Comparison

Wetter vs WhatTheHail?

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

Head to head
About

Wetter

This application visualizes weather data through detailed meteograms, showing past conditions and future forecasts for any location worldwide. It offers extensive historical and predictive data, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, sourced from multiple forecast models.

Highlights
  • Beautiful meteogram visualizations
  • Data from ECMWF and DWD ICON models
  • Global location data
  • 14-day forecast and history
  • Temperature, rain, cloud cover, and more
  • Location selection via database, map, or current GPS
Features
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Wetter is an app which draws beautiful meteograms. A meteogram is a time plot that uses data for a specific location on the ground. It can display past weather conditions up to the current time forecast and predict weather out into the future. - data from 6 weather forecast models (ECMWF, ICON, GFS, UKMO, JMA, and GEM), 3 of them can displayed together - data for every place on the world - Wetter is free of charge, no subscription, no in app purchases - 14 day forecast data - 14 day history data - zoom and slide - display temperature, rain prediction, cloud cover, humidity, CAPE, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, dew point - the location can be selected from a database with ~200000 entries - or the location can be selected from the map - or your current location can be used - you can maintain a favorite list

About

WhatTheHail?

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Hail can total your car in minutes. WhatTheHail watches the skies so you don't have to and helps you get your vehicle out of harm's way. Built on live National Weather Service and NOAA radar data, WhatTheHail shows you exactly where hail is falling, warns you when a storm is heading for your location, and plans driving routes that steer around the worst of it. FREE • Live hail and storm radar map • Hail-zone overlays so you can see the threat at a glance • Severe-weather alerts for your current location • Instant "is there hail near me right now?" check WhatTheHail+ (subscription) • Storm Watch - round-the-clock monitoring that alerts you to move your car before hail hits, even when the app is closed • Route hazard scoring - check any trip for hail risk before you leave • Storm-aware navigation - turn-by-turn routing that reroutes you around hail in real time • Trip planning with multiple stops and side-by-side route comparison • Multiple saved locations - home, work, school, etc. WHO IT'S FOR Drivers in hail country who'd rather not explain another shattered windshield to their insurer. SUBSCRIPTION WhatTheHail+ is $4.99/month or $29.99/year, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Less than a comprehensive deductible — one avoided hailstorm pays for years. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. IMPORTANT WhatTheHail! is an informational aid, not a substitute for official National Weather Service warnings or for safe driving judgment. Weather data may be delayed or inaccurate. Always follow official alerts and never interact with the app while driving. Privacy Policy: https://hailno.adaptiveintelsolutions.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WhatTheHail?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wetter at none against WhatTheHail?'s 2. Wetter also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WhatTheHail? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Wetter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wetter ships an update every 3 months, WhatTheHail? every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wetter versus WhatTheHail?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWetterWhatTheHail?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike WesemannBenjamin Fulton

In-app purchases

None

Wetter

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WhatTheHail?

Subscriptions2
  • WhatTheHail+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • WhatTheHail+ Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Wetter free?
Wetter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WhatTheHail? free?
WhatTheHail? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wetter or WhatTheHail? have ads?
Neither Wetter nor WhatTheHail? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wetter or WhatTheHail??
Wetter ships an update every 3 months, and WhatTheHail? every 6 weeks. Most recently, Wetter was updated on October 14, 2026 and WhatTheHail? on October 18, 2026.

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