Comparison

Skycritter vs Whatever Weather

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

Head to head
About

Skycritter

This weather app features a charming pixel-art critter that visually reflects current weather conditions. It provides detailed forecasts, 'feels-like' temperatures, and moon phases, with optional upgrades for air quality and pollen data. Enjoy weather updates with personality, no ads, and no tracking.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art critter visualizes weather
  • Current, hourly, and 10-day forecasts
  • Feels-like temperature display
  • Sunrise, sunset, and moon phases
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Optional air quality and pollen data
Features
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SkyCritter is a weather app with a heart. A tiny pixel critter lives on your forecast and reacts to the sky outside: napping through clear nights, splashing in puddles, bundling up for the cold, and hiding under a blanket when thunder rolls. MEET THE CRITTERS Tabby the classic kitten comes free, and a growing roster of companions is waiting in the store: • Ash, a fluffy gray cat with sass and a soft heart • Huckleberry, a golden retriever puppy who loves every kind of weather • Ziggy, a very curious raccoon who is always getting into something (new!) • Diva, a Siamese kitten with main character energy (new!) Every critter has 18 weather looks with multiple poses, plus a voice of their own. Tap your critter to hear what they think of the weather. Watch for a full moon surprise. REAL WEATHER • Accurate current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, powered by Apple Weather • Living skies: day and night, stars, clouds, moon phases • Friendly explanations instead of cryptic error codes WIDGETS AND WATCH • Home screen and lock screen widgets with your critter and a fresh line • Apple Watch app and complications NOTIFICATIONS WITH PERSONALITY (optional, off by default) • A daily summary in your critter's own voice • Severe weather alerts SKYCRITTER PRO (one-time purchase) • Air quality and pollen indices with threshold alerts • Auto-updating widget Privacy first: your location is used only to fetch your forecast, never linked to your identity and never used for tracking. You can also search for any city manually. Terms of Use: https://mitmllc.com/skycritter/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://mitmllc.com/skycritter/privacy.html

About

Whatever Weather

Features
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Whatever Weather gives you the forecast and a sarcastic take on whatever the sky is doing. 114 moody comments. No account. No ads. No enthusiasm. WIDGETS Your home screen but moody. Current weather, sarcastic phrase and 3 days forecast. Small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets. MEET THE CREW Four characters with original artwork that changes with the weather and matches your mood: - Tommy the Cat: unimpressed. By everything. (16 original postures) - Rexxy the Dog: optimistic, somehow. (16 original postures) - Grimmy the Death: this heat is personal.( 16 original postures) - Danny the Devil: it's finally his weather. (16 original postures) Each character pack is an optional, one-time in-app purchase. NO SETUP. NO ADS. NO DRAMA. - no account needed - no ads served - no complicated setup - no subscription: pay once, own it forever SUPER CLEAN DESIGN There is only the information you need: - your city location (in case you forgot) - icon or extra character adjusted to weather conditions - comment on the weather That's it. You do not need anything more. THE FORECAST, DELIVERED WITHOUT ENTHUSIASM - Current conditions for your location or any city - 3-day forecast with daily highs and lows - Home Screen widgets in three sizes - Shareable weather cards for the group chat - Celsius or Fahrenheit - Light and dark mode PRIVATE I do not collect any personal data. Nothing is sold to anyone. No interest-based ads. Just you, the weather and a bad attitude. The weather may be miserable. Checking it doesn't have to be.

Screenshots

Skycritter4 screens
Whatever Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skycritter at every 2 days against Whatever Weather's every 2 weeks. Whatever Weather's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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. Skycritter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Whatever Weather sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skycritter ships an update every 2 days, Whatever Weather every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Skycritter versus Whatever Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkycritterWhatever Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB79 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRene ZelayaMobi-net.pl

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Skycritter

One-time10
  • Ziggy$1.99
  • Jimothy$1.99
  • Lufi$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Pushkin$1.99
  • Esnupi$1.99
  • S'mores$1.99
  • Pippa$1.99
  • Hex$1.99
  • Boo$1.99
  • SkyCritter Pro$9.99
4 purchases

Whatever Weather

One-time4
  • Danny$1.99
  • Tommy$1.99
  • Grimmy$1.99
Show 1 more
  • Rexxy$1.99

Questions

Is Skycritter free?
Skycritter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whatever Weather free?
Whatever Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skycritter or Whatever Weather have ads?
Neither Skycritter nor Whatever Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skycritter or Whatever Weather?
Skycritter ships an update every 2 days, and Whatever Weather every 2 weeks. Most recently, Skycritter was updated on October 31, 2026 and Whatever Weather on November 8, 2026.

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