Weather Basic vs Simply The Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Simply The Weather
Get current weather conditions, forecasts, and alerts for any U.S. location. This app provides data from the National Weather Service and does not track users or display advertisements.
- Current weather conditions
- Future forecasts
- Weather alerts
- U.S. location support
- National Weather Service data
- No ads
- No user tracking
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Simply The Weather is an app to give your current conditions, forecasts and alerts for any U.S. location. Data provided by the National Weather Service. We don't track you, we don't give you ads, it is Simply The Weather!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Simply The Weather at 3 against Weather Basic's 1. Simply The Weather also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Weather Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, Simply The Weather every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Basic | Simply The Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathaniel Murphy | imaginasean software incorporated |
In-app purchases
Weather Basic
No in-app purchases
Simply The Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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