LiveAtmo vs Backyard Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiveAtmo
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A clean, simple way to view your Netatmo weather data. LiveAtmo gives you a clear and uncluttered display for your Netatmo Weather Station, with large, easy-to-read numbers and a modern interface. Instantly see data from your indoor module, outdoor module, and wind module—without unnecessary distractions. If you have multiple Netatmo stations, switching between them is quick and effortless. To give you better context, LiveAtmo also shows local online weather from YR.no, the official Norwegian weather service, including a 7-day forecast, so you can easily compare your own measurements with the local forecast. Features: - Large, readable values with a minimal design - Indoor, outdoor, and wind data from Netatmo - Support for multiple Netatmo weather stations - Local weather and 7-day forecast from YR.no - Light and dark mode - Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature units Rain module support is not yet available, but is planned for a future update. The app comes in the languages English and Norwegian. NOTE: You need an Netatmo account and a Netatmo weather station to use this app. For managing your Netatmo account visit https://myconnectedaccount.netatmo.com/
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveAtmo at none against Backyard Weather's 1. LiveAtmo also leads on iOS requirement (15.8 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Backyard Weather sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. LiveAtmo asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LiveAtmo | Backyard Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.8 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Tommy Ovesen | Samuel Albrecht |
In-app purchases
LiveAtmo
No in-app purchases
Backyard Weather
- Backyard Weather Pro1 Month trial$14.991 Year









