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Head-to-head

Weather Underground vs AccuWeather

Weather Underground 3.9★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 60
Winner AccuWeather
AccuWeather 4.6★ · Free + IAP 75

AccuWeather is generally more reliable for forecasts and has a better user experience, despite its ad issues, while Weather Underground struggles with frequent crashes and accuracy problems.

Full reviews: Weather Underground · AccuWeather

AccuWeather offers a more consistent and accurate forecasting experience, though users frequently complain about intrusive ads and occasional loading issues. Weather Underground, while praised for its hyper-local data, is plagued by app instability, frequent crashes, and inconsistent accuracy.

Head to head

Accuracy edge: AccuWeatherR5R7R8R11
Weather Underground Weather Underground users report mixed accuracy, with some finding it 'extremely accurate' and 'the most accurate' for hyper-local conditions, especially when connected to personal weather stations R5R8R11. However, many others find it 'frequently wrong on rain forecasts', 'never accurate', or 'totally worthless' for pop-up storms, with temperature readings often off by a significant margin R7R13R25.
AccuWeather AccuWeather users generally praise its accuracy, calling it 'right on time', 'most accurate', and 'literally never wrong' for forecasts and real-time precipitation . However, a notable number of recent reviews describe it as 'horribly inaccurate', 'rarely accurate', or 'not always right', with radar often not matching actual conditions and temperature readings being incorrect R79.
Ease of Use & Design edge: AccuWeatherR2R3R5R6
Weather Underground Weather Underground is appreciated for its 'attractive and easy to understand' visuals, 'horizontal scrolling daily and hourly forecast layout', and 'easy navigation' R2R6. Users also like the ability to connect personal weather stations R5. However, some find the radar cluttered with temperature readings, wish for future radar, and note issues with location features, widget availability, and accessibility for the visually impaired R2R3R9.
AccuWeather AccuWeather is generally found 'easy to use, easy to cypher' with 'obvious navigation' and a good mix of tools including extended forecasts and radar . However, many users report significant issues with slow loading times, the app hanging, or not loading data at all, especially recently . Some also experience widgets not working or requiring constant re-setup .
Reliability & Performance tieR1R4R6R10
Weather Underground Weather Underground is heavily criticized for being 'glitchy', 'crashing a lot', 'freezes several times a day', and having 'constant crashes' across multiple devices and years R1R4R6R10. Some users also report radar lag, making it 'almost worthless' for severe weather .
AccuWeather AccuWeather also faces significant reliability issues, with users reporting the app 'still crashing almost every time I use it', 'won’t load data a lot of the time', and freezing after ads . Many recent reviews highlight the app being 'VERY SLOW to load' or 'just hangs' .
Features & Notifications edge: Weather UndergroundR2R5R8R9
Weather Underground Weather Underground is praised for its 'real time radar', 'hourly breakdown for precipitation', and ability to see 'altitude tops of storm clouds + expected paths' R8R9. Users appreciate hyper-local data from personal weather stations R5. However, users desire future radar, better control over air quality alerts, and more robust login/account management for weather station owners R2.
AccuWeather AccuWeather offers 'local radar & storm tracker', 'extended forecast calendar', and 'imminent rain or snow forecasts' . Users appreciate severe weather notifications . However, a major point of contention is the 'way too many useless notifications' for non-weather events like 'children dying in hot cars' or 'child looses hand in alligator attack', which cannot be selectively disabled . Many also wish for precipitation alerts R89.
Price & Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR9R46R54R58
Weather Underground Weather Underground is a free app with IAP, but users complain about 'sooo many ads that the free version is unusable' and that the paid version is a subscription R46. Some features previously free are now behind a paywall R9. One user mentioned paying but still seeing ads R54. Some find it 'too costly' R58.
AccuWeather AccuWeather is also free with IAP, but users are very frustrated by 'too many advertisements', 'ads in your face', and ads appearing 'every time you click' or 'at the wrong time' R75R79. Some feel critical warnings are 'locked behind a pay wall' in the free version . Users also lament the removal of a one-time purchase ad-free option, replaced by a subscription .
Support tieR13R27R55R84
Weather Underground Weather Underground users report poor support, with one stating 'no support available' and inability to upload screenshots for a report R13. Another sent two requests and received 'not even a robo-response' R27. One user mentioned emailing support with 'no resolution at all' for freezing issues R55.
AccuWeather AccuWeather users have also experienced support issues, with one trying to ask about notifications via the app support but it 'would not go through' R84.
Pick Weather Underground if

you prioritize hyper-local data, especially if you connect a personal weather station, and appreciate detailed weather graphs and storm cloud altitude information R5R11.

Pick AccuWeather if

you need generally accurate forecasts and radar for planning activities, and prefer an app with a more intuitive design and extended forecast calendar .

Evidence note: The evidence for support is thin for both apps, with only a few mentions of negative experiences.

