Comparison

MOBILE vs myPWS

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

Head to head
About

MOBILE

Monitor your home's condition remotely with wireless sensors and a central gateway. Receive instant push notifications for any detected issues, allowing you to prevent potential damage and ensure your peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Remote home monitoring
  • Wireless sensor integration
  • Instant push notifications
  • Customizable alarm limits
  • Expandable sensor system
  • Plug & Play installation
Features
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The plus in safety You want to know what your flat or house is doing right now - with the MOBILE ALERTS home monitoring system you can easily find out about its condition: - Are all windows and doors closed? - Is the freezer cold enough? - Can I leave the washing machine running unattended? - Has the power failed? All these questions will be answered in the future by the MOBILE ALERTS home monitoring system in this practical app in combination with various wireless sensors for your home. All you need to operate this app is the necessary hardware, consisting of the gateway and at least one sensor of your choice (e.g. MOBILE ALERTS Starterkit MA 10001 Set) and an internet connection. Via the Internet connection and the gateway, the MOBILE ALERTS app enables you to call up all the information from your home on your smartphone anywhere in the world. The sensors permanently monitor the current data and report malfunctions automatically and immediately via push notification to your smartphone, whereby greater damage can be avoided by targeted action. The simple installation enables every user to monitor the house at any time in just 5 steps: Once you have downloaded the permanently free MOBILE ALERTS app from the Appstore, it is immediately ready for use after installation thanks to Plug&Play. A personal registration is not necessary. Now connect the gateway to the power supply unit and your router. Then insert batteries in the selected wireless sensors. Open the app, scan in the codes of the wireless sensors and you can access all the recorded data with your smartphone and check the current status of your home - anytime, anywhere. The whole process is completed within 2 minutes at the latest. The app's self-explanatory, graphical user interface is intuitive to use and can be individually adapted to your needs. Define an individual name for each wireless sensor and set up specific alarm limits yourself. If these alarm limits are exceeded, the wireless sensors immediately report the fault to your smartphone and thus offer you the PLUS in security. The MOBILE ALERTS system can be expanded with many other wireless sensors as required. In addition to temperature monitoring, these provide additional data on air humidity, water temperature, leaking water, information on open and closed windows or doors and much more. The MOBILE ALERTS system can be used with many other IoT systems via the Conrad Connect IoT platform. In addition, there is support for the common language assistants. We are continuously working on the range of our sensors. Further information, an overview of all available sensors and an additional video for installation can be found in your app under INFO or at www.mobile-alerts.eu.

About

myPWS

View detailed weather data from your personal weather station and over 250,000 others worldwide. Analyze readings with extensive diagrams, compare stations, and export data.

Highlights
  • View personal and public weather station data
  • Detailed historical data diagrams
  • Compare multiple weather stations
  • Export data (CSV, PDF, graphics)
  • Cache and export data via iCloud
  • Add multiple stations to list
Features
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The app for PWS owners and 'Weather Underground' contributors, exclusively for iOS and WatchOS! You own a weather station that submits measurement data to Wunderground.com (WeatherUnderground)? You want to get a quick overview, as well as detailed diagrams with the readings of your weather station and those of more than 250,000 other weather stations of the Wunderground network? Then myPWS is exactly the right app for you! All you need is: your personal API key, which will be created in your personal account on Wunderground.com for you to retrieve. Once you've configured access to Wunderground.com for myPWS by entering your API key, myPWS will let you view the latest readings from your weather station, as well as any other weather station registered on Wunderground.com. You can use an area map to search for near or far weather stations all over the world and have them displayed for detailed diagrams and current readings. myPWS offers you extensive diagrams with the • measured values ​​of the current and the previous day • the last 7 days (per hour / per day) • any day in the past* • monthly data* • yearly data* • data of two PWS in one single comparison chart* • combined data of one PWS in a single chart* • wind direction chart* Up to two different types of data can be displayed together in a diagram, e.g. to look at temperature and air pressure together in one graph. Furthermore you can • cache and export data via iCloud our email to your other devices on which you also use myPWS*. This saves data API calls which are limited to 1,500 per day through Wunderground.com via your API key • add more than two stations to your station list* • export diagram data via CSV, PDF or as graphics* • email - export raw measurement data as provided by Underground Please note: myPWS requires a Wunderground.com account and a PWS (Personal Weather Station) registered in your account. By registering a PWS you will receive an API key which is needed for the retrieval of data from the Wunderground network by myPWS. The access to PWS measurement data via the Wunderground data server depends on the availability of the WU infrastructure and the WU API services, which are not under the control of the manufacturers of the myPWS app. * Available as a one-time In App purchase

Screenshots

MOBILE4 screens
myPWS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MOBILE at none against myPWS's 11. MOBILE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). myPWS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (565 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. myPWS sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. MOBILE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MOBILE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myPWS has 565 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of MOBILE's written reviews are positive against 71% of myPWS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MOBILE ships an update every 6 months, myPWS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MOBILE versus myPWS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMOBILEmyPWS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (565 ratings)
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1565 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDATA INFORMATION SERVICES GmbHTotalidea Software GmbH

Customer experience

MOBILE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative27.1%

myPWS

All ratings564 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.1%

Bugs and requests

MOBILE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

myPWS

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Watch app crashes after updates
  • Historical data not loading properly
  • Incorrect wind direction display

Requested features

5 requests
  • Home screen widgets
  • Ability to graph wind speed separately
  • Consolidated in-app purchase options
  • Custom notification settings
  • Integration with other weather data sources

In-app purchases

None

MOBILE

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

myPWS

One-time11
  • myPWS Special Graphs$1.99
  • Voluntary myPWS tip$1.99
  • myPWS Data Charts Day$3.99
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  • myPWS Data Charts Month$3.99
  • Voluntary myPWS tip$3.99
  • Cache Manager + Yearly Charts$3.99
  • myPWS Data Charts Days+Months$4.99
  • myPWS Apple Watch Pack$4.99
  • myPWS Feature Pack$8.99
  • Voluntary myPWS tip$8.99
  • Unlock Everything$22.99

Questions

Is MOBILE free?
MOBILE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myPWS free?
myPWS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MOBILE or myPWS?
MOBILE is rated higher. MOBILE averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while myPWS averages 4.6 from 565 ratings.
Do MOBILE or myPWS have ads?
Neither MOBILE nor myPWS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MOBILE or myPWS?
MOBILE ships an update every 6 months, and myPWS every 3 weeks. Most recently, MOBILE was updated on October 26, 2026 and myPWS on October 29, 2026.

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