Comparison

Skyla Weather App vs Weather Studio Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Skyla Weather App

Features
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Skyla helps you find better times to go outside. Plan walks, runs, commutes, sports, gardening, errands, and everyday outdoor time around the weather that actually matters to you. Skyla combines your local forecast with your personal outdoor preferences, then highlights useful windows so you can spend less time guessing and more time planning. Check current conditions, scrub through the day, see the week ahead, ask forecast-based planning questions, and get Smart Alerts when weather changes may affect your plans. Skyla helps answer simple questions like: • Is now a good time to walk? • When will rain start? • Will the commute be messy? • Is pollen or air quality something to watch? • When is the best outdoor window today? • What does the weather feel like later? Core features include: Best outdoor window Skyla highlights useful outdoor windows so you can plan walks, runs, errands, sports, gardening, and other outdoor time around better conditions. Outdoor Preferences Tell Skyla what weather feels good to you. Set comfort ranges for activities like walking, running, hiking, pickleball, or your own custom outdoor plans. Skyla uses those preferences to recommend better times. Ask the Weather Ask forecast-based questions about your day, like when to walk, commute, garden, play sports, or head outside. Skyla uses the local forecast and your saved preferences to give practical planning help. Smart Alerts Choose helpful weather alerts for rain, UV, pollen, air quality, commute weather, severe conditions, and outdoor activity reminders. Skyla can let you know when weather changes matter to your plans. Play the day Scrub through the day to see how the weather changes hour by hour. Quickly understand when temperatures rise, when rain may arrive, and when conditions improve. Visual weather scenes See the forecast come to life through cozy weather scenes that react to current conditions. Skyla makes the forecast feel calmer, more personal, and easier to understand at a glance. Current conditions and daily forecast Check temperature, highs and lows, rain chance, conditions, and the seven-day forecast in a clean visual layout. Weather Scenes Choose from cozy scenes and seasonal worlds that make checking the weather feel more personal. What stays free: • Current conditions • Seven-day forecast • Severe-weather information • Base Cozy Garden weather scene • One general outdoor recommendation Optional Skyla Membership adds expanded planning features, more personalization, Smart Alerts, extra weather scenes, and more ways to plan around the forecast. Skyla is designed for everyday weather planning: simple enough to check quickly, useful enough to help you decide when to go outside, and friendly enough to make the forecast feel less boring. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Weather Studio Widgets

Features
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Build weather with tiles. Weather Studio gives you control over what weather information you see, where it appears, and how it looks. Create your dashboard by adding weather tiles, then arrange and resize them to fit the information you need. Customize every tile Choose the content, style, and layout of individual tiles. Build a simple dashboard for quick weather checks or combine more tiles for a detailed view. Display weather information such as temperature, hourly and daily forecasts, humidity, wind, precipitation, and more. Design widgets your way Build Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets using the same tile-based system. Choose the weather data you want, arrange your tiles, and customize the appearance of each widget. Weather Studio supports multiple widget formats, including Home Screen and Lock Screen layouts. Create multiple layouts Save different dashboard tile arrangements and switch between them whenever you need a different setup. With Weather Studio, your dashboard and widgets are built around the weather information that matters to you. Privacy Policy: https://penguinworksco.work/weather-studio/privacy-policy Support: https://penguinworksco.work/weather-studio/support

Screenshots

Skyla Weather App4 screens
Weather Studio Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weather Studio Widgets at none against Skyla Weather App's 1. Weather Studio Widgets also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Skyla Weather App's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Skyla Weather App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Weather Studio Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skyla Weather App ships an update every 9 days, Weather Studio Widgets every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Skyla Weather App versus Weather Studio Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyla Weather AppWeather Studio Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoseph DigiovannaDaryl Gialolo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Skyla Weather App

Subscriptions1
  • Skyla Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
None

Weather Studio Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skyla Weather App free?
Skyla Weather App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather Studio Widgets free?
Weather Studio Widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skyla Weather App or Weather Studio Widgets have ads?
Neither Skyla Weather App nor Weather Studio Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skyla Weather App or Weather Studio Widgets?
Skyla Weather App ships an update every 9 days, and Weather Studio Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skyla Weather App was updated on October 25, 2026 and Weather Studio Widgets on October 25, 2026.

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