Comparison

WeatherJoy vs Weather OS

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

Head to head
About

WeatherJoy

Features
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Beautifully designed Weather application for iPhone. Current conditions and 7 day forecast available for all major cities. New in v3: 1. Add favorites - You can now search for a specific location and add the city to your Favorites. 2. Search - Search for a location anywhere in the world 3. One tap switch between Fahrenheit to Celsius Additional UI tweaks and bug fixes. Not recommended for iPad.

About

Weather OS

This application provides weather information and a 3-day forecast for your current location and saved cities. Its unique design mimics a command-line interface, appealing to terminal enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Current weather display
  • 3-day forecast
  • Save favorite locations
  • Command-line interface design
  • Add any city to favorites
Features
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Weather OS is a weather app which shows weather and 3-day forecast for your current location which you can save in the favourites. You can also add any city to the favourites list. The difference between Weather OS and the other weather apps is in design – we made it look and feel like the command line which will definitely appeal to all the command line / terminal / bash aficionados.

Screenshots

WeatherJoy4 screens
Weather OS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WeatherJoy at Free against Weather OS's $3.99. WeatherJoy also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months). Weather OS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On 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

WeatherJoy is free to download; Weather OS costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeatherJoy ships an update every 3 months, Weather OS every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WeatherJoy versus Weather OS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeatherJoyWeather OS
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShamir DASGUPTABarcelona Code School

In-app purchases

None

WeatherJoy

No in-app purchases

None

Weather OS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WeatherJoy free?
WeatherJoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weather OS free?
Weather OS costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do WeatherJoy or Weather OS have ads?
Neither WeatherJoy nor Weather OS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeatherJoy or Weather OS?
WeatherJoy ships an update every 3 months, and Weather OS every 22 months. Most recently, WeatherJoy was updated on October 26, 2026 and Weather OS on November 3, 2026.

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