Comparison

StationCast vs Cloudbase Weather

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

Head to head
About

StationCast

Features
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StationCast turns personal weather stations into places you can check on — home before bed, the harbor before you head out, the backyard where rain hits first. It shows only what a station actually measured, or what can be calculated from physical reality — never forecasts dressed up as fact. • Real readings — temperature, feels-like, humidity, wind, pressure, and rainfall straight from the station, in your units. • A sense of the sky — the background shifts with the current condition, day or night, and the sun arc shows where you are in the day. At night, the icon shows the real lunar phase. • What changed — daily high/low "today so far," pressure trend, and 24-hour charts make the movement obvious. • Your places — save stations, label them (Home, Work, Beach), and move between them fast. • At a glance — a home-screen widget and Apple Watch app keep your station one look away. Ask Siri, or find a saved station in Spotlight. StationCast hides what isn't there: no empty tiles for sensors a station doesn't have, no sun or UV readings after dark.

About

Cloudbase Weather

Get hyper-accurate weather forecasts and real-time air quality data for Canada and the US. Features include interactive radar, customizable home screen widgets, and detailed aviation weather information.

Highlights
  • AI-powered weather forecasting
  • Interactive radar with animation
  • Real-time AQI and pollutant data
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Detailed aviation weather (METARs/TAFs)
  • Severe weather notifications
Features
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Cloudbase gives you a smarter forecast — purpose-built for Canada and the United States, powered by ClipperAI: an AI model independently benchmarked to outperform GFS, the world's most widely used global forecast model. No account required. No ads. Just weather. — FORECAST & RADAR — Detailed daily and hourly forecasts with temperature, precipitation, wind, pressure, visibility, and cloud cover — tuned for North American conditions from coast to coast. Interactive radar with animated playback and immersive full-screen mode, automatically centered on your location. — AIR QUALITY — Real-time AQI with pollutant breakdowns — PM2.5, ozone, smoke, and more — so you know what you're actually breathing before you head outside. Coverage across Canada and the US. — HOME SCREEN WIDGETS — A large collection of beautifully designed widgets for your home screen and lock screen. Choose from minimalist, glassmorphic, terminal-style, radial, chart-based, and more. The free METAR widget shows live aviation weather right from your home screen — no app needed. Each widget can follow the app's current location or be pinned to any city you choose. — AVIATION WEATHER — For pilots and weather enthusiasts: live METARs and TAFs for nearby stations, VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR flight category indicators, winds aloft, and 24 hours of historical METAR observations — all in one dedicated tab. Covers airports and aerodromes across Canada and the US. — ALWAYS READY — Background refresh keeps widget data and offline forecasts current even when the app is closed. Severe weather notifications deliver local alerts the moment conditions change. — MORE — • Apple Spotlight integration — search any city from your home screen • Share extension — open Cloudbase directly from Safari • Multi-location search with instant switching • Fully configurable units: metric, imperial, or mixed • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • Dark mode throughout Cloudbase is built for anyone in Canada or the US who takes the weather seriously — whether you're planning a weekend hike, tracking a storm, or checking conditions before a flight.

Screenshots

StationCast4 screens
Cloudbase Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StationCast at none against Cloudbase Weather's shown. Cloudbase Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StationCast ships an update every 3 months, Cloudbase Weather every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
StationCast versus Cloudbase Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStationCastCloudbase Weather
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEVAN DAVID HOFFMANDavid Longman

In-app purchases

None

StationCast

No in-app purchases

None

Cloudbase Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StationCast free?
StationCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudbase Weather free?
Cloudbase Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StationCast or Cloudbase Weather have ads?
Cloudbase Weather shows ads; StationCast does not.
Which is updated more often, StationCast or Cloudbase Weather?
StationCast ships an update every 3 months, and Cloudbase Weather every 4 days. Most recently, StationCast was updated on September 10, 2026 and Cloudbase Weather on September 18, 2026.

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