Comparison

CloudPath vs Nimbus

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

Head to head
About

CloudPath

Visualize detailed weather conditions along any flight path worldwide with vertical cross-section charts. Understand turbulence, icing, clouds, and winds from departure to destination. Offers customizable units and offline data access.

Highlights
  • Vertical cross-section weather charts
  • Multiple weather layers (clouds, turbulence, icing)
  • Route planning with ICAO/IATA codes
  • Customizable units and flight levels
  • Offline weather data access
  • Sunrise/sunset curves and day/night shading
Features
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CloudPath generates vertical cross-section weather charts for any flight route worldwide. Visualize turbulence, icing, clouds, winds, temperatures, precipitation, and more along your planned route from departure to destination. Features: - Vertical cross-section charts for any route worldwide - Weather layers: clouds, turbulence, icing, SLD, precipitation, wind barbs, isotherms, tropopause - Enter departure, arrival, and intermediate waypoints by ICAO or IATA code - Adjustable flight levels, cruise altitude, and chart width - Customizable units: hPa/inHg, NM/km, Celsius/Fahrenheit, 12h/24h - GFS model data updated every 6 hours - Offline mode: download weather data packs and render charts without internet - Sunrise/sunset curves and day/night shading - Save favorite routes and waypoints for quick access Built for pilots, dispatchers, and aviation weather enthusiasts. CloudPath uses GFS forecast data to produce detailed cross-section charts that help you understand the weather along your entire route at a glance. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nimbus

Features
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See your whole day's weather in one glance. Nimbus lays the day out as a 24-hour clock. Midnight at the top, noon at the bottom, every hour in a fixed place. Rain, temperature, clouds, wind, UV, humidity, and tide each get their own ring. Heavy morning rain is a dense arc at 8 o'clock. A clear afternoon is open space. No hourly list. No scrolling. One picture. The clock tells you when. Nimbus also knows where. Your day isn't spent in one place. It moves from home, through your commute, to work, and back. The forecast moves with it. - Weather along your route, matched to where you'll be at each point of your commute. Not the forecast at home, guessed at from your driveway. - Rain only when radar confirms it. Never a forecast percentage dressed up as fact. - Your whole day mapped home → commute → work → commute → home, in one strip. - Drag to scrub any hour for exact figures. - Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets are part of Nimbus+, $0.99/month. Everything else is free. No account. No tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CloudPath1 screens
Nimbus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CloudPath at 15.1 against Nimbus's 26.5. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CloudPath sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Nimbus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CloudPath versus Nimbus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudPathNimbus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB3 MB
Age rating+4+4
DeveloperJohannes HaushoferLiavante, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CloudPath

Subscriptions2
  • CloudPath Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CloudPath Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Nimbus

Subscriptions1
  • Nimbus Plus$0.991 Month

Questions

Is CloudPath free?
CloudPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nimbus free?
Nimbus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CloudPath or Nimbus have ads?
Neither CloudPath nor Nimbus shows ads.

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