WeatherThan Reality vs SkyBit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeatherThan Reality
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Add a few degrees of wit to your daily forecast and find out if it's HotterThan Robert Irwin posing for Bonds with a tarantula or ColderThan Christine Quinn from Selling Sunset, before you step out the door. This app is for lovers for reality TV and dailycelsius or fahrenheitou up with the latest drama and highlights from your favorite shows. Set multiple locations, and view a 5 day forecast. Made by an Aussie in the US so compatible with Celsius or Fahrenheit.
SkyBit
Experience weather forecasts visualized as a charming 16-bit world. Watch pixelated scenes dynamically change with real-time conditions, from rain to sunshine. Offers detailed forecasts and customizable retro themes for your phone and watch.
- Dynamic 16-bit weather scenes
- Hourly and 10-day forecasts
- Customizable pixel-art themes
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Detailed current conditions
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SkyBit turns the weather into a tiny pixel-art world. Open the app and watch a hand-crafted 16-bit scene react to the real sky above you: rain falls in chunky droplets, snow drifts pixel by pixel, the sun pulses, lightning flickers, and at night the moon glows in its true phase. Powered by accurate data from the most reliable sources, SkyBit gives you precise current conditions, an hourly timeline, and a 10-day forecast — all wrapped in a retro aesthetic you'll actually want to look at. PIXEL-ART THEMES Dress the whole app in 24 hand-tuned palettes. Every animation re-colors itself to match — rain turns pink-purple in one theme, green in another. WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Put SkyBit on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with pixel widgets in every size. On Apple Watch, get a full app plus complications, all in the same crisp pixel style. EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Current temperature, feels-like, high / low • Hourly and 10-day forecast • Humidity, wind, pressure, UV index, visibility • Sunrise, sunset and moon phase • Add any city in the world and swipe between them • 37 languages ALMOST AD-FREE We hate ads too — but we need a little support to keep SkyBit free. So there are no boring, unskippable, full-screen, in-your-face ads here. Just one small banner at the bottom. Want zero ads? PRO is one tap away. FREE TO USE SkyBit is free. Go PRO to unlock every theme and remove ads, or buy single themes you love. Checking the weather has never been this fun. Download it, pick your theme, and watch the sky — one pixel at a time. —— SkyBit is free to download and includes a single small banner ad. Optional purchases: • SkyBit PRO (auto-renewable subscription, $4.99/year) — unlocks all 24 themes and removes ads. • Individual themes — unlock a single theme with a one-time purchase. SkyBit PRO renews automatically for $4.99/year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.berryfilm.art/en/skybit/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WeatherThan Reality at none against SkyBit's 10. WeatherThan Reality also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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. SkyBit sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. WeatherThan Reality asks for nothing beyond the download.
WeatherThan Reality ships an update every 3 weeks, SkyBit every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | WeatherThan Reality | SkyBit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Relatively Unique Inc | Abdullah Onur SIMSEK |
In-app purchases
WeatherThan Reality
No in-app purchases
SkyBit
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