Comparison

NOWA Weather vs Storm Window

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

Storm Window

This app transforms raw weather data into clear outdoor risk timelines, highlighting safe periods for outdoor activities. It considers factors like lightning, heat, wind, air quality, and rain to provide actionable guidance.

Highlights
  • Clear outdoor risk guidance
  • 48-hour hourly risk timeline
  • Lightning-aware storm risk
  • Heat, air quality, wind, UV, rain, snow context
  • National Weather Service alert awareness
  • Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch support
  • Activity-specific risk profiles (Pro)
Features
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Storm Window helps you find safer outdoor windows when weather risk is changing. Instead of giving you another raw forecast, Storm Window turns hourly weather data into a clear outdoor risk timeline, highlighting when conditions look clear, marginal, stormy, or severe. Built for runners, cyclists, walkers, golfers, beach days, trail time, work crews, and anyone who plans around lightning, heat, wind, air quality, and rain. Core features: • Clear "go / wait" style outdoor risk guidance • 48-hour hourly risk strip, shown as bars or dots • Lightning-aware storm risk • Heat, air quality, wind, UV, rain, and snow context • National Weather Service alert awareness • Current-location planning, plus one saved place • Home Screen widgets and Apple Watch support • Built-in explanations of what's driving each hour's risk Storm Window Pro adds: • Multiple saved locations • Activity-specific risk profiles (runner, cyclist, golfer, and more) • Custom activity profiles • Personal heat and AQI sensitivity tuning • Full hourly detail on tap • Driest-stretch highlight within your safe window • Per-location widgets and complications Storm Window Pro+ adds: • Trips: pin an upcoming event and get its own safe-window forecast and alerts • "Should I Go?" activity-aware guidance • Forecast change reviews and 48-hour forecast summaries • Apple Intelligence-powered risk explanations on supported devices — all features work without it Storm Window uses deterministic risk rules for its core safety assessment. Pro+ guidance does not replace the underlying risk rating. Storm Window is forecast guidance, not a guarantee of safe conditions. Weather can change quickly. When thunder roars, go indoors. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NOWA Weather4 screens
Storm Window4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NOWA Weather at 15.1 against Storm Window's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 and Storm Window sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NOWA Weather versus Storm Window: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOWA WeatherStorm Window
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRicardo DacostaDaniel Schumacher

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NOWA Weather

Subscriptions2
  • NOWA Monthly$1.991 Month
  • NOWA Annual$9.991 Year
4 purchases

Storm Window

Subscriptions4
  • Storm Window Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Storm Window Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Pro+ Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is NOWA Weather free?
NOWA Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Storm Window free?
Storm Window is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NOWA Weather or Storm Window have ads?
Neither NOWA Weather nor Storm Window shows ads.

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