Forecast Foundry HQ vs PWS Console
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forecast Foundry HQ
This app allows users to create and share personalized weather forecasts and seasonal outlooks with a community of weather enthusiasts. Engage in discussions and follow other forecasters to stay informed about weather patterns.
- Create custom weather forecasts
- Publish forecasts to the community
- Follow other forecasters
- Discuss weather with enthusiasts
- Seasonal outlook creation
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Create custom weather forecasts and seasonal outlooks, publish them to the community, follow forecasters, and discuss weather with other enthusiasts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PWS Console
This app consolidates weather information from various sources into a clear and intuitive interface. It offers current conditions, detailed forecasts, interactive radar, and the option to integrate personal weather station data for a comprehensive view.
- Current conditions and detailed forecasts
- Interactive weather radar
- Personal weather station integration
- Visual trend presentations
- Apple Watch support
- Widgets and complications
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PWS Console brings your weather together in one clear, thoughtfully designed experience for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Get current conditions, detailed forecasts, interactive radar, and at-a-glance weather information designed to make the data that matters easy to understand. BUILT FOR PERSONAL WEATHER STATION OWNERS Connect your Weather Underground personal weather station to bring your own observations into PWS Console. Temperature, humidity, wind, precipitation, heat index, wind chill, and other available station observations are presented alongside carefully selected forecast and weather information. FORECASTS DESIGNED TO BE READ PWS Console goes beyond rows of generic forecast cards. Follow temperature trends, apparent temperature, precipitation chances, conditions, and extended outlooks through visual presentations designed to make changing weather easier to understand. RADAR WHEN YOU NEED THE BIGGER PICTURE Explore interactive weather radar to see precipitation and approaching weather around you. FROM THE BIG SCREEN TO YOUR WRIST PWS Console is designed for the Apple ecosystem. Use it on iPhone and iPad, check weather from Apple Watch, and keep important conditions close at hand with widgets and complications. NO PERSONAL WEATHER STATION REQUIRED You don't need to own a personal weather station to use PWS Console. Location-based weather, forecasts, and radar are available without Weather Underground credentials. Personal weather station integration is an additional option for users who want to incorporate their own observations. WEATHER INFORMATION FROM TRUSTED SOURCES PWS Console brings together weather information from established providers and presents it through a consistent interface, selecting appropriate data for each part of the experience. Whether you're checking current conditions, planning around the forecast, watching approaching weather, or simply glancing at your wrist, PWS Console gives you a clearer view of your weather.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PWS Console at every 2 days against Forecast Foundry HQ's every 3 weeks. Forecast Foundry HQ's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Forecast Foundry HQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and PWS Console sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Forecast Foundry HQ against 5.0 for PWS Console. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Forecast Foundry HQ ships an update every 3 weeks, PWS Console every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forecast Foundry HQ | PWS Console |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Connor Dunne | Chris Branson |
Customer experience
Forecast Foundry HQ
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In-app purchases
Forecast Foundry HQ
- Climate Crew7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Climate Crew Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
PWS Console
- Small Contribution$2.99
- Medium Contribution$4.99
- Large Contribution$9.99
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