Weather Basic vs Umbrella
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.
Umbrella
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Umbrella Weather tells you when rain is coming — before you get caught in it. Get a clean, beautiful view of your local weather over a living background that changes to match the sky: sun, clouds, rain, snow, and storms, each with its own gently animated scene. KNOW BEFORE IT POURS Turn on rain alerts and Umbrella Weather sends a notification about 30 minutes before rain is expected where you are — so you always have time to grab an umbrella. Alerts keep working in the background, even when the app is closed. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE • Current temperature, feels-like, humidity, and wind • Today's high and low, plus chance of rain • 24-hour forecast with hourly rain probability • Search the weather for any city in the world • Eight animated backgrounds — automatic, or pick your own PRIVATE AND FREE No account. No ads. No tracking. Weather data is provided by Open-Meteo. Umbrella Weather is the simplest way to stay one step ahead of the rain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Umbrella at daily against Weather Basic's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, Umbrella daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Basic | Umbrella |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathaniel Murphy | Jarruspong Makkul |
In-app purchases
Weather Basic
No in-app purchases
Umbrella
No in-app purchases









