Comparison

Wx Models vs Rockets

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

Rockets

Features
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Rockets is a personal launch-day companion for spaceflight fans who want to know what is worth watching, what changed, and what to do next. Today highlights the next relevant mission and source freshness. Explore keeps the 3D globe, search, Mission Planner, and Launch Pulse. My Missions saves a complete local journey, while Launch Room combines the countdown, status, source details, change history, Calendar, Live Activity, and alert controls. Mission Control is the existing optional EUR 4.99 one-time purchase. It unlocks unlimited watched missions and advanced enthusiast tools forever. There is no subscription, trial, recurring billing, account, or Rockets-operated backend. Existing Mission Control buyers receive the Rockets 2 paid capabilities automatically after StoreKit restoration. Explore launch sites on a 3D globe, search pads and missions, compare recent and upcoming launches, and use Mission Planner to filter missions by provider, orbit, status, timing, and weather or hold concerns. Add selected launch windows to Calendar and start a Live Activity for upcoming missions. Rockets uses Launch Library 2 for launch schedules and launch pad data. If launch-site data is temporarily unavailable, the app may use OpenStreetMap Overpass as a fallback for public launch-site map data.

Screenshots

Rockets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wx Models at none against Rockets's 1. Rockets's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Rockets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wx Models asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wx Models versus Rockets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWx ModelsRockets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 8 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtlas HorneMirco Schoepf

In-app purchases

None

Wx Models

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rockets

One-time1
  • Mission Control$3.99

Questions

Is Wx Models free?
Wx Models is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rockets free?
Rockets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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