Comparison

Clear Outside vs Astro Seeing

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

Head to head
About

Clear Outside

Get detailed, reliable weather forecasts specifically for astronomers, focusing on cloud cover. Track astronomical events like moon and sun times, darkness periods, and ISS passes. Save multiple locations for quick access to crucial data.

Highlights
  • Seven-day hourly cloud cover forecasts
  • Regular weather data (wind, rain, temperature)
  • Moon and sun rise/set times
  • Civil/nautical/astronomical darkness periods
  • ISS pass-over information
  • Save and manage multiple locations
Features
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Reliable weather forecasts for astronomers with an emphasis on cloud cover. Key Features Weather Forecasts • Seven day hourly forecasts, updated hourly • Low, medium, high and total cloud cover • Regular weather data (wind, rain, frost, temperature, dew point, etc) • Covers daytime too - ideal for solar observers and imagers Astronomical Information • Moon rise/set times and phase • Sun rise/set and transit times • Civil/nautical/astronomical darkness periods • International Space Station (ISS) pass-over information with precise timing for your location Location Management • Set and save your home location for quick access • Add locations manually or use location services for automatic positioning • Search for locations worldwide • Save multiple favourite locations for easy switching • All location data stored locally on your device Why Clearoutside? Updated hourly, because frequent updates matter! Often the clear spell between showers provides excellent seeing, and 30 minutes under a clear sky with a grab-and-go telescope is pure gold. Our favourite feature? The ISS pass-over information is precisely calculated for your location and displayed alongside cloud forecasts, making it easier than ever to catch the station overhead. No cutesy graphics - just detailed, reliable weather data presented clearly for serious observers. We've had a lot of fun building and testing Clear Outside and are keen to develop it further. If you find it useful or have suggestions, please let us know!

About

Astro Seeing

Features
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Astro Seeing tells you when it's worth looking up. We aggregate weather forecasts from six leading sources — Open-Meteo, OpenWeatherMap, WeatherAPI, Tomorrow.io, AccuWeather, and Meteosource — plus atmospheric seeing data from 7Timer, and turn it all into one clear answer: how good are tonight's stargazing conditions? Tonight's verdict — plain-English recommendations from "excellent" to "poor" Multi-source consensus — see where forecasters agree, and where they disagree Seeing & transparency — real atmospheric stability data, not just cloud cover Field of View calculator — frame any target through your telescope and eyepiece or camera, with a live sky atlas and sampling advice Moon phase — tonight's phase, illumination, rise and set times ISS passes — know when to spot the International Space Station overhead Light pollution — Bortle scale estimate for your exact location Best viewing window — when the sky will be clearest tonight 7-day outlook — plan ahead with nighttime-specific weather averages Observing targets — deep-sky objects, planets, conjunctions and meteor showers visible from your area Hourly timeline — cloud cover, humidity, dew point and seeing, hour by hour Cloud cover chart — visual side-by-side comparison across every source No account required. No ads. Free. Made for backyard astronomers, astrophotographers, and anyone who's tired of generic weather apps that don't understand stargazing.

Screenshots

Clear Outside3 screens
Astro Seeing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Clear Outside at 13.0 against Astro Seeing's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clear Outside ships an update every 2 weeks, Astro Seeing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clear Outside versus Astro Seeing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClear OutsideAstro Seeing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirst Light OpticsJOSHUA LEE WILKINSON

In-app purchases

None

Clear Outside

No in-app purchases

None

Astro Seeing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clear Outside free?
Clear Outside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astro Seeing free?
Astro Seeing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clear Outside or Astro Seeing have ads?
Neither Clear Outside nor Astro Seeing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clear Outside or Astro Seeing?
Clear Outside ships an update every 2 weeks, and Astro Seeing every 5 weeks. Most recently, Clear Outside was updated on October 23, 2026 and Astro Seeing on October 8, 2026.

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