Comparison

Weather Magic PWS vs Weather Studio Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Weather Magic PWS

Features
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Weather Magic PWS puts your own personal weather station on your iPhone. It reads the data your station already sends to Weathercloud and shows your readings as they come in. You can also connect your own station's Weather Underground account (optional). If your station goes offline, Weather Magic PWS can use a nearby backup station so you still see current conditions until your station is back. FREE - Live data from your home station - Today's graphs - One backup station Free does not include long-term history, cloud storage or data export. PRO: ONE UNLOCK FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC Pro is a single purchase, not a subscription. Buy it once and it unlocks Pro on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. On iPhone and iPad you can try Pro free for 30 days first, once; the trial never renews or charges. Pro adds: - Your station's history and week, month and year graphs, read from your own cloud database. Long-range graphs load quickly because they use hourly and daily averages. - Your own cloud database: choose Turso or Supabase and connect an account you control - Multiple devices: one computer, such as your Mac, collects your station's data every minute. If it stops, another computer takes over automatically. Your iPhone and iPad view the data from the cloud. - A second backup station - Air quality - Near-real-time lightning: the wind vane shows nearby strikes on 1, 5, 10 and 20 mile rings with a flashing bolt. On iPhone and iPad, lightning comes from your collecting computer through your cloud database, so no key is needed here. - Data export YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Your station's data goes only to your own database. It is not sent to us. Data read from public backup stations is used only in the app and is never pushed back to its source. GOOD TO KNOW - Weather Magic PWS is built for owners of a personal weather station that sends its data to Weathercloud. Connecting your own station's Weather Underground account is optional. - Viewing history from the cloud needs Pro, your own Turso or Supabase account, and a computer running Weather Magic PWS to collect your station's data. - Lightning data is provided by OpenWeather and requires a free OpenWeather account and API key on your collecting computer. Pro setup there walks you through creating one. No key is needed if your weather station reports lightning itself. - Air quality and lightning depend on the data available for your area. - Readings come from your station and the sources you connect, and may sometimes be delayed or unavailable. Not for lightning safety decisions.

About

Weather Studio Widgets

Features
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Build weather with tiles. Weather Studio gives you control over what weather information you see, where it appears, and how it looks. Create your dashboard by adding weather tiles, then arrange and resize them to fit the information you need. Customize every tile Choose the content, style, and layout of individual tiles. Build a simple dashboard for quick weather checks or combine more tiles for a detailed view. Display weather information such as temperature, hourly and daily forecasts, humidity, wind, precipitation, and more. Design widgets your way Build Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets using the same tile-based system. Choose the weather data you want, arrange your tiles, and customize the appearance of each widget. Weather Studio supports multiple widget formats, including Home Screen and Lock Screen layouts. Create multiple layouts Save different dashboard tile arrangements and switch between them whenever you need a different setup. With Weather Studio, your dashboard and widgets are built around the weather information that matters to you. Privacy Policy: https://penguinworksco.work/weather-studio/privacy-policy Support: https://penguinworksco.work/weather-studio/support

Screenshots

Weather Magic PWS4 screens
Weather Studio Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weather Studio Widgets at none against Weather Magic PWS's 1. Weather Magic PWS's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Weather Magic PWS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Weather Studio Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Magic PWS ships an update every 11 days, Weather Studio Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Weather Magic PWS versus Weather Studio Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather Magic PWSWeather Studio Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard DerryDaryl Gialolo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Weather Magic PWS

One-time1
  • Weather Magic PWS Pro$9.99
None

Weather Studio Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Weather Magic PWS free?
Weather Magic PWS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather Studio Widgets free?
Weather Studio Widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Weather Magic PWS or Weather Studio Widgets have ads?
Neither Weather Magic PWS nor Weather Studio Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather Magic PWS or Weather Studio Widgets?
Weather Magic PWS ships an update every 11 days, and Weather Studio Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Weather Magic PWS was updated on October 18, 2026 and Weather Studio Widgets on October 25, 2026.

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