Comparison

Cloudbase Weather vs Tertiary Weather

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

Tertiary Weather

Features
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Tertiary Weather is a fast, clean way to check current conditions anywhere in the world — plus the air quality and severe-weather news that matter where you are. Search for any city, town, or place and instantly see the temperature, what it feels like, humidity, wind speed, sky conditions, and air quality, with the location pinned on an interactive Apple Map. FEATURES • Search any city or place worldwide, or use your current location • Current temperature and apparent ("feels like") temperature • Humidity and wind speed • Air quality: Singapore's official 24-hour PSI from NEA, with readings for North, South, East, West and Central, PM2.5 and health advice (US AQI elsewhere) • News tab: PUB flood alerts, plus nearby floods, tropical cyclones, droughts and wildfires from GDACS • Local weather headlines — floods, haze, storms and heat — from CNA and The Straits Times • World Time: live clocks for the cities you choose • Sky gradients that match the current conditions, day or night • Location shown on an interactive Apple Map • Built-in Feedback and About screens Weather data is provided free by Open-Meteo. PSI and flood alerts come from NEA and PUB via data.gov.sg; disaster alerts from GDACS. Headlines link to the original articles. No account and no sign-up required.

Screenshots

Cloudbase Weather4 screens
Tertiary Weather3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tertiary Weather at 17.0 against Cloudbase Weather's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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, Tertiary Weather daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Cloudbase Weather versus Tertiary Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudbase WeatherTertiary Weather
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid LongmanAlfred Ang

In-app purchases

None

Cloudbase Weather

No in-app purchases

None

Tertiary Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloudbase Weather free?
Cloudbase Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tertiary Weather free?
Tertiary Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cloudbase Weather or Tertiary Weather have ads?
Neither Cloudbase Weather nor Tertiary Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloudbase Weather or Tertiary Weather?
Cloudbase Weather ships an update every 2 days, and Tertiary Weather daily. Most recently, Cloudbase Weather was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tertiary Weather on October 28, 2026.

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