SimpleWeatherApp vs Hydrogen Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleWeatherApp
Experience a fast, ad-free weather app with real-time data from official sources. Enjoy dynamic backgrounds, multi-city support, and a clean interface designed for easy readability.
- Completely ad-free experience
- Instantaneous app launch
- Accurate weather data from authoritative sources
- Global city weather lookup
- Real-time temperature, humidity, wind, and AQI
- Automatic location detection
- 5-day weather forecasts
- Dynamic scene backgrounds
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【核心亮点】 完全无广告:没有开屏广告、没有信息流、没有任何弹窗,打开就是纯粹的天气信息 启动快到秒开:冷启动不到1秒,没有空白加载页,打开立刻看到当前温度 精准天气数据:数据来自权威气象部门,支持全球城市天气查询 绝对隐私保护:不收集任何用户数据,定位信息仅在本地用于请求天气,不会上传到任何服务器 【主要功能】 • 实时天气信息:温度、湿度、风力、AQI空气质量一目了然 • 自动定位:打开自动获取当前所在地天气,无需手动选择 • 多城市管理:自由添加多个城市,随时切换查看不同地区天气 • 5天天气预报:提前掌握未来天气变化 • 动态场景背景:根据天气和时间自动切换背景,晴天、雨天、夜晚都有对应动效 • 极致简洁设计:界面干净清爽,大字体显示,老人也能轻松看清 拒绝广告骚扰,拒绝信息过载,就是一款简简单单、好用的天气应用。
Hydrogen Weather
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A weather app designed for the ultimate user experience. Integrating Apple WeatherKit and Hefeng Weather's dual data sources, it presents the purest weather information with a minimalist design. No redundant functions, no intrusive push notifications—just so you can always see the sky's condition at a glance. Core Features: Global Coverage: Supports global city search and weather queries. Whether you're anywhere or concerned about a distant city, you can get accurate weather information instantly. Intelligent Alerts: Real-time weather alerts based on the CAP standard, providing early warnings of severe weather, heavy rain, high temperatures, cold waves… never miss a change. Minute-Level Precipitation: Integrates with Hefeng Weather's minute-level precipitation API, accurately predicting precipitation trends for the next two hours. A dynamic countdown timer displays "Rain is Coming," allowing for worry-free travel. Desktop Widgets: A rich suite of desktop widgets allows you to clearly view temperature, air quality, precipitation probability, and lifestyle indices on your home screen. Color schemes automatically switch with your system theme, blending seamlessly with your desktop. Dynamic Island Experience: Deeply adapted to Dynamic Island, real-time weather alerts and precipitation countdowns are dynamically displayed at the top, without interrupting your operations. Ultra-Lightweight: Localized architecture, no cloud dependencies, ready to use immediately. Small installation package, smooth operation, respects your battery and your privacy. Data Sources: Apple WeatherKit: Primary data source, providing core meteorological data such as global weather, precipitation, wind, and air quality. QWeather: Supplementary data source, providing minute-level precipitation, mainland China weather alerts, life index, and air quality details. Data is for reference only; please refer to official government meteorological data sources. Subscription Service Upgrade to Pro Membership to unlock the full experience: 7-Day/168-Hour Hourly Forecasts: Ultra-long hourly weather trends 30-Day Extended Forecasts: Expanded calendar view, keep track of the next month No Ads: Utterly clean, focused on the weather itself Subscription Plans (Auto-Renewal): Plan | Duration | Suitable for Weekly Subscription | 7 Days | Short-term travel trial Monthly Subscription | 30 Days | Daily long-term use Annual Subscription | 365 Days | Best value Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew within 24 hours before the current period expires, at which time payment will be deducted and renewal will begin. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in "Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions". Unused portions of the free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a new subscription. Privacy and Agreement We highly value your privacy. Hydrogen Weather uses a localized architecture, does not collect any personal information unrelated to weather, and does not perform cross-app tracking. Terms of Service: https://oac.ac.cn/weather/fwxy.html Contact Us Feedback Email: support@oac.ac.cn
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hydrogen Weather at Free against SimpleWeatherApp's $0.99. Hydrogen Weather also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). SimpleWeatherApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Hydrogen Weather is free to download; SimpleWeatherApp costs $0.99 up front. Hydrogen Weather sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.39 per 7 days. SimpleWeatherApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
SimpleWeatherApp ships an update fortnightly, Hydrogen Weather every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | SimpleWeatherApp | Hydrogen Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 雨晨 李 | 旭东 王 |
In-app purchases
SimpleWeatherApp
No in-app purchases
Hydrogen Weather
- Weekly7 Days trial$0.397 Days
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Questions
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