Aurora Expert vs WeatherExt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aurora Expert
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Live data from NOAA’s new solar wind sentinel SOLAR-1: Aurora Expert tells you whether you can see the aurora tonight – at your place, with clouds, darkness and the moon. FREE • Tonight’s chance at your place, in five levels from “Very low” to “Very likely” – and every value says when it is from. • Why this verdict? Tap ⓘ: the factors behind the chance and the Kp it takes where you are. • Forecast for up to three nights: Kp, how far the aurora reaches, and the clouds when Apple Weather provides them. • Globe with a time scrubber: NOAA’s aurora oval twelve hours back and ahead, with the day and night side. For both hemispheres. • An alert for your home when the aurora activity there reaches the threshold and it is dark – with a test alert, so you know it arrives. • Red light and field mode for outside: compass and the key values, and your eyes stay adapted to the dark. • Live Activity and widgets for the Lock Screen and StandBy. • Journal with a season summary: for each place, from your own answers, how often you saw the aurora at each forecast level. • At Kp 7 or more, the storm cockpit is open for one night without Aurora Pro. AURORA PRO – ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Place alerts: alerts for every saved place within aurora range, your own threshold of 25, 50 or 75%, wake for strong activity. Save unlimited places. • Trip planner: the best spot for every night of your trip, with route and leave-by reminder. • Tonight from here: clearer places within a 30 to 90 minute drive. • Your best nights: season calendar and widget. • Storm cockpit: Deep Dive with solar wind, Kp history and raw data, substorm tracker, CME outlook and live tiles in field mode. • My nights: photos for your nights, a gallery and export as CSV or JSON. DATA Aurora activity (OVATION), Kp and storm warnings from NOAA SWPC, solar wind from NOAA SOLAR-1 / ACE at the Lagrange point L1, clouds from Apple Weather. No ads, no tracking.
WeatherExt
Visualize current weather conditions with animated skies and detailed hourly and daily forecasts. Explore interactive radar maps and save multiple locations. An optional subscription offers advanced features like tide times and weather alerts.
- Animated weather visualizations
- Hourly and 7-day forecasts
- Interactive radar map
- Saved locations and widgets
- Apple Watch companion app
- Optional Pro subscription
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See your weather at a glance with WeatherExt for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. ANIMATED SKIES Clouds, sunshine, rain, snow, fog, and nighttime skies move with the weather. Moon phases reflect the date, and the Atmosphere theme follows the weather. Choose Atmosphere, Forecast line, Paper & ink, or Daylight for the app, widgets, and Apple Watch. Atmosphere supports Light, Dark, or System appearance. YOUR DAY AND WEEK AHEAD See current conditions, daily highs and lows, and a brief outlook for your day. Browse hourly forecasts and up to seven days ahead. Explore an hour with an interactive timeline, or open a day for charts and conditions. INTERACTIVE RADAR Play the radar timeline or open the full-screen map to pan and zoom. Available past and forecast frames depend on the location and provider. YOUR PLACES AND WIDGETS Save cities and swipe between their forecasts. Use Current Location while the app is open, or search for a city without granting location access. Add widgets to keep your forecast close at hand. WEATHER ON YOUR WRIST The companion Apple Watch app shows current weather, hourly and daily forecasts, complications, and Smart Stack widgets. WEATHEREXT PRO An optional subscription unlocks: • High and low tide times, heights, and charts near supported U.S. coastal stations on iPhone and iPad. • More saved locations. • A choice of additional weather providers available for your region. • Weather alerts • A rain outlook and rain notifications • Alternate app icons. Privacy Policy: https://weatherextension.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WeatherExt at daily against Aurora Expert's every 6 days. WeatherExt also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Aurora Expert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WeatherExt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aurora Expert ships an update every 6 days, WeatherExt daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aurora Expert | WeatherExt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Baumann | Tim Leland |
In-app purchases
Aurora Expert
- Aurora Export Pro Unlock$4.99
WeatherExt
- WeatherExt Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- WeatherExt Pro Yearly$32.991 Year









