MeteoLupa vs Skyward
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.
Skyward
This app provides detailed weather forecasts for up to 30 days, with longer-range outlooks up to 6 months. It offers clear charts, radar, historical comparisons, and tide information to help users understand weather patterns.
- 30-day detailed forecasts
- 6-month long-range outlooks
- Rain radar and weather maps
- Tide information
- Historical weather comparisons
- Customizable weather tiles
- Smart weather alerts
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Skyward is a powerful weather app for people who want more than just today’s forecast. See detailed weather forecasts for the next 30 days, explore longer-range outlooks up to 6 months ahead, and understand what the weather is doing with clear charts, radar, historical comparisons, tides and useful insights. Skyward goes beyond temperature and rain chance. Follow air pressure, sea temperatures, precipitation, wind, sunshine, air quality, tides and climate trends in a clear and easy-to-read way. Key features include: • Detailed weather forecasts up to 30 days ahead • Long-range weather outlooks up to 6 months • Rain radar and weather maps • Save favourite places and switch between them quickly • High and low tide information • Air pressure graphs and trends • Sea temperature charts • Temperature, precipitation, wind and climate charts • Weather widgets for quick information • Smart weather alerts • Forecast confidence and uncertainty information • See how accurate previous Skyward forecasts were • Compare expected weather with normal conditions • Historical weather comparisons and records • Daily weather highlights and visual summaries • Sunrise, sunset and daylight information • Air quality information • Search weather anywhere in the world • Choose which weather tiles you want to see • Hide weather tiles you don’t need • Arrange Skyward around the information that matters to you • Customise units, language and appearance Understand the forecast Skyward doesn’t just show you numbers. It helps explain what stands out, how reliable a forecast is and how expected conditions compare with what is normal for that time of year. Look further ahead Explore weather trends weeks and even months into the future. Longer-range forecasts naturally become less certain, so Skyward also shows forecast confidence to help you understand how much weight to give them. Follow the tides Check high and low tide information alongside weather, wind and sea conditions. Useful for coastal trips, fishing, boating, beach days and anyone who wants to understand what is happening around the coast. Check past predictions Look back at previous forecasts and see how closely Skyward predicted the weather that actually occurred. Make Skyward your own Skyward can be adapted to the way you use a weather app. Save your favourite places, choose which weather tiles you want to see and hide the information you don’t need. Whether you mainly care about rain, wind, air pressure, sea conditions, tides or long-range forecasts, you can keep the information that matters to you and remove the rest. Your preferences stay remembered, keeping Skyward clean, personal and easy to use. Skyward is available in English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Portuguese, with more languages planned. No subscription. No monthly payments. Just one small price for a complete weather app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MeteoLupa at Free against Skyward's $1.99. MeteoLupa also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Skyward's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On rating, update cadence, 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
MeteoLupa is free to download; Skyward costs $1.99 up front. MeteoLupa sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Skyward asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MeteoLupa against 5.0 for Skyward. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeteoLupa has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MeteoLupa ships an update every 3 days, Skyward every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MeteoLupa | Skyward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 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 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Malte Bunzel | Ahmed Khelifi |
Customer experience
MeteoLupa
Skyward
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
Skyward
No in-app purchases









