Comparison

Weather Basic vs Echoes Weather

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

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About

Weather Basic

Features
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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.

About

Echoes Weather

Track storms in real-time with advanced radar and satellite imagery. Get detailed forecasts, severe weather alerts, and hurricane tracking. Premium features offer deeper storm analysis and historical data.

Highlights
  • Real-time NEXRAD radar and GOES-19 satellite imagery
  • Detailed hourly and 10-day forecasts
  • Customizable severe weather alerts with push notifications
  • Live hurricane tracking with NHC data
  • Storm Prediction Center outlooks
  • Air quality (AQI) data
  • Premium features for advanced storm analysis
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Track storms in real time with NEXRAD radar and GOES-19 satellite imagery. RADAR COVERAGE • 75+ radar products from 160+ NEXRAD sites including Level 2 and Level 3 reflectivity, velocity, dual-pol, precipitation type, and more • National radar mosaic (MRMS): 21 products including precipitation type (rain/snow/ice), rotation, hail size and probability, echo tops, VIL, shear, and rainfall accumulation • Future radar: the MRMS loop continues 1 hour ahead with HRRR forecast frames every 15 minutes • VR Shear: rotational velocity and shear between two velocity gates FORECASTS • Hourly forecasts 36 hours out: temperature, conditions, wind, and precipitation • 10-day forecasts with high/low temps, precipitation accumulation, and wind • NWS Area Forecast Discussions from your local forecast office REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA • NWS severe weather alerts with polygon overlays and push notifications you customize per location • Storm Prediction Center (SPC) convective and fire weather outlooks • Flood outlooks: WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook (Days 1-5) and NWS Significant River Flood Outlook • Live hurricane tracking: official NHC forecast cone, track, and position with Saffir-Simpson intensity and coastal watch and warning lines • NHC Tropical Weather Outlook: formation areas with 2-day and 7-day odds, disturbances and invests, and the outlook discussion • NHC bulletins: Public Advisory (TCP) and Forecast Discussion (TCD) • NWS Local Storm Reports from the last 24 hours: tornadoes, hail, damaging wind, flooding, and snow • Real-time storm spotter positions from Spotter Network • Observations from thousands of weather stations • EPA AirNow air quality (AQI) with per-pollutant detail (PM2.5, ozone, PM10, NO2, SO2) and health guidance • Location search and saved favorites ECHOES PREMIUM: $2.99/mo or $24.99/yr • LIVE Sweep: watch the radar paint the storm arc by arc as the antenna turns, on any Level 2 product and tilt • Historical radar data from 1991 to present • Dual Products: compare two radar products side by side on one synced map • Storm Relative Velocity: velocity with the storm's motion removed, so rotation stands out • Azimuthal Shear: rotation on each Level 2 velocity tilt • Storm Cross-Section: a vertical slice through any storm • Melting layer: see where the radar beam crosses melting snow (the bright band) on Level 3 tilts • 3D Storm Volume: orbit a full 3D render of the radar volume, with echo tops, hail cores, a temperature axis, and wind barbs • Storm Attributes: cells, forecast tracks, MESO and TVS rotation, hail size, lightning, people in path, and a VAD wind profile from the selected radar • ProbSevere: each storm cell's chance of severe weather • Tropical Guidance: multi-model spaghetti, forecast and past wind extents, and NHC wind speed probability, plus the 1851-to-present hurricane archive • Storm surge: NHC surge watches and warnings, peak surge heights, and flood depth at each advisory • Real-time lightning strikes • 37 GOES-19 and GOES-18 satellite products: visible, infrared, water vapor, fire, smoke, dust, and more • 11 weather models with contours, wind barbs, and pressure tracking: HRRR, NBM, RAP, RRFS, GFS, GEFS, AIGFS, AIGEFS, HGEFS, IFS, and AIFS • RTMA surface analysis: station plots and temp, dewpoint, and gust contours over radar • NWPS river gauges with flood-category coloring and hydrographs of observed and forecast stage • Air Quality Forecast: EPA AQI outlook up to 6 days out with Action Day alerts and the forecaster's discussion • Skew-T soundings with SARS supercell and hail analogs (forecast and observed) • Forecast plots: meteogram time series for any model variable • 26,000+ weather stations with 48-hour historical charts • Alert filtering with 12 categories and quick filters • Extended 52-frame animations • Future radar up to 18 hours ahead • Premium map styles • 7-day free trial on annual plan Terms of Use: https://echoeswx.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://echoeswx.com/privacy

Screenshots

Weather Basic4 screens
Echoes Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weather Basic at none against Echoes Weather's 2. Echoes Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Echoes Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Weather Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, Echoes Weather every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Weather Basic versus Echoes Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather BasicEchoes Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—94.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—65 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathaniel MurphyEchoes Weather LLC

In-app purchases

None

Weather Basic

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Echoes Weather

Subscriptions2
  • Echoes Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Echoes Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Weather Basic free?
Weather Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Echoes Weather free?
Echoes Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Weather Basic or Echoes Weather have ads?
Neither Weather Basic nor Echoes Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather Basic or Echoes Weather?
Weather Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Echoes Weather every 5 days. Most recently, Weather Basic was updated on November 8, 2026 and Echoes Weather on November 9, 2026.

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