Comparison

SmartMeteo vs Metar Italia

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

Head to head
About

SmartMeteo

Access real-time wind and environmental data from stations worldwide. Visualize trends with charts and tables, and customize your monitoring experience with station selection and auto-refresh features.

Highlights
  • Live station data
  • Wind, temperature, and pressure charts
  • Table view for data scanning
  • Fullscreen charts mode
  • Smart auto refresh
  • Station selection and favorites
Features
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SmartMeteo is an iOS app for remotely monitoring wind conditions and meteo readings collected by SmartMeteo stations around the world. Built for windsurfers, kitesurfers, and anyone who depends on accurate wind data. SmartMeteo can also be useful in construction, meteorology, ecology, and other fields where environmental monitoring matters. What you get: - Live station data - Charts / trends for wind (min/avg/max + direction), temperature, and pressure - Table view for quick, data-first scanning - Fullscreen charts mode - Smart auto refresh (refresh rate calculator) - Station selection and Favorites - Timezone display: phone or station - “Active stations only” filter - More settings and improved UI/UX

About

Metar Italia

Features
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Metar Italia shows the METAR reports of every Italian airport, read straight from the official Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) source. The app opens on the full list of Italian stations with the raw report, the observation time in UTC and the ICAO identifier coloured by flight category: green VFR, blue MVFR, red IFR, purple LIFR. One glance tells you where you can fly. Tap a station and the report is decoded item by item: temperature and dewpoint, wind direction and speed with gusts, visibility, QNH in hectopascals and inches of mercury, field elevation and cloud layers in METAR notation. • Every Italian station, refreshed on launch and on pull to refresh • Search by ICAO identifier • Map of all stations — tap a pin to read the report • Home Screen widget for the station you choose, in three sizes • Apple Watch app: your station plus the ten closest to you • The observation time is highlighted when the report is no longer current • No account, no advertising, no data collected Data comes from the Aviation Weather Center (NOAA), exactly as published at the source. Metar Italia is a quick reference tool: always rely on official sources and the required aeronautical documentation for flight planning.

Screenshots

SmartMeteo4 screens
Metar Italia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartMeteo at every 2 months against Metar Italia's every 8 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartMeteo ships an update every 2 months, Metar Italia every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SmartMeteo versus Metar Italia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartMeteoMetar Italia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex RyltsovEmanuele Chiavelli

In-app purchases

None

SmartMeteo

No in-app purchases

None

Metar Italia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartMeteo free?
SmartMeteo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metar Italia free?
Metar Italia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartMeteo or Metar Italia have ads?
Neither SmartMeteo nor Metar Italia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartMeteo or Metar Italia?
SmartMeteo ships an update every 2 months, and Metar Italia every 8 months. Most recently, SmartMeteo was updated on November 1, 2026 and Metar Italia on November 1, 2026.

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