LudeWeather vs Open Window
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LudeWeather
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LudeWeather is a fast, clean weather app with a monochromatic design. Black, white, and system type. Current conditions on top. The next 7 days right underneath, so planning a trip or the weekend takes one glance. WHAT YOU GET Now The live temperature, what it feels like, and today's high and low, with a plain language line about the next hours. 7 day outlook Today plus the days ahead, each with a temperature range and rain chance. Tap a day for its hourly breakdown. Hourly The next 24 hours as a chart you can scrub. Switch between temperature, feels like, and rain. Tap an hour for wind, feels like and amount. Rain When rain is coming, a 12 hour outlook with a headline you can tap for chance and amount hour by hour. Plus an animated radar framed on your location. The finer numbers Humidity, pressure, visibility, dew point and cloud cover. Wind, UV, air and pollen A wind compass with gusts, UV with a short note on what to do, air quality with the pollutant breakdown, and pollen where coverage exists. Make it your own Hide any section you do not use. Search any city, save the ones you care about, or use your location. Metric or imperial. Dark, light, or follow the system. Fast Opens on the last city you checked. Saved places come back without waiting. Stays in step Saved places, layout and settings can sync through iCloud. Sign in is optional, for the same preferences across devices and for severe weather alerts. The app works fully without an account. PRIVACY FIRST No ads. No tracking. Your location is used only to fetch the local forecast. Preferences you choose to sync go through your iCloud or your optional account, never sold. Weather data from OpenWeather and Open-Meteo. LudeWeather is a LudeHQ product.
Open Window
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Practical weather information for the day. Open Window uses the forecast to answer everyday questions: what to wear, whether to take an umbrella, when to open a window, and what changes to expect. Included Features • Current weather guidance for outfit, umbrella, ventilation, and outdoor comfort • Temperature, air quality, wind, humidity, rain, and UV details • Current-location weather that updates as you move when location access is allowed • The main current-weather screen remains available after the preview ends 3-Day Preview All Plus features are free for the first 3 days, without a purchase or automatic charge. Includes saved places, custom alerts, detailed forecasts, summaries and supported widgets. An active Plus subscription is required after the preview. Open Window Plus • Continued weather alerts and widgets after the 3-day preview • Custom summary times and quiet hours • Up to four saved places with sorting and place-specific alerts • Detailed hourly views for temperature, air quality, wind, humidity, rain, and UV • Up to 10 days of forecasts, including today • Widgets for multiple places • Direct access to the matching place from an alert or widget • An option to skip repetitive default summaries when there is no meaningful weather change (In-App Purchase) Plus is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Price and any available offer are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple account settings. Location and Privacy • No account is required • Weather data comes from Apple Weather • Air-quality details may be supplemented by the Open Window server where available • Location is used only for app features and optional alerts, not for tracking Device Support • Supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro • Feature availability varies by platform - Contact: help@paran.app - Terms of Use: https://paran.app/open-window/terms - Privacy Policy: https://paran.app/open-window/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LudeWeather at none against Open Window's 2. LudeWeather also leads on ads (none vs shown). Open Window's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement 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. Open Window sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LudeWeather asks for nothing beyond the download.
LudeWeather ships an update every 2 months, Open Window every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LudeWeather | Open Window |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dimitris Dimitriou | Paran |
In-app purchases
LudeWeather
No in-app purchases
Open Window
- Open Window Plus$1.991 Month
- Open Window Plus$9.991 Year









