Comparison

Neptune 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

Neptune Weather

This app provides highly accurate, localized weather forecasts using advanced data analysis and a unique forecast engine. It features volumetric radar, detailed map overlays, and a query terminal for custom data access. Receive alerts for severe weather like hail and rotation.

Highlights
  • Live 3D volumetric radar
  • Custom terrain map overlays
  • Forecast confidence bands
  • Built-in query terminal
  • Hail and rotation alerts
  • Astronomy and solar storm data
Features
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Neptune has been built from the ground up to provide the most accurate and local weather forecast possible. It maintains simplicity without sacrificing the details that make a weather application useful. Neptune ingests a wide variety of raw weather models from around the world and monitors their forecasts against what actually happens. Neptune's forecast engine creates a precise prediction tailored to your location, and it’s designed to learn and get better over time. After a few days of forecasting and observing, Neptune will publish its accuracy against the National Weather Service to prove it's worth. VOLUMETRIC RADAR Neptune ingests raw volumetric radar data from the leading, most up-to-date sources and displays it against true to life terrain. Watch a timelapse of storms growing from the ground up and use Neptune's radar tools to cut apart layers of the storms at different elevations. Neptune offers both high resolution raw radar data, and pre-filtered radar data. Neptune also offer's HRRR and GFS data all built into the maps functionality for extended visual forecasts and analysis. MAPS AND OVERLAYS In addition to radar, Neptune offers temperature, precipitation, dynamic wind, lightning, and cloud overlays. The underlying map was custom built from the ground up to show detailed terrain features and elevation changes. This allows storms to be displayed at real scale against perfectly recreated mountains and ravines. FORECAST CONFIDENCE Instead of showing you an arbitrary probability, Neptune publishes a confidence band for its forecast fields to display the agreement between the models it ingests. This allows you to visualize model convergence and divergence and get a feel for the true range of possibilities being predicted. Neptune automatically tunes its final prediction; however, it also aims to be transparent enough to show its work. BUILT-IN QUERY TERMINAL If interacting with a UI isn’t your style, or you prefer to have data in a custom format, Neptune provides a query terminal with its own built in query language to access its weather data. The syntax is easy to learn and suggestions are provided for you; however, you can also query in plain text using Apple’s on device LLM to translate it into a weather query and interpret the output. Query historical data as far back as the data goes for your location or put together custom forecasts based on only the fields that you want. You can create preset commands to quickly run a query that you find useful. HAIL AND ROTATION ALERTS Neptune uses leading data sources to warn you of any nearby hail or rotational activity. It monitors the live, high resolution radar in your area to be as accurate as possible and increase its chances of providing plenty of reaction time. AND A TON MORE -Hurricane tracker -Earthquake risk and monitoring -Wildfire alerts and visualization -Astronomy and solar storm data -U.S. Army Core of Engineer reservoir data -Tide, wave, and ocean climate data -Aviation conditions -Wildlife and fishing -Seasonal forecasts -Detailed historical analysis -Fully customizable ONGOING SUPPORT AND INNOVATION Neptune is a brand new weather application and this is just the beginning. Our team is dedicated to providing ongoing, meaningful updates to Neptune for the foreseeable future. Stay tuned for what’s to come! OUR COMMITMENT TO TRUE PRIVACY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Unlike other weather applications, Neptune will never sell or distribute ANY of your data. For more details, see our privacy policy below. Neptune requires a subscription after a 3-day free trial; no account or card needed to start. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://neptuneweather.io/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://neptuneweather.io/terms.html

About

Storm Window

This app provides clear outdoor risk guidance based on hourly weather data, highlighting safe times for outdoor activities. It accounts for lightning, heat, wind, air quality, and rain, offering tailored advice for various pursuits.

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
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

Neptune Weather4 screens
Storm Window4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Storm Window at 5.0 against Neptune Weather's 4.6. Storm Window also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Neptune Weather's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neptune Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Storm Window holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neptune Weather has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Neptune Weather's written reviews are positive against 100% of Storm Window's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Neptune Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, Storm Window every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Neptune Weather versus Storm Window: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeptune WeatherStorm Window
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleph Collective LLCDaniel Schumacher

Customer experience

Neptune Weather

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Storm Window

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Neptune Weather

Subscriptions2
  • Neptune Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Neptune Yearly$59.991 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 Neptune Weather free?
Neptune 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.
Which has better reviews, Neptune Weather or Storm Window?
Storm Window is rated higher. Neptune Weather averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Storm Window averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Neptune Weather or Storm Window have ads?
Neither Neptune Weather nor Storm Window shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neptune Weather or Storm Window?
Neptune Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, and Storm Window every 5 days. Most recently, Neptune Weather was updated on October 29, 2026 and Storm Window on October 25, 2026.

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