Comparison

AvWx vs Wx Models

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

Head to head
About

AvWx

Provides pilots and dispatchers with fast, reliable aviation weather information. It integrates data from official sources into an intuitive interface for operational decision-making, offering features like METAR/TAF analysis and advisory highlights.

Highlights
  • METAR & TAF runway wind components
  • FAA Advisories integration
  • Unlimited airport tracking (Pro)
  • Extended Apple Weather forecasts (Pro)
  • Sun & moon events visualization (Pro)
  • Alternate requirements highlighting (Pro)
  • Offline-aware operation
Features
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Situational awareness for pilots and dispatchers — every airport you care about, on one screen. AvWx brings NOAA's forecasts and radar, AviationWeather.gov, FAA advisories and NOTAMs, Digital ATIS, NWS alerts and Apple Weather into one picture, so you can read a whole day of flying without opening five apps. TAF TIMELINE Every TAF drawn on one time axis: TEMPO and PROB groups in their own band, each hour's worst ceiling and visibility with its flight category, runway wind components, the current METAR overlaid, and NOAA's hourly forecast beneath it. NOAA METEOGRAM One day, hour by hour: clouds by altitude to 45,000 ft, the freezing level, precipitation and snowfall by type, winds aloft and the flight category — each reading labeled with the NOAA model behind it. MAPS AND RADAR NOAA's newest radar scans looped over the last hour, storm cells with motion arrows, lightning within minutes of the flash, satellite clouds, fronts, NWS alert regions, worldwide forecast layers, airspace, and satellite imagery down to the runway. ALSO • Ceiling and visibility every 15 minutes for six hours in the US, and out to a week worldwide • NOTAMs worldwide, straight from the FAA's NOTAM Management Service — closed runways and approach aids out of service marked on the runway table and METAR tiles, closures drawn on the satellite view • Traffic flow and the runways in use, handy at non-towered fields • SIGMETs, CWAs and NWS alerts matched to your airport's position, not just its region • Decoded D-ATIS, METAR tiles, favored runways, density altitude, sun and moon • Saved places beyond airports — home, layovers, anywhere — with full forecasts FREE: up to five airports, METAR and TAF, the TAF timeline, NOTAMs, traffic flow and FAA advisories. PREMIUM: unlimited airports, the maps and radar, the NOAA meteogram and charts, Apple Weather's tiles and charts, and no ads. One-week free trial. An in-app Guide and Legend explain every bar and color. AvWx is a professional supplement, not a replacement for certified flight-planning tools. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://avwxllc.github.io/privacy-policy.md

About

Wx Models

Visualize weather forecast models like GFS, ECMWF, and NAM on your mobile device. Explore different parameters and zoom into specific regions to understand potential weather patterns.

Highlights
  • View GFS, ECMWF, NAM, HRRR models
  • Zoom into specific regions
  • Change weather parameters
  • Visual weather forecast data
  • On-the-go access
Features
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Easily view visual weather forecast models on the go. View GFS, ECMWF, NAM, and even HRRR models with more to come. Zoom into regions and change parameters to see what weather could be near.

Screenshots

AvWx4 screens
Wx Models4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AvWx at 100% against Wx Models's 0%. AvWx also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). Wx Models's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AvWx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Wx Models asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AvWx holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AvWx's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wx Models's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AvWx versus Wx Models: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvWxWx Models
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvWx, LLCAtlas Horne

Customer experience

AvWx

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wx Models

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AvWx

Subscriptions2
  • All Access7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • All Access7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Wx Models

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AvWx free?
AvWx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wx Models free?
Wx Models is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AvWx or Wx Models?
AvWx is rated higher. AvWx averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Wx Models averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do AvWx or Wx Models have ads?
AvWx shows ads; Wx Models does not.

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