Comparison

Mad Weather vs CloudySky2

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

Head to head
About

Mad Weather

Features
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NYC doesn't say "partly cloudy." NYC says "it's giving overcast but we still outside." Mad Weather is the only weather app that translates real forecast data into authentic NYC vernacular -- because "deadass OD brick" hits different than "very cold." REAL TALK WEATHER Every temperature, condition, and wind reading gets translated into how New Yorkers actually talk. Real Talk reads the weather the way you experience it: a downpour, a thunderstorm, and a gray day each get the right energy, and the language escalates the longer bad weather sticks around. Humidity, nighttime, and wind combos all get their own lines. Toggle between Regular and Extra intensity. WRITTEN FRESH BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, every Real Talk line is rewritten for the moment -- on-device or through Private Cloud Compute -- so you never read the same sentence twice. The facts come from the forecast. Only the wording changes. Private by design, no account required. ASK SIRI "Hey Siri, what's my Mad Weather status?" gets you a live spoken report: temperature, conditions, your subway lines, and the Real Talk. Siri fetches fresh weather when you ask, so there's no need to open the app first. Rename the shortcut to your own phrase and Siri answers to that too. ONE TAP FROM ANYWHERE A Control Center button shows your current temperature and conditions and taps to deliver your full status -- no unlock needed. Assign it to the Action Button for a one-press check. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets refresh the moment the app does. ALERTS WHEN IT ACTUALLY CHANGES Get notified when conditions shift: rain starting or stopping, a sudden temperature swing, a storm moving in. Updates replace each other instead of piling up, so your Lock Screen always shows what's true right now. Plus precipitation ETA alerts 10--60 minutes before rain or snow hits your block. LIVE MTA SUBWAY STATUS Real-time alerts for all 25 subway lines from the official MTA feed. Color-coded badges with plain-talk status. Favorite up to 5 lines and yours show up first -- no more scrolling through 25 lines to find your train. INTERACTIVE BORO MAP A full Apple Maps experience with Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid views. All five boroughs outlined from official NYC data -- including the Rockaway peninsula and Rikers Island -- with real MTA subway routes drawn on top, color-coded by live status. Traffic overlay. 3D terrain and buildings. ALL 5 BOROUGHS AT A GLANCE Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, each with its own forecast. See the temperature swing across the city in one view. NYC'S 12 SEASONS New York doesn't have 4 seasons -- it has 12. Winter, Fools Spring, Second Winter, Spring of Deception, Third Winter, The Pollening, Actual Spring, Summer, Hell's Front Porch, False Fall, Second Summer, and Actual Fall. Tap the season card to see all 12 on a subway-style timeline. The season card knows when the weather doesn't match the season, and says so. FIT CHECK Weather-based outfit recommendations -- no brands, no ads, just what to wear. Forecast-aware advisories warn you about incoming rain, temperature swings, and snow before you step out. 40+ GAME CENTER ACHIEVEMENTS Earn "Stoop Kid" for never leaving your borough, "Bodega Run" for checking weather in the rain, "All-City" for hitting all 5 boroughs. Plus hidden ones for real New Yorkers. AIR QUALITY INDEX Live AQI for your location, color-coded from Good to Hazardous. NYC-flavored health advice and a full breakdown of what you're breathing. ALSO INCLUDED -- Weather animations: rain, snow, sun rays, clouds, and fog -- Next-hour precipitation timeline, minute by minute -- Commute card with weather-aware departure advice -- Siri shortcuts for weather, MTA, air quality, borough weather, and what to wear -- Light, Dark, and System appearance modes -- NWS severe weather alerts No subscriptions. No paywalls on the forecast. Just NYC weather that actually sounds like NYC.

About

CloudySky2

Identify and learn about different cloud types with this pocket field guide. Explore detailed information, photos, and weather map symbols to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the sky.

Highlights
  • Cloud identification guide
  • Detailed cloud characteristics
  • Photo index of cloud types
  • Weather map symbol chart
  • Cloud formation explanations
  • In-app photo logging
  • Share photos via iMessage/email
Features
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More than just a picture gallery of clouds, CloudySky2 is an easy to use and complete pocket field guide for your iPhone and iPad that will help you to enjoy and better understand clouds by quickly identifying their names and characteristics. Just look up in the sky and get your head in the clouds. Take your time. This is not learning as a test, but learning for your enjoyment. When you are out for a walk the clouds are there for you to enjoy, and with CloudySky in your hands you will appreciate them even more. Look at the clouds around you and then take CloudySky2 out of your pocket, purse or bag and easily learn the names and characteristics of the clouds at your own pace. You will be surprised and pleased how over time your appreciation of clouds will grow and your enjoyment of them, with the knowledge you get with CloudySky2, will increase. CloudySky2 includes: A beautiful cloud chart/photo collage that gives you an overview of the ten main types of clouds A photo index of all the major cloud types grouped by the major elevation categories (étages) A detailed view of each cloud type that gives you quick access to everything you would like to know about that cloud A photo index of all the species, varieties, supplemental features and accessory clouds for each cloud type A chart with all of the symbols used in weather maps for every cloud 90+ stunning photos to help you identify the cloud you are looking at All image are fully licensed and attributed from the Wikimedia Commons source Useful, authoritative and detailed explanations of how clouds form, what their distinguishing features are, how they are categorized and a history of how the clouds came to be named as they are Take photos from within the app, save them to the Cloud Log and share them with others via email and iMessage Annotate the photos you take with your own Observation Notes So, get CloudySky and get your head in the clouds!

Screenshots

Mad Weather4 screens
CloudySky24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CloudySky2 at none against Mad Weather's 1. CloudySky2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Mad Weather's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price 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

Both are free to download. Mad Weather sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CloudySky2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mad Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, CloudySky2 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mad Weather versus CloudySky2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMad WeatherCloudySky2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBleek Vision LLCWonder Valley Software

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mad Weather

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$1.99
None

CloudySky2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mad Weather free?
Mad Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CloudySky2 free?
CloudySky2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mad Weather or CloudySky2 have ads?
Mad Weather shows ads; CloudySky2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Mad Weather or CloudySky2?
Mad Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, and CloudySky2 every 2 days. Most recently, Mad Weather was updated on September 21, 2026 and CloudySky2 on September 10, 2026.

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