Comparison

WeatherPermit vs Weather Dashboard+

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

Head to head
About

WeatherPermit

Features
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WeatherPermit helps you decide when to enjoy the outdoors with confidence. See clear forecasts, daily highlights, and activity suitability scores in a clean, modern glass-style interface designed to reduce guesswork. Features: • Activity suitability scores and best-time highlights • Clean, modern glass-style interface • Accurate local weather forecasts • Fast and lightweight — no ads, no tracking WeatherPermit is built to help you make better outdoor decisions, faster.

About

Weather Dashboard+

Features
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A full-screen weather app designed to be an always on wall mounted tablet There's a million weather apps out there, but I wanted one that was designed for a wall-mounted tablet. I had some requirements and a wish list: • It has to be full screen - take full advantage of the screen with no system status bar • It needs to keep the screen on all day and go dark at night • It needs to be simple to use and readable from a distance • And most importantly it needs to look great - this is a wall mounted tablet after all BASIC FEATURES • Beautiful Backgrounds: full-screen photography that changes with the current weather conditions • Large Current Temp: in collapsed view you just get the background and a large temperature - simple, and it looks great on a wall • Hourly Forecast: a full day of hourly temperatures with chance of precipitation • Daily Forecast: up to 10 days of lows/highs and chance of precipitation • Future Radar: animated radar showing the next 3 hours for your location • Full Screen Radar: a full screen map you can pan and zoom, with play/pause and a slider to scrub through the next few hours • Pollen Forecast: the next 5 days of pollen levels • Weather Details: additional details about the current weather • °F or °C: one switch in Settings; wind, pressure and visibility follow it • Refresh: automatically on a schedule you pick (10 minutes by default) or manual refresh ADVANCED FEATURES • Multiple Locations(*): add your current location or search by city, then swipe between them • Full Screen: use the entire screen - no system status bars taking up space • Dashboard Mode(*): option to keep the screen ON during the day and turn it OFF at night or a screensaver with wake on motion - essential for a wall mounted tablet • Multiple Weather Icon Sets: select from 4 sets of weather icons to find the one you like best • Configurable Weather Source: Open-Meteo (the default - no API key needed), Visual Crossing (API key) or OpenWeatherMap (API key) • Configurable Pollen Source: pollen.com, Open-Meteo, or an optional worldwide source (API key) • Reorder Sections: re-order the various weather sections to fit your needs • My Photos: add your own photos to the weather background or as a screensaver (*) Dashboard mode and adding 3 or more locations require a small 1-time in-app purchase to unlock everything

Screenshots

WeatherPermit4 screens
Weather Dashboard+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WeatherPermit at none against Weather Dashboard+'s 1. Weather Dashboard+'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Weather Dashboard+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WeatherPermit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeatherPermit ships an update every 3 months, Weather Dashboard+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
WeatherPermit versus Weather Dashboard+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeatherPermitWeather Dashboard+
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAMID REZA NEZAM ABADI FARAHANIJOSEPH A PAGE

In-app purchases

None

WeatherPermit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Weather Dashboard+

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is WeatherPermit free?
WeatherPermit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weather Dashboard+ free?
Weather Dashboard+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WeatherPermit or Weather Dashboard+ have ads?
Neither WeatherPermit nor Weather Dashboard+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeatherPermit or Weather Dashboard+?
WeatherPermit ships an update every 3 months, and Weather Dashboard+ weekly. Most recently, WeatherPermit was updated on October 28, 2026 and Weather Dashboard+ on October 31, 2026.

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