Comparison

Cloud Shift vs ClearCast Weather Now

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

Head to head
About

Cloud Shift

Features
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CloudShift delivers a stunning and precise weather experience. Designed with a modern glassmorphism interface, it allows you to track real-time weather conditions with beautiful animations. Key Features: Accurate Forecasts: Get real-time weather data based on your precise location. 7-Day Outlook: Plan your week with detailed daily weather reports. Interactive Search: Easily find and track weather conditions for any city globally. Beautiful UI: Enjoy a modern, dark-themed interface with fluid animations. Stay ahead of the storm with CloudShift!

About

ClearCast Weather Now

Get clear, concise weather forecasts without clutter or ads. View current conditions, hourly and 10-day outlooks, and severe weather alerts. Customize your experience with widgets and optional briefings.

Highlights
  • Current conditions with detailed metrics
  • 24-hour hourly and 10-day forecasts
  • Minute-precision rain start/stop
  • Home screen and lock-screen widgets
  • Severe weather alerts (US)
  • Optional morning and evening briefings
  • Air quality forecast (premium)
Features
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ClearCast is a fast, no-clutter weather app powered by Apple Weather. Built for people who want a clean forecast at a glance — and just enough depth when conditions turn. No tracking, no upsell pop-ups, no walls of ads. — THE BASICS, DONE WELL — • Current conditions with feels-like, wind, humidity, UV, and precipitation • 24-hour hourly outlook with minute-precision rain start/stop from Apple Weather • 10-day forecast with day-by-day highs, lows, conditions, and rainfall • Beautiful weather-driven backgrounds and frosted-glass cards • Sunrise, sunset, and moon phase for every day — WIDGETS — • Small, medium, and large home-screen widgets • 5-day forecast widget • Lock-screen rectangular widget • Widgets auto-refresh hourly and follow your current location — SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS (US) — • National Weather Service alerts delivered as push notifications • Tap any alert for full NWS details, affected areas, and recommended actions • Cross-day storm windows formatted clearly so you see the full timeframe — MORNING BRIEFINGS — • Optional daily push notification with today's hi/lo, current temp, and conditions • Choose your delivery time • Quiet by default — fully opt-in — FAVORITES — • Save cities and switch with a tap • Search any city worldwide — CLEARCAST PLUS (one-time purchase) — Upgrade once, keep everything forever: • Air quality forecast — EPA US AQI with the day's pollutants broken out • Evening briefing — tomorrow's outlook the night before • Custom weather alerts — get pinged when your thresholds hit (temperature, wind, precipitation) • Unlimited favorite cities (free tier supports up to 3) • Alternate app icons No ads. No subscription. Plus is a single one-time unlock. — PRIVACY — ClearCast does not collect or sell personal data. Location is used only to fetch your local forecast. Push notifications use an anonymous per-device identifier — no account, no email, no tracking.

Screenshots

Cloud Shift4 screens
ClearCast Weather Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloud Shift at none against ClearCast Weather Now's 1. ClearCast Weather Now's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. ClearCast Weather Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cloud Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloud Shift ships an update every 9 days, ClearCast Weather Now every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cloud Shift versus ClearCast Weather Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud ShiftClearCast Weather Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB64 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperBaris GorgunKAI HANA LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cloud Shift

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ClearCast Weather Now

One-time1
  • ClearCast Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Cloud Shift free?
Cloud Shift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClearCast Weather Now free?
ClearCast Weather Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cloud Shift or ClearCast Weather Now have ads?
Cloud Shift shows ads; ClearCast Weather Now does not.
Which is updated more often, Cloud Shift or ClearCast Weather Now?
Cloud Shift ships an update every 9 days, and ClearCast Weather Now every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cloud Shift was updated on October 30, 2026 and ClearCast Weather Now on October 25, 2026.

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