Comparison

-40 Weather vs RawWeather

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

Head to head
About

-40 Weather

This app displays temperatures in both Celsius and Fahrenheit simultaneously, eliminating the need for manual conversion. It features a professional-grade radar that draws weather maps directly on your device, offering smooth animations and detailed storm tracking for the US and Canada.

Highlights
  • Dual temperature scales (C/F)
  • On-device radar mapping
  • Animated radar loop
  • Storm tracking and alerts
  • Multi-city support
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
  • Air quality and pollen data
Features
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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.

About

RawWeather

Get live weather updates for your current location, including hourly and 7-day forecasts. View active severe weather alerts and an interactive radar map powered by the National Weather Service. Enjoy an ad-free experience without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Live weather updates
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Interactive NEXRAD radar
  • Ad-free experience
  • No account required
Features
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Live weather for your location. Current conditions, hourly & 7-day forecasts, active severe weather alerts, and interactive NEXRAD radar — all from the National Weather Service. No ads, no account required.

Screenshots

-40 Weather4 screens
RawWeather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RawWeather at daily against -40 Weather's every 5 days. -40 Weather's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for -40 Weather against 5.0 for RawWeather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

-40 Weather ships an update every 5 days, RawWeather daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
-40 Weather versus RawWeather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter-40 WeatherRawWeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob EglyMark Kaufmann

Customer experience

-40 Weather

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RawWeather

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

-40 Weather

No in-app purchases

None

RawWeather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is -40 Weather free?
-40 Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RawWeather free?
RawWeather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, -40 Weather or RawWeather?
-40 Weather and RawWeather are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do -40 Weather or RawWeather have ads?
Neither -40 Weather nor RawWeather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, -40 Weather or RawWeather?
-40 Weather ships an update every 5 days, and RawWeather daily. Most recently, -40 Weather was updated on November 9, 2026 and RawWeather on October 31, 2026.

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