AltWeatherCAN vs Cloud7wx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AltWeatherCAN
Access current weather conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, and animated radar maps for Canada. This app offers a straightforward, old-style interface for viewing precipitation and observed weather data. It utilizes publicly available information from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
- Current observed weather conditions
- 24-hour hourly forecast
- 7-day forecast
- Animated precipitation radar map
- Simple, intuitive interface
- Publicly available ECCC data
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This app provides a simple and intuitive way to view weather information for your location in Canada. It gives you the current observed conditions, an hourly forecast for the next 24 hours, a 7 day forecast, and an animated radar map showing precipitation. The functionality and design tries to replicate an old style weather app. This app uses publicly available data provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). However the app is not affiliated with or endorsed by ECCC in any way.
Cloud7wx
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Cloud7wx Weather Station companion app. See live weather data from your weather stations and other stations on the Cloud7 network. Able to export historical weather station data. Provides access to local weather forecasting specific to your stations' locations.
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Verdict
AltWeatherCAN and Cloud7wx are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AltWeatherCAN ships an update every 2 weeks, Cloud7wx every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AltWeatherCAN | Cloud7wx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hanno Rein | Cloud7 Weather Inc. |
In-app purchases
AltWeatherCAN
No in-app purchases
Cloud7wx
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AltWeatherCAN free?
Is Cloud7wx free?
Do AltWeatherCAN or Cloud7wx have ads?
Which is updated more often, AltWeatherCAN or Cloud7wx?
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