Comparison

Simple Weather Widget vs Sunio

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

Head to head
About

Simple Weather Widget

This app provides a highly customizable and compact weather widget for your iPhone's Today view. Display current conditions and forecasts with a clean, minimalist design, choosing how much information you want to see.

Highlights
  • Compact widget design
  • Customizable information display
  • Current weather details
  • Forecast options
  • Color and icon customization
  • Today View integration
Features
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Simple Weather Widget is simply the best weather widget in the App Store. It provides a highly customizable, very compact, beautifully designed widget in the "Today" view on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, which displays the current weather (and, optionally, a forecast) for your location. Finally a weather widget with NO WASTED SPACE on your Today screen! A simple, clean, compact design with lots of options so you see as much or as little information as you want. Available information: Current Weather: - Temperature - Clouds/Precipitation - Relative humidity or dew point - Today's high/low temperatures - Wind speed and direction - Sunrise/sunset time - Severe weather alerts (premium users only) - "Feels like" temperature (premium users only) - UV Index (premium users only) Forecast: - Temperature (hourly & daily high/low) - Clouds/Precipitation - Precipitation likelihood (hourly & daily) (premium users only) - Wind speed (hourly) (premium users only) As much or as little as you'd like of all that information, and it only takes up a tiny bit of your Today View screen space. You can also change the colors, select from three icon styles, or add a background image. The free version features high quality weather data for your area from OpenWeatherMap. With a "Premium" upgrade, the widget can access more detailed data ("feels like" temperature, UV index, forecasted precipitation likelihood etc.) powered by the Dark Sky weather data service (it's a paid service, which is why the Premium option costs a bit more). There's also an economical "Plus" option that simply removes the "free version" message and updates the forecast more frequently. To add the widget to your Today view, once you've installed the app, just swipe down from the top of the screen, select the "Today" tab, and then find the "Edit" button at the bottom of the page. Under "Do Not Include", you'll find an item called "Weather" with the app's icon. Tap the little green (+) button next to it, and you're all set!

About

Sunio

Get detailed weather information and customize your home screen with a variety of useful widgets. Choose from different styles and layouts to display temperature, forecasts, and general conditions. Enjoy accurate data and extensive location support.

Highlights
  • Multiple widget types and styles
  • Customizable backgrounds and layouts
  • Detailed general weather information
  • Hourly and daily forecasts
  • Accurate weather data
  • Extensive location support
Features
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Make the forecast part of your Home Screen with Sunio. Choose a weather widget, customize its style and background, and see the conditions that matter at a glance. SUNIO FEATURES • Weather widgets in multiple layouts and styles • Current temperature and forecast information • Detailed weather conditions for your selected locations • Custom backgrounds and layouts • A clean, easy-to-read weather dashboard • Privacy-focused design Plan your day without opening a crowded forecast app. Set up a widget that matches your screen and keep useful weather information close at hand. Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JFFapps/Sunio/main/PrivacyPolicy Terms of Use: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JFFapps/Sunio/main/TermsOfUse

Screenshots

Simple Weather Widget3 screens
Sunio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sunio at 3.8 against Simple Weather Widget's 2.8. Sunio also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). Simple Weather Widget's advantage is review sentiment (46% vs 38%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Simple Weather Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months and Sunio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sunio holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 56 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Simple Weather Widget's written reviews are positive against 38% of Sunio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Weather Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, Sunio every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Weather Widget versus Sunio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Weather WidgetSunio
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (26 ratings)3.8 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2656 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBack Bay Bytes LLCKseniya Adamchyk

Customer experience

Simple Weather Widget

All ratings26 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative45.1%

Sunio

All ratings56 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

Bugs and requests

Simple Weather Widget

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App does not open
  • Error messages 'Unable to Display'
  • Widget not showing up in add widget list
  • Daily forecast has problem with current temperature in centigrade
  • Hourly forecast gone since iOS 11
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  • "Unable to Load" errors since iOS 10
  • Crash after in-app purchase
  • Crash every time after upgrade
  • Current location won't update on widget
  • App doesn't show up on Add Widget List
  • Paid for premium, app crashes
  • Location is not correct
  • Widget data disappears until tapped
  • Doesn't update, spinning wheel
  • Paid for deluxe version, app crashes

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add Russian language
  • Fix portrait only on iPad
  • Allow manual location input
  • Option to select different weather data sources
  • Add wind direction to widget
Show 6 more
  • Make app universal for iPad layout
  • Option to open a different weather app when tapping widget
  • Add daily forecast to hourly
  • Color weather icons
  • List city name in widget
  • Add landscape mode for iPad

Sunio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Weather Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Premium 6 Month Subscription$0.996 Months
One-time1
  • Simple Weather Widget Plus$0.99
3 purchases

Sunio

Subscriptions2
  • 1 week with 3 day trial3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • 1 year without trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$7.99

Questions

Is Simple Weather Widget free?
Simple Weather Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunio free?
Sunio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Weather Widget or Sunio?
Sunio is rated higher. Simple Weather Widget averages 2.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Sunio averages 3.8 from 56 ratings.
Do Simple Weather Widget or Sunio have ads?
Neither Simple Weather Widget nor Sunio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Weather Widget or Sunio?
Simple Weather Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sunio every 11 days. Most recently, Simple Weather Widget was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sunio on November 7, 2026.

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