Comparison

Hello Weather vs Weather

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

Head to head
About

Hello Weather

Get beautiful, trustworthy weather forecasts with hyperlocal real-time updates. Easily understand current conditions and future predictions with a joyful, information-rich design. Access detailed charts and radar, all customizable to your preferences.

Highlights
  • Information-rich design
  • Detailed data charts
  • Multiple data providers
  • Human-readable weather stats
  • Customizable layout and appearance
  • Widgets and Apple Watch app
  • Built-in radar
Features
Currently charting
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Hello Weather gives you beautiful, trustworthy forecasts powered by the best weather data on Earth. With hyperlocal real-time info and a joyful design that’s easy to read at a glance, you’ll always be prepared for whatever’s coming your way. APP OF THE DAY 2026 + featured globally since 2018 "One of my very favorites in recent years. It’s attractive, original, and highly useful." — Daring Fireball Five reasons why you’ll love planning your day with Hello Weather... 1. All the info you need is right in your face. Current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, minute-by-minute rain, and weather alerts, all in a design you can read in seconds. Everything you need, nothing you don’t. 2. Simple on the surface. Details one tap away. Sometimes you need to dig deeper. Is it going to be windy enough to fly a kite today? When’s the best time to go? Just tap the wind card (or any other stat) for a super friendly chart showing what’s up. 3. Forecasts so advanced, they might be fivecasts. Switch from Apple Weather to ultra-detailed forecasts from the world’s best data providers, like The Weather Channel, AccuWeather, and Foreca. Pick the source that works best for your area, or switch back and forth to compare. 4. You don’t need to be a weather expert. What does barometric pressure mean? Is the dewpoint good or bad? We translated those esoteric stats into human words, so you’ll know how it really feels outside. 5. It’ll make you smile. We filled the app with tons of thoughtful little touches to brighten your day. You’ll love the beautiful color themes, automatic night mode, and sweet secret extras. And that’s not all… • Hello Weather works everywhere, from your phone to your wrist. Great on iPhone and iPad, with widgets, notifications, and a full Apple Watch app to keep you updated on the go. It speaks 27 languages, too. • Radar’s built right in. When there’s a storm front ahead, we’ve got your back. Our powerful radar tab shows you exactly what’s headed your way. • You can have it your way. Tune your app’s layout and appearance to your heart’s content. Pick custom icon sets, themes, charts, data points, or tweak fiddly details if you want. • Made with care by a tiny indie company. We pour a lot of love into our app, and we take great care of our customers. We’re always just an email away, and we’ll get back to you quickly. Here’s what the experts say: "It’s so great-looking, and so easy to use, that it’s been my go-to weather app since I discovered it." — Cult of Mac "Hello Weather strips it down to the essence." — Macworld --- Hello Weather’s free to use, but it’s way better if you upgrade for the Pro stuff. Free features: • No ads or gimmicks. • Easy to read forecasts, powered by Apple Weather. • Minute-by-minute rain estimates. • Basic radar. • Automatic color themes and dark mode. • Weather units customization, including simultaneous Fahrenheit & Celsius mode. Upgrade to Pro and get: • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. • Notifications for rain, severe weather alerts, and future forecasts. • Apple Watch app and complications. • More data sources, including The Weather Channel, AccuWeather, Foreca, and others. • Radar animation and layers. • Air quality and pollen info (with certain data sources). • Weather icon sets, themes, and loads of additional customization options. • Custom app icons. • Some secret stuff too! One more thing—a note about privacy: We’re proud to have the strongest and most transparent privacy policy we can muster. We’ll never track you, sell ads, collect data, or do anything like that. • Privacy Policy: https://helloweather.com/privacy • Terms of Use: https://helloweather.com/privacy#terms Thanks so much for trying Hello Weather! We hope you like it.

About

Weather

Get accurate and beautiful weather forecasts with hourly and daily predictions. Stay informed with weather alerts, view precipitation charts, and track sunrise/sunset times. Customize your experience with dark mode and metric/imperial units.

Highlights
  • Hourly forecast
  • Daily forecast
  • Weather alerts
  • Map search
  • Minute by minute precipitation charts
  • Sunrise and sunset tracking
  • Dark mode
Features
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Weather Forecasts is a beautiful, accurate, and simple weather app. Never let the weather surprise you ever again. Features - Current Weather featuring Hourly forecast, Chance of Rain, Air Quality, Feels Like, and much more information. - Daily Forecast gives you all the information you need for the upcoming days of the week. Tap into a particular day for more details. - Weather Alerts keeps you up to date on weather advisories from the leading agencies around the world - Map Search lets you easily view weather for your current location or anywhere else around the world - Settings lets you view the weather in the imperial or metric system - Dark Mode and dynamic sun time based backgrounds make the app a stunning experience to use. Plan ahead based on the weather no matter where you are in the world. This gorgeous weather app has all the details you'll ever want and need. Upcoming Rain: With minute by minute precipitation charts, you'll never get caught in the rain again. View exactly how much sunlight you have left with Sunrise and Sunset tracking. Tons of other information such as Humidity, UVI, Dew Point, and more is at your fingertips .

Screenshots

Hello Weather4 screens
Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weather at none against Hello Weather's 9. Weather also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Hello Weather's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence 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. Hello Weather sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hello Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Weather has 9.5K ratings behind it against 192, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Hello Weather's written reviews are positive against 62% of Weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hello Weather ships an update every 9 days, Weather every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hello Weather versus Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHello WeatherWeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.5K ratings) — better4.4 (192 ratings)
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings9.5K — better192
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#71 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElectric Dream Machine LLCASN GROUP LLC

Customer experience

Hello Weather

All ratings9,492 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews481 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.2%

Weather

All ratings192 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Hello Weather

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Location detection issues
  • Radar tab not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Moon phase information
  • Precipitation amount details
  • Severe weather notifications
  • Expanded international data sources

Weather

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Hello Weather

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Family7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Family$2.991 Month
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Family7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Hello Weather Pro Lifetime$44.99
  • Lifetime$99.99
  • Lifetime (Family)$149.99
None

Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hello Weather free?
Hello Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weather free?
Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hello Weather or Weather?
Hello Weather is rated higher. Hello Weather averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while Weather averages 4.4 from 192 ratings.
Do Hello Weather or Weather have ads?
Weather shows ads; Hello Weather does not.
Which is updated more often, Hello Weather or Weather?
Hello Weather ships an update every 9 days, and Weather every 6 days. Most recently, Hello Weather was updated on September 25, 2026 and Weather on September 18, 2026.

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