SatelliteWx vs Forecast Foundry HQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SatelliteWx
Access live GOES satellite imagery, radar, lightning data, and severe weather overlays. The free version offers comprehensive data, while the Pro subscription unlocks higher resolution, advanced analysis tools, and extended archives for detailed weather tracking.
- Live GOES satellite imagery
- Mosaic radar and lightning detection
- Severe weather overlays
- Advanced analysis tools (Pro)
- Extended data archives (Pro)
- Customizable favorites and regions
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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
Forecast Foundry HQ
This app allows users to create and share personalized weather forecasts and seasonal outlooks with a community of weather enthusiasts. Engage in discussions and follow other forecasters to stay informed about weather patterns.
- Create custom weather forecasts
- Publish forecasts to the community
- Follow other forecasters
- Discuss weather with enthusiasts
- Seasonal outlook creation
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Create custom weather forecasts and seasonal outlooks, publish them to the community, follow forecasters, and discuss weather with other enthusiasts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SatelliteWx at every 3 days against Forecast Foundry HQ's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. SatelliteWx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Forecast Foundry HQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SatelliteWx against 5.0 for Forecast Foundry HQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SatelliteWx ships an update every 3 days, Forecast Foundry HQ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SatelliteWx | Forecast Foundry HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satellite Weather LLC | Connor Dunne |
Customer experience
SatelliteWx
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In-app purchases
SatelliteWx
- Satellite Weather Pro (monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Satellite Weather Pro Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
Forecast Foundry HQ
- Climate Crew7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Climate Crew Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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