Comparison

PWSView vs Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

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

Head to head
About

PWSView

Access real-time weather data from your personal weather station on your iPhone and iPad. Monitor multiple stations, track daily extremes, and customize your display with flexible units and widgets.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather data
  • Multiple station support
  • Daily high/low tracking
  • Imperial and Metric units
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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PWSViewer brings your personal weather station data directly to your iPhone and iPad. Designed specifically for Ecowitt weather stations, this app provides real-time access to detailed weather information from your home or multiple locations. Key Features: • Real-time Weather Data - View current conditions including temperature, humidity, wind speed/gust/direction, rainfall, UV, dew point, and barometric pressure • Multiple Station Support - Monitor up to two weather stations from one convenient app • Daily High/Low Tracking - Keep track of temperature extremes for the day • Flexible Unit System - Switch between Imperial (°F, in, mph) and Metric (°C, mm, km/h) units • Companion Widgets - Access key weather information right from your home screen • Lock Screen Widgets - Access key weather information right from your lock screen • iCloud Sync - Sync across multiple devices • Customizable Display - Toggle condition emojis and choose between traditional or piezoelectric rain gauges • Apple Watch Support How It Works: 1. Add your weather station MAC address, Application and API credentials in settings 2. Configure display preferences and units 3. View detailed real-time weather data on your device 4. Access key information through the companion widget Note: Requires an Ecowitt personal weather station with internet connectivity, valid API key and Application key. API and Application keys can be obtained through your Ecowitt.net account under your profile. Download now to take full control of your personal weather data!

About

Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

Visualize real-time data from your Ecowitt weather station on a clear dashboard. Monitor temperature, wind, rain, and more with historical charts and forecasts. Supports multiple stations and customizable views.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather station readings
  • Historical data charts
  • Weather forecasts
  • Sunrise/sunset and moon phase
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Customizable station names
  • Fahrenheit/Celsius options
Features
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Weathervane turns readings from your Ecowitt weather station into a clear, detailed dashboard for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Free, with no ads and no account to create. Connect directly to your gateway on your home Wi-Fi, or use Ecowitt Cloud to check your stations from anywhere. Weathervane shows only the readings your station and sensors provide, with no empty sections for equipment you don't have. See temperature, humidity, dew point, feels like, pressure, wind, rainfall, solar radiation, UV, air quality, CO2, lightning, soil moisture, water leaks, distance and depth, battery levels, signal strength and more. APPLE WATCH Your station on your wrist, with complications for your watch face. Pick any of your stations right on the watch. ALERTS Get notified about the weather, your sensors and your devices: high and low temperatures, frost tonight, strong wind and gusts, rain starting, heavy rain, lightning nearby, falling pressure, humidity, air quality, a daily summary, sensors that stop reporting, low batteries, a station going offline and firmware updates. Set quiet hours so alerts wait until morning. WATER-LEAK ALARM With a WH55 leak sensor, Weathervane sounds a distinct rising alarm the moment water is detected, shows a red warning on your dashboard and watch, and tells you when it's dry again. HISTORY AND RECORDS Graphs from one hour to a month. Tap any graph to see the exact reading and time. The Records screen keeps your highs, lows and totals from today back to all-time. Export your data as a CSV file. FORECAST A 5-day forecast with a one-line summary and each day's chance of rain, plus sunrise, sunset and the moon phase. FEATURES • Apple Watch app and complications • Weather, sensor and device alerts • Water-leak alarm • Siri and Shortcuts • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • History graphs and Records • CSV export • "Compared to yesterday" notes • 3-hour pressure trend and outlook • Share a picture of current conditions • Two-column iPad layout • Multiple stations, with local and cloud support • Firmware update status for every device • Custom names and order for stations and sensors • Fahrenheit or Celsius, your choice of pressure, wind and rain units • 12-hour or 24-hour time • Light and dark appearance • Demo mode, to try it without a station SUPPORTED HARDWARE Gateways: GW1100, GW1200, GW2000, GW3000, and the WittField WS6210 and WS6006 4G gateways. The original GW1000 through Ecowitt Cloud. Consoles: HP2550, HP2551, HP2560, HP2561, HP2564 Wittboy Pro, HP3500, WS2320, WS2910, WS3800, WS3820, WS3900, WS3910, WN1820, WN1821, WN1920 and WN1980. Stations: any package built on one of these, including GW1101, GW1201, GW1202, GW1210, GW2001, GW3001, GW3002, Wittboy, Essense3, WN1981, HP2552 and HP2553H. Newer and regional models not listed here usually work too, as they share the same interfaces. Available readings depend on your gateway, firmware and connected sensors. Weathervane is independently developed and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ecowitt. Ecowitt and related product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Screenshots

PWSView4 screens
Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather at Free against PWSView's $0.99. Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather is free to download; PWSView costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PWSView ships an update every 2 weeks, Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PWSView versus Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPWSViewDashboard for ECOWITT Weather
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurtis NettervilleLeech Software

Customer experience

PWSView

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PWSView

No in-app purchases

None

Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PWSView free?
PWSView costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather free?
Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PWSView or Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather have ads?
Neither PWSView nor Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PWSView or Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather?
PWSView ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather every 3 days. Most recently, PWSView was updated on October 9, 2026 and Dashboard for ECOWITT Weather on October 14, 2026.

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