MeteoLupa vs Halcyon Forecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Historical weather comparison
- Today in context insights
- Precise forecasts
- Past weather timeline
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications
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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.
Halcyon Forecast
Experience weather forecasting with a nostalgic twist. This app offers classic, skeuomorphic widgets for your iOS Home Screen, combined with a visually immersive weather experience that reflects current conditions.
- Iconic skeuomorphic widgets
- Dynamic atmospheric backgrounds
- Immersive weather centerpiece
- Hyper-local forecasting
- Severe weather alerts
- Detailed metric cards
- Dark mode optimization
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Step back in time while looking ahead at the weather. Halcyon Forecast is a beautifully nostalgic weather application that brings classic, skeuomorphic "HTC Sense" style widgets right to your modern iOS Home Screen, perfectly paired with an immersive, atmospheric weather app experience. Whether you're checking the temperature before your morning commute or tracking a severe thunderstorm, Halcyon Forecast combines retro aesthetics with powerful, modern weather data. Features Iconic Skeuomorphic Widgets: Bring the legendary, classic flip-clock and realistic weather widgets to your iOS Home Screen. Available in Small, Medium, and Large sizes to perfectly fit your aesthetic. Atmospheric Backgrounds: The app comes alive with stunning, dynamic weather backgrounds that realistically reflect the current conditions and time of day—complete with parallax tilt effects powered by your device's gyroscope. Immersive Weather Centerpiece: Experience the weather like never before with large, glowing skeuomorphic weather symbols, moving clouds, and mechanical flip animations. Hyper-Local Forecasting: Get precise current conditions, alongside an interactive 24-hour timeline graph and a comprehensive 5-day extended forecast. Severe Weather & Rain Alerts: Stay safe and dry with real-time severe weather alert banners and imminent rain warnings that appear exactly when you need them. Detailed Metrics: Dive into the details with beautiful metric cards for Wind (featuring a spinning skeuomorphic turbine), Humidity, and Precipitation. Dark Mode Optimized: Designed with a deep, rich dark theme that makes the weather animations pop and the text crisp and legible against any background. Experience the perfect blend of nostalgic design and modern weather forecasting. Download Halcyon Forecast today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MeteoLupa at 100% against Halcyon Forecast's 50%. MeteoLupa also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.9 vs 3.0). Halcyon Forecast's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On update cadence, 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
MeteoLupa is free to download; Halcyon Forecast costs $0.99 up front. MeteoLupa sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Halcyon Forecast asks for nothing beyond the download.
MeteoLupa holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeteoLupa has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MeteoLupa's written reviews are positive against 50% of Halcyon Forecast's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | MeteoLupa | Halcyon Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malte Bunzel | Cory Baxter |
Customer experience
MeteoLupa
Halcyon Forecast
In-app purchases
MeteoLupa
- 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
Halcyon Forecast
No in-app purchases









