Comparison

Weather Informant vs EverythingWeather

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

Head to head
About

Weather Informant

Access all NOAA National Weather Service forecasts, watches, advisories, and warnings. Receive push notifications for critical weather information relevant to your location. This app provides comprehensive NWS data in a streamlined interface.

Highlights
  • Access all NOAA NWS products
  • Push notifications for weather alerts
  • View previous weather products
  • Identify local NWS office
  • Browse by office or hazard type
  • Customizable favorites and alerts
  • Hazards Around Me feature
Features
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Weather Informant allows streamlined access and push notification of all NOAA National Weather Service forecast, watches, advisories, warnings observations, statements and discussions from all 122 Weather Forecast Offices and six specialty centers. This is the only application that allows access to all NWS products. It is quite simply NWS in an app ! The redundant database processes approximately 19,500 products per day. -All NOAA National Weather Service text forecasts, statements, discussions, observations, tables, matrices, collectives, watches, advisories and warnings -Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) displayed for all hazard products -View up to 72 hours of previous products (swipe) -Identifies your local NWS office based on current location (GPS). -Browse by individual NWS Office -Browse by active hazard type -Add favorites for any product -Customized favorites by product type, NWS office and keyword search -Enable push notification of any product favorite - Customized alert sounds -Favorite keywords are highlighted for easy viewing -Pinch zoom or zoom in and out - Hazards Around Me feature delivers active NWS watches & warnings specific to your current NWS zone based on your smartphone location (GPS). - Hazards Around Me utilizes background location services to track your current NWS zone based on lat/long and send you hazard notifications that are relevant to your current location.* *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

EverythingWeather

Access comprehensive weather data, including NWS/NOAA forecasts, alerts, and real-time radar with lightning. Customize your homepage, receive push notifications for hazards, and track tropical activity globally. Includes detailed probabilistic precipitation, tide data, and space weather information.

Highlights
  • NWS/NOAA forecasts and alerts
  • Customizable homepage
  • Real-time radar with lightning
  • Push notifications for hazards
  • Tropical weather tracking
  • Detailed probabilistic precipitation
  • Space weather data
Features
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EverythingWeather utilizes all National Weather Service (NWS) and NOAA data to get current conditions and forecast data for anywhere within the United States and it's territories. What can be found in the app: - Current and forecast conditions with a fully customizable home page - Choose from countless weather stations to use as your default. - Current hazards in effect (includes all NWS hazards/alerts) - Realtime customizable push notifications for NWS hazards/alerts - Daily Weather Summary and Tropical Push Notifications - Push notifications for observed and forecast river levels. - Easy to share Weather Stories from all NWS offices - Current Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and Weather Prediction Center (WPC) outlooks shown on the home page - Probabilistic precipitation data (rain/snow/ice) - Tide data shown on the home page if you are near the coast - NEW Tropical Center where you can follow along with all things tropical across the globe - Real time radar with lightning data and many map overlays: * Lightning data from GOES satellite GLM * All NWS products and you can customize the colors for each one and filter to only show what you want to see * GOES satellite data with a 3-hour loop * Composite radar and super-res level 2 radar data with split screen capability * Severe Weather Outlook (Days 1-8) from the SPC * Fire Weather Outlook (Days 1-8) from the SPC * Active Mesoscale Discussions from the SPC * Storm Reports from the last 24 hours * Excessive Rainfall Outlook from the WPC * Active Mesoscale Precipitation Discussions from the WPC * Forecast rainfall amounts (Days 1-7) from the WPC * PROBSevere information * Tidal information/forecasts for all of the US and it's territories * Tropical Outlooks and discussions from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) * Active Tropical Depressions/Storms/Hurricanes and their forecast tracks, watches/warnings, surface wind field, wind probabilities, wind radii, arrival time of TS force winds, and peak storm surge from the NHC * Current weather conditions from around the US * Plot your saved favorites right on the map for a quick look at conditions for all your favorites * Show your current location on the map - NWS Products such as Area Forecast Discussion, Climate Reports, Local Storm Reports, etc. - Save Favorite locations - View detailed weekly and hourly forecast data - Detailed astronomy data including info on upcoming meteor showers - Space Weather page that includes solar wind data, GOES Magnetometer, solar flare probabilities, KP conditions and forecast, and solar imagery - Current and forecast air quality data See the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ See our Privacy Policy: https://everythingwx.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Weather Informant3 screens
EverythingWeather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EverythingWeather at 91% against Weather Informant's 35%. EverythingWeather also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 8 months). Weather Informant's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EverythingWeather sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Weather Informant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EverythingWeather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EverythingWeather has 1.4K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Weather Informant's written reviews are positive against 91% of EverythingWeather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weather Informant ships an update every 8 months, EverythingWeather every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Weather Informant versus EverythingWeather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeather InformantEverythingWeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (33 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.5% of reviews91.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings331.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#75 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer911WeatherCory Mottice

Customer experience

Weather Informant

All ratings32 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive35.5%
Neutral12.9%
Negative51.6%

EverythingWeather

All ratings1,417 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.5%

Bugs and requests

Weather Informant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

EverythingWeather

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Settings changes not persisting
  • Detailed view showing next day instead of current day

Requested features

3 requests
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • ASOS/weather observation data
  • Snow level information in precipitation

In-app purchases

None

Weather Informant

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

EverythingWeather

Subscriptions6
  • EverythingWeather Pro$1.997 Days
  • EverythingWeather Pro$2.997 Days
  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • EverythingWeather Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Weather Informant free?
Weather Informant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EverythingWeather free?
EverythingWeather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Weather Informant or EverythingWeather?
EverythingWeather is rated higher. Weather Informant averages 2.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while EverythingWeather averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Weather Informant or EverythingWeather have ads?
Neither Weather Informant nor EverythingWeather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Weather Informant or EverythingWeather?
Weather Informant ships an update every 8 months, and EverythingWeather every 10 days. Most recently, Weather Informant was updated on November 1, 2026 and EverythingWeather on November 11, 2026.

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