Tempera vs ArtForecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempera
Experience weather as a visual ritual with 441 global cities rendered as miniature 3D scenes. See local time, weather conditions, and day/night cycles dynamically change. Offers hourly and multi-day forecasts, home screen widgets, and fast city switching for a personal weather experience.
- 441 global city scenes
- Dynamic weather overlay
- Day and night artwork
- Home screen widgets
- Hourly and multi-day forecasts
- Fast city switching
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Tempera turns weather into a calm, visual ritual. Explore 441 global cities as miniature 3D scenes that shift with local time, weather, and day or night. Open the app to see the city you care about, then swipe through the rest of your saved places. Why people use Tempera: - 441 city scenes with dedicated day and night artwork - Weather layered directly onto each city scene - Small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets - Local time, current conditions, feels-like temperature, humidity, sunrise, and sunset - Hourly detail and multi-day forecast - Fast city switching and shareable weather snapshots - English, Español, Deutsch, Français, 简体中文, 日本語, and 한국어 Tempera is built for people who watch the weather with emotion, not just utility. Keep a calm set of cities, follow places you love, and see each one change through the day. Perfect for travelers, remote teams, families across time zones, and anyone who wants weather that feels personal.
ArtForecast
Experience daily weather through curated classic artwork. This app transforms forecasts into a visual journey, pairing real-time conditions with public domain paintings from global artists. Discover atmospheric art and learn about its context, making weather checks an inspiring, gallery-like experience.
- Classic artwork matched to current weather
- Curated public domain paintings
- Learn about artists and artwork context
- Simple, immersive design
- Share art and weather moments
- Daily changing experience
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See today’s weather through art. ArtForecast transforms the forecast into a beautiful visual experience by pairing real-time weather conditions with carefully selected classic artwork from around the world. Sunny skies, rainstorms, foggy mornings, and snowy evenings each reveal a different piece, turning everyday weather into something atmospheric, calming, and inspiring. Features * Classic artwork matched to current weather * Thoughtfully curated public domain paintings * Learn about the artist, artwork, and historical context * Simple, immersive design focused on the art * Share beautiful art + weather moments with friends * Daily changing experience based on local conditions ArtForecast is designed to make checking the weather feel less like a utility and more like visiting a living digital gallery. Perfect for lovers of art, atmosphere, design, and quiet daily routines.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ArtForecast at daily against Tempera's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tempera against 5.0 for ArtForecast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Tempera ships an update every 3 weeks, ArtForecast daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Tempera | ArtForecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xinyu Hong | Ben Swift |
Customer experience
Tempera
ArtForecast
In-app purchases
Tempera
No in-app purchases
ArtForecast
No in-app purchases
