Metar Italia vs METAR Plot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metar Italia
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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• Apple Watch app: your station plus the ten closest to you • The observation time is highlighted when the report is no longer current • No account, no advertising, no data collected Data comes from the Aviation Weather Center (NOAA), exactly as published at the source.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.
METAR Plot
Access up-to-date METAR station data for airports worldwide. View station models and raw METARs, manage custom and nearby station lists, and customize flight rules and units. This app works independently on your Apple Watch.
- Worldwide airport METAR data
- Station models and raw reports
- Nearby and user-defined station lists
- Offline station database access
- Automatic data updates
- Customizable flight rules and units
- Watch face complications
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METAR Plot for Apple Watch displays station models (plots) as well as raw METARs for most airports worldwide, using current METAR data. The app features two stations lists: nearby and user-defined. While the entire station database can be used offline (to add station or lookup nearby station), an internet connection is required to load METAR data. Data is updated automatically. Preferences can be set for type of flight rules and units (visibility, temperature, and pressure). Options for observation time in LT or UTC as well as sort order of user list. The app works completely independent from your iPhone and includes complications for watch faces with rectangular and circular types.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Metar Italia at Free against METAR Plot's $1.49. METAR Plot's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Metar Italia is free to download; METAR Plot costs $1.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Metar Italia ships an update every 8 months, METAR Plot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metar Italia | METAR Plot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.49 |
| Rating | — | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #190 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emanuele Chiavelli | Lakehorn AG |
In-app purchases
Metar Italia
No in-app purchases
METAR Plot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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