Comparison

ArtForecast vs Fishy Weather

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

Head to head
About

ArtForecast

Experience daily weather through curated classic artwork. This app transforms forecasts into a visual journey, pairing real-time conditions with public domain paintings from global artists. Discover atmospheric art and learn about its context, making weather checks an inspiring, gallery-like experience.

Highlights
  • Classic artwork matched to current weather
  • Curated public domain paintings
  • Learn about artists and artwork context
  • Simple, immersive design
  • Share art and weather moments
  • Daily changing experience
Features
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See today’s weather through art. ArtForecast transforms the forecast into a beautiful visual experience by pairing real-time weather conditions with carefully selected classic artwork from around the world. Sunny skies, rainstorms, foggy mornings, and snowy evenings each reveal a different piece, turning everyday weather into something atmospheric, calming, and inspiring. Features * Classic artwork matched to current weather * Thoughtfully curated public domain paintings * Learn about the artist, artwork, and historical context * Simple, immersive design focused on the art * Share beautiful art + weather moments with friends * Daily changing experience based on local conditions ArtForecast is designed to make checking the weather feel less like a utility and more like visiting a living digital gallery. Perfect for lovers of art, atmosphere, design, and quiet daily routines.

About

Fishy Weather

Features
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Meet Bloop, a little companion for your everyday forecast. Fishy Weather brings Apple Weather forecasts, saved places, and ocean-inspired themes to iPhone and iPad. PLAN YOUR DAY Check current conditions, hourly weather, and available daily forecasts. Explore temperature, precipitation, wind, and more, with your preferred units and each place's local time. Read official weather alerts and follow their source links when available. PLAY THE RADAR For places in the contiguous United States, open NOAA radar and press Play to loop through recent observed images. Pause, step between frames, or choose an observation with the slider. Timestamps and the reflectivity legend help you understand what you are seeing. This radar shows past observations; coverage and imagery availability are limited. MAKE IT YOURS Save places, choose an ocean theme, and turn Bloop's commentary on or off. Use current location when you want it, or search for a place without granting location access. WEATHER AT A GLANCE Add Home Screen or Lock Screen widgets. The companion Apple Watch app offers forecasts and saved places, with supported complications and Smart Stack views. Saved weather shows its update time; background updates depend on system scheduling, connectivity, and data availability. STAY INFORMED Downloaded forecasts remain available when a connection is unavailable, with saved-data and freshness information. Weather data comes from Apple Weather, with source attribution and legal links in the app. Radar imagery comes from NOAA/NWS. Fishy Weather includes advertising. Forecasts, alerts, radar, and refresh availability vary by location and service. Official alerts are displayed when supplied; the app does not provide severe-weather push notifications. Fishy Weather is an everyday weather app, rather than a fishing or marine-weather service.

Screenshots

ArtForecast4 screens
Fishy Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ArtForecast at daily against Fishy Weather's weekly. ArtForecast also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

ArtForecast ships an update daily, Fishy Weather weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ArtForecast versus Fishy Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtForecastFishy Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen SwiftLUCAS DANIEL DOTZLER

In-app purchases

None

ArtForecast

No in-app purchases

None

Fishy Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArtForecast free?
ArtForecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fishy Weather free?
Fishy Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ArtForecast or Fishy Weather have ads?
Neither ArtForecast nor Fishy Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArtForecast or Fishy Weather?
ArtForecast ships an update daily, and Fishy Weather weekly. Most recently, ArtForecast was updated on October 31, 2026 and Fishy Weather on October 31, 2026.

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