Comparison

Nubuki vs Skyla Weather App

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

Head to head
About

Nubuki

Features
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Nubuki is the weather app with a soul. A character —fox, cat, bunny or bear— lives on your screen and dresses for the real weather in your city: sunglasses in the heat, an umbrella in the rain, a coat when it freezes. Real precision, plenty of charm: • Current weather with feels-like, wind, humidity, UV index and air quality • Hourly, daily and weekly forecast • Multiple cities: add and switch between your favourite places • Animated backgrounds for every condition: sun, rain, storm, snow, fog, wind and night • Customize your pet • Home screen widget • Dark mode, in Spanish and English • Clean, distraction-free design: just you and your weather Download for free and let your weather dress with you.

About

Skyla Weather App

Features
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Skyla helps you find better times to go outside. Plan walks, runs, commutes, sports, gardening, errands, and everyday outdoor time around the weather that actually matters to you. Skyla combines your local forecast with your personal outdoor preferences, then highlights useful windows so you can spend less time guessing and more time planning. Check current conditions, scrub through the day, see the week ahead, ask forecast-based planning questions, and get Smart Alerts when weather changes may affect your plans. Skyla helps answer simple questions like: • Is now a good time to walk? • When will rain start? • Will the commute be messy? • Is pollen or air quality something to watch? • When is the best outdoor window today? • What does the weather feel like later? Core features include: Best outdoor window Skyla highlights useful outdoor windows so you can plan walks, runs, errands, sports, gardening, and other outdoor time around better conditions. Outdoor Preferences Tell Skyla what weather feels good to you. Set comfort ranges for activities like walking, running, hiking, pickleball, or your own custom outdoor plans. Skyla uses those preferences to recommend better times. Ask the Weather Ask forecast-based questions about your day, like when to walk, commute, garden, play sports, or head outside. Skyla uses the local forecast and your saved preferences to give practical planning help. Smart Alerts Choose helpful weather alerts for rain, UV, pollen, air quality, commute weather, severe conditions, and outdoor activity reminders. Skyla can let you know when weather changes matter to your plans. Play the day Scrub through the day to see how the weather changes hour by hour. Quickly understand when temperatures rise, when rain may arrive, and when conditions improve. Visual weather scenes See the forecast come to life through cozy weather scenes that react to current conditions. Skyla makes the forecast feel calmer, more personal, and easier to understand at a glance. Current conditions and daily forecast Check temperature, highs and lows, rain chance, conditions, and the seven-day forecast in a clean visual layout. Weather Scenes Choose from cozy scenes and seasonal worlds that make checking the weather feel more personal. What stays free: • Current conditions • Seven-day forecast • Severe-weather information • Base Cozy Garden weather scene • One general outdoor recommendation Optional Skyla Membership adds expanded planning features, more personalization, Smart Alerts, extra weather scenes, and more ways to plan around the forecast. Skyla is designed for everyday weather planning: simple enough to check quickly, useful enough to help you decide when to go outside, and friendly enough to make the forecast feel less boring. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nubuki4 screens
Skyla Weather App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skyla Weather App at every 9 days against Nubuki's every 4 months. On price, ads, 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. Nubuki sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Skyla Weather App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nubuki ships an update every 4 months, Skyla Weather App every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Nubuki versus Skyla Weather App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNubukiSkyla Weather App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKissylabsJoseph Digiovanna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nubuki

One-time1
  • Unlock all pets$2.99
1 purchases

Skyla Weather App

Subscriptions1
  • Skyla Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Nubuki free?
Nubuki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skyla Weather App free?
Skyla Weather App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nubuki or Skyla Weather App have ads?
Neither Nubuki nor Skyla Weather App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nubuki or Skyla Weather App?
Nubuki ships an update every 4 months, and Skyla Weather App every 9 days. Most recently, Nubuki was updated on November 5, 2026 and Skyla Weather App on November 10, 2026.

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