Comparison

SatelliteWx vs Show Me Fire

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

Head to head
About

SatelliteWx

Access live GOES satellite imagery, radar, lightning data, and severe weather overlays. Offers free access to all data with optional Pro features for enhanced resolution and advanced tools.

Highlights
  • Live GOES satellite imagery
  • Mosaic radar and lightning detection
  • Severe weather overlays
  • Advanced Pro tools
  • High-resolution local views
  • Animation loops
  • Drawing and measurement tools
Features
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Satellite Weather puts live GOES-19 (East) and GOES-18 (West) imagery, mosaic radar, lightning detection, and severe-weather overlays in one fast, ad-free app. Free gives you all of the data. Pro gives you the resolution, the advanced tools, more favorites, and a longer archive. FREE • All 16 ABI channels plus every RGB product, GeoColor included • Every weather overlay — MRMS radar with hail size and rotation tracks, GLM lightning (flash, density, minimum flash area), NWS warnings, watches and mesoscale discussions, SPC outlooks, ProbSevere and storm reports, RAP variables across pressure levels, RTMA surface analysis, METAR observations, aviation, active fires, and tropical • Live GOES CONUS view and the full-disk hemisphere view • Mesoscale 2 — one-minute imagery wherever the sector is pointed • Animation loops up to 20 frames, and a 6-hour archive • Drawing, sharing, and the measure tool • Physical map boundaries — states, counties, roads, cities, rivers, lat/lon grid • One saved favorite — sign in with a free account to sync favorites and custom regions across devices and satellitewx.com • Convenient layering system to add all of the above on top of your satellite imagery • No ads PRO ($1.99/mo or $19.99/year — 2 week free trial) • Full-resolution local views — regional, sub-regional, state and metro. Every view is rendered at the same pixel count as CONUS but covers far less ground, so a state view carries roughly five times the detail of that same area seen in the free CONUS view. Zooming into CONUS magnifies one fixed image; Pro renders that area fresh. • Full-disk north and south crops, plus the ocean views • Mesoscale 1 — the second one-minute sector • Soundings, skew-T, and cross-section analysis tools • Pixel inspector for exact brightness temperatures • Time series tool for storm trends • Dual and quad (tablet) pane setup to view more data at once • Animation loops up to 100 frames • The full 48-hour archive — replay an entire event from the start • Up to 25 favorites (saved views), synced across your devices • No ads, ever PRIVACY & TERMS • Your location stays on your device — used only to center the map. We never see it. • No ads. No third-party tracking. No advertising SDKs. • Privacy Policy: https://satellitewx.com/privacy.html • Terms of Use (EULA): https://satellitewx.com/terms.html Built by weather enthusiasts. Questions, bug reports, feature ideas: support@satellitewx.com

About

Show Me Fire

Features
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Stay informed about fire-weather conditions across Missouri with Show Me Fire. Show Me Fire brings daily statewide fire-weather forecasts, active Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches, outlook graphics, and situation reports into one focused app. Select Missouri counties and receive optional notifications for the updates that matter to you. FEATURES • View the latest daily Missouri fire-weather forecast • Monitor active Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches • Browse forecast maps and outlook graphics • View active situation reports • Select counties for county-specific notifications • Receive optional statewide forecast and situation-report updates • Share forecast and outlook images • Use your location once to identify your county, or select it manually • Use the app without creating an account

Screenshots

SatelliteWx4 screens
Show Me Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Show Me Fire at none against SatelliteWx's 2. SatelliteWx's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SatelliteWx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Show Me Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SatelliteWx ships an update every 3 days, Show Me Fire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SatelliteWx versus Show Me Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatelliteWxShow Me Fire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatellite Weather LLCCade Woolaway

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SatelliteWx

Subscriptions2
  • Satellite Weather Pro (monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Satellite Weather Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Show Me Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SatelliteWx free?
SatelliteWx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Show Me Fire free?
Show Me Fire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SatelliteWx or Show Me Fire have ads?
Neither SatelliteWx nor Show Me Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SatelliteWx or Show Me Fire?
SatelliteWx ships an update every 3 days, and Show Me Fire every 2 months. Most recently, SatelliteWx was updated on October 21, 2026 and Show Me Fire on October 6, 2026.

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