Comparison

SkyForge vs PixelSky

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

Head to head
About

SkyForge

Experience a dynamic, full-screen weather map with animated radar, 3D storms, and live wind streams. Get detailed 10-day forecasts with interactive charts and severe weather alerts. This app prioritizes privacy with no sign-up or tracking.

Highlights
  • Full-screen animated weather radar
  • 3D storm visualization
  • Live wind streams
  • 10-day forecast with interactive charts
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
Features
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SkyForge makes the weather radar the whole app — a full-screen, buttery-smooth animated map is your home screen, and everything else floats cleanly on top. RADAR THAT MOVES • Smooth, motion-interpolated radar: the past two hours, then up to an hour of forecast radar where it's available • 3D storms — heavy rain rises off the map as shaded clouds that cast shadows • Live wind streams — thousands of moving particles showing direction and speed • Temperature overlay with a color-graded legend • Show precipitation, temperature and wind together • Fronts & pressure from NOAA's surface analysis • Zoom out far enough and the map becomes a spinning 3D globe, colored with NASA satellite land cover A FORECAST WITH DEPTH • 10-day forecast — tap any day to expand a plain-English brief • Interactive charts for every day: temperature, precipitation, UV, wind, humidity, visibility, and pressure — drag to pinpoint any minute • Hourly forecast, current conditions, "feels like", and high/low • Air quality (US AQI), UV index, sunrise & sunset, dew point, and more BUILT FOR WHERE YOU ARE • Automatic radar and forecast for your current location • Save cities and reorder your list with a long-press • Dark and light map themes that remember your choice SEVERE WEATHER • Live watches, warnings, and advisories from the US National Weather Service, right at the top of your screen when they matter HONEST BY DESIGN • 100% free and ad-free • No account, no sign-up, no tracking • Your location is used only to fetch weather — never stored or sold Weather data from Open-Meteo, LibreWXR, RainViewer, NOAA / National Weather Service, NASA GIBS, Iowa State Mesonet, and OpenWeatherMap.

About

PixelSky

This app transforms weather forecasts into a pixel-art adventure. Explore dynamic scenes based on real locations, check current conditions and forecasts, and play a casual runner game inspired by the weather.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art weather scenes
  • Hourly and daily forecasts
  • Casual runner gameplay
  • Unlockable characters and music
  • Home Screen widgets
  • City search and saved places
Features
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PixelSky turns the weather forecast into a pixel-art adventure. Check your local weather, follow the next few hours, and run through scenes inspired by real places. See current conditions, temperature, high and low values, and the upcoming forecast in a colorful, easy-to-use interface. Search for cities, save favorite places with labels such as Home and Work, and choose the forecast that fits your run. RUN WITH THE WEATHER Every city has its own landscape, with a dynamic sky that changes with the time of day and weather conditions. Explore coast, city, and countryside scenes, plus special scenes for selected locations. In the casual runner game, tap to jump over obstacles, collect coins and hearts, grab shield power-ups, and try to beat your distance. Unlock music, extra lives, and characters with the coins you earn while playing. HIGHLIGHTS • Current weather, hourly forecast, and upcoming days. • City search and saved places with custom labels. • Pixel-art scenes that match the city, time, and weather. • Casual runner gameplay with obstacles, hearts, coins, and shields. • Shop with unlockable music, characters, and upgrades. • Game Center global leaderboard for your longest distance. • Weather and city-scene widgets for your Home Screen. • Responsive layouts for iPhone and iPad. PRIVACY PixelSky asks for location only while you use the app to find your current city and retrieve its forecast. No account is required to use the app.

Screenshots

SkyForge4 screens
PixelSky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PixelSky at every 2 days against SkyForge's monthly. SkyForge's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

SkyForge ships an update monthly, PixelSky every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SkyForge versus PixelSky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyForgePixelSky
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB403 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyler PoseySoftwares LLC

Customer experience

SkyForge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PixelSky

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SkyForge

No in-app purchases

None

PixelSky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkyForge free?
SkyForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixelSky free?
PixelSky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SkyForge or PixelSky have ads?
Neither SkyForge nor PixelSky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyForge or PixelSky?
SkyForge ships an update monthly, and PixelSky every 2 days. Most recently, SkyForge was updated on October 31, 2026 and PixelSky on October 31, 2026.

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