Comparison

WeathAware Plus vs Astrospheric

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

Head to head
About

WeathAware Plus

This app alerts you to immediate danger from National Weather Service severe weather warnings. It can monitor warnings for your location and up to ten contacts, ensuring you know when storms could affect you and your loved ones.

Highlights
  • Immediate severe weather danger alerts
  • National Weather Service warning display
  • Monitor own location
  • Monitor up to 10 contacts' locations
  • Real-time warning issuance
Features
Currently charting
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Does your weather app answer this one question: Am I in immediate danger from this National Weather Service severe weather warning? If not, give WeathAware a try! WeathAware wants to be the first app you think of when severe weather threatens. There is no other app like WeathAware. WeathAware can display the National Weather Service severe weather warnings that are affecting you AND your chosen contacts address or pinned locations as soon as they are issued. When every second counts, you need to know if the storms could be affecting you so that you can act if you need to. WeathAware now has a radar layer available on the maps!

About

Astrospheric

This app offers advanced weather forecasting and astronomical data for stargazers and astrophotographers. It provides detailed hourly forecasts, cloud and sky transparency reports, and alerts for celestial events. It also includes tools for astronomical societies and offline site setup.

Highlights
  • 84-hour hourly weather forecast
  • Ensemble cloud forecast
  • Kp index for Aurora
  • ISS flyover paths
  • Integrated smoke forecast
  • Sky and ground data
  • Rise and set times
  • Solar and Lunar eclipse data
Features
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Astrospheric provides advanced weather tools for professional astronomers and astrophotographers, and supports hundreds of astronomical societies with tools that help members stay connected. Are you using what the pros use? Features • 84 hour, hour-by-hour forecast • Free notification reminders for major astronomical events • Ensemble cloud forecast lets you quickly compare the major forecast models with hourly updates (Astrospheric Pro) • Extended cloud forecast • Kp index for Aurora viewing (and alerts with Pro) • International Space Station (ISS) flyover paths and times • Astrospheric is the only astronomy service that integrates the smoke forecast into the transparency report • Sky data: cloud, sky transparency, seeing • Ground data: wind, temperature, and humidity • Precise rise and set times for both the sun and moon • Get weather alerts when conditions meeting your requirements are met (Astrospheric Pro) • Details Solar and Lunar eclipse data Astronomical Societies • Stay connected with chat, image sharing, and event planning with all of your members. • Qualifying astronomical societies can get Pro features for all of their members Site Mode • Information necessary to quickly set up your GOTO tracking mount • Available even if you don’t have a network connection Astrospheric Professional is now available to enable Weather Alerts, Ensemble cloud forecast, and more! • Astrospheric Professional is billed monthly or yearly and will auto-renew unless turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. The renewal cost will be the same as the initial sign-up cost of the subscription. Any changes in cost will be communicated before renewal takes place. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the your Account Settings after purchase. A link to these settings is made available within Astrospheric "My Profile" for easy access. • The terms of use and privacy policy may be found at https://www.astrospheric.com/privacypolicy.php, purchasing a subscription shows agreement to these terms. PLEASE NOTE: Weather data is not available for Hawaii due to the domain area covered by the Canadian Meteorological Center. However, satellite and light pollution map layers, as well as other features will work in Hawaii. More information on Astrospherics forecast domain can be found here: https://www.astrospheric.com/dynamiccontent/datadomain.html

Screenshots

WeathAware Plus4 screens
Astrospheric4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Astrospheric at Free against WeathAware Plus's $2.99. Astrospheric also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (88% vs 63%). WeathAware Plus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, 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

Astrospheric is free to download; WeathAware Plus costs $2.99 up front. Astrospheric sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. WeathAware Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Astrospheric holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astrospheric has 453 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of WeathAware Plus's written reviews are positive against 88% of Astrospheric's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeathAware Plus ships an update every 4 weeks, Astrospheric every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
WeathAware Plus versus Astrospheric: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeathAware PlusAstrospheric
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (8 ratings)4.8 (453 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews87.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8453 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#159#94 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.69.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEddie BarberDaniel Fiordalis

Customer experience

WeathAware Plus

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Astrospheric

All ratings453 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.5%

Bugs and requests

WeathAware Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Astrospheric

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashing or not loading on some devices
  • Inconsistent temperature and wind data

Requested features

4 requests
  • Notification system for clear skies
  • Widgets for quick access to data
  • More detailed transparency and seeing data
  • Ability to flip east and west in the app

In-app purchases

None

WeathAware Plus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Astrospheric

Subscriptions2
  • Astrospheric Pro Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Astrospheric Pro Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is WeathAware Plus free?
WeathAware Plus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astrospheric free?
Astrospheric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeathAware Plus or Astrospheric?
Astrospheric is rated higher. WeathAware Plus averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Astrospheric averages 4.8 from 453 ratings.
Do WeathAware Plus or Astrospheric have ads?
Neither WeathAware Plus nor Astrospheric shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WeathAware Plus or Astrospheric?
WeathAware Plus ships an update every 4 weeks, and Astrospheric every 3 weeks. Most recently, WeathAware Plus was updated on September 25, 2026 and Astrospheric on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, WeathAware Plus or Astrospheric?
WeathAware Plus currently peaks at #159 in the App Store charts, and Astrospheric at #94. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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