Comparison

Layer Weather vs Cloudbreak Weather

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

Head to head
About

Layer Weather

This app translates weather forecasts into specific clothing recommendations, considering factors like temperature, humidity, and precipitation. It learns your personal comfort level and preferences to suggest outfits for your day.

Highlights
  • Outfit recommendations based on weather
  • Personalized comfort calibration
  • Learns from user feedback
  • Commute weather alerts
  • Live radar and precipitation
  • AI packing lists
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Stop guessing what to wear. Layer Weather turns today’s forecast into a head-to-toe outfit — tops, bottoms, outerwear, shoes, umbrella — using feels-like temperature, wind, humidity, and rain. Not just a number on a map. HOW IT WORKS • Open the app → see today’s outfit in seconds • Calibrate if you run hot or cold — recommendations match how you actually feel • Thumbs up or down each morning so it learns • Set leave-by times for rain and temperature swings on your commute INCLUDED FREE • Daily outfit recommendation • Comfort calibration (run hot / cold) • Style & formality preferences • Learning from your feedback LAYER WEATHER PRO (optional) • Live radar & richer precipitation • AI packing lists for trips • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch Stop guessing. Dress with confidence. Privacy: https://layerweather.app/privacy Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cloudbreak Weather

Features
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Cloudbreak is a fast, private weather app for people who actually watch the sky — built with a fire-weather edge for anyone living in or near wildfire country. Open it and you get a clean, honest read on right now: current conditions, an hourly strip you can scan at a glance, and a seven-day outlook — sourced from the U.S. National Weather Service and, in Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Tap any detail for a 24-hour chart of humidity, wind, pressure, UV, visibility, and more, or drag the sun along its arc to see exactly how much daylight is left. Where Cloudbreak goes further is fire and air: • Fire-weather risk — the day's expected max, from Low to Extreme, with the official drivers (humidity, wind, Haines index) and a 48-hour outlook, so an elevated day never catches you off guard. Official NWS data in the U.S.; a clearly-labeled modeled estimate anywhere else. Each day in the 7-day forecast is flagged for its peak fire risk, too. • A dedicated fire map — active incidents and perimeters, satellite hotspots, smoke, and historical burn scars (official USGS/USFS records for major fires), each a layer you can turn on or off, with a tap-through detail on every feature. • Smoke and air quality — live AQI with a multi-day outlook, plus NOAA smoke plumes on the map, so you know when to keep the windows shut. • National Weather Service and Environment Canada alerts — the most severe warning for your area, front and center. Explore the weather visually: play NEXRAD radar forward past now with a short-range forecast, loop GOES GeoColor satellite imagery, read surface wind and temperature fields, and add lightning or air-quality overlays on top — with active-fire hotspots available over any of them. Have your own hardware? Connect a personal weather station — Ambient Weather, Tempest, Davis, Netatmo, or PWSWeather — and Cloudbreak blends your backyard readings into the forecast. (Newer providers are marked Beta in the app.) Cloudbreak comes with an Apple Watch app, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and a native Mac app, so the forecast is wherever you are. Private by design We don't run servers that store your data, and there are no accounts to create. Your location is sent to public weather and fire-data providers only to fetch a forecast — it is never stored by us, never tied to your name, and never used to build a profile. No ads. No analytics. No third-party tracking. The keys for any station you connect stay in the Keychain on your device. Full guide, FAQ, and support: apps.stonemesastudio.com Fire-weather, smoke, and air-quality information is for general awareness — always follow official guidance from local authorities in an emergency.

Screenshots

Layer Weather4 screens
Cloudbreak Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cloudbreak Weather at none against Layer Weather's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Layer Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cloudbreak Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Layer Weather ships an update every 8 days, Cloudbreak Weather weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Layer Weather versus Cloudbreak Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLayer WeatherCloudbreak Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKen MillsStone Mesa Studio, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Layer Weather

Subscriptions2
  • Layer Weather Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Layer Weather Pro Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Cloudbreak Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Layer Weather free?
Layer Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cloudbreak Weather free?
Cloudbreak Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Layer Weather or Cloudbreak Weather have ads?
Neither Layer Weather nor Cloudbreak Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Layer Weather or Cloudbreak Weather?
Layer Weather ships an update every 8 days, and Cloudbreak Weather weekly. Most recently, Layer Weather was updated on September 26, 2026 and Cloudbreak Weather on September 23, 2026.

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