RWIS vs TopMetSat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RWIS
Visualize your field services and surface conditions on an interactive map. Monitor weather stations, vehicles, and staff in real-time for quick analysis and informed decision-making. Access detailed information about interventions and equipment directly from your smartphone.
- Interactive map visualization
- Real-time fleet tracking
- Weather station data monitoring
- Intervention route display
- Surface condition analysis
- Live situation overview
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Stay connected on the go with the RWIS app, bVision native app! Thanks to our app, you can keep an eye on your surface condition and your field services at all time. Displayed on an interactive map, the RWIS app is the perfect tool for on the field visualization. RWIS gives you the power of bVision, in your pocket. Live situation With the RWIS app, you can always keep an eye on your organization, wherever you are. From the field to the office, the RWIS app enable a quick analysis of your surface conditions and your field services directly on your smartphone. From your weather stations, to your vehicles and staff, you can monitor the current situation in your organization anytime, anywhere. Stay on top of your game thanks to the RWIS app. Map overview Thanks to our user-friendly map interface, you can keep an eye on your organization. All of your interventions, vehicles and weather stations are displayed on a map for you to analyze. With a simple tap on a map element, you can access more information about your intervention or station. With a second tap, you have access to all the details you need about your intervention or station. Easily accessible on a familiar map, RWIS app allows for a perfect analysis of the situation of your organization. Use map, satellite or traffic layers to gain more insights about your environment. Interventions Visualize all your ongoing interventions directly on your smartphone thanks to the RWIS app. The route taken by your vehicle or operator is displayed on the map. Moreover, this route is colored based on ongoing activities. The current position of the intervention is displayed directly on the map with a colored arrow head. More than just knowing what was carried out during the intervention, the details screen enable you to know which equipment are currently in use. Fleet management More than just data on a map, the RWIS app enables you to keep an eye on your fleet. You can now know which vehicles are currently in use, where they are and what they are doing directly from your smartphone. Thanks to the RWIS app, you have all the knowledge you need to reach informed decisions. Weather station More than just interventions, the RWIS app displays all of your RWIS or AWIS weather stations directly on the map for a perfect analysis of the situation. Get your Boschung ice early warning alarms, the precipitation type and intensity, water depth on the surface, road and air temperature and much more data from your weather station. Our user-friendly screen enables a quick analysis of the current data of your RWIS or AWIS stations as well as graphical view showing you the evolution of all data during the last 2 hours. Even better, if you have a camera on your station, you can directly visualize it from the same screen. Thanks to the RWIS app, you have all the information for your decision-making process! Public weather stations Thanks to several customers and partners believing in data sharing, we built an ever-growing network of public weather stations. For those public stations, you have access to several data such as precipitation type and intensity, water depth on the surface as well as road and air temperature. bMoves integration For you to keep a track of your field services, the RWIS app offers now a native integration with the field services management solution bMoves. With bMoves, you can gain valuable insights onto what your staff is doing, where and when.
TopMetSat
Access real-time satellite imagery for flight planning or pre-flight checks. Covers Europe and northern/southern Africa. Offers a premium subscription for enhanced features.
- Real-time satellite images
- Flight planning tool
- Pre-flight checks
- Coverage for Europe
- Coverage for Africa
- TopMeteo satellite access
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TopMetSat – Live weather from TopMeteo Want to see current satellite images during your flight? Or just before take-off? With TopMetSat this is easier than ever. The app gives you direct access to the specially processed TopMeteo satellite images, plus radar, lightning and the most important forecast maps. It is made for pilots: reliable on the move and with a poor internet connection. • Patented transfer method: the app downloads the most important image data first. With just a few percent of the data, a usable satellite image is visible – ideal with a weak connection in the cockpit • Satellite images of 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTC are free • All images with your TopMeteo account or the in-app subscription • Team: see your team members on the map and show them your own position (with a linked TopMeteo account) • Flight replay over the satellite images and a short video to share • Help pages and legends also work offline Coverage: Europe, northern and southern Africa and the USA. In-app purchase • Premium upgrade: one-year auto-renewable subscription • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period • You can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase • Privacy policy: https://topmetsat.net:9797/iap/privacy?p1=en • Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RWIS at 100% against TopMetSat's 33%. RWIS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. TopMetSat sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. RWIS asks for nothing beyond the download.
RWIS ships an update every 4 months, TopMetSat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RWIS | TopMetSat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boschung | Stefan Goretzki |
Customer experience
RWIS
TopMetSat
In-app purchases
RWIS
No in-app purchases
TopMetSat
- Premium$24.991 Year









