Head-to-head
Weather Live° vs AccuWeather
Weather Live°
55
Winner
AccuWeather
AccuWeather
70
AccuWeather is generally a more reliable choice for weather forecasting, despite recent issues with ads and loading, while Weather Live° struggles with accuracy and has aggressive pricing for premium features.
Full reviews: Weather Live° · AccuWeather
AccuWeather offers a better balance of accuracy and features, though users report issues with ads and app performance. Weather Live° faces significant criticism for its high subscription costs and inconsistent accuracy, making it a less appealing option for many.
Head to head
Weather Live° Weather Live° users have highly mixed experiences with accuracy, with some praising its precision R2 while many others report significant inaccuracies, including large temperature discrepancies and incorrect precipitation forecasts R1R4R6.
AccuWeather AccuWeather generally receives positive feedback for its accuracy, with many users finding its forecasts, radar, and imminent rain predictions reliable . However, a notable number of recent reviews mention it being inaccurate, especially regarding radar and rain predictions, or showing conflicting information .
Weather Live° Users appreciate Weather Live°'s layout and daily forecast summaries R12. However, many essential features like radar, 14-day forecasts, and precipitation overlays are paywalled R1R19R43. There are also complaints about widgets not working or being inconvenient R9R33R39, and issues with the map feature R16.
AccuWeather AccuWeather is praised for being easy to use, with clear navigation to current conditions, hourly forecasts, and radar . Users like the extended forecast calendar and storm tracking . However, recent updates have led to issues with widgets not working , and some users miss features like past rainfall data or specific air quality details .
Weather Live° Weather Live° users report issues with the app not loading on new phones R40, crashing , and displaying inconsistent information R12R18. Some users also note a decline in performance and accuracy over recent months R21.
AccuWeather AccuWeather has significant recent issues with reliability and performance, including frequent crashing , slow loading times R81, and blank screens . These problems often hinder access to critical weather information during severe events .
Weather Live° Weather Live° is heavily criticized for its aggressive and high subscription pricing, with users reporting costs as high as $5.99/week, $25/month, $70/year, or $99/year R1R19R30R31. Many feel it's not worth the money, especially given the inaccuracies and the fact that basic features are paywalled R1R19R43. There are also complaints about inability to cancel subscriptions or previous purchases not being honored R7.
AccuWeather AccuWeather's free version is heavily impacted by numerous and intrusive ads, especially on the radar and during severe weather . Some users feel critical information is paywalled , and there are complaints about the lack of an ad-free option without a premium subscription . However, some previous premium features have been restored to long-time users .
Weather Live° Weather Live° users report difficulty accessing support R34R39 and issues with customer service not correcting problems R28. There are also complaints about persistent upgrade prompts in the free version R25.
AccuWeather AccuWeather users are frustrated by unwanted and often disturbing notifications about non-weather events like children dying in hot cars or alligator attacks R63R78R81R88. Notifications for specific locations also reportedly turn on by themselves . Support for these notification issues is difficult to access . There's also a lack of precipitation alerts, a feature found in other apps .
Pick Weather Live° if
you prioritize a clean interface and daily summaries, and are willing to pay a high subscription fee for potentially accurate forecasts R12.
Pick AccuWeather if
you need a comprehensive weather app with generally accurate forecasts, radar, and extended planning features, and can tolerate frequent ads or are willing to pay for a premium subscription .
Evidence note: Both apps have a mix of positive and negative reviews, with recent negative reviews for both heavily skewed towards performance issues, intrusive ads (AccuWeather), and high subscription costs (Weather Live°). The 'Price & Value' dimension for Weather Live° is particularly one-sided due to widespread user frustration with its pricing model.
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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.
- [R1] Weather Live° Horribly inaccurate and you have to pay for basically everything: Why do you have to pay just to see the Rain scope and the 14 day forcast?!
- [R2] Weather Live° I need accuracy every day: Excellent work on forecasting
- [R4] Weather Live° It’s bad: It says it’s going to storm 4 day ing a row it’s not going to 1 star
- [R6] Weather Live° Inaccurate: App says fully sunny. It's actually fully cloudy.
