FeyCast vs Weather Engine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FeyCast
This app provides detailed weather forecasts and live radar, catering to both casual users and weather enthusiasts. It offers current conditions, hourly and extended forecasts, and extensive map layers for in-depth analysis. A free version is available with core features, while a premium subscription unlocks advanced historical data and customization options.
- Live weather radar
- Hourly and 10-day forecasts
- Extensive map layers
- Historical weather data
- Customizable alerts
- Severe weather warnings
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A beautiful weather app for both the data lover and the person who just wants to know if it'll rain. Live radar across 52 countries, in 59 languages. FEYCAST FREE Yes. The free version is a complete weather app, not a demo: current conditions, hourly and 10-day forecasts, full radar, 23 of 97 map layers, government severe weather alerts, and 5 saved locations. No annoying ads, ever. I’ve always been annoyed by weather apps that are clearly more focused on ad revenue than providing a quality user experience. • Automatic iCloud backup • Free includes 1 active alert. Premium has no limit. • FeyCast Free is always available. FEYCAST PREMIUM Everything in FeyCast Free • All 97 map layers • Possible Futures · 31-member ensemble • Decades of history · back to 1869 • 30-year seasonal patterns • Climate location comparisons • US tornado history · since 1950 • Earthquake history · since 1903 • Today's global extremes list • 15 themes • 15 map styles • Unlimited favorites • Unlimited custom alerts 14-day free trial for eligible subscribers Family Sharing included The App Store confirms your price and trial eligibility before purchase. Billed through your Apple ID. Cancel anytime in your device's subscription settings. Auto-renews until you cancel. If you allow location access, FeyCast uses your device location for local weather and maps. You can deny or withdraw permission and choose places manually. Privacy: https://feycast.com/privacy https://feycast.com/terms
Weather Engine
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**Weather Engine** Weather Engine is a professional weather visualization and forecasting application designed for users who want to understand weather beyond ordinary forecasts. Unlike traditional weather apps, Weather Engine combines numerical weather prediction, satellite imagery, radar observations, and interactive weather maps — now including full aviation altitude charts — into a single intuitive interface. Powered by NOAA Global Forecast System (GFS) data and a high-performance native weather engine, the application delivers smooth, precise visualization of atmospheric conditions directly on your device, from the surface up to the jet stream. **Key Features** - NOAA Global Forecast System (GFS) forecasts - Real-time satellite imagery - Weather radar observations - Temperature maps and isotherms - Sea-level pressure contours (isobars) - Aviation altitude mode: 850/700/500/300 hPa constant-pressure charts with geopotential height contours and level wind - Wind streamlines with animated flow, from the surface to jet-stream altitude - Relative humidity visualization - Forecast precipitation - Interactive weather timeline - Coastline and border outline overlay, so land and sea stay legible under any weather layer - Touch any location to view detailed weather information - Automatic weather layer management based on observation and forecast availability - Optimized rendering for iPhone and iPad **Aviation Altitude Mode** Weather Engine now goes beyond the surface. Slide from mean sea level up through the standard aviation constant-pressure levels — 850, 700, 500, and 300 hPa — to see the same geopotential height contours and wind fields pilots read on a real constant-pressure chart. Whether you're studying a ridge at 500 hPa or checking jet-stream wind ahead of a flight, the map adjusts contour spacing and range automatically for each level, and animated wind streamlines scale to stay legible even at jet-stream speed. **Professional Weather Analysis** Weather Engine allows users to combine multiple atmospheric variables on one map, making it easy to understand relationships between: - Pressure and wind - Temperature and fronts - Humidity and precipitation - Radar and forecast rainfall - Satellite imagery and cloud systems - Surface conditions and upper-level flow **Built for Global, Seamless Viewing** The map renders continuously wherever you look — panning smoothly across the international date line, staying correctly aligned while rotated, and covering wide regions without gaps, even when zoomed far out over an ocean or a full continent. Radar and rain tiles are rendered at higher fidelity, and the new coastline/border outline option keeps geography readable no matter how many weather layers are stacked on top. **Suitable for** - Weather enthusiasts - Outdoor activities (hiking, camping) - Sailing & fishing - Pilots & drone operators - RF and microwave engineers - Amateur radio operators - Teachers, students, and researchers **Interactive Timeline** Move seamlessly through time to explore past observations, current weather, and future forecasts. Weather layers automatically appear or disappear depending on data availability, and the altitude slider works alongside the timeline so you can track how a pressure surface evolves over the next five days. **Native High-Performance Engine** Combines Flutter with a native C++ weather engine for efficient GRIB2 decoding and smooth visualization of NOAA weather data, tuned with adaptive level-of-detail so contours, heatmaps, and wind particles stay sharp at every zoom level from a single country to a full hemisphere. **Data Sources** - NOAA Global Forecast System (GFS) - Weather Radar - Satellite Imagery **Privacy** Weather Engine does not collect personal weather data. Location access is used only to display weather conditions around your current position.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weather Engine at none against FeyCast's 2. Weather Engine also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 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
Both are free to download. FeyCast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Weather Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.
FeyCast ships an update every 2 days, Weather Engine daily. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.
| Parameter | FeyCast | Weather Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Fey | Heebok Lee |
In-app purchases
FeyCast
- FeyCast Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- FeyCast Premium Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
Weather Engine
No in-app purchases
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