR: follow the station’s path across your sky (Pro) NEVER MISS A CLEAR NIGHT • Alerts for dark skies, moonrise and moonset, new and full Moons, and ISS passes • Clear night alerts when a good night is coming (Pro) • Home and Lock Screen widgets (Pro) • Siri and Shortcuts: ask about tonight’s sky, the Moon phase or the next ISS pass • Red night mode to protect your night vision STARGLOW PRO Pro unlocks 5-day forecasts, seeing and transparency, the Dark Site Finder, Vantage Point, Star Trails, widgets and more. Share it with up to five family members. Already using Alpenglow for sunrise and sunset? Pair it with Starglow to cover the sky from golden hour to the Milky Way. Terms of Use: https://starglowapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://starglowapp.com/privacy
TextMeWeather
Send SMS requests to get weather forecasts from your satellite messenger. This app allows you to easily query weather conditions via text message, making it convenient for outdoor adventures.
- SMS weather forecast requests
- Satellite messenger integration
- Easy to use interface
- Convenient for outdoor activities
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Use the TextMeWeather app to easily create requests for weather forecasts via SMS message and your satellite messenger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TextMeWeather at 100% against Stargazing Weather's 50%. TextMeWeather also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Stargazing Weather's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Stargazing Weather sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TextMeWeather asks for nothing beyond the download.
TextMeWeather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stargazing Weather has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Stargazing Weather's written reviews are positive against 100% of TextMeWeather's.
Stargazing Weather ships an update every 6 weeks, TextMeWeather every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stargazing Weather | TextMeWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Yates | TextMe LLC |
Customer experience
Stargazing Weather
TextMeWeather
In-app purchases
Stargazing Weather
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Pro$24.99
TextMeWeather
No in-app purchases
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