Comparison

PulveCast vs Drone Forecast

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

Head to head
About

PulveCast

Features
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Spray now or wait? PulveCast answers with one colour for every hour — green, yellow or red — checked against the limits of your own equipment, crop and nozzle. Built for agricultural spray drones, tractor boom sprayers and self-propelled sprayers. Before you fill the tank, see if the weather window is safe and efficient, and which parameter closes it. WHAT PULVECAST CHECKS, HOUR BY HOUR • Delta T — the best single indicator of droplet evaporation (ideal 2–8 °C by default) • Relative humidity and dew point • Spray drift risk — wind speed crossed with your nozzle's droplet class, Very Fine to Ultra Coarse • Thermal inversion — forecast temperature at 80 m against 10 m, the classic dawn hazard • Wind speed, gusts and direction against your equipment's ceiling • Temperature, rain probability, cloud cover and visibility • For drones: Kp index and visible GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou satellites for RTK accuracy FREE, NO ADS, NO ACCOUNT • Spray verdict for the day, with the reason for every yellow or red hour • Best spray windows of the day, and the forecast shared as an image on WhatsApp • Delta T, humidity, dew point, drift, inversion, wind and gusts • Equipment settings: spray drone, tractor or self-propelled sprayer • Presets for 18 agricultural drone models from DJI Agras, XAG, Hylio and TTA, with their wind and temperature limits • Pre-operation checklists • km/h, m/s, mph or knots · °C or °F · metres or feet • Last forecast kept offline for the far end of the farm • 16 languages PULVECAST PRO • Multi-day planning and the full hourly forecast table • Wind compass • Best spray windows for 7 days, with a phone alert before each one • Several drones, each with its own flight limits • Operation planner, application log with spreadsheet export, and sensitive sides of each saved field (homes, apiaries, water) marked on its map, with a warning and a phone notification when the drift heads there • Spray calculator: droplet class against wind • Crop presets for soybean, corn, sugarcane, cotton, wheat, coffee, beans, rice, sorghum, peanut, potato, tomato, citrus, grape, banana, eucalyptus and pasture, or your own thresholds for any crop • No-fly zone map with official zones and height limits (plus DJI zones), 24-hour Delta T and humidity history, favourite locations • Premium forecast sources: WeatherAPI and Apple WeatherKit Every threshold can be changed to match your own operating standard. PulveCast is decision support based on weather forecasts: the product label and local regulations always prevail. PulveCast Pro Monthly is an optional 1-month auto-renewable subscription. Eligible accounts get the store's free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Guides on Delta T, drift, thermal inversion and drone spraying rules: https://pulvecast.com Questions or ideas: support@pulvecast.com

About

Drone Forecast

Features
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Ready for takeoff? Drone Forecast shows you at a glance whether the weather matches your drone, with real weather data, clear limits, and a safety score from 0 to 100. FLIGHT READINESS AT A GLANCE • Good to fly, Fly with caution, or Don't fly, rated against your drone profile • Safety score with risk breakdown: wind, gusts, temperature, rain risk, visibility, and Kp index • Wind compass with wind direction and current gusts A FORECAST BUILT FOR PILOTS • Hourly 24-hour forecast with wind and gust limit chart • The best flight windows of the day at a glance • 14-day forecast with Pro MAP & AIRSPACE • Weather and flight readiness for any point on the map • US airspace from the official FAA UAS Facility Maps: a planning aid only, not flight authorization CHECKLIST & LOGBOOK • Pre-flight checklist: tick off every item before takeoff • Flight logbook with location, duration, drone profile, and attached weather DRONE PROFILES • Ready-made profiles for common drone classes, or set your own limits for wind, gusts, and temperature • Status ratings always follow your active profile HONEST DATA • Real weather data (Open-Meteo) and public FAA data: no made-up values, no guesswork • Space weather (Kp index) for GPS-critical flights DRONE FORECAST PRO Upgrade to Pro for the unlimited flight logbook, best-window flight alerts, the detailed 14-day forecast, all drone profiles with custom limits, and the US airspace map with tap-to-check. Note: Drone Forecast is a planning aid. Always check weather, airspace, and local rules through official sources before every flight. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PulveCast4 screens
Drone Forecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PulveCast at none against Drone Forecast's 2. PulveCast also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Drone Forecast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. PulveCast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PulveCast ships an update every 3 weeks, Drone Forecast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
PulveCast versus Drone Forecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulveCastDrone Forecast
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRenan Rafael BertoldoMehmet Ali Demir

In-app purchases

None

PulveCast

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Drone Forecast

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PulveCast free?
PulveCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drone Forecast free?
Drone Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PulveCast or Drone Forecast have ads?
Neither PulveCast nor Drone Forecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PulveCast or Drone Forecast?
PulveCast ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drone Forecast every 2 months. Most recently, PulveCast was updated on October 21, 2026 and Drone Forecast on October 16, 2026.

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