Weather Clock Widget vs Moon Phase & Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weather Clock Widget
Display a smart, animated clock with hour-by-hour weather forecasts directly on your home screen. Get essential weather information at a glance, personalize your devices, and even share live weather updates.
- Live Weather Clock widget
- Hour-by-hour weather forecast
- Home screen and lock screen integration
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Customizable themes and icon sets
- iMessage Weather app
- Siri support
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Everything you want to know about the Weather at a glance! Based on an original idea, Weather Clock Widget lets you put a simple, smart and beautiful animated clock with hour-by-hour Weather forecast right on your Home screen (Lock screen). Just take a look on the clock and you’ll be informed when you should take an umbrella or what are the best times to tan. Personalize your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with the most elegant weather widget, showing current weather, hourly forecast, time and date! Feature highlights: • Free • Original idea • Intuitive and easy to use • Provides unique live Weather Clock widget for Home Screen • iMessage Weather app: send your live Weather Clock via iMessage! • Nine types of Weather data • Animated Today screen Extension • Local and international locations • Local and world time • Apple Watch Weather app and complications • Multiple icon sets • Visual themes. Enjoy 7 new themes! • Night mode. Use scheduler to switch between your favorite themes. • Siri support. Use Siri to show Weather Clock widget with the most accurate hour-by-hour Weather forecast. Product details: • Home screen widget, iMessage, Today screen extension and full-screen Weather app for iPhone and iPad • Apple Watch app & Complications • Weather data for more than 1 million locations worldwide • “Follow me” location (it updates when you open the app, so you always know your local Weather) • Locations can be added by GPS, U.S. Zip Code, or by browsing the location list • Integrated with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Hour-by-hour Weather forecast includes: • Temperature of air • "Feels like" temperature • Humidity • Precipitation (snow) amounts • Dew point • Chance of precipitations • Wind speed and direction • Geomagnetic activity • UV index
Moon Phase & Widgets
Track the current moon phase, moonrise/moonset times, and celestial events with stunning accuracy. Explore past and future lunar data, illumination, and zodiac signs. Personalize your device with interactive widgets and receive timely notifications.
- Current moon phase tracking
- Moonrise and moonset times
- Full Moon, New Moon, and Eclipse alerts
- Real-time 3D Moon rendering
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Lunar Zodiac sign information
- Apple Watch integration
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Lunar: Moon Phase & Widget brings the magic of the Moon right to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Track the current moon phase, moonrise and moonset times, and upcoming Full Moon, New Moon, and Lunar Eclipse with stunning accuracy and realism. Experience a beautiful Liquid Glass design and real-time, 3D-lit Moon renderings that make the Moon feel alive on your device. Effortlessly explore any date—past or future— to see precise lunar data, illumination, distance, and the Lunar Zodiac sign for that day. Switch to the Moon Phase Calendar to view the entire month’s lunar cycle at a glance, or tap a date for detailed moon information. Perfect for astronomy enthusiasts, photographers, or anyone who loves the night sky. Personalize your experience with a variety of Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets (including compact and expanded formats) that keep lunar information always in view. Receive notifications for Full Moon, New Moon, and Eclipse events, and stay connected with your Apple Watch using the included Lunar Compass to locate the Moon’s position in the sky. Whether you’re planning stargazing sessions, tracking tides, or simply admiring the beauty of the cosmos, Lunar: Moon Phase & Widget is your essential moon tracker—designed with care, precision, and a touch of lunar wonder. ------- Subscription Apple's standard terms of service apply to all subscriptions available in the app. If you purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account. You will be automatically charged for renewal unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. All purchases are final and refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. You will be automatically billed for the full amount at the end of the free trial period unless you cancel within 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ -------
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Weather Clock Widget at free with in-app purchases against Moon Phase & Widgets's subscription. Weather Clock Widget also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Moon Phase & Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Weather Clock Widget sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Moon Phase & Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Weather Clock Widget against 4.7 for Moon Phase & Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 6.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Weather Clock Widget's written reviews are positive against 68% of Moon Phase & Widgets's.
Weather Clock Widget ships an update every 2 months, Moon Phase & Widgets every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Weather Clock Widget | Moon Phase & Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) | 4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews — better | 68.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K | 6.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #83 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 248 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elecont LLC | Bjorn Jenssen |
Customer experience
Weather Clock Widget
Moon Phase & Widgets
User reviews
Weather Clock Widget
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 🚀 Accurate
- 👍 Beautiful design
- 👍 Simple and functional
- 👍 Informative
Room to improve
- 🐛 Can't get it to work
- 🐛 Ads block the screen
- 🐛 Inaccurate weather information
- 🐛 Widget doesn't work
- 🐛 Clock shows wrong time
Moon Phase & Widgets
From 6.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌙 Beautiful moon phase display
- 📊 Comprehensive moon data
- 🔍 Accurate moon tracking
- 🎨 Elegant and intuitive interface
- 🕰️ Helpful moon rise/set times
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for key features like widgets
- 🤔 Confusing transition to paid model
- 🐛 Occasional inaccuracies in moon phase data
- 🤖 Issues with app and widget compatibility
- 🔄 Slow or inconsistent app updates
Bugs and requests
Weather Clock Widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget loses time
- Weather information is inaccurate
- App shows sun at night in wrong hemisphere
Requested features
6 requests- Show weather readings for early morning hours
- Add sunrise/sunset times
- Allow custom background or color options
- Ability to pin the widget to the home screen
- Add more location options
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- Improve widget functionality
Moon Phase & Widgets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect waxing/waning moon display
- Widget disappearing or not working
- Calendar dates not syncing correctly
- App crashes or freezes on launch
Requested features
5 requests- Lunar zodiac sign information
- Customizable widget options
- Offline mode for moon data
- Notifications for key moon events
- Integration with other astronomy apps
In-app purchases
Weather Clock Widget
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Apple Watch app$1.99
Moon Phase & Widgets
- Pro Version Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Version Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lunar Phase Widget Pro$39.99
Questions
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