TinyCelsius vs Synoptic Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TinyCelsius
This app displays current weather conditions with both Celsius and Fahrenheit side-by-side for easy reading. It offers a menu bar item on Mac and widgets for iPhone's Home and Lock Screens, allowing quick access to local weather data.
- Celsius and Fahrenheit side-by-side
- Current location or pinned city
- Mac menu bar weather item
- iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Weather condition symbol and update time
- Unit order and decimal controls
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TinyCelsius keeps current weather small, readable, and always nearby. See Celsius and Fahrenheit together without mental conversion. On Mac, TinyCelsius lives in the menu bar near the clock. On iPhone, it gives you a simple weather view and widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen. Use your current location or set a city. TinyCelsius loads live weather, shows the current condition, and lets you choose whether Celsius or Fahrenheit appears first. On Mac, you can keep the menu bar item compact, show or hide the condition icon, and refresh from the panel. On iOS, widgets can show the latest temperature pair and optional refresh time. Features: * Celsius and Fahrenheit side by side * Current location or pinned city * Mac menu bar weather item * iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets * Weather condition symbol and update time * Unit order, decimal, and compact menu bar controls * Local weather powered by WeatherKit TinyCelsius is intentionally focused: current conditions, quick reading, and no account to manage. All data is on device and using Apple Weather for realtime weather information – we don't have access to your location at any time.
Synoptic Weather
Visualize rain patterns with an animated map and access a 16-day forecast for any location. Get detailed sea and air quality information, with widgets for quick access. No sign-up or ads are required.
- Animated rain map (6 hours past/future)
- 16-day detailed forecast
- Sea and wave conditions
- Air quality index and dust warnings
- Map search and current location forecast
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Synoptic Weather shows rain on the map and the forecast for any place in the world. • Animated rain map: six hours back and six hours ahead, with a time slider and play button. • 16-day forecast: temperature, feels-like, humidity, UV index and chance of rain. • Sea and waves: wave height, period, direction and water temperature — for surfing, swimming or fishing. • Air quality: the index, PM2.5, PM10 and dust, with a warning when dust is expected. • Tap the map or search for a city to see its forecast at once. • Opens on the forecast for where you are. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your location or a place you pick. No sign-up and no ads. Weather data from Open-Meteo; map from OpenStreetMap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Synoptic Weather at 17.0 against TinyCelsius's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TinyCelsius against 5.0 for Synoptic Weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | TinyCelsius | Synoptic Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dion Software, LLC | Sharon Shalem |
In-app purchases
TinyCelsius
No in-app purchases
Synoptic Weather
No in-app purchases
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