Comparison

SkyBit vs Tchoup

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

Head to head
About

SkyBit

Features
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SkyBit turns the weather into a tiny pixel-art world. Open the app and watch a hand-crafted 16-bit scene react to the real sky above you: rain falls in chunky droplets, snow drifts pixel by pixel, the sun pulses, lightning flickers, and at night the moon glows in its true phase. Powered by accurate data from the most reliable sources, SkyBit gives you precise current conditions, an hourly timeline, and a 10-day forecast — all wrapped in a retro aesthetic you'll actually want to look at. PIXEL-ART THEMES Dress the whole app in 24 hand-tuned palettes. Every animation re-colors itself to match — rain turns pink-purple in one theme, green in another. WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Put SkyBit on your Home Screen and Lock Screen with pixel widgets in every size. On Apple Watch, get a full app plus complications, all in the same crisp pixel style. EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Current temperature, feels-like, high / low • Hourly and 10-day forecast • Humidity, wind, pressure, UV index, visibility • Sunrise, sunset and moon phase • Add any city in the world and swipe between them • 37 languages ALMOST AD-FREE We hate ads too — but we need a little support to keep SkyBit free. So there are no boring, unskippable, full-screen, in-your-face ads here. Just one small banner at the bottom. Want zero ads? PRO is one tap away. FREE TO USE SkyBit is free. Go PRO to unlock every theme and remove ads, or buy single themes you love. Checking the weather has never been this fun. Download it, pick your theme, and watch the sky — one pixel at a time. —— SkyBit is free to download and includes a single small banner ad. Optional purchases: • SkyBit PRO (auto-renewable subscription, $4.99/year) — unlocks all 24 themes and removes ads. • Individual themes — unlock a single theme with a one-time purchase. SkyBit PRO renews automatically for $4.99/year unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.berryfilm.art/en/skybit/privacy

About

Tchoup

Features
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Is my street flooded? Tchoup answers that question for New Orleans — live, block by block. WHAT YOU SEE • Flood reports from neighbors: where water is standing right now, how deep (ankle, tire, bumper, up to the windows), confirmed by other people on the block. • Pump station status across the city, updated continuously. • Live rain radar. • River and canal gauges with flood stages. • Underpass danger zones — the low spots where cars drown. They glow red when flood-risk weather is active or flooding is reported nearby. • A shareable "roads to avoid right now" list for the family group chat. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Report flooding in two taps to warn your block. • Confirm or clear other reports so the map stays honest. • Save your home (privately) and get a push notification when a neighbor reports flooding within 1/3 mile. HOW IT STAYS TRUSTWORTHY • Sign-in is one tap (Apple) or a passwordless email link. • You can't confirm your own report. Reports expire after 3 hours unless someone confirms them, and disappear when neighbors say the water's gone. • No ads, no tracking, no data sales. Your home location is never shown to anyone. Turn around, don't drown. If there's water across the road, don't drive into it — check the map, find another way. Tchoup is a product of Edge Orbital, made in New Orleans.

Screenshots

SkyBit4 screens
Tchoup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tchoup at none against SkyBit's shown. Tchoup also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). SkyBit's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

SkyBit ships an update monthly, Tchoup every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
SkyBit versus Tchoup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyBitTchoup
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdullah Onur SIMSEKChristopher Wolff

In-app purchases

None

SkyBit

No in-app purchases

None

Tchoup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkyBit free?
SkyBit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tchoup free?
Tchoup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SkyBit or Tchoup have ads?
SkyBit shows ads; Tchoup does not.
Which is updated more often, SkyBit or Tchoup?
SkyBit ships an update monthly, and Tchoup every 5 days. Most recently, SkyBit was updated on September 16, 2026 and Tchoup on September 19, 2026.

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