Comparison

Hello Weather vs Pulso Ciudad

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.

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Pulso Ciudad

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Pulso puts the weather of Medellín and the Aburrá Valley on one map, from what SIATA publishes: where it is raining right now, how the rivers are running, what the air is like and what tomorrow looks like. And now also temperature, wind and rivers across the rest of Antioquia. Pulso is an independent app. It does not represent SIATA, the Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, IDEAM or any other government entity, and is not affiliated with them. It uses only public data, published by those same organisations. WHAT YOU CAN SEE • Rain radar, animated over the last hour • River and stream levels, in the risk colour SIATA reports • Air quality: overall AQI, PM2.5, PM10, O₃ and NO₂ • Temperature and wind by station • Two-day forecast for all 13 municipalities and corregimientos • Temperature, wind and river levels across the rest of Antioquia • Recent earthquakes in Colombia and where they were felt • Medellín Metro, EnCicla bike share and the valley's bus routes • A widget with your municipality's forecast on your home screen BUILT FOR A VALLEY WITH REAL RISK When a layer comes up empty, Pulso tells you why: the data did not arrive, SIATA is not responding, or you have no connection. An empty map is not the same as a calm valley, and this app does not present it as one. Every screen shows the time of the data you are looking at, and offline it shows the last saved data, labelled as saved. OPTIONAL ALERTS You can switch on severe-event alerts in Settings. Alerts only — never advertising. The data depends on what SIATA publishes, so Pulso cannot guarantee an alert will always arrive. NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS No sign-up, and we do not sell data. If you allow location, Pulso shows your position on the map and your municipality's forecast. Your location is used only on the phone and only while the app is open; only the municipality is saved, never your coordinates, and you can decline. DATA SOURCES Pulso is an independent app and does not represent any government entity. All data is public: Pulso only reads what these organisations publish on their own channels. It has no privileged access, no agreement and no reserved channel. Official sources: • Valley environmental data (rain, radar, rivers, air, temperature, forecast) — the early-warning system of Medellín and the Aburrá Valley (SIATA), operated by the Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA): https://siata.gov.co • Temperature, wind and rivers in the rest of Antioquia — Colombia's Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (IDEAM): https://www.ideam.gov.co • Earthquakes — Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC): https://www.sgc.gov.co and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): https://earthquake.usgs.gov • Metro de Medellín: https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co • EnCicla, the AMVA public bike system: https://encicla.metropol.gov.co • Public transport routes and stops, Distrito de Medellín: https://www.medellin.gov.co • Bus routes in Itagüí, La Estrella, Caldas and Sabaneta — Alcaldía de Itagüí (AMVA's 2022 inventory): https://www.itagui.gov.co • Bus routes in Envigado, Sabaneta and Itagüí — Sotrames, published by the operator Map geometry: OpenStreetMap, ODbL licence (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Screenshots

Hello Weather4 screens
Pulso Ciudad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulso Ciudad at none against Hello Weather's 9. Hello Weather's advantage is chart position (#91 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Pulso Ciudad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hello Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, Pulso Ciudad weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Hello Weather versus Pulso Ciudad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHello WeatherPulso Ciudad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#91 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElectric Dream Machine LLCCarlos Andre Rodrigues

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

Pulso Ciudad

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

Pulso Ciudad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hello Weather free?
Hello Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulso Ciudad free?
Pulso Ciudad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hello Weather or Pulso Ciudad have ads?
Neither Hello Weather nor Pulso Ciudad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hello Weather or Pulso Ciudad?
Hello Weather ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pulso Ciudad weekly. Most recently, Hello Weather was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pulso Ciudad on October 24, 2026.

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