Comparison

WeatherMelody vs WeatherExt

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

Head to head
About

WeatherMelody

This app translates hourly weather data into easy-to-understand physical feelings like 'Comfortable' or 'Rainy'. It presents this information in a timeline, highlighting optimal windows for outdoor activities and providing detailed explanations for each weather classification. Advanced features and extended forecasts are available through a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Hourly weather data translated to physical feelings
  • Timeline view of changing weather conditions
  • Optimal outdoor activity window identification
  • Detailed explanation of weather classifications
  • 3-day forecast overview
  • On-device data processing
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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WeatherMelody turns hourly Apple Weather data into a plan you can understand and act on. FEEL Each hour is classified into a plain-language physical feel: Comfortable, Humid, Muggy, Hot, Dry, Chilly, Windy, or Rainy. The classification uses available evidence such as temperature, apparent temperature, dew point, wind, and precipitation. If dew point is unavailable, WeatherMelody does not infer Humid, Muggy, or Dry. TIMELINE Adjacent hours with the same feel are joined into readable segments. Instead of scanning a temperature spreadsheet, you can see when the day changes—for example, Muggy → Rainy → Comfortable. ACTION The timeline is evaluated for useful time windows. Best outside identifies the strongest remaining stretch for outdoor plans. WeatherMelody Pro also shows when rain begins, when it turns cooler, the most muggy hours, and a conservative Drying Window when the evidence supports one. EXPLAINABLE BY DESIGN Tap a Feel Timeline segment to open Why this feel? and inspect the weather evidence, matched rules, confidence, and transition into that segment. Explore a Sample Day provides a fixed, clearly labeled synthetic walkthrough without using your location or a live forecast. Home brings Current Feel, Today’s Melody, Today’s Action, and Tomorrow Melody together. When a successful fresh forecast meaningfully changes an action window or dominant Feel, What Changed explains the previous and current result. Hours plots temperature, apparent temperature, and dew point as an interactive trend, then keeps the selected hour’s Feel, explanation, and evidence together. 3-Day Plan covers today, tomorrow, and the following local calendar day with full Feel melodies. Free users receive tomorrow’s clearest Best outside window. WeatherMelody Pro unlocks the complete three-day action plan. Days 4–10 remain trend guidance rather than precise action promises. Save places to use the app with location turned off. Widgets advance from cached Feel and action boundaries during the day. Apple Watch keeps Current and Action focused; when today has no remaining action window, it can preview tomorrow’s action. Current Feel, Today’s Melody, today’s Best outside, three-day Melody overviews, and one clear Best outside for tomorrow are free. WeatherMelody Pro adds all three-day Rain begins, Turns cooler, Most muggy, Drying Window, full action details, and Pro alerts with an Annual subscription or Lifetime purchase. Classification runs on device. WeatherMelody requires no account and operates no developer weather server. Weather data from Apple Weather. WeatherMelody interprets the data on device and does not claim to be more accurate than Apple Weather. Drying Window is planning guidance, not a guarantee that clothes will completely dry. SUBSCRIPTION AND PURCHASE TERMS WeatherMelody Pro Annual is a one-year auto-renewable subscription. WeatherMelody Lifetime is a one-time, non-consumable purchase. Actual localized prices are shown by the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://www.jiangfinance.com/privacy/weathermelody/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WeatherExt

Get detailed weather forecasts with animated skies, hourly and daily predictions, and interactive radar maps. Customize your view with various themes and access essential information on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. An optional subscription unlocks advanced features like tide times and weather alerts.

Highlights
  • Animated weather visualizations
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
  • Interactive radar maps
  • Customizable themes
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Widget support
  • Multiple location saving
Features
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See your weather at a glance with WeatherExt for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. ANIMATED SKIES Clouds, sunshine, rain, snow, fog, and nighttime skies move with the weather. Moon phases reflect the date, and the Atmosphere theme follows the weather. Choose Dynamic, Atmosphere, Paper & ink, Temperature, Rain outlook, Wind, or Daylight for the app, widgets, and Apple Watch. Atmosphere supports Light, Dark, or System appearance. YOUR DAY AND WEEK AHEAD See current conditions, daily highs and lows, and a brief outlook for your day. Browse hourly forecasts and up to seven days ahead. Explore an hour with an interactive timeline, or open a day for charts and conditions. INTERACTIVE RADAR Play the radar timeline or open the full-screen map to pan and zoom. View the latest imagery and available forecast frames for your location. YOUR PLACES AND WIDGETS Save cities and swipe between their forecasts. Use Current Location while the app is open, or search for a city without granting location access. Add widgets to keep your forecast close at hand. WEATHER ON YOUR WRIST The companion Apple Watch app shows current weather, hourly and daily forecasts, complications, and Smart Stack widgets. WEATHEREXT PRO An optional subscription unlocks: • High and low tide times, heights, and charts near supported U.S. coastal stations on iPhone and iPad. • More saved locations. • A choice of additional weather providers available for your region. • Weather alerts • Rain notifications Privacy Policy: https://weatherextension.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WeatherMelody4 screens
WeatherExt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WeatherMelody at daily against WeatherExt's every 2 days. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. WeatherMelody sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and WeatherExt sells 2 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for WeatherMelody against 5.0 for WeatherExt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeatherMelody ships an update daily, WeatherExt every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WeatherMelody versus WeatherExt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeatherMelodyWeatherExt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer智源 江Tim Leland

Customer experience

WeatherMelody

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WeatherExt

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WeatherMelody

Subscriptions1
  • WeatherMelody Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • WeatherMelody Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

WeatherExt

Subscriptions2
  • WeatherExt Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • WeatherExt Pro Yearly$32.991 Year

Questions

Is WeatherMelody free?
WeatherMelody is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeatherExt free?
WeatherExt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeatherMelody or WeatherExt?
WeatherMelody and WeatherExt are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do WeatherMelody or WeatherExt have ads?
Neither WeatherMelody nor WeatherExt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeatherMelody or WeatherExt?
WeatherMelody ships an update daily, and WeatherExt every 2 days. Most recently, WeatherMelody was updated on October 31, 2026 and WeatherExt on November 6, 2026.

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