Pacheco vs Synoptic Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacheco
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ABOUT THE NAME In Venezuela, "Llegó Pacheco" — Pacheco has arrived — means the cold has come. The expression remembers Antonio Pacheco, a flower farmer who came down from Galipán, on the El Ávila hill, to sell his flowers in Caracas at the end of November. His arrival coincided with the start of the cold season, and the phrase stayed in the language. Weather data by Apple Weather. Photography from Unsplash, with every photographer credited inside the app.
Synoptic Weather
Visualize rain patterns with an animated map and access a 16-day forecast for any location. Get detailed sea and air quality information, with widgets for quick access. No sign-up or ads are required.
- Animated rain map (6 hours past/future)
- 16-day detailed forecast
- Sea and wave conditions
- Air quality index and dust warnings
- Map search and current location forecast
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
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Synoptic Weather shows rain on the map and the forecast for any place in the world. • Animated rain map: six hours back and six hours ahead, with a time slider and play button. • 16-day forecast: temperature, feels-like, humidity, UV index and chance of rain. • Sea and waves: wave height, period, direction and water temperature — for surfing, swimming or fishing. • Air quality: the index, PM2.5, PM10 and dust, with a warning when dust is expected. • Tap the map or search for a city to see its forecast at once. • Opens on the forecast for where you are. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your location or a place you pick. No sign-up and no ads. Weather data from Open-Meteo; map from OpenStreetMap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Synoptic Weather at 17.0 against Pacheco's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pacheco ships an update every 4 days, Synoptic Weather every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Pacheco | Synoptic Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caur Flores | Sharon Shalem |
In-app purchases
Pacheco
No in-app purchases
Synoptic Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pacheco free?
Is Synoptic Weather free?
Do Pacheco or Synoptic Weather have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pacheco or Synoptic Weather?
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