Comparison

BeachDaze vs Wheater & Space

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

Head to head
About

BeachDaze

Features
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Beach focused almanac. Designed for offline use, it puts sun, tide and moon in your pocket. Use BeachDaze to find golden hour for that perfect sunset photo, or resync your circadian rhythms and go for a walk during blue light to improve sleep. Tides are calculated using harmonic analysis from over 6,000 stations worldwide so no troublesome api keys or external costs. View Your Day Card view shows conditions at a glance, and the chronological Timeline view - offers a calendar like list from moonset to last tide. Features - Golden hour and blue hour times with optional reminders - Sunrise, sunset, and daylight duration - Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset - High and low tide predictions with interactive chart - Automatic tide station selection with manual override - Station timezone support for remote locations - Works at over 6,000 tide stations globally - UV Index with manual cloud cover adjustment and peak forecast - Astronomical events in tonights sky - Configurable notifications for beach events - Convergence finder - Find that next Low Tide at Golden Hour

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Wheater & Space

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METEO & SPAZIO doesn't just show you a tiny cloud icon: it paints the exact sky you see out your window. The background is generated live from real-time measurements—daylight aligns with the time and season of your location, clouds gather as they actually do, rain falls with the intensity derived from data, and the sea ripples to current wave heights. On the horizon, your city's skyline appears alongside its iconic landmarks. FORECASTS Current conditions, hourly 24-hour predictions, and a 10-day forecast featuring feels-like temperature, wind speed, gusts, humidity, pressure, UV index, sunrise, and sunset. Sea state and wave heights for coastal areas. Air quality index based on the European standard, complete with PM2.5, PM10, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone levels. Severe weather alerts directly on the location tab, plus nearby earthquake warnings with magnitude and distance. Data is powered by Open-Meteo and remains readable offline. LIVE ETNA In eastern Sicily, the volcano shapes the landscape, and the app treats it accordingly: the background plume mirrors the real one. The dedicated monitoring tab displays the aviation color code, the official INGV VONA bulletin translated side-by-side with the original text, estimated ash plume dispersion based on high-altitude winds, and live status for Catania Airport. 3D CRATER VIEW The crater view is built using high-precision elevation data overlaid with real orthophotos: orbit around the mountain, unlock the camera, and explore the 3D model all the way down to the coast. The sky above is rendered for the crater's exact coordinates, showing the Sun, Moon, planets, and constellations precisely where they are right now. Live telemetry brings you INGV visible and thermal camera feeds alongside peak microclimate data at 3,300 meters. AVIATION Official METAR and TAF reports via NOAA for airports worldwide, decoded into plain language as well as raw text. Flight categories, wind, visibility, QNH, cloud cover, and the wind-preferred runway. Toggle aviation mode to turn the main screen into your chosen airfield. MAPS & RADAR Animated precipitation radar and satellite cloud cover with an interactive timeline. Long-press anywhere on the map to inspect weather, coordinates, and altitude, then save the location if you choose. SKY & SPACE An interactive Solar System powered by NASA/JPL Horizons ephemerides: planets, moons, the ISS, asteroids, and comets positioned in real time, complete with atmospheric and orbital data sheets. Zoom out beyond the solar system to explore exoplanets and known black holes. The immersive sky view turns your phone into a window to the cosmos: move your device and constellations shift in real time. Also includes eclipses, moon phases, space weather, and Voyager probes tracking distance in light-hours. ON YOUR PHONE Home screen widgets styled with colors dynamically extracted from your background. Live weather wallpapers, app icon shortcuts, and a standalone WatchOS app. Ask Siri for weather updates—even when your screen is off. Secure backup stored in a private iCloud folder, accessible exclusively by this app. TWO INTERFACES Switch seamlessly between two distinct design styles: a translucent glass look revealing the sky behind panels, or Material Design matching your system theme. Features immersive ambient audio matching current weather conditions, finely tuned haptic feedback and voice reading COMPATIBLE WITH APPLE WATCH AND IPAD SOURCES Open-Meteo for forecasts and air quality; INGV – Osservatorio Etneo for volcanic activity; NOAA for aviation data; NASA/JPL Horizons for ephemerides; RainViewer and EUMETSAT for radar and satellite imagery; MapTiler for map rendering. Also fully credited within the app. The app is free and supported by ads. A one-time purchase removes advertisements, unlocks unlimited saved locations and airports, and enables the glass theme. I have poured my heart into this project and hope you enjoy the app! Wishing you clear skies!

Screenshots

BeachDaze4 screens
Wheater & Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeachDaze at none against Wheater & Space's 1. Wheater & Space's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Wheater & Space sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeachDaze asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeachDaze ships an update every 5 days, Wheater & Space daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BeachDaze versus Wheater & Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeachDazeWheater & Space
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMonowai Pte. Ltd.FRANCESCO BONANNO

In-app purchases

None

BeachDaze

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wheater & Space

One-time1
  • Meteo & Spazio Pro$2.99

Questions

Is BeachDaze free?
BeachDaze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wheater & Space free?
Wheater & Space is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeachDaze or Wheater & Space have ads?
Neither BeachDaze nor Wheater & Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeachDaze or Wheater & Space?
BeachDaze ships an update every 5 days, and Wheater & Space daily. Most recently, BeachDaze was updated on October 31, 2026 and Wheater & Space on October 31, 2026.

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