Comparison

Cloudbase Weather vs SailMeteo

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

Head to head
About

Cloudbase Weather

This app provides highly accurate weather forecasts and real-time air quality information by selecting the best weather models for each detail and day. It offers detailed hourly forecasts, interactive radar, and customizable home screen widgets for quick access to weather data.

Highlights
  • Model-based forecast accuracy
  • Detailed hourly forecasts
  • Interactive weather radar
  • Real-time air quality index (AQI)
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Aviation weather reports (METARs, TAFs)
  • Severe weather notifications
Features
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Cloudbase builds your forecast from the weather models that scored best, chosen separately for each forecast detail and each day ahead. Within 250 km of Edmonton, Calgary, Grande Prairie and Ontario (California), each choice that could be scored was first or tied against GFS and the other models Cloudbase can serve there, on our own scoring of 19 months of past weather. Those scores come from the same history used to make the choices, and the app's accuracy pages show every one. No account required. No ads. Just weather. — FORECAST & RADAR — Detailed daily and hourly forecasts with temperature, precipitation, wind, pressure, visibility, and cloud cover — for Canada and the United States. 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.

About

SailMeteo

Features
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Marine weather and sailboat routing, simple and clear, for every tack. SailMeteo brings marine weather, sailboat routing and the choice of an anchorage together in a fast, readable app built for people who actually go to sea. Wind, gusts, waves, currents: see it all on an interactive map, compare models and plan your passages — even offline, once you're out at sea. === FEATURES === - MARINE WEATHER ON A MAP Wind, gusts, waves, swell, currents, pressure, temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, visibility and CAPE, on an interactive map with clear wind barbs and readable colours. - MULTIPLE MODELS Compare several weather models (GFS, AROME and others) to sharpen your decision. Fine-mesh models capture coastal effects such as sea breezes far better. - TIME ANIMATION Scrub through the forecast hours with one gesture, and loop it to see how the weather turns hour by hour. - SAILSCORE: CHOOSING YOUR ANCHORAGE Tap a point in the water: SailMeteo rates how comfortable it would be at anchor, from the wind, the swell and above all the land that shelters it. A rose shows where you are sheltered from, and a curve follows the score hour by hour. Nothing is merely asserted: the stretch of open water, the chop it raises and how much swell actually reaches the point are all shown. - MY ANCHORAGES Save your anchorages: they stay on the map with their name, and are compared with each other for the coming night — ranked by the WORST score of the night, never an average that would hide a blow at 4 am. - WEATHER WATCH Turn the watch on at your anchorage: your position is saved and the app warns you before wind, gusts or sea go past YOUR thresholds, with the notice you choose, up to 48 hours. Alerts work with the app closed and with no network. Move away from the watched point and the watch stops and tells you. - SAILBOAT ROUTING Enter your boat (polars, motoring speed) and let SailMeteo compute a route that accounts for the forecast wind and keeps clear of land. Two approaches: "When to leave?" ranks the slots of the coming days, "Route this departure" optimises the time you chose. GPX import and export to your other navigation apps. - OFFLINE AT SEA Download an area before casting off and keep access to the forecast with no network once you are out. Ideal for stretches with no mobile coverage. - BOAT PROFILE Save your yacht's characteristics and polars, backed up in the cloud, for routing at your own pace. - MARINE WEATHER GUIDES Clear guides to understand the models, read a wind chart, judge the sea state and sea breezes, and prepare your passages. - MAKE IT YOURS Units of your choice (knots, km/h, Beaufort, metres, feet…), night mode to preserve your night vision, local time or UTC, north lock, looping playback. - ACCOUNT AND SYNC Create an account (e-mail, Apple or Google) to find your settings, areas, routes and anchorages on all your devices and on the web (sailmeteo.fr). Sync is instant. === SAFETY AT SEA === Forecasts, routing and SailScore are provided for guidance only. They replace neither official marine weather bulletins, nor the chart, the pilot book or your own seamanship. You remain solely responsible for preparing and for the safety of your passage. === YOUR DATA === - GDPR compliant - Data synced securely - Never sold to third parties - Full account deletion in one gesture, right inside the app === FREE === SailMeteo is free, funded by discreet advertising. A consent dialog lets you change your ad preferences at any time. === FAIR WINDS === Because every trip out deserves proper weather preparation. Made for sailors — contact@sailmeteo.fr --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sailmeteo.fr/confidentialite.html

Screenshots

Cloudbase Weather4 screens
SailMeteo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cloudbase Weather at none against SailMeteo's shown. SailMeteo's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloudbase Weather ships an update every 2 days, SailMeteo every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Cloudbase Weather versus SailMeteo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudbase WeatherSailMeteo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid LongmanSebastien AFFRE

In-app purchases

None

Cloudbase Weather

No in-app purchases

None

SailMeteo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloudbase Weather free?
Cloudbase Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SailMeteo free?
SailMeteo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cloudbase Weather or SailMeteo have ads?
SailMeteo shows ads; Cloudbase Weather does not.
Which is updated more often, Cloudbase Weather or SailMeteo?
Cloudbase Weather ships an update every 2 days, and SailMeteo every 3 days. Most recently, Cloudbase Weather was updated on October 31, 2026 and SailMeteo on October 31, 2026.

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