Cloudmesh vs AuroraPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloudmesh
Receive minute-by-minute rain alerts for your precise location. This app fuses data from 39 sources for hyperlocal forecasts, including live radar, air quality, and pollen levels. It offers extensive widget support and Apple Watch integration.
- Minute-by-minute rain start/stop alerts
- Hyperlocal forecast from 39 weather sources
- Live radar with precipitation overlay
- Air quality and pollen index
- Apple Watch app with complications
- 29 home-screen and lock-screen widgets
- Worldwide coverage
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Cloudmesh tells you when rain will start and stop at your exact location — down to the minute. It runs its own forecast: 39 weather sources — radar, observation networks, and multiple forecast models — fused into one hyperlocal prediction that shows you how confident it really is. Live radar, air quality and pollen, and a Watch app with complications that put the next rain window on your wrist. MINUTE RAIN ALERTS Get a push notification before rain starts at your location. Set quiet hours and control alerts per city. LIVE RADAR A free radar layer that follows your selected city, with a precipitation overlay you can toggle on and off. ENSEMBLE FORECAST Multiple weather models compared side by side. A confidence ribbon shows you when the models agree — and when they don't. AIR QUALITY & POLLEN AQI now-cast, pollen levels, and the UV index, all in one glance. APPLE WATCH Standalone updates on your wrist, plus complications for rain countdown, temperature, and AQI. WIDGETS 29 home-screen and lock-screen widgets, so your forecast is there before you open the app. HYPERLOCAL EVERYWHERE Works worldwide, with observation coverage across 30 countries. PRIVACY No accounts, no tracking. Your location is never sold. PREMIUM One purchase unlocks everything, with a 7-day free trial and a generous free tier. No subscription.
AuroraPulse
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Will you see the northern lights tonight? AuroraPulse answers with one number: your chance, from where you are, right now. YOUR CHANCE, NOT JUST A KP AuroraPulse combines the planetary Kp index with your geomagnetic latitude, the cloud above you and how dark the sky is. A high Kp means little under an overcast sky or at noon, and the app says so. LIVE AURORA MAP See the auroral oval from NOAA's OVATION model on a real map, where you stand in relation to it, and which way to look. FORECAST • 3-day Kp forecast with the windows when aurora could reach you • 27-day outlook for planning a trip • Compare a destination: what Kp it needs and the cloud forecast ALERTS THAT RESPECT YOU • One evening notice when aurora is forecast for your location • Optional alert 30 minutes before the peak • Geomagnetic storm and Earth-directed CME alerts, filtered to what can be seen at your latitude SPACE WEATHER, EXPLAINED Solar wind speed, Bz, X-ray flares, sunspot number and active NOAA storm bulletins, with a guide that explains what each number means. WIDGETS AND LIVE ACTIVITY Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Live Activity when aurora is possible, and Siri: "What's the aurora forecast in AuroraPulse?" COMMUNITY SIGHTINGS See recent reports near you and add your own. A sighting shares an approximate location (about 10 km), never your exact position. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking, no sign-up. Your location is used on your device; weather requests use it rounded to about 1 km. Data: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, NASA DONKI, Open-Meteo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AuroraPulse at none against Cloudmesh's 1. Cloudmesh's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Cloudmesh sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AuroraPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloudmesh ships an update every 3 days, AuroraPulse fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloudmesh | AuroraPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Flame Games | Christine Martin |
In-app purchases
Cloudmesh
- Cloudmesh Premium$9.99
AuroraPulse
No in-app purchases
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