Frequently asked

Which app is more accurate for weather forecasts?
AccuWeather is generally considered more accurate by its users for overall forecasts and real-time precipitation, though both apps receive mixed reviews on accuracy, especially concerning pop-up storms and local temperature readings (, , , , vs. R7, R13, R25, R36).
Do these apps have a lot of ads?
Yes, both apps, being free with in-app purchases, are heavily criticized for intrusive ads in their free versions, with users of Weather Underground finding the free version 'unusable' due to ads and AccuWeather users reporting ads appearing 'every time you click' R46R54R75R79.
Which app is more stable and less prone to crashes?
Both apps suffer from significant stability issues, with Weather Underground frequently described as 'crashing a lot' and 'glitchy', and AccuWeather users also reporting frequent crashes and the app failing to load data (R1, R4, R10, R22, , R55 for WU; , , , , for AccuWeather).
Can I get precipitation alerts from these apps?
Weather Underground offers precipitation alerts R56, but AccuWeather users frequently request this feature, indicating it is missing or not reliably available R89.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R5] Weather Underground 5/5 · US Best app: I have no idea what people are talking about when they say there are a lot of glitches. It’s extremely accurate and has never been wrong for me. It’s also very easy to hook up your weather station to and it helps weather be more accurate.
  2. [R7] Weather Underground 1/5 · US Worse app: It’s raining a lot and the app shows a sunny day LOL
  3. [R8] Weather Underground 5/5 · US Real time radar!: Love that I can see in real time just what the precipitation situation is! I have found Weather Underground to be quite generally accurate.
  4. [R11] Weather Underground 5/5 · US Long time user: I love this app! I’ve been using it forever! I can’t remember the first time I downloaded it. At least a decade ago? Thank you for the graphs and everything! I just moved up north, 2.5 hours north of Saint Paul, to Duluth, and your app has helped me navigate my new life with VERY different weather. Lake Superior is dynamic and your app has helped me gauge my day. Thank you for the
  5. [R2] Weather Underground 4/5 · US Thumbs up: I love this app - it's free, often accurate, and its visuals are very attractive and easy to understand in an instant. I do really, really wish it had future radar though. Past radar is kind of pointless so I have to toggle to another app to get that future feature. Downgrading one star only because of that.
  6. [R3] Weather Underground 3/5 · US CAN YOU PLEASE REMOVE THE TEMPERATURES ON THE RADAR: It literally covers the entire map and scales with the map every time you zoom out so you can’t see the map itself. I don’t think anyone needs the temperature readings for every surrounding town at our location. It’s been like this for years. I also doubt anyone goes on the weather radar to see the temperatures of all those surrounding towns.
  7. [R6] Weather Underground 3/5 · US Best weather app, Crashes like windows: I love the horizontal scrolling daily and hourly forecast layout. The natural and correct layout. Most weather apps get this wrong. Easy navigation. Great radar maps. It crashes more often than Windows!
  8. [R1] Weather Underground 2/5 · US CRASHING: THIS APP CRASHES A LOT
  9. [R4] Weather Underground 1/5 · US Low Quality App: It crashes on a dime, and generally over nothing
  10. [R10] Weather Underground 1/5 · US Constant crashes: App constantly freezes and crashes. Has followed me for years across multiple phones. Fix the app.
  11. [R9] Weather Underground 3/5 · US Use to be a better app: This use to be a better app prior to the weather channel buying it out a few years back. Previous features that were free are now locked behind a paywall. The “current location” feature doesn’t work at all. In my case, when pressed, it defaults to a city I use to live in no matter where I’m at. I do like the hourly breakdown for precipitation. It’s reasonably accurate for t
  12. [R46] Weather Underground 2/5 · US Hyper local and hyper ad-driven: sooo many ads that the free version is unusable. the paid version is subscription instead of a set price. lame.
  13. [R54] Weather Underground 3/5 · US Pay Fee but Still Has Ads: Ok weather app but if I pay for the app, why the ads. I may cancel for that alone.
  14. [R58] Weather Underground 1/5 · US Expensive: Too costly
  15. [R13] Weather Underground 1/5 · US Used to work now it is never accurate no support available: I used to rely exclusively on this app for my weather and temperature information. For the last month or so it has been showing that it is always 20 degrees less than the actual temperature. I tried to send a message to support but it will not allow me to upload the required screenshots for the report. If you aren’t able to upload the s
  16. [R27] Weather Underground 3/5 · US WU - maybe: While it goods very good weather of what’s happening now, it’s radar and satellite maps are all in the pasts, and no ability to track a storm which may or may not be heading to your area. Support is not existent- sent two requests and not even a robo-response …
  17. [R55] Weather Underground 1/5 · US Freezes several times a day: This app freeze this between three and four times a day and the only way to resolve it is to restart my phone. Totally unacceptable. I’ve emailed Support with no resolution at all.
  18. [R84] AccuWeather 3/5 · US Notifications: Why do notifications for locations keep turning on by themselves? I have tried numerous times to cancel notifications but the problem persists. I tried asking this via the app support but it would not go through.
  19. [R25] Weather Underground 2/5 · US Totally worthless in Florida!: Predicts 100% chance of rain, then nothing. Predicts 15% chance of rain, and all hell breaks loose. Totally worthless when dealing with pop-up thunderstorms.
  20. [R36] Weather Underground 3/5 · US Inaccurate: Pretty poor accuracy, falls short of other free options.
  21. [R75] AccuWeather 3/5 · US Too many advertisements: The app works great and the weather forecast is accurate however the free version use to be great but now there are too many Popup advertisements.
  22. [R79] AccuWeather 2/5 · US Rarely Accurate: Maps are covered by ads that can’t be closed out. Rain forecasts are night and day compared to other apps, and more often wrong than right.
  23. [R22] Weather Underground 1/5 · US Simply Crashes.: This was my favorite weather app for over a decade. In the past week, it started giving error messages when I opened it. So naturally, I updated to the latest version. Now it crashes immediately, every time I open it. Clearing the cache did not help.
  24. [R56] Weather Underground 5/5 · US Love the app need widgets: It’s my favorite weather app. The week is displayed with highs and lows and a precipitation graph. Super helpful for planning the week and ski days in winter. Would like to see high wind alerts/notifications. Having precipitation alerts/notifications would be helpful for days commuting on motorcycle.
  25. [R89] AccuWeather 4/5 · US Great, but…: Great all around weather app. A lot of useful information! But it has one major shortcoming…no precipitation alerts! Most of the better weather apps have this. Even Apple Weather. If it had that, it would be just about perfect! Update-7/3/26…still waiting on precipitation alerts!

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store