Comparison

NOWA Weather vs Earth Exhibit

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

Head to head
About

NOWA Weather

Features
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NOWA — Your Atmospheric Awareness Platform Weather is more than a forecast. NOWA brings together real-time observations, forecast models, official alerts, marine conditions, space weather, and nearby environmental hazards to give you a clearer picture of what's happening around you. Rather than simply showing a forecast, NOWA analyzes multiple sources of atmospheric data and translates them into information you can understand and act on. Know what's happening now. Understand what's coming next. Know how confident the forecast is. ATMOSPHERIC AWARENESS See current conditions and developing weather through a combination of observations, high-resolution models, precipitation data, and atmospheric analysis. NOWCAST Get plain-English 12-hour and 24-hour weather outlooks that analyze current and developing conditions, including rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, and mixed precipitation. FORECAST CONFIDENCE Not every forecast is equally certain. NOWA uses High, Medium, and Low confidence indicators to help you understand when the atmospheric signal is strong—and when uncertainty remains. LOCAL HAZARD AWARENESS Stay aware of severe weather, heavy rain, winter storms, coastal hazards, nearby lightning and other changing conditions. Receive customizable notifications even when NOWA is closed. BEACH & MARINE AWARENESS Monitor wave height, swell period, tides, water temperature, rip-current risk, buoy observations, and coastal hazards. SPACE WEATHER Follow the atmosphere above the atmosphere. Monitor aurora potential, Kp index, geomagnetic activity, solar flares, and other space-weather conditions. EARTHQUAKES Monitor nearby seismic activity using USGS data and configurable proximity alerts. BUILT AROUND TRUST NOWA uses trusted sources including the National Weather Service, NOAA, USGS, Open-Meteo, and other meteorological providers. An intuitive green, yellow, and red system helps communicate changing conditions and potential hazards at a glance. No account is required, and your preferences are stored locally on your device. Subscription • Subscription length: monthly/yearly • Price: $1.99 per month or $9.99 per year • Payment: Charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase • Renewal: Automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the renewal date • Manage: You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://nowa-weather.replit.app/privacy

About

Earth Exhibit

Features
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The sky and the seasons are always doing something remarkable. You just rarely hear about it in time. Earth Exhibit fixes that. Track 600+ natural phenomena from around the world: auroras, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers, wildlife migrations, wildflower blooms, bioluminescent tides, tidal bores, and dozens of atmospheric optics like sun dogs, fire rainbows, and light pillars. For each one, Earth Exhibit tells you the thing that actually matters. Is it worth stepping outside for near you right now, and if not now, when. WHAT YOU GET • A live read on what's happening near you, scored from real weather, moon phase, darkness, tides, space weather, and seasonal timing, not guesswork. • A Field Clock that answers "what's worth going outside for today, and when": golden hour, the clear-sky window, tonight's best stargazing, and any sky events. • Alerts when something you're watching is genuinely coming together. A geomagnetic storm pushing the aurora south, a meteor shower peaking under clear skies, a seasonal window opening near you. • A Coming Soon view of upcoming eclipses, conjunctions, and seasonal events with real dates and countdowns. • Detailed guides for every phenomenon: where to go, the best time of day, what conditions you need, and what to expect. • A way to log what you've seen, with photos and notes, and browse what others spotted. BUILT ON REAL DATA Earth Exhibit pulls from trusted public sources, including NOAA space-weather feeds, Open-Meteo forecasts, astronomical models, and wildlife observation databases, and combines them into one honest answer per phenomenon. When it tells you something is worth seeing, that is because the conditions actually support it. FOR TRAVELERS AND BACKYARD WATCHERS ALIKE Search anywhere in the world to plan a trip around a phenomenon, or find out what is visible from your own backyard tonight. No account is required to explore. Sign in to save phenomena, set alerts, and log your own sightings.

Screenshots

NOWA Weather4 screens
Earth Exhibit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earth Exhibit at none against NOWA Weather's 2. NOWA Weather's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. NOWA Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Earth Exhibit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
NOWA Weather versus Earth Exhibit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOWA WeatherEarth Exhibit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRicardo DacostaJohn Holloway

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NOWA Weather

Subscriptions2
  • NOWA Monthly$1.991 Month
  • NOWA Annual$9.991 Year
None

Earth Exhibit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOWA Weather free?
NOWA Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Earth Exhibit free?
Earth Exhibit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NOWA Weather or Earth Exhibit have ads?
Earth Exhibit shows ads; NOWA Weather does not.

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