LBIBeachDay vs -40 Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LBIBeachDay
This app helps you determine if it's a good beach day by providing real-time beach conditions, surf safety information, and tide charts. Plan your shore excursions with ease, knowing current water temperature, wave height, and UV index. It also includes a season countdown and bridge traffic updates for Long Beach Island, NJ.
- Real-time beach conditions
- Water temperature and UV index
- Rip current warnings
- Hourly tide charts
- Sunrise/sunset times
- Bridge traffic updates
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It's the app that answers 'is today a good beach day?' - so you don't have to figure it out yourself." LBI Beach Day is the essential companion for your time on Long Beach Island, NJ. Whether you're a summer regular or planning your first trip to the shore, get everything you need before you hit the sand. BEACH CONDITIONS AT A GLANCE Check current water temperature, wave height, wind speed, and UV index so you know exactly what to expect before you leave the house. SURF SAFETY Real-time rip current warnings and surf conditions help you make smart decisions at the water's edge — especially important for families with kids. TIDES & SUNRISE Hourly tide charts, high and low tide times, and sunrise/sunset times so you can plan your day around the beach, not the other way around. SEASON COUNTDOWN Count down the days to Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day weekend — because the anticipation is half the fun. BRIDGE TRAFFIC Heading on or off the island? Check the Route 72 causeway in Apple Maps with one tap.
-40 Weather
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-40 is the one temperature where Celsius and Fahrenheit are exactly equal. It is also a weather app that shows you both scales at once, so you never have to convert, with radar built the way the professionals build it. BOTH SCALES, ALWAYS Every temperature appears in °C and °F side by side. Choose which one leads in Settings. RADAR THAT RUNS ON YOUR PHONE Most weather apps show you radar. -40 Weather runs it. Instead of downloading finished pictures of the weather, the app downloads compact radar data built from NOAA measurements and draws the map on your device. Pan and zoom instantly, watch a smooth animated loop, and see where storms are heading next. Storm tracks, warning areas and storm reports are layered on top, and you can zoom in for high-resolution detail. Covers the United States and Canada. YOUR CITIES, ONE SWIPE APART Save as many places as you like and swipe between them. Add your current location or search for any city in the world. FORECASTS AT A GLANCE Current conditions, feels-like, highs and lows, a 7-day forecast, hourly detail, wind, precipitation, and sun and moon times. First light and last light show the usable daylight before sunrise and after sunset. Morning, midday and evening cards suggest what the weather feels like, from sweater weather to beach weather. ONE TAP TO THE DETAILS Tiles on the home page show live values and open hourly, precipitation, wind, moon, air quality and pollen, and the Field Guide. WEATHER ALERTS See active alerts from the National Weather Service right on the main screen, with optional notifications. AIR QUALITY AND POLLEN Check air quality and a 5-day pollen forecast covering tree, grass and weed pollen. ON THE WATER Marine conditions, tides, and estimated fishing windows for coastal and inland waters near you. These are estimates and are not for navigation. BUILT TO SIP YOUR BATTERY Location uses a coarse fix instead of constant GPS tracking, and weather alerts arrive by push instead of the app checking in on a timer. DYNAMIC ISLAND AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Optionally keep the current temperature on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. MADE YOUR WAY Pick a color theme, including one that shifts with the temperature, and choose metric or imperial units. The bottom bar uses Liquid Glass on iOS 26. Works on iPhone and iPad. Weather data comes from OpenWeather, the National Weather Service and NOAA, Open-Meteo, Google and other sources listed in Settings. Forecasts and alerts are for general information and are not a substitute for official warnings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: -40 Weather at every 5 days against LBIBeachDay's monthly. -40 Weather also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LBIBeachDay ships an update monthly, -40 Weather every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LBIBeachDay | -40 Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jessica Kerchner | Jacob Egly |
In-app purchases
LBIBeachDay
No in-app purchases
-40 Weather
No in-app purchases









