Comparison

LudeWeather vs MeteoLupa

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

Head to head
About

LudeWeather

Features
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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.

About

MeteoLupa

This weather app provides current conditions in historical context, comparing today's temperature, precipitation, and wind against decades of data. It offers precise forecasts, past weather trends, and statistical insights in plain language, with widgets for iPhone and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Historical weather comparison
  • Today in context insights
  • Precise forecasts
  • Past weather timeline
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
Features
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MeteoLupa puts today's weather in perspective using archive data: how unusual is today compared to many years of history? Clear, factual — on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. FIVE TABS Today, Forecast, Lens, Time travel and More. The old Context view now lives on Today (insight) and in Time travel (comparisons). LENS Today and a past year on the same map — same colour scale. Turn the ring to travel through time. TODAY Temperature, rain and wind against decades of archive data. A wind map over your location, air quality with official European and US bands plus PM2.5. FORECAST Hourly trend and the days ahead. TIME TRAVEL Days: two dates side by side — including air quality and moon phase. Month: the same month in two years. Records: the hottest and coldest days at your place (this month or the full record). WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets plus Apple Watch app and complications. Shared data between iPhone, widgets and Watch. FREE WITH OPTIONAL TIPS MeteoLupa is free. Voluntary donations support ongoing development — entirely optional, no premium features. Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Catalan, Romanian, Slovenian, Estonian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Greek, Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Bulgarian and Vietnamese.

Screenshots

LudeWeather4 screens
MeteoLupa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LudeWeather at none against MeteoLupa's 6. MeteoLupa's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MeteoLupa sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. LudeWeather asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LudeWeather ships an update every 2 months, MeteoLupa every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LudeWeather versus MeteoLupa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLudeWeatherMeteoLupa
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimitris DimitriouMalte Bunzel

In-app purchases

None

LudeWeather

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

MeteoLupa

One-time6
  • Small contribution$0.99
  • Nice contribution$1.99
  • Medium contribution$2.99
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  • Large contribution$3.99
  • Generous$6.99
  • Very generous$8.99

Questions

Is LudeWeather free?
LudeWeather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeteoLupa free?
MeteoLupa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LudeWeather or MeteoLupa have ads?
Neither LudeWeather nor MeteoLupa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LudeWeather or MeteoLupa?
LudeWeather ships an update every 2 months, and MeteoLupa every 3 days. Most recently, LudeWeather was updated on September 30, 2026 and MeteoLupa on October 15, 2026.

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