Comparison

ApexSKY vs WeatherDrobe

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

Head to head
About

ApexSKY

Track celestial events like aurora, meteor showers, and ISS passes. Get detailed sky forecasts, space weather data, and personalized observing plans. Features include a dashboard with weather snapshots and moon phases, plus optional alerts for significant astronomical activity.

Highlights
  • Tonight's Sky dashboard
  • Observing forecast timeline
  • Aurora Outlook with Kp forecast
  • Live space weather data
  • ISS pass tracking
  • Meteor shower outlook
  • Planet positions
Features
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ApexSKY shows your local sky at a glance — built for aurora chasers, meteor watchers, and tonight's observing plan. TONIGHT'S DASHBOARD • Home: Tonight's Sky score, weather snapshot, moon phase, and space weather at a glance • Observing forecast timeline — clouds, seeing, moon, and score through the night • Aurora Outlook with a 24-hour Kp forecast for your location LIVE SPACE WEATHER • NOAA SWPC data: Kp, Bz, solar wind, geomagnetic outlook • Animated aurora probability map and solar imagery carousel • Optional push alerts when activity spikes (Kp / storm thresholds) ISS, METEORS & PLANETS • Upcoming ISS passes with brightness, direction, and ground track map • Meteor shower outlook, sporadic rates, and active shower windows for your sky • Planet positions and visibility for tonight LOCATION & ALERTS • GPS or manual observing site; saved dark-sky sites when signed in • Notifications for aurora, geomagnetic storms, ISS passes, and more • Works without an account for core sky features ACCOUNT & MEMBERSHIP • Free ApexASTRO account: sync preferences, saved sites, observing log, achievements, and Messier browse in Best Targets • ApexSKY Member ($3.99/month): subscribe in the app to unlock the full deep-sky planner — NGC, Caldwell, IC, Tonight's Top 3, planning windows, and PRO Sky conditions • Sign in at account.apexastro.app; membership syncs to your ApexASTRO account on iPhone and web where supported ACHIEVEMENTS • Log observations, earn XP and badges; Trophy Room tracks your progress Core sky features are free. Membership is optional and unlocks the advanced observing planner. Data from NOAA SWPC, Open-Meteo, 7Timer, and public astronomy sources. Forecasts and aurora outlooks are estimates — always use local judgment for travel and observing. Questions or feedback: https://support.apexastro.app Privacy Policy: https://apexastro.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://apexastro.app/terms.html

About

WeatherDrobe

Features
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WeatherDrobe turns the forecast into something you can actually use: an outfit. Instead of reading numbers and guessing, you see a complete look for today's weather — shown head-to-toe on a figure you choose. Open the app and it reads your local conditions, then dresses a male or female figure in clothing suited to the day ahead. Hot, mild, rainy, or freezing — the look changes with the weather, so you know what to wear before you step outside. WHAT YOU GET • Today's outfit, visualized — a full-body look picked for the day ahead, not just a clothing list. • Pick your figure — a male or female figure models the day's outfit. • Dressed for you — tell the app whether you usually feel cold or warm and every look moves one step to match. • Smart extras — an umbrella when rain is coming, a layer when the temperature swings, a windbreaker on windy days. • Real local weather — automatic location or search any city by name. • 7-day outfit forecast — see what to wear over the coming week and plan ahead. • Step counting — today's steps at the top of the app, your week hour by hour, your records, and trophies to earn. Optional, and your counts never leave your iPhone. • Photo journal — save photos of what you actually wore and build your own style log. • Daily reminders — an optional nudge so you're never caught underdressed. • Saved places — keep home, work and wherever you're travelling, and switch between them in a tap. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets — today's look, the full outfit as a checklist, the next twelve hours, or the weather, your outfit and your steps together, without opening the app. They refresh on their own through the day. • Beautiful, weather-aware design — the whole app shifts with the sky, from clear blue to stormy grey. PRIVATE BY DESIGN WeatherDrobe runs entirely on your device. There are no accounts and no sign-ups. We run no servers of our own, your photos and step counts never leave your phone, and your location is sent only to the weather service that returns your forecast. Delete the app and everything it stored is gone. FREE TO USE Everything above is free, in the Casual style. No account, no sign-up. WEATHERDROBE PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • All styles — dress your figure in Streetwear, Business Casual, Athleisure, Old Money and Minimalist, and make any of them your default, on the app and your widgets. • 14-day outfit forecast — plan two weeks ahead instead of one. Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel at any time in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Premium needs no account either. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kernelkrafttech-hue.github.io/logicstack/weatherdrobe/ Stop translating weather into guesswork. WeatherDrobe just shows you what to wear.

Screenshots

ApexSKY3 screens
WeatherDrobe4 screens

Verdict

The call

ApexSKY and WeatherDrobe are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ApexSKY sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and WeatherDrobe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ApexSKY ships an update every 3 weeks, WeatherDrobe fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ApexSKY versus WeatherDrobe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApexSKYWeatherDrobe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB103 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAdeftify, LLClogicstack llc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ApexSKY

Subscriptions1
  • ApexSKY Member$3.991 Month
2 purchases

WeatherDrobe

Subscriptions2
  • WeatherDrobe Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$10.991 Year

Questions

Is ApexSKY free?
ApexSKY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeatherDrobe free?
WeatherDrobe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ApexSKY or WeatherDrobe have ads?
Neither ApexSKY nor WeatherDrobe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ApexSKY or WeatherDrobe?
ApexSKY ships an update every 3 weeks, and WeatherDrobe fortnightly. Most recently, ApexSKY was updated on October 31, 2026 and WeatherDrobe on November 8, 2026.

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