Comparison

Thermometer vs widget weather

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

Head to head
About

Thermometer

This app displays real-time outdoor temperature and local weather conditions for your current location or any saved location. It provides hourly and daily forecasts, helping you stay prepared for the weather.

Highlights
  • Outdoor temperature measurement
  • Feels like temperature
  • Current weather conditions
  • Hourly and daily forecasts (Pro)
  • Unlimited favorite locations
  • Temperature in °C, °F, and K
  • Intuitive graphics
Features
Currently charting
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Never leave home unprepared again. Thermometer indicates the outside temperature and local weather conditions and any desired location in real time, hourly and daily forecasts. Make sure you have turned on the Location Services of your device and that you are connected to the Internet. At this point the App will detect your geographic position. The display will show the name of the location and the current temperature, also indicating the weather conditions. Data is provided by weather provider weatherstack.com [FEATURES] - Outdoor temperature measurement - Feels like outside temperature - Weather conditions - Hourly and daily weather forecast (Pro version) - Unlimited favorite locations - Temperature in Celsius (°C), Fahrenheit (°F) and Kelvin (K) - Reliable data (weather provider data weatherstack.com) - Intuitive graphics - Ease of use [SUPPORT] If you need help, feel free to contact us at info@lionsapp.com, or visit our official website www.lionsapp.com If you like the app, don't forget to leave us a review on the App Store.

About

widget weather

This app offers a highly customizable weather widget and application for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Personalize symbols, detail levels, fonts, and backgrounds. It provides two forecast services and saves data locally for offline access.

Highlights
  • Customizable weather widget
  • Animated weather symbols
  • Two forecast services
  • Offline forecast data
  • Apple Watch support
  • Touch responsive meteogram
Features
Currently charting
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Even bad weather can be forecasted beautifully! Works on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac! -"I have tried every widget and this is by far the best. The pixelated weather animations are very cool. It has a ton of options and I like how you can double tap the widget to refresh the info." (New type widget does not support double tapping) -"Maybe the best weather widget on the appstore." -"It's simple, beautiful and does what it says." -"LOVE THIS! Best weather app I've used so far!" -“The app is great, I only ask that the application, on the iPad, can be viewed in landscape. Attach 5 Stars, but, when the landscape is ready, become 7 Stars. Congratulations!” (iPad now supports landscape mode) widget weather is a highly customizable weather app with widgets. Pick your favorite weather symbols, detail level, font and background color. There are even two weather forecast services so pick the most accurate one for your location. On Apple Watch you can use swipe up/down or use the digital crown to travel through time on the current weather page. Tap the screen to go back to current weather. Feature list: -Touch responsive meteogram -Two forecast styles: list and graph (meteogram) -Customizable widgets -Separate locations for widgets -Apple Watch support -20 beautiful weather icon sets -2 animated weather symbol sets -Customizable background -Customizable detail level (rain/wind/units etc.) -Font picker -Forecast for map locations and GPS position -Two forecast services: openweathermap.org and met.no -Choose how often new forecast data should be downloaded -Weather forecast in 49 languages -Universal for iPhone and iPad and the iPad version can be installed on Mac and gives you weather widgets on your desktop Usage tips: -Touch and drag graph or tap list to show forecast details -You can force update a location manually by double clicking the screen in the app -To change the location for a widget: Long press a widget and choose “Edit widget”, then choose from a list of your locations. Add more locations from within the app before selecting them in a widget ### Weather forecast from met.no available in: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Weather forecast from openweathermap.org available in: English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Zulu. App menus in English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.

Screenshots

Thermometer4 screens
widget weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: widget weather at 69% against Thermometer's 17%. widget weather also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Thermometer's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads, chart position 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

Thermometer costs $2.99 and widget weather $3.99 up front. Thermometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. widget weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

widget weather holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: widget weather has 73 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Thermometer's written reviews are positive against 69% of widget weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermometer ships an update every 6 months, widget weather every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Thermometer versus widget weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermometerwidget weather
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.7 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews68.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings573 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#70#52 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLionsApp di Nallbati EltonTrond Rossvoll

Customer experience

Thermometer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.0%

widget weather

All ratings73 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Thermometer

One-time1
  • Thermometer Pro$1.99
None

widget weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thermometer free?
Thermometer costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is widget weather free?
widget weather costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thermometer or widget weather?
widget weather is rated higher. Thermometer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while widget weather averages 4.7 from 73 ratings.
Do Thermometer or widget weather have ads?
Neither Thermometer nor widget weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thermometer or widget weather?
Thermometer ships an update every 6 months, and widget weather every 6 weeks. Most recently, Thermometer was updated on November 6, 2026 and widget weather on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Thermometer or widget weather?
Thermometer currently peaks at #70 in the App Store charts, and widget weather at #52. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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