Comparison

OO Weather vs Cloudbase Weather

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

Head to head
About

OO Weather

Features
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Privacy First Weather Application. Your body, Your device. Your data. Zero trackers, Zero ads, Zero telemetry. OO Weather fetches forecasts from public APIs and keeps everything on your device. Your location is used only to request weather and is never stored on any server we operate. No accounts. No cloud. No sign-up. How we built it: - No Servers Exist. We never built infrastructure to receive your data. There is nothing to hack, subpoena, or sell. - AES-256 Encryption. All data encrypted on-device with keys stored in your device's secure enclave. - Open Source Core. Privacy-critical components are open-sourced on GitHub for anyone to audit. What you get: - Current conditions and multi-day forecast - Clean, minimal interface with no clutter - No sign-up, no login, no permissions you did not ask for What you will never see: - Ads, banners, or sponsored content - Tracking pixels or analytics SDKs - Telemetry, crash reporting, or fingerprinting Privacy by architecture, not by promise. https://onlyoffline.org/privacy.html

About

Cloudbase Weather

Get hyper-accurate weather forecasts and real-time air quality data for Canada and the US. Features include interactive radar, customizable home screen widgets, and detailed aviation weather information.

Highlights
  • AI-powered weather forecasting
  • Interactive radar with animation
  • Real-time AQI and pollutant data
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Detailed aviation weather (METARs/TAFs)
  • Severe weather notifications
Features
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Cloudbase gives you a smarter forecast — purpose-built for Canada and the United States, powered by ClipperAI: an AI model independently benchmarked to outperform GFS, the world's most widely used global forecast model. No account required. No ads. Just weather. — FORECAST & RADAR — Detailed daily and hourly forecasts with temperature, precipitation, wind, pressure, visibility, and cloud cover — tuned for North American conditions from coast to coast. Interactive radar with animated playback and immersive full-screen mode, automatically centered on your location. — AIR QUALITY — Real-time AQI with pollutant breakdowns — PM2.5, ozone, smoke, and more — so you know what you're actually breathing before you head outside. Coverage across Canada and the US. — HOME SCREEN WIDGETS — A large collection of beautifully designed widgets for your home screen and lock screen. Choose from minimalist, glassmorphic, terminal-style, radial, chart-based, and more. The free METAR widget shows live aviation weather right from your home screen — no app needed. Each widget can follow the app's current location or be pinned to any city you choose. — AVIATION WEATHER — For pilots and weather enthusiasts: live METARs and TAFs for nearby stations, VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR flight category indicators, winds aloft, and 24 hours of historical METAR observations — all in one dedicated tab. Covers airports and aerodromes across Canada and the US. — ALWAYS READY — Background refresh keeps widget data and offline forecasts current even when the app is closed. Severe weather notifications deliver local alerts the moment conditions change. — MORE — • Apple Spotlight integration — search any city from your home screen • Share extension — open Cloudbase directly from Safari • Multi-location search with instant switching • Fully configurable units: metric, imperial, or mixed • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Dark mode throughout Cloudbase is built for anyone in Canada or the US who takes the weather seriously — whether you're planning a weekend hike, tracking a storm, or checking conditions before a flight.

Screenshots

OO Weather4 screens
Cloudbase Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: OO Weather at none against Cloudbase Weather's shown. OO Weather also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
OO Weather versus Cloudbase Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOO WeatherCloudbase Weather
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMandar KarhadeDavid Longman

In-app purchases

None

OO Weather

No in-app purchases

None

Cloudbase Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OO Weather free?
OO Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudbase Weather free?
Cloudbase Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OO Weather or Cloudbase Weather have ads?
Cloudbase Weather shows ads; OO Weather does not.

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