Comparison

Dank Weather vs Cloud Identifier

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

Head to head
About

Dank Weather

Get real-time, up-to-the-millisecond weather updates from a global network of weather stations. This app offers hyper-local insights with a user-friendly interface, perfect for planning your day or tracking weather trends.

Highlights
  • Blazing fast data delivery
  • Global weather station network
  • Hyper-local insights
  • User-friendly interface
  • Real-time updates
Features
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Dank Weather shows the weather where it is being measured: personal weather stations, airport METARs and flood gauges on the DankWeather network, updating live as each reading arrives. Every number is a real reading from a real sensor, stamped with how long ago it landed. The forecast has a page of its own and never stands in for a reading. Pick a station and it is on your home screen in seconds: the temperature right now, what it feels like, today's high and low, and a chart of the last 24 hours. Swipe between your favorites. THREE WAYS TO LOOK AT IT • Cards: hero temperature, a labeled 24-hour chart, and a card for each thing the station measures. • Ledger: an instrument panel, one row per reading with a 24-hour trace. • Dial: one big instrument with a compass ring, wind pointer, rain and air quality arcs, and the temperature in the middle. GO DEEPER ON ANY READING Tap a card for its page: Temperature, Humidity, Wind, Rain, Air Quality, Barometer, UV Index and Solar. Each charts the last day, week, month or year; drag across it to read any point. Then the numbers that matter: the peak gust and when it blew, the prevailing wind, rain this event and this year, the 3-hour pressure trend, dew point comfort, UV advice, the day's solar energy. Share any page as a text summary with a link to the station. AIRPORTS AND FLOOD GAUGES • Airports: the METAR as sent, with the flight category, visibility and ceiling. • Flood gauges: the stage and flood category up front, with top of bank, flood stage and how fast the water is rising or falling. A FORECAST AT THE STATION • The GFS at each outdoor station's own spot, out to 16 days: each day's high and low, rain and snow by type, wind and gusts, and sea-level pressure. • The station's own readings on the same charts, to see how the forecast is lining up. • Pick another model wherever it reaches: ECMWF and its AI model, NOAA's HRRR and RRFS, Germany's ICON, Canada's models or the National Blend of Models. • The next days on the home screen in every layout, a tap from the full forecast. STAYS WITH YOU • Live Activity: follow a station on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. It updates with every reading, not on a schedule. • Widgets: home screen widgets in three sizes and Lock Screen widgets for temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, air quality and UV, with an age label that keeps counting. On iOS 26 they update as new readings arrive. • Apple Watch: the station on your wrist, refreshed every minute while you look. Complications for sixteen readings, from feels like to UV and solar, and dials for Infograph and other bezel faces with readings curved across the top. Temperature gauges span the last 24 hours, colored by temperature. • Stale alerts: a notification when a station you care about stops reporting. FIND STATIONS The first time you open the app, it can find the stations nearest you. After that, search by name, browse airports and flood gauges, or use Near me. The map shows every station in view with its temperature, rain, air quality or wind, updating in place. AIR QUALITY YOU CAN TRUST The AQI is computed from the sensor's own PM2.5 with the EPA's 2024 breakpoints, the same table the DankWeather website uses, so the number here is the number there. YOUR UNITS Fahrenheit or Celsius. mph, km/h or knots. Inches or millimeters. inHg, hPa or mbar. Whole degrees or tenths. Charts as bars or a line. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO AND IPAD Open iPhone Duo and the app becomes two pages: the station on the right, and the stations list, the forecast or any reading beside it on the left. On iPad, the cards stay phone-sized and centered, never stretched.

About

Cloud Identifier

Instantly identify clouds with AI by taking a photo of the sky. Get detailed insights like cloud type, rarity, storm potential, and composition. Track your discoveries and explore a built-in cloud guide.

Highlights
  • Instant AI cloud identification
  • Detailed cloud insights (type, rarity, storm potential)
  • Personal cloud discovery tracking
  • Built-in cloud encyclopedia
  • Simple point-and-scan interface
Features
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Identify clouds instantly with AI. Simply take a photo of the sky and get detailed, fascinating insights about the clouds above you. Each scan reveals rich information, including cloud type, rarity, storm potential, composition, mood, a poetic title, and a confidence score — helping you understand both the science and atmosphere of the sky. Keep track of your cloud discoveries with personal stats and saved scans. See which cloud types you encounter most and uncover rare formations you may never notice otherwise. Explore clouds in depth with a built-in cloud guide, designed like a mini encyclopedia. Learn how different clouds form, change, and signal weather patterns in a simple, visual, and enjoyable way. Designed for curiosity and ease of use, the app lets you point, scan, and understand the sky in seconds — no prior knowledge required at all. Terms of Use: By using this app, you agree to the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dank Weather4 screens
Cloud Identifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dank Weather at none against Cloud Identifier's 2. Dank Weather also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Cloud Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Dank Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dank Weather against 5.0 for Cloud Identifier. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dank Weather ships an update every 5 weeks, Cloud Identifier every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Dank Weather versus Cloud Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDank WeatherCloud Identifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrake AppsSheng Yong Loh

Customer experience

Dank Weather

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cloud Identifier

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dank Weather

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cloud Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Identifier - One Week Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Cloud Identifier - One Year Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Dank Weather free?
Dank Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloud Identifier free?
Cloud Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dank Weather or Cloud Identifier?
Dank Weather and Cloud Identifier are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dank Weather or Cloud Identifier have ads?
Neither Dank Weather nor Cloud Identifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dank Weather or Cloud Identifier?
Dank Weather ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cloud Identifier every 4 months. Most recently, Dank Weather was updated on October 30, 2026 and Cloud Identifier on November 5, 2026.

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