Magnetosfera vs Weather Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magnetosfera
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Stay connected to the cosmos with Magnetosfera, your ultimate tool for tracking solar activity and its impact on Earth's magnetosphere. Key Features: Comprehensive Widgets: Enjoy all types of widgets, from small to large, designed for your Lock Screen and Apple Watch. Get instant access to crucial space weather data, no matter where you are. - 3-Day & 27-Day Forecasts: Stay informed with detailed short-term and long-term forecasts, offering you insights into solar activity over the next 3 and 27 days. - Interactive Forecast Chart: Visualize trends in space weather with an intuitive, easy-to-read chart, keeping you updated on potential magnetic storms. - Apple Watch Support: View live data directly on your Apple Watch with customized complications for quick, at-a-glance updates. - Kp Index: Track the Kp Index, a key measure of geomagnetic activity, to understand the intensity of space weather and its potential impact on Earth’s magnetosphere. - A Index: Monitor the A Index, which indicates the level of geomagnetic disturbance, to get a sense of the storm's severity. - Radio Flux: Follow the Radio Flux index, a key indicator of solar activity, to anticipate changes in solar emissions and their effects on communication and navigation systems. Magnetosfera keeps you ahead of the curve with accurate and timely information on space weather, helping you plan your day around solar activity.
Weather Basic
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Hello everyone! My goal was a quick, intuitive & easy to read interface for glancing at the forecast. Weather Basic exposes the basic components of the forecast to you in a presentable manner. Having no ads & being accessible were key to making it work for me. A few people were interested and tested for a while, so I decided to publish on the app store for more people to hopefully enjoy. Depending on download count and feedback, I can devote more of my time to app improvements, mostly to the quality of the forecast data. If you'd like to request a feature, you can reach out using the 'Report an Issue' button in the settings menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Weather Basic at Free against Magnetosfera's $0.99. Weather Basic also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Weather Basic is free to download; Magnetosfera costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magnetosfera ships an update every 5 months, Weather Basic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magnetosfera | Weather Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Okroshka Lab | Nathaniel Murphy |
In-app purchases
Magnetosfera
No in-app purchases
Weather Basic
No in-app purchases









