Vesper Sky vs DaySky Forecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vesper Sky
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Vesper Sky tells you whether tonight's sunset is worth stepping outside for, and only interrupts you when it is. Every evening Vesper scores the coming sunset from 0 to 100, from cloud cover and cloud height, humidity, visibility and air quality. On great evenings you get one heads-up 45 to 60 minutes before sunset. Every morning at 7 you get the day in a sentence, even if you never open the app. WHAT'S INSIDE • Tonight's sunset, scored 0–100, with when to step outside. Rate the sky you saw and Vesper grades its own call over time • Sunset worth seeing: a heads-up sent only on great evenings • A 7 AM briefing with the day's weather in one line • Severe-weather warnings for your area (US, from the National Weather Service), even when the app is closed, plus a heads-up before rain starts • Falling pressure: an optional warning 12 hours before air pressure drops sharply, for anyone whose headaches follow the barometer • Live radar on a dark map, with a plain-language card about what the sky is doing right now • What to Wear: AI-written outfit notes for the day's feels-like temperature, humidity and wind, for a woman, a man and a child • Home Screen widgets in 7 kinds, a sunset countdown Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and an Apple Watch app with sunset complications • Made for iPhone Duo: two columns on the inner display, and a reading column beside the instruments when you hold it tall SIGNATURE FEATURES — Sunset Verify: rate the sky you actually saw. Vesper scores itself against your rating and builds your verification history over time. — The Sky tab: live radar overlaid on a custom dark map, with an editorial card that tells you in plain language what the atmosphere is doing right now, not just in numbers. — What to Wear: three silhouettes (woman, man, child), each outfit chosen for the day's feels-like temperature, humidity and wind. — Journal: every sunset you rated, every outfit you built, every sky that meant something, saved to your device and never uploaded. DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Vesper is built like an instrument, not an ad-supported utility. White telemetry with Solar Gold and Frosted Indigo where intensity matters, a Deep Navy map, Sofia Pro for reading and Futura for display. Weather, worth reading. PRICING & TRIAL Vesper is a paid app with a 3-day free trial. After the trial: • Monthly — $2.99/mo • Annual — $24.99/yr (saves 30%) • Lifetime — $59.99 (one-time, no subscription) Cancel any time in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. PRIVACY Vesper does not sell your data. Photos and journal entries stay on your device. Location is sent to weather providers only to return your forecast and is not stored, with two exceptions that keep a location rounded to about a kilometer so a notification can reach you while the app is closed: severe weather alerts, with your National Weather Service zone and county, and the 7 AM morning briefing and good-sunset alerts, with your time zone and an anonymous subscription ID the server uses to check that your subscription is active. Switch either off in Vesper and its data is deleted. Full privacy policy: vespersky.ai/privacy Terms: vespersky.ai/terms Privacy: vespersky.ai/privacy Support: brief@vespersky.ai
DaySky Forecast
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Know what matters in today's weather. Check the next 24 hours and the 10-day forecast. See official alerts and find favorable times to go out. A CLEAR SUMMARY The automatic summary highlights changes that may affect your plans: when rain may arrive, notable heat or cold, wind and gusts, fog, high UV, or an evening cooldown. When nothing stands out, it says the day looks calm. HOURLY AND 10-DAY FORECASTS Check current conditions, the next 24 hours, and the 10-day forecast. Sunrise and sunset appear between the forecast hours when they occur. PLAN TIME OUTSIDE Choose a day with enough hourly forecast data and a duration of 30, 60, or 120 minutes. See up to three periods that fit your temperature, precipitation-probability, and wind preferences. Daylight and official weather alerts are considered, and high UV is flagged. If no period qualifies, the app explains the main reason. These are weather comparisons, not safety guarantees. OFFICIAL WEATHER ALERTS Read available official weather alerts and open details from the issuing organization. SEVEN WEATHER METRICS Explore feels-like temperature, humidity and dew point, wind and gusts, UV index, precipitation, visibility, and pressure. Each metric has an hourly chart and day selector. SAVED PLACES AND WIDGETS Search for cities and save places you check. Each one shows the current temperature and local time. Choose a place for your Home Screen or Lock Screen widgets. OPTIONAL REMINDERS Set a daily reminder to check the forecast or a reminder for the start of a suggested period. Notifications ask you to check the latest forecast; they are not real-time weather alerts. PRIVACY No accounts, ads, usage analytics, or third-party libraries. Location is requested only while you use the app. Coordinates required to provide weather information are sent to the necessary Apple services; the developer does not receive those coordinates. Saved places remain on the device. ACCESSIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS Designed for VoiceOver and large text, including accessibility text sizes. For iPhone running iOS 17 or later. Weather data is provided by Apple Weather.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DaySky Forecast at none against Vesper Sky's 3. DaySky Forecast also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Vesper Sky's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Vesper Sky sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DaySky Forecast asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vesper Sky ships an update every 2 months, DaySky Forecast fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vesper Sky | DaySky Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iSimplifyMe LLC | Tiago Galvao |
In-app purchases
Vesper Sky
- Vesper3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Vesper Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Vesper Lifetime$59.99
DaySky Forecast
No in-app purchases









