Comparison

iWeather++ vs StationWX

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

Head to head
About

iWeather++

Features
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iWeather combines forecasts from 30+ of the world's most trusted meteorological sources, including ECMWF, NOAA, Met Norway, UK Met Office, JMA, and your regional weather authority, then uses AI to deliver one hyper-accurate prediction. Near-Term Accuracy Most weather apps show you a 10-day forecast. iWeather focus on what matters: the next 5 hours with surgical precision. When you need to know if you'll make it home dry, iWeather delivers. Minute-by-Minute Precision See precipitation probability for every minute of the next hour. Know if you have 12 minutes or 47 minutes before the rain starts. Plan your day with confidence, not guesswork. Smarter Than Any Single Source Weather models disagree constantly. iWeather weighs each source by reputation, regional expertise, and real-time agreement, giving you a confidence-rated forecast that outperforms any single provider.

About

StationWX

This app decodes raw aviation weather observations from U.S. stations into plain language. It provides live station health status, maintenance flag analysis, and visual flight category information. It also includes radar overlays, historical data, and severe weather alerts.

Highlights
  • Decoded METARs with raw text
  • Live station health status
  • Flight category map
  • Animated NEXRAD radar overlay
  • 30-day history charts
  • SIGMETs and AIRMETs
  • NWS severe weather alerts
Features
Currently charting
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StationWX turns raw ASOS and AWOS surface observations into clear, decoded aviation weather, and tells you when the station itself can't be trusted. THE STATION IS THE STORY Most weather apps stop at the METAR text. StationWX watches the stations: 2,668 U.S. ASOS and AWOS sites with live health status, maintenance-flag analysis, and decoded observations, plus NOAA 1-minute data for the 920 federally certified ASOS sites. Everything is fetched directly from NOAA, the National Weather Service, the Aviation Weather Center, and the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. There is no backend server in between. SEE THE WEATHER, NOT THE CODE Every METAR is decoded into plain language: wind, gusts, visibility, ceiling, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter, with the raw text one tap away. Stations are colored by flight category (VFR, MVFR, IFR, LIFR) so you can read an entire region at a glance. EVERYTHING INCLUDED • 2,668 U.S. weather stations: search by ICAO, IATA, FAA LID, name, or state • Flight-category map: VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR at a glance, clustered by worst conditions • Animated NEXRAD radar overlay right on the station map • Decoded METARs with full raw text • Live station status: online, flagged, and offline, with outage detection • 30-day history charts: temperature, dewpoint, wind, gusts, and pressure, with scrubbing • Maintenance-flag ($) analysis across observation history • SIGMETs and AIRMETs from the Aviation Weather Center • NWS severe weather alerts and weather news • Satellite imagery and space weather • Multi-station comparison and wind-rose visualization • Watchlist with Home Screen widgets and background alerts • Siri and Shortcuts support • PDF station reports • Spotlight search of your stations PAY ONCE, OWN IT $2.99 one time. No subscription, no account, no ads, no tracking, and no data collected, ever. Every feature above is included, and so is every future update. FOR PILOTS, SPOTTERS, AND WEATHER PEOPLE Preflight situational awareness, storm spotting, mesonet watching, flight training, or plain curiosity about the weather where you live. StationWX is a situational-awareness tool for surface observations, advisories, and route weather. It is not a substitute for an official preflight weather briefing.

Screenshots

iWeather++4 screens
StationWX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iWeather++ at Free against StationWX's $2.99. iWeather++ also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). StationWX's advantage is chart position (#42 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iWeather++ is free to download; StationWX costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWeather++ ships an update every 3 weeks, StationWX fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iWeather++ versus StationWX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWeather++StationWX
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#42 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSihyeon JangCody Churchwell

In-app purchases

None

iWeather++

No in-app purchases

None

StationWX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iWeather++ free?
iWeather++ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StationWX free?
StationWX costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do iWeather++ or StationWX have ads?
Neither iWeather++ nor StationWX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWeather++ or StationWX?
iWeather++ ships an update every 3 weeks, and StationWX fortnightly. Most recently, iWeather++ was updated on October 31, 2026 and StationWX on October 31, 2026.

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