# Why Weather vs Weather Experience

The clearest difference is ads: Why Weather at none against Weather Experience's shown. Why Weather also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Weather Experience's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Why Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Weather Experience sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Why Weather ships an update every 5 days, Weather Experience every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Why Weather | Weather Experience |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/why-weather/id6764898396/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3** | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Christopher Edward Risdon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895954567) | [David Taylor](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792620234) |

## What reviewers say

### Why Weather

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/why-weather/id6764898396)

This app goes beyond basic forecasts to explain the science and uncertainty behind weather. It features an AI meteorologist named Sky that answers your weather questions and provides daily narrative summaries of upcoming conditions. It highlights discrepancies between forecasts and real-time observations.

**Highlights:** AI meteorologist for answering weather questions, Daily narrative weather stories, Forecast uncertainty and disagreement flagging, Ground truth badge for real-time observation discrepancies, Animated radar and nowcast, Morning weather story notifications, Severe weather alerts

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Why Weather Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Why Weather Premium Annual | $29.99 | per year |


### Weather Experience

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weather-experience/id6792620232)

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Why Weather free?

Why Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Weather Experience free?

Weather Experience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Why Weather or Weather Experience have ads?

Weather Experience shows ads; Why Weather does not.

### Which is updated more often, Why Weather or Weather Experience?

Why Weather ships an update every 5 days, and Weather Experience every 2 days. Most recently, Why Weather was updated on November 5, 2026 and Weather Experience on November 5, 2026.

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