Comparison

Weather forecast! vs Barry

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

Head to head
About

Weather forecast!

Get accurate, real-time weather data for over 800,000 locations worldwide. Track hourly temperatures, view 7-day and 15-day forecasts, and receive activity suggestions based on weather conditions. Enjoy a beautiful, easy-to-use interface.

Highlights
  • Global weather data for 800,000+ cities
  • Automatic location detection
  • Hourly temperature tracking
  • 7-day and 15-day forecasts
  • Activity suggestions
  • Clean and modern interface
Features
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Stay informed with accurate weather data for over 800,000 cities and regions worldwide. With automatic location detection, you can instantly access real-time weather for your current city—simple, fast, and easy to use. A must-have app for everyday life. Track hourly temperatures, weather trends, and temperature changes throughout the day with ease. Get a reliable 7-day forecast, so you’re always prepared—no more worrying about what to wear before heading out. Based on key factors like air pressure and temperature, the app also suggests suitable indoor and outdoor activities, making it your smart daily assistant and a perfect companion for work and travel. Enjoy a clean, modern, and visually appealing interface that makes checking the weather a pleasant experience. Plan ahead with confidence—simply scroll up to view the 15-day weather forecast.

About

Barry

Features
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Hyper-local weather, for when you need to know exactly what's happening near you. Barry is built around the barometer, the radar and the wind at your field, and it tells you in plain words what they mean. See it coming See when the weather will reach you and how hard it will hit. The barometer has been a forecasting tool for centuries because it works. When pressure falls, something is coming, and the faster it falls, the stronger it will be. Barry reads the last three hours at the station nearest you and puts it in a sentence, so you can make the call on what's happening where you are. Line the pressure chart up with the radar forecast to see what's moving in and when. A radar you make your own Start with the radar and add what you want to see: fronts, pressure lines, wind, lightning, station reports. Most weather apps stop at the rain. Barry also shows the front it's riding on and the pressure behind it, and those tell you where weather is forming and where it's headed. Play back the last six hours, then run the forecast up to twelve hours ahead. Pick your altitude See the clouds, winds and temperatures at every altitude over your field, with icing and turbulence marked. Find the bases and tops, and the altitude with the better wind and the smoother ride, before you go. Check the crosswind Barry works the latest wind report out for every runway at your field and picks the one the wind favors, with its headwind, its crosswind and what the gusts add. It looks twelve hours ahead too, and tells you if the crosswind will pick up or another runway will take over. Density altitude is on the same page, for now and later in the day. And the rest The temperature now, today's high and tonight's low, hour by hour for the next day. Lightning nearby. An alert when the pressure starts dropping fast. Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and a Live Activity to keep an eye on it. An Apple Watch app whose complications lead with the altimeter setting. On iPad, a dashboard sized to sit on your kneeboard. Where it comes from All the weather is from NOAA: the Aviation Weather Center, the HRRR and NBM models, MRMS radar and the GOES lightning mappers. It covers the lower 48 states. No ads, no account to make, and Barry doesn't track you. Barry Pro Barry is free with the dashboard and the radar. Barry Pro adds every layer on the radar, the last six hours and the forecast run, winds and clouds aloft, runway crosswinds, alerts, widgets and the watch app. It's $0.99 a year after a free month, or $2.99 once. If you had Barry before Pro, it's already yours. The yearly plan renews until you cancel it in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Barry is for situational awareness. Get a briefing before you fly. Barry is made by one pilot. If something looks off, or you want something added, write to barry@turpentine.cc.

Screenshots

Weather forecast!4 screens
Barry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weather forecast! at 4.6 against Barry's 3.0. Weather forecast! also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Barry's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Weather forecast! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Barry sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weather forecast! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weather forecast! has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather forecast! ships an update every 6 months, Barry every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Weather forecast! versus Barry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather forecast!Barry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (34 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer庆猛 邓Jordan Weaver

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Weather forecast!

One-time1
  • Remove Time Limit$3.99
2 purchases

Barry

Subscriptions1
  • Barry Pro, yearly1 Month trial$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Barry Pro, for good$2.99

Questions

Is Weather forecast! free?
Weather forecast! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barry free?
Barry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weather forecast! or Barry?
Weather forecast! is rated higher. Weather forecast! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Barry averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Weather forecast! or Barry have ads?
Neither Weather forecast! nor Barry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather forecast! or Barry?
Weather forecast! ships an update every 6 months, and Barry every 2 weeks. Most recently, Weather forecast! was updated on November 6, 2026 and Barry on November 5, 2026.

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