Weather Basic vs America's 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.
America's Weather
Get detailed weather information for North America, including live radar, forecasts, and alerts. Plan your travel, outdoor activities, and more with specialized tools for driving, flying, and marine conditions.
- Live radar and forecast radar
- Hourly venue weather for sports
- Travel weather for driving and flights
- Coastal and marine forecasts
- Severe weather outlooks
- 11-day temperature forecasts
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America's Weather is a live weather operations app for the United States, Mexico, and Canada — radar, forecasts, alerts, and the tools you need before you drive, fly, or head offshore. HOME Current conditions, rain timing, alerts, and an 11-day forecast, including how the temperature feels in the sun and in the shade. RADAR NWS, Mexican, and Canadian reflectivity, forecast radar, lightning, and warnings, with the overlays used in the field. TRAVEL Weather along your drive, Your Flight (METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, and corridor weather), and Your Voyage for coastal and Great Lakes marine forecasts. OUTLOOKS Severe weather, rainfall and flooding, tropical, fire, winter, drought, air quality, and space weather — including SPC, WPC, and NHC products. COASTAL Tides, marine hazards, buoys, and fishing. Plot a voyage and get corridor marine text along the track. GAME DAY Hourly venue weather for NFL, college, MLB, NHL, soccer, and more. America's Weather Pro ($4.99/month or $49.99/year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers) unlocks corridor forecasts, Game Day, Insights, satellite lightning, and more. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in iPhone Settings. Privacy Policy: https://americasweather.net/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://americasweather.net/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weather Basic at none against America's Weather's 2. America's Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. America's Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Weather Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Weather Basic ships an update every 2 weeks, America's Weather every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Basic | America's Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathaniel Murphy | Lance Wood |
In-app purchases
Weather Basic
No in-app purchases
America's Weather
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Questions
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