Comparison

PWS Display vs StormCast

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PWS Display

Features
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PWS Display turns any iPhone or iPad into an always-on dashboard for your personal weather station. It connects directly to your existing weather station account — no separate backend, no account with us required: • Netatmo • Weather Underground (Wunderground PWS) • WeatherFlow Tempest • Davis WeatherLink • Ambient Weather FEATURES • Live dashboard with whatever your station reports: outdoor/indoor temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed/gust/direction, rain rate and daily total, dew point, feels-like temperature, UV index, solar radiation, CO2, noise, lightning strikes and distance, illuminance • Local history chart, built up automatically over time on your device • Designed for wall-mounted iPads: the layout scales to fill any screen, keeps the display awake, and can pause automatically during a configured night window • Configure multiple stations and switch between them • Metric or imperial units • Configurable refresh interval • Available in 19 languages PRIVACY PWS Display has no backend and no analytics. Your weather station credentials and history stay on your device only; the app connects only directly to the provider you configure. Full privacy policy available in the app and at: https://sites.google.com/view/pwsdisplay-privacy-en PWS Display is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Netatmo, The Weather Company, WeatherFlow, or Davis Instruments.

About

StormCast

Features
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Rain on the way? See where it’s moving. With StormCast, follow rain and lightning on the map and get alerts for the places you choose: home, work or your weekend destination. Check the radar alongside hourly forecasts to see how the weather could change. FOLLOW RAIN AND LIGHTNING • Rain radar with two hours of history and a movement forecast up to two hours ahead • Live lightning, with distance from your location • Storm cells with movement direction and speed • Satellite, temperature, wind and wave maps ALERTS FOR YOUR PLACES • Nearby lightning alerts with a customisable radius • Incoming rain alerts with updates as it approaches • Approaching storms with an estimated arrival time • Italian Civil Protection weather alerts for your places in Italy • Quiet hours configurable for each place CHECK THE DAYS AHEAD • Hourly and daily forecasts up to 14 days ahead • Forecast reliability index • Air quality, UV, pressure, visibility and marine data • Sunrise, sunset, daylight hours and moon phases • Recent nearby earthquakes, using INGV and USGS data START WITH YOUR FIRST PLACE Search for a location, explore the map and turn on monitoring. Allow notifications on your device to receive alerts. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PREMIUM StormCast is free to download. Radar, lightning and forecasts are available with ads and a daily usage limit shown in the app. Push alerts remain active after your viewing time runs out. StormCast Premium removes ads and the time limit. It includes Display mode, which turns a tablet into a weather station, beyond the initial trial period. Premium is an annual subscription. The current price is shown in the app before purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled in your store account settings. Restore purchases using the same store account. Available in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. Forecasts and alerts are estimates based on available data. They do not guarantee the timing or location of severe weather and do not replace official guidance or other personal safety measures. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.stormcastlab.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

PWS Display4 screens
StormCast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PWS Display at none against StormCast's shown. StormCast's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PWS Display ships an update every 3 weeks, StormCast weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PWS Display versus StormCast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPWS DisplayStormCast
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWerner KolovSimone Baldi

In-app purchases

None

PWS Display

No in-app purchases

None

StormCast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PWS Display free?
PWS Display is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StormCast free?
StormCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PWS Display or StormCast have ads?
StormCast shows ads; PWS Display does not.
Which is updated more often, PWS Display or StormCast?
PWS Display ships an update every 3 weeks, and StormCast weekly. Most recently, PWS Display was updated on November 6, 2026 and StormCast on October 31, 2026.

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