Comparison

Neptune Weather vs NoAd Radar

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

NoAd Radar

This weather app provides a clear, ad-free radar map with future precipitation estimates and official weather alerts. It offers home screen widgets for quick access and location-based notifications for your convenience.

Highlights
  • Ad-free radar map
  • Future precipitation estimates
  • NWS watches, warnings, and advisories
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Location-based notifications
  • Dark, light, and satellite maps
Features
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NoAd Radar puts weather first, with a distinctive dot-style radar map and no advertising or promotional startup screens. Open it and get straight to the radar. Explore recent radar, look ahead with estimated future precipitation, and see National Weather Service watches, warnings, and advisories. Add a Home Screen widget for a quick look at weather near your saved location. • Three hours of recent radar playback • Estimated future precipitation • National Weather Service alert details • Optional location-based weather notifications • Small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets • Dark, light, and satellite maps • Designed for iPhone and iPad Weather coverage is currently limited to the contiguous United States (the lower 48 states and Washington, DC). Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and other countries are not covered. An internet connection is required. Future precipitation is an estimate, not an official forecast. Widgets refresh on a schedule managed by iOS; updates are not continuous or guaranteed. Notifications use your last location registered by the app, so open NoAd Radar after traveling to update it. NoAd Radar is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by NOAA or the National Weather Service. Weather data and notifications can be delayed or unavailable. Do not rely on this app as your only source of severe-weather warnings.

Screenshots

Neptune Weather4 screens
NoAd Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Neptune Weather at Free against NoAd Radar's $1.99. Neptune Weather also leads on device support (4 vs 2). NoAd Radar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ratings volume, update cadence 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

Neptune Weather is free to download; NoAd Radar costs $1.99 up front. Neptune Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. NoAd Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoAd Radar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Neptune Weather's written reviews are positive against 100% of NoAd Radar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Neptune Weather versus NoAd Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNeptune WeatherNoAd Radar
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleph Collective LLCCicada Group, LLC

Customer experience

Neptune Weather

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

NoAd Radar

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 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
None

NoAd Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Neptune Weather free?
Neptune Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoAd Radar free?
NoAd Radar costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Neptune Weather or NoAd Radar?
NoAd Radar is rated higher. Neptune Weather averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while NoAd Radar averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Neptune Weather or NoAd Radar have ads?
Neither Neptune Weather nor NoAd Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Neptune Weather or NoAd Radar?
Neptune Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, and NoAd Radar every 2 weeks. Most recently, Neptune Weather was updated on October 31, 2026 and NoAd Radar on October 29, 2026.

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