Red Sky Ready vs Element
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Sky Ready
This app provides comprehensive disaster preparedness and response resources. It offers detailed weather forecasts, storm damage reports, and a national weather overview for enhanced situational awareness.
- Detailed weather forecasts
- Severe weather outlook
- Interactive storm damage map
- National weather overview
- Disaster preparedness resources
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Stay one step ahead of disasters with Red Sky Ready! Access comprehensive disaster prep and response resources, ensuring you're equipped and informed before, during, and after disaster strikes. Features Forecast: Get your detailed weather forecast for the United States including radar, weekly forecast, hourly outlook, and severe weather outlook for the week! Storm Reports: View the latest storm damage reports with our interactive map. How large was that hail or how strong was that gust of wind? Find out fast, whether it was an hour ago or 5 years ago. Disaster Dashboard: Obtain a concise national weather overview from our Disaster Dashboard. National situational awareness has never been this easy or convenient.
Element
Experience weather like never before with a visually powerful and simple forecast. This app provides hyper-local, high-definition radar, detailed 24-hour and 7-day predictions, and customizable alerts for everything from light rain to severe storms and wildfires. Stay confidently ahead of any weather headed your way.
- High-definition radar with 24-hour storm predictions
- Hyper-local 24-hour and 7-day forecasts
- AI-powered hurricane path tracking
- Customizable weather alerts
- Selectable forecast elements (temperature, air quality, etc.)
- Lock and Home Screen widgets
- Live wildfire tracking and smoke visualization
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Introducing Element – a new way to experience the forecast. Built around what you care about, not what an app decides to show you. From light rain to severe storms, see the weather in a visual experience you design yourself. Element's proprietary weather engine draws from multiple trusted sources – NOAA, National Weather Service, and more – delivering hyper-local, up-to-the-minute high-definition radar and forecasts you can rely on. Pick your data. Build your layout. Track only what matters to you – and stay confidently ahead of anything headed your way. CUSTOMIZABLE FORECASTS Build your forecast around what matters to you. Choose from simple glanceable views to deep, layered dashboards – infinite combinations across layouts, data types, and detail levels. No clutter, no compromise. - Temperature & Feels Like - Precipitation Chance & Amount - Air Quality - Wind Speed & Gusts - UV Index - Pressure - Sunrise & Sunset Times - Moon Phases - Humidity & Dew Point - Cloud Cover - Visibility - Hurricanes & Tropical Systems - Wildfires & Smoke - Tides RADAR IN HIGH DEFINITION Track weather across a full range of layers – precipitation, wind, air quality, humidity, pressure, and more – in high-definition radar that moves as naturally as the elements themselves. Up to 24-hour storm predictions, so you always know what's coming and when. HYPER-LOCAL, ALL-WEATHER FORECASTS Element's advanced forecast engine delivers precise forecasts for your exact location. Track daily conditions and severe weather with detailed 24-hour and 7-day predictions – from your morning commute to approaching hurricanes – with unmatched accuracy. SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS From light rain to Category 5 hurricanes, Element keeps you informed with timely, precise alerts powered by trusted sources – so you only get the updates that matter, when they matter most. LOCK & HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Glanceable, live weather where you need it most. Element's Lock and Home Screen widgets deliver real-time updates right on your iPhone – so you're always prepared at a glance. WILDFIRE & SMOKE TRACKING See wildfires live on the map. Element layers active fire zones and drifting smoke so you get a real-time view of spread and air quality impact. Track multiple fires and set critical alerts as conditions change. LIVE PRECIPITATION Follow precipitation without opening the app. See real-time rain and snow updates on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island – showing exactly when precipitation will start, ease, or stop, minute by minute. Element transforms weather into a visual experience as natural as checking the sky – whether you're planning your day, scheduling adventures, or exploring new places. Element is free to download. Premium features require a subscription or one-time purchase. Subscriptions include a free seven-day trial and can be cancelled anytime via Apple Support. Terms of Service: https://www.elementweather.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.elementweather.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Red Sky Ready at none against Element's 10. Red Sky Ready also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Element's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 2) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). On price 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. Element sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Red Sky Ready asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Sky Ready holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Red Sky Ready | Element |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 24.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #114 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 482 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Sky Ready | ETCETERA WEATHER, LLC |
Customer experience
Red Sky Ready
Element
Bugs and requests
Red Sky Ready
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Element
Reported bugs
3 issues- Failing to connect to servers
- Incorrect location data
- Delayed delivery of weather updates
Requested features
4 requests- Expand coverage to more countries
- Add customizable weather alerts
- Improve route-based forecasting
- Introduce a more affordable pricing model
In-app purchases
Red Sky Ready
No in-app purchases
Element
- Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial4 variants$4.991 Month
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$5.001 Month
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- Element Family Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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