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Alternatives to 1Weather
20 weather tools sit alongside 1Weather in this directory. Below is what separates each from 1Weather on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- -
- 1Weather starts at
- Free
Why people look past 1Weather
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. 1Weather has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Superior accuracy with proprietary RealFeel technology
- Publishes an entry price of $1.99/month, where 1Weather does not.
- 3 tiers to 1Weather's 2.
Hyperlocal precipitation forecasts built into iOS
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where 1Weather does not.
- 1 tier to 1Weather's 2.
Free browser-based satellite weather and storm tracking, no account or install
- 1 tier to 1Weather's 2.
World's largest air quality information platform
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where 1Weather does not.
Official U.S. government air quality information
Priced and rated the same as 1Weather on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Simple beautiful weather with multiple sources
Priced and rated the same as 1Weather on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Every 1Weather alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weather (this page) | Free | - | 2 | |
| AccuWeatherComprehensive weather app with exclusive AccuWeather MinuteCast for minute-by-minute precipitation, RealFeel Temperature, 50+ features, and forecasts from 100 meteorologists. | Free, then $1.99/month | - | 3 | vs 1Weather |
| Apple Weather (Dark Sky)Apple Weather app acquired Dark Sky, featuring hyperlocal forecasts, next-hour precipitation, high-resolution radar, and iOS integration with Smart Stack and Active Intelligence warnings. | Free | Free | 1 | vs 1Weather |
| Zoom Earth | Free | Free, no account required | 1 | vs 1Weather |
| AirVisual | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs 1Weather |
| EPA AirNow | Free | Free | - | vs 1Weather |
| Hello Weather | Free | - | 2 | vs 1Weather |
| Ambient Weather Network | Free | Free | 1 | vs 1Weather |
| Carrot Weather | Free | - | 3 | vs 1Weather |
| Foreca | Free | - | 2 | vs 1Weather |
| Climate FieldView | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs 1Weather |
| Aeris Weather | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs 1Weather |
| Gro Intelligence | $29/month | Subscription | 2 | vs 1Weather |
| BreezoMeter | Free | Quote | 1 | vs 1Weather |
| Awair | $149/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs 1Weather |
| ClearAg | Free | Quote | 1 | vs 1Weather |
| DTN Weather | On request | Quote | - | vs 1Weather |
| Atmotube | $179/one-time | One-time | 1 | vs 1Weather |
| Airveda | 7999/one-time | One-time | 2 | vs 1Weather |
| IQAir | $399/one-time | - | 4 | vs 1Weather |
| Baron Weather | Free | Quote | 1 | vs 1Weather |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the 1Weather badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- AccuWeather , Free, then $1.99/month
- Apple Weather (Dark Sky) , Free
- Zoom Earth , Free
- AirVisual , Free
- EPA AirNow , Free
- Hello Weather , Free
- Ambient Weather Network , Free
- Carrot Weather , Free
What you would be giving up
1Weather is most often brought in for checking current conditions and 24-hour forecasts, live radar and severe weather warnings, tracking air quality index and pollen levels (premium), minute-by-minute precipitation tracking (premium), sun/moon tracking and home-screen weather widgets. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If 1Weather is broadly right and the question is cost, the 1Weather pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Weather category lists everything the directory holds, and best weather tools ranks them.
1Weather runs on android, ios. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about 1Weather alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to 1Weather?
- 20 other weather tools are listed in this directory, led by AccuWeather, Apple Weather (Dark Sky), Zoom Earth, AirVisual. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to 1Weather?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: AccuWeather, Apple Weather (Dark Sky), Zoom Earth, AirVisual, EPA AirNow.
- Is there a reason to switch away from 1Weather?
- Nothing in the data flags one. 1Weather has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from 1Weather?
- 1Weather is most often brought in for checking current conditions and 24-hour forecasts, live radar and severe weather warnings, tracking air quality index and pollen levels (premium), minute-by-minute precipitation tracking (premium), sun/moon tracking and home-screen weather widgets. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to 1Weather?
- None of the weather tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these 1Weather alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Weather, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare 1Weather against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against 1Weather covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every weather tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Weather category, 20 tools beside 1Weather. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.