Comparison

Globe Stations vs SkyWx

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

Head to head
About

Globe Stations

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Globe Stations is a fast, interactive global aviation weather map built for pilots. Switch instantly between: Stations mode: color-coded airport weather dots with quick lookup by ICAO/IATA SIGWX mode: significant weather polygons with highlight and tap-to-open details Key features: Live METAR and TAF station information SIGWX/SIGMET overlays with hazard-focused visualization NOTAM + SNOWTAM retrieval in station info Smooth globe navigation with center-point targeting Control Center for quick refresh/clear and overlay control Globe Stations is designed to give you rapid weather awareness before and during flight planning. Always cross-check with official aviation sources. Not intended as the sole source for operational decisions. Disclaimer & Limitation of Liability Globe Stations is provided for informational purposes only. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or availability of any data displayed in the app (including METAR, TAF, NOTAM, SNOWTAM, SIGWX, and SIGMET information). Data may be delayed, incomplete, or contain errors. By using this app, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for verifying all information against official, current aviation sources before making any operational decisions. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Globe Stations and its developers disclaim liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or other damages arising from use of, or reliance on, data provided by the app.

About

SkyWx

Features
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Fly with the whole weather picture in front of you. SkyWx is aviation weather built for how pilots actually brief: one map, every layer that matters, and a route briefing that follows your corridor from takeoff to touchdown. THE MAP • Worldwide radar • Winds aloft — barbs at the level you choose • Icing and turbulence, filtered by flight level • Convective clouds and CB tops • Jet streams and high-level SIGWX • SIGMETs, G-AIRMETs and CWAs • Volcanic ash and tropical cyclones • Aurora and space-weather radiation advisories Scrub forward in time and up and down the flight levels — the hazards move with you. ROUTE BRIEFINGS Enter any city pair and get the corridor, not just the endpoints: • Turbulence, icing and CB along your track • Winds aloft at your cruise level • En-route NOTAMs, drawn on the map • Take-off and destination alternates, filtered to runways you can actually use • METARs and TAFs for every field that matters YOUR FLIGHTS, ALREADY THERE Add a leg by flight number, import a roster from CSV, or subscribe to your crew calendar feed. Your next flight is always one tap from a full briefing — and now you can show your active route right on the weather map. YOUR FLIGHTS, STRAIGHT FROM YOUR CALENDAR SkyWx reads your calendar and finds the flights in it. It spots a flight number in an event — "BA295" in the title, the notes, or the location — and resolves it to a real origin and destination, so a roster entry becomes a briefable route without you typing a thing. No flight number in there? It falls back to airport codes instead ("ESSA → EGLL"). Flying a published roster? Paste your crew calendar link once — webcal or .ics, an iCloud published calendar or an airline feed — and your flights land in Routes. That path needs no calendar permission at all. Rosters change. SkyWx keeps up: when a flight is cancelled or moved off your roster, it drops out of Routes too. Your next flight is always one tap from a full briefing — and you can show the active route right on the weather map. NO ACCOUNT. EVER. No sign-up, no password, no email address. Install and brief. FREE • Airport watchlist with live METAR and TAF SKYWX AVIATOR — $0.99/month, first 3 months free • Every weather map layer • Full route briefings, end to end Situational awareness only. SkyWx is not a navigation system and is not a substitute for an official pre-flight briefing or the aircraft's own systems. Always cross-check. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Globe Stations4 screens
SkyWx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Globe Stations at none against SkyWx's 1. Globe Stations also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. SkyWx sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Globe Stations asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Globe Stations ships an update every 3 weeks, SkyWx monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Globe Stations versus SkyWx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobe StationsSkyWx
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRasmus SundstenThrottle AB

In-app purchases

None

Globe Stations

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyWx

Subscriptions1
  • SkyWx Aviator3 Months trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Globe Stations free?
Globe Stations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SkyWx free?
SkyWx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Globe Stations or SkyWx have ads?
Neither Globe Stations nor SkyWx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Globe Stations or SkyWx?
Globe Stations ships an update every 3 weeks, and SkyWx monthly. Most recently, Globe Stations was updated on October 16, 2026 and SkyWx on October 12, 2026.

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