Arc vs Exodus Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arc
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See rain, temperature and wind together, with a visual forecast you can explore. Arc gives the forecast a shape you can follow. Clouds, temperature and wind move together across one fluid timeline, making the changing day clear at a glance. Hyperlocal forecasts powered by Apple Weather, presented in clear, interactive charts. An atmospheric view brings current conditions to life, with a concise summary of the weather. Explore the days ahead or uncover the details of any hour, right from the chart. Pro adds radar with an interactive timeline, unlimited locations, more frequent updates and weather alerts, plus Home Screen widgets and an Apple Watch experience built around the same visual forecast. Radar coverage varies by region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Exodus Weather
Get real-time weather conditions, detailed forecasts, and live radar. Receive intelligent severe weather alerts for any location, with customizable quiet hours. Plan your travel with route risk analysis and AI weather briefings.
- Real-time conditions and 7-day forecast
- Live animated precipitation radar
- Intelligent severe weather alerts
- Customizable quiet hours for alerts
- AI weather briefings and travel assistant
- Unlimited saved locations
- Customizable themes
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Know what's coming before it arrives. Exodus is a weather monitoring system for the places you care about — home, work, family, and everywhere you travel. Real-time conditions, an unbroken 7-day forecast, live radar, and intelligent severe-weather alerts, all in one beautifully designed app. CURRENT CONDITIONS AT A GLANCE • Temperature, feels-like, and today's high/low • Wind speed with full compass direction • Humidity, UV index, sunrise/sunset, and moon phase • Live air quality with PM2.5 and PM10 FORECASTS THAT GO DEEP • Continuous hourly forecast and a 7-day daily view • Plain-English confidence ratings on every day • Historical records, seasonal and long-range climate outlooks • Marine, solar-energy, and upcoming celestial events LIVE RADAR • Animated precipitation radar centered on your locations • See rain, snow, and storms move in real time SMART, RESPECTFUL ALERTS • All NWS alert categories — you choose which ones interrupt you • Quiet hours so severe weather wakes you, but minor advisories don't • Background monitoring, even when the app is closed BUILT FOR YOU • Save unlimited locations • Your own background photo per location • 10+ themes plus a custom theme builder • AI weather briefings in plain language • Travel weather assistant with route risk and timing tips Severe weather alerts are always free — because your safety should never be behind a paywall. A product of Archon Unlimited LLC. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ App Terms: https://exodusweather.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://exodusweather.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Exodus Weather at 15.1 against Arc's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Arc sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Exodus Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arc ships an update every 2 weeks, Exodus Weather weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arc | Exodus Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marios Pentelas | Archon Unlimited LLC |
In-app purchases
Arc
- Meteogram Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$19.991 Year
- Meteogram Yearly$23.991 Year
Exodus Weather
- Exodus Pro7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Exodus Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year