- [R9] Weather Live° The widget is unfinished: It doesn't display the 'feels like' temperature. The widget is too long and inconvenient; I'd prefer a more compact one. · translated
- [R12] Weather Live° I loved it until: Beautiful layout and accurate weather except I have 2 Sundays with different weather information. So I have no idea if it’s going to be 58 or 69 on Sunday. I feel like if I pay for something, I want accuracy. I don’t see any way to fix this.
- [R16] Weather Live° Map doesn’t work: I’ve tried changing layers on the map. From radar to cloud cover etc. map just stays a ugly gray color
- [R18] Weather Live° Variable: I’ve taken to snapping screenshots to show rapid swings in the weather patterns.
- [R21] Weather Live° Weather forecast problems: I’ve always loved this app. It has always been so accurate but in the last three or four months, it has gone downhill dramatically where it says no precipitation whatsoever in my area and it’s been snowing like a blizzard for two hours. Tells me something is wrong with the app. I don’t know if you did an update or if you need to do an update but I’m very disappointed lat
- [R40] Weather Live° Meh, Already purchased but it won’t load on my new phone: Already purchased but it won’t load on my new phone
- [R7] Weather Live° BEWARE YOU CAN NOT CANCEL THIS APP: I purchase at 29.99 thinking it would be more informative IT IS NOT AND YOU CAN NOT CANCEL!! I tried 2 times and they will not give me my money back went to apple this is a third party app they can not help you. BEWARE
- [R19] Weather Live° Don’t waste your time (or money): Come on guys… requiring a subscription to see the weather radar? Extra for precipitation layover? God I’d rather download NOAA and get it all free… what a joke. Develop something unique that’s worth my money… I dunno maybe something outside of the free realm…
- [R30] Weather Live° Great App but developers are greedy.: This is a great application and would be better if the developers were no so greedy. Come on guys, you charge why too much for this application.. $5.99 a week or $99 a year. Oh please. Just boils down to greed.
- [R25] Weather Live° Not worth the download: Nice app but there’s a bunch of others that don’t bug me to upgrade everytime I open it! Delete
- [R28] Weather Live° Misprints: Many incorrect displays, customer support doesn’t correct anything
- [R34] Weather Live° Inaccurate: I tried to report an issue but you can’t really report an issue. I really enjoyed this app as I use it for work and depend on the accuracy to schedule work.
- [R39] Weather Live° Widget not working: This is a great app, but the widget has stopped working and the app support is not easily accessible.
- [R43] Weather Live° Para desinstalar: 7 dias de previsão é muito pouco e ainda por cima tenho de pagar para ter 14 dias????? Eu não sou um banco para pagar pata ver o tempo ainda por cima muito longe da realidade, tenho uma estação meteriologica e 75% dos dados estão errados, se quiserem que as pessoas paguem,pelo menos forneção dados acurados. App só para gastar espaço no telemóvel!!!!!!
- [R63] AccuWeather Unwanted Notifications: I would like notifications of severe weather in my area. I do NOT want horrible notifications popping up on my phone about children dying in hot cars, etc. literally makes my stomach turn. Not what I signed up for.
- [R78] AccuWeather Way too many useless notifications: Ok weather app but in order to receive any actual warnings or watches means you also get useless air quality alerts every 30 mins. No feature to specify types of government alerts.
- [R81] AccuWeather It’s something…: It’s a good app I have a good and a bad side about it Bad side Takes a long time to load Daily chart does not refresh when it’s supposed to Scared my son about saying tornados all night, it did not even say possible it said there was gonna be a tornado and there was none Says damaging wind gust and winds but says on it 9-8 mile per hour wind gusts and 7 mph wind Just has a lot of
- [R88] AccuWeather Crying Wolf: Accuweather was always a reliable source of government warnings. Whenever I heard their tone I got right on it and checked the notification Recently they’ve begun notifying me of natural disasters thousands of miles away using their distinctive warning tone. These notifications come several times a day. As a result, I have stopped checking the notifications and I’m trying to find a
- [R31] Weather Live° Expensive Subscription: This app use to be free of charge. Greedy people are out to take your money!
- [R33] Weather Live° Expensive!: It’s a pretty good app though the widget never worked for me. The price is up to $100/yr. That’s more than many years with most other weather apps that offer the same thing and more. So long Weather live.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store