Comparison

NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . vs Sky Warden

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

Head to head
About

NOAA Weather Radar Live Map .

Explore detailed weather conditions with live radar maps, animated wind layers, and long-range forecasts. Track storms, view air quality, UV index, and moon phases. Customize your experience with flexible units and multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Interactive weather radar maps
  • Animated wind and precipitation layers
  • Long-range forecast timeline
  • Lightning and storm tracking
  • Up to 14-day forecasts
  • Customizable map and unit settings
  • Multiple language support
Features
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The FREE Weather Radar gives you a beautiful and powerful way to explore the weather around you — from live radar maps and animated wind layers to detailed forecasts, storm tracking, air quality, UV index, moon phases, and more. Designed for users who want more than a simple weather screen, Weather Radar helps you understand what is happening now, what is coming next, and how conditions may change over the days ahead. Explore interactive weather maps with multiple visual layers, including temperature, basic rain, advanced precipitation, snow depth, and animated wind. Use the forecast timeline to watch weather patterns move across the map and plan ahead with a clearer view of upcoming conditions. Track lightning and storms directly on the map. For supported storm systems, you can view detailed forecast information, projected paths, timeline data, and vivid map visuals that make storm movement easier to follow and understand. Choose any location on the map to get a detailed forecast for up to 14 days. View hourly and daily weather information with clear, dynamic charts for temperature, wind speed, humidity, pressure, AQI, UVI, and more. You can also check sunrise and sunset times, moon phase information, and multi-day hourly forecasts to better plan your day, trip, or outdoor activities. Search for places, save your favorite locations, and monitor weather conditions right from the map. Whether you are checking the weather at home, planning a weekend trip, watching storm activity, or comparing conditions across different places, Weather Radar keeps everything easy to access. Customize the app to match the way you use weather data. Adjust measurement units for temperature, wind speed, distance, length, and other values. Fine-tune map settings, visual effects, and display options for a more comfortable and personalized weather experience. Weather Radar also supports multiple languages, making it easier for users around the world to follow weather conditions in the language they prefer. Key Features: • Interactive weather radar maps • Temperature, rain, advanced precipitation, snow depth, and animated wind layers • Long-range forecast timeline on the map • Lightning and storm tracking • Detailed storm forecast paths with visual map timeline • Up to 14-day forecast for selected locations • Hourly and multi-day weather forecast • AQI, UVI, temperature, wind, humidity, and pressure details • Dynamic weather charts • Sunrise and sunset times • Moon phase information • Search and save favorite locations • Customizable map settings and visual effects • Flexible unit settings for temperature, wind, distance, and more • Multiple language support Weather Radar is built to help you see the weather clearly, follow changing conditions, and make better decisions every day.

About

Sky Warden

This app provides a consolidated weather forecast by analyzing multiple leading models, highlighting their agreement and disagreements. It features a dynamic visual display, detailed hourly predictions for various conditions, and unique insights into solar energy and astronomical events. It aims to offer a more trustworthy weather prediction.

Highlights
  • Multi-model forecast analysis
  • Confidence readings on forecasts
  • Dynamic hand-drawn weather scenes
  • Hour-by-hour detailed metrics
  • Rain radar with timeline
  • Solar and energy insights
  • Event-threatening weather alerts
Features
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Most weather apps pick one model and hide the rest. Sky Warden reads many of the world's leading forecast models at once — ECMWF, GFS, ICON, UKMO, GEM, Apple Weather and more — and reconciles them into one honest read: the temperature, the rain, the wind, HOW SURE the models are, and where they disagree. When every model agrees, you get a confident answer. When they split, Sky Warden shows you — the exact number each source gives, and how far apart they are — so a "90% chance of rain" you can trust never looks the same as a coin-toss. A LIVING FORECAST • A hand-drawn scene that redraws with the real conditions — sun, cloud, rain, wind, waves, the moon's phase, day into night — for your exact place. • Three home views: a picture-first Scene, a plain-language Simpler read, and a Details dial that shows every metric and the consensus confidence at a glance. HONEST BY DESIGN • A confidence reading on every forecast, from the models' actual agreement. • Tap it to see where the sources differ — each model's value, side by side. • Your own corrections ("it says rain, it's dry") are respected. HOUR BY HOUR, FOR WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO • Temperature, rain, wind, UV and humidity — each with its own hour-by-hour view. • Rain has a "hide dry hours" toggle, so you see WHEN it rains, not a wall of 0%. • Tides and a full marine read (waves, period, sea temperature). • Live rain radar with a play-through timeline. MORE THAN A FORECAST • Solar & energy: when the sun's strong enough to run the dishwasher or charge — and, in supported regions, how clean the grid is right now. • Plans: reads your calendar and flags weather that threatens outdoor events. • Sky: meteor showers, eclipses, moon phases and space-weather news. • Rain-approaching notifications before you get caught out. PRIVATE No account, ever. Your location is used only to fetch the weather and is never tied to your identity. Your calendar is read on your device to flag events — it never leaves it. Two small, non-personalised ads keep Sky Warden free. Sky Warden is for anyone who's been burned by a confident forecast that was wrong — and would rather know when the models can't agree.

Screenshots

NOAA Weather Radar Live Map .4 screens
Sky Warden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . at 100% against Sky Warden's 40%. NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sky Warden's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, 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. Sky Warden sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . has 107 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NOAA Weather Radar Live Map .'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Sky Warden's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . ships an update weekly, Sky Warden every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . versus Sky Warden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOAA Weather Radar Live Map .Sky Warden
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (107 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings107 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTERMUX LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYDavid Defranceski

Customer experience

NOAA Weather Radar Live Map .

All ratings87 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sky Warden

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

NOAA Weather Radar Live Map .

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sky Warden

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . free?
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sky Warden free?
Sky Warden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . or Sky Warden?
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . is rated higher. NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . averages 4.2 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Sky Warden averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . or Sky Warden have ads?
Both NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . and Sky Warden show ads.
Which is updated more often, NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . or Sky Warden?
NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . ships an update weekly, and Sky Warden every 3 days. Most recently, NOAA Weather Radar Live Map . was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sky Warden on October 28, 2026.

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