Comparison

Cloud Identifier vs Backyard Weather

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

Head to head
About

Cloud Identifier

Analyze cloud photos with AI to understand their types, behavior, and potential weather implications. Get insights and short-term forecasts based on sky observations. Save your cloud analysis history for later viewing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered cloud analysis
  • Cloud type identification
  • Weather insight and forecast
  • Cloud behavior analysis
  • Save analysis history
  • Detailed scientific information
Features
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Discover the Meaning Behind the Clouds Cloud Identifier uses artificial intelligence to analyze cloud photos and reveal what the sky is telling you. Simply take a photo of the clouds, and let AI do the rest. What Cloud Identifier Can Do - Take a cloud photo or upload one from your gallery - AI-powered cloud analysis with confidence scores - Identify cloud types (Cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus, and more) - Detailed altitude and elevation information - Cloud behavior analysis and patterns - Weather insight & short-term forecast - A unique message inspired by the cloud - Save your analysis history for later viewing Perfect For -Nature lovers -Weather enthusiasts -Sky watchers & photographers -Anyone curious about the sky above -Students learning about meteorology Why Cloud Identifier? - Fast & easy to use - Powered by modern AI technology - Educational, insightful, and fun - Minimal and modern design - Detailed scientific information - Optimized for both phones and tablets - Personal cloud gallery with saved analyses Look up. Capture the sky. Let the clouds speak. Payment Information - Payments deducted from your iTunes account upon confirmation - Subscriptions renew automatically until deactivated via user account settings - Account billed no later than 24 hours before the current subscription period ends - Users can manage subscriptions and disable auto-renewal post-purchase - No refunds for unused subscription periods PrivacyPolicy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/6581e891-18e9-4a76-849e-95388155d56d Terms of Use: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/69c44a4c-e2b4-4629-a486-a9fd200fcdcf

About

Backyard Weather

Monitor personal weather stations, aviation weather, and coastal conditions. View current readings, historical charts for up to 11 metrics, and customize units. Offers widgets and a watch app for convenient access to weather data.

Highlights
  • Personal weather station monitoring
  • Aviation weather (METAR)
  • Coastal conditions (NOAA tides)
  • Current conditions and historical charts
  • Customizable units and display
  • Widgets and watch app support
Features
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**Personal Weather Station & Aviation Weather** Connect a PWS via Weather Underground, monitor aviation weather from any METAR airport, or track tides and coastal conditions from NOAA CO-OPS stations. **Three station types** • PWS — personal weather stations via Weather Underground • METAR — airport observations, updated every few minutes at most US airports • NOAA — tide gauges and coastal stations **Current conditions** Live readings with charts underneath, plus the record high, record low and average for today's date from your station's full archive. Up to 12 metrics depending on station type: temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, dew point, pressure, precipitation, UV, solar radiation, visibility, water temperature, and water level/tide. **Rich history charts** 1-day and 7-day charts you can drag to read exact values, times and wind direction. US airport stations fill in between the hourly reports, so today's line is a curve rather than 24 steps. **Alerts** Get notified when your station crosses a value you choose — a freeze, a gust, an inch of rain — or when it stops reporting altogether. Pressure drops, temperature swings and wind shifts are built in as ready-made rules. **Customisable units & display** 12- or 24-hour time, metric or imperial, and precision options for every number. **Color themes** Nine palettes for your charts and calendars. Preview any of them across every metric before you decide. **Widgets (Supporter)** Graph widgets for any metric over 1 or 7 days, a single-metric widget for one big number, a year-at-a-glance calendar, long-range history charts, a records widget, and Lock Screen complications. **Watch app (Supporter)** Temperature, feels like, humidity, wind, pressure and precipitation as watch complications, with every current metric and its graph in the app itself. **History & Records (Supporter)** Daily detail for any year your station has recorded — airports often reach back decades — plus all-time records, a record high and low for every calendar day, and yearly trends that overlay up to ten years on one chart. Free includes current conditions, 1-day and 7-day charts, one month of history, one alert per station, and three colour themes. Note: a Weather Underground API key is required for PWS stations. METAR and NOAA stations are free and need no API key. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cloud Identifier4 screens
Backyard Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backyard Weather at 5.0 against Cloud Identifier's 3.7. Backyard Weather also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Cloud Identifier's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Cloud Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Backyard Weather sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backyard Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloud Identifier ships an update every 3 months, Backyard Weather every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cloud Identifier versus Backyard Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud IdentifierBackyard Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB21 MB
Age rating+4+4
Developererhan bizdenSamuel Albrecht

Customer experience

Cloud Identifier

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Backyard Weather

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cloud Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Yearly unlimited$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Backyard Weather

Subscriptions1
  • Backyard Weather Pro1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Cloud Identifier free?
Cloud Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backyard Weather free?
Backyard Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cloud Identifier or Backyard Weather?
Backyard Weather is rated higher. Cloud Identifier averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Backyard Weather averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cloud Identifier or Backyard Weather have ads?
Neither Cloud Identifier nor Backyard Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloud Identifier or Backyard Weather?
Cloud Identifier ships an update every 3 months, and Backyard Weather every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cloud Identifier was updated on October 30, 2026 and Backyard Weather on October 31, 2026.

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