Comparison

AlertCat vs Weather Dashboard+

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

Head to head
About

AlertCat

Features
Read full description

AlertCat helps you check conditions near you and across Catalonia using public information about civil protection, weather, wildfires and local resources. NEAR YOU AND ACROSS CATALONIA Check hazardous weather warnings, civil protection plan phases and the Pla Alfa fire-risk level. Search for municipalities and access local information and the sources behind each alert. WILDFIRE PREVENTION Explore a map of water points, tracks, settlements, completed and planned fuel-break strips, municipal plots and Collserola lookout towers. Combine these layers with active or stabilised fires and municipal and county boundaries. Barcelona Provincial Council’s layers cover its own territory. Measure distances and areas on the map. In Resilience, save basemaps and prevention layers for a municipality, county or selected area. Refresh each download to incorporate changes to the inventory. FIRES AND FOLLOWING Check fires reported by official sources, their progress and reported resources. Follow a fire, configure notifications and view progress on the Lock Screen on supported devices. WEATHER AND MAPS Access forecasts, rainfall, animated rain radar and wind information. Explore different basemap styles and weather and territorial layers. ENVIRONMENT AND PREVENTION Find information about river flows, reservoirs, drought, sea conditions, beaches, earthquakes, confinement areas, closed mountain areas, flood zones, defibrillators, climate shelters, air quality, and chemical hazards and warning sirens. MOUNTAINS AND WHERE AM I? Discover peaks, refuges, snow and access information in Mountain mode. With “Where am I?” you can check your coordinates and municipality, locate defibrillators and call 112. Saved maps and data help when connectivity is limited; current information and some features require an internet connection. No user account or advertising. Available in Catalan, Spanish and English. Customise the action buttons, preferences and notifications, and check source status in Settings. Data comes from services including Protecció Civil, Meteocat, Bombers, Agents Rurals, ICGC, Barcelona Provincial Council, ACA, Servei Català de Trànsit and other sources identified in the app. Prevention inventories do not guarantee real-time resource availability. AlertCat is an independent app, not an official app of the Government of Catalonia or the emergency services. It does not replace instructions from the authorities. In an emergency, call 112. Free download. Full access to AlertCat requires an annual subscription, with a 3-day free trial for eligible App Store customers. After the trial, €0.99 per year in Spain; your local price is shown before you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically until cancelled through your Apple Account. Previous AlertCat purchasers keep full access without a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Weather Dashboard+

Features
Read full description

A full-screen weather app designed to be an always on wall mounted tablet There's a million weather apps out there, but I wanted one that was designed for a wall-mounted tablet. I had some requirements and a wish list: • It has to be full screen - take full advantage of the screen with no system status bar • It needs to keep the screen on all day and go dark at night • It needs to be simple to use and readable from a distance • And most importantly it needs to look great - this is a wall mounted tablet after all BASIC FEATURES • Beautiful Backgrounds: full-screen photography that changes with the current weather conditions • Large Current Temp: in collapsed view you just get the background and a large temperature - simple, and it looks great on a wall • Hourly Forecast: a full day of hourly temperatures with chance of precipitation • Daily Forecast: up to 10 days of lows/highs and chance of precipitation • Future Radar: animated radar showing the next 3 hours for your location • Full Screen Radar: a full screen map you can pan and zoom, with play/pause and a slider to scrub through the next few hours • Pollen Forecast: the next 5 days of pollen levels • Weather Details: additional details about the current weather • °F or °C: one switch in Settings; wind, pressure and visibility follow it • Refresh: automatically on a schedule you pick (10 minutes by default) or manual refresh ADVANCED FEATURES • Multiple Locations(*): add your current location or search by city, then swipe between them • Full Screen: use the entire screen - no system status bars taking up space • Dashboard Mode(*): option to keep the screen ON during the day and turn it OFF at night or a screensaver with wake on motion - essential for a wall mounted tablet • Multiple Weather Icon Sets: select from 4 sets of weather icons to find the one you like best • Configurable Weather Source: Open-Meteo (the default - no API key needed), Visual Crossing (API key) or OpenWeatherMap (API key) • Configurable Pollen Source: pollen.com, Open-Meteo, or an optional worldwide source (API key) • Reorder Sections: re-order the various weather sections to fit your needs • My Photos: add your own photos to the weather background or as a screensaver (*) Dashboard mode and adding 3 or more locations require a small 1-time in-app purchase to unlock everything

Screenshots

AlertCat3 screens
Weather Dashboard+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AlertCat at every 2 days against Weather Dashboard+'s weekly. Weather Dashboard+'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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. AlertCat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and Weather Dashboard+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlertCat ships an update every 2 days, Weather Dashboard+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
AlertCat versus Weather Dashboard+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlertCatWeather Dashboard+
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArnau CanalJOSEPH A PAGE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AlertCat

Subscriptions1
  • AlertCat Annual3 Days trial$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • AlertCat Lifetime$2.99
1 purchases

Weather Dashboard+

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is AlertCat free?
AlertCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather Dashboard+ free?
Weather Dashboard+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AlertCat or Weather Dashboard+ have ads?
Neither AlertCat nor Weather Dashboard+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlertCat or Weather Dashboard+?
AlertCat ships an update every 2 days, and Weather Dashboard+ weekly. Most recently, AlertCat was updated on November 9, 2026 and Weather Dashboard+ on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons