AccuWeather: Weather Forecast: iPhone vs Android
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast by AccuWeather International, Inc. is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Weather FreeAccuWeather: Weather Forecast at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-26. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, award-winning weather application providing hyper-local forecasts, minute-by-minute precipitation updates, and severe weather alerts for general consumers. The app maintains a strong global presence, ranking in the top five for both grossing and free charts across major markets including the US, UK, Canada, India, and South Korea.
Similar apps: The Weather Channel, Weather Underground, Apple Weather
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v21.1.16-4-rc, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | 100M+ |
| Google Play | 500+ | 100M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 100M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where AccuWeather: Weather Forecast's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How AccuWeather: Weather Forecast makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual) subscription | |
| 3 | AccuWeather Premium (Yearly) subscription | |
| 4 | AccuWeather Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 5 | Platinum Restore subscription | |
| 6 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual) subscription |
Hidden keywords
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast shows up in App Store search (US) for 12 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 1.5M |
| Google Play | 3.6 ★ | 2.6M 358k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.0 ★ weighted by ratings | 4.1M |
What users say about AccuWeather: Weather Forecast
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe technical failures including blank screens, crashes, and broken radar features following recent updates. Complaints also focus on excessive advertising, inaccurate weather forecasts, and controversial changes to geographic names.
Mostly negative (14% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for few ads, and its features and content. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ads: “Too many ads but more accurate than the iPhone weather app”
- Features & content: “Family Subscription Option?”
Common complaints
- Updates: “New updates - Terrible Quality”
- Crashes & bugs: ““Watch for rewards” doesn’t work!!”
- Ads: “Ads override your settings”
- Features & content: “Update: less Features more Junk”
About AccuWeather: Weather Forecast
When it matters most. Whether it is hurricanes, tornadoes, snow or ice, flooding rains, mudslides, high winds, extreme heat or cold, polluted air, wildfires, smoke or any other major weather event, AccuWeather is the best.
AccuWeather’s Hurricane Tracker, live radar, and storm warnings, are almost always significantly more accurate, provide greater advance notice, and communicate clearly with more detail and value than all other sources.
The award-winning AccuWeather app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and provides proven Superior Accuracy™, severe weather alerts, notifications, and daily forecasts with hourly and Minute-by-Minute® weather updates tailored for any location. AccuWeather’s accurate forecasts and alerts will better protect your family and keep them safer.
The app delivers more reliable and more accurate weather forecasts from wind speed to temperature and tracks severe weather with animated radar. Track AccuWeather exclusives including MinuteCast®, AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature, AccuWeather Snow Probability Index™ and more in your area. Forecasts can be localized to your exact street address.
AccuWeather App Features:
- Maps to help you visualize wildfire smoke impact areas as well as localized air quality index (AQI) tracking to help plan outdoor activity and exposure.
- AccuWeather’s exclusive MinuteCast® provides a hyperlocal forecast of precipitation type and intensity, as well as start and end times for rain/snow for the next four hours, pinpointed to a person's exact street address or GPS location in 210 countries and territories.
- The AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature is the most accurate description of what the temperature actually feels like. The RealFeel® is based on more than ten factors, including the impact of sunshine intensity, wind, humidity, and air density.
- AccuWeather’s RealFeel Shade™ exclusively lets customers know the difference between what it feels like in the sun and the shade. There is nothing else like this.
- AccuWeather has been independently verified as the most accurate source for hurricane forecasts and warnings — outperforming the National Hurricane Center and all other known sources.
- AccuWeather’s live radar and exclusive AccuWeather Lightning Network™ help users closely track storms in real time, monitor lightning proximity, and be best informed.
- The AccuLumen Brightness Index™ is the best characterization of the brightness of the day, provides users with better planning for outdoor activities, enhanced protection from excessive UV exposure, and contributes to a more informed and healthier, more comfortable lifestyle. Nothing like this exists elsewhere.
- WinterCast® is the best and most detailed description of upcoming snow and ice events that exists. AccuWea
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast iPhone
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast is #4 in Weather Grossing in United States and charting in 16 of 24 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
Weather GrossingAccuWeather: Weather Forecast at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-26. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, award-winning weather application providing hyper-local forecasts, minute-by-minute precipitation updates, and severe weather alerts for general consumers. The app maintains a strong global presence, ranking in the top five for both grossing and free charts across major markets including the US, UK, Canada, India, and South Korea.
Similar apps: The Weather Channel, Weather Underground, Apple Weather
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where AccuWeather: Weather Forecast's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in AccuWeather: Weather Forecast before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How AccuWeather: Weather Forecast makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual) subscription | |
| 3 | AccuWeather Premium (Yearly) subscription | |
| 4 | AccuWeather Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 5 | Platinum Restore subscription | |
| 6 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual) subscription |
Hidden keywords
AccuWeather: Weather Forecast shows up in App Store search (US) for 12 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 24 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | WeatherGrossing | #4 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #5 |
 United Kingdom | WeatherGrossingWeatherFree | #4 |
 India | WeatherGrossing | #3 |
 South Korea | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| Saudi Arabia | WeatherFree | #2 |
| India | WeatherFree | #5 |
| Canada | WeatherGrossingWeatherFree | #6 |
 Japan | WeatherGrossing | #23 |
| South Korea | WeatherFree | #10 |
 Brazil | WeatherGrossing | #8 |
| Brazil | WeatherFree | #7 |
| Japan | WeatherFree | #30 |
 Australia | WeatherFree | #11 |
| Australia | WeatherGrossing | #13 |
 United Arab Emirates | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
 Germany | WeatherGrossing | #27 |
| Germany | WeatherFree | #24 |
 Indonesia | WeatherGrossing | #9 |
| Indonesia | WeatherFree | #8 |
| Saudi Arabia | WeatherGrossing | #10 |
| United Arab Emirates | WeatherFree | #7 |
 Russia | WeatherGrossing | #18 |
 France | WeatherGrossing | #35 |
 China | WeatherFree | #83 |
| Russia | WeatherFree | #20 |
| France | WeatherFree | #42 |
 Italy | WeatherGrossing | #34 |
| Italy | WeatherFree | #31 |
Apps near AccuWeather: Weather Forecast on the chart
Weather Grossing, around #4.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about AccuWeather: Weather Forecast
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report severe technical failures including blank screens, crashes, and broken radar features following recent updates. Complaints also focus on excessive advertising, inaccurate weather forecasts, and controversial changes to geographic names.
Mostly negative (14% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for few ads, and its features and content. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ads: “Too many ads but more accurate than the iPhone weather app”
- Features & content: “Family Subscription Option?”
Common complaints
- Updates: “New updates - Terrible Quality”
- Crashes & bugs: ““Watch for rewards” doesn’t work!!”
- Ads: “Ads override your settings”
- Features & content: “Update: less Features more Junk”
About AccuWeather: Weather Forecast
When it matters most. Whether it is hurricanes, tornadoes, snow or ice, flooding rains, mudslides, high winds, extreme heat or cold, polluted air, wildfires, smoke or any other major weather event, AccuWeather is the best.
AccuWeather’s Hurricane Tracker, live radar, and storm warnings, are almost always significantly more accurate, provide greater advance notice, and communicate clearly with more detail and value than all other sources.
The award-winning AccuWeather app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and provides proven Superior Accuracy™, severe weather alerts, notifications, and daily forecasts with hourly and Minute-by-Minute® weather updates tailored for any location. AccuWeather’s accurate forecasts and alerts will better protect your family and keep them safer.
The app delivers more reliable and more accurate weather forecasts from wind speed to temperature and tracks severe weather with animated radar. Track AccuWeather exclusives including MinuteCast®, AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature, AccuWeather Snow Probability Index™ and more in your area. Forecasts can be localized to your exact street address.
AccuWeather App Features:
- Maps to help you visualize wildfire smoke impact areas as well as localized air quality index (AQI) tracking to help plan outdoor activity and exposure.
- AccuWeather’s exclusive MinuteCast® provides a hyperlocal forecast of precipitation type and intensity, as well as start and end times for rain/snow for the next four hours, pinpointed to a person's exact street address or GPS location in 210 countries and territories.
- The AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature is the most accurate description of what the temperature actually feels like. The RealFeel® is based on more than ten factors, including the impact of sunshine intensity, wind, humidity, and air density.
- AccuWeather’s RealFeel Shade™ exclusively lets customers know the difference between what it feels like in the sun and the shade. There is nothing else like this.
- AccuWeather has been independently verified as the most accurate source for hurricane forecasts and warnings — outperforming the National Hurricane Center and all other known sources.
- AccuWeather’s live radar and exclusive AccuWeather Lightning Network™ help users closely track storms in real time, monitor lightning proximity, and be best informed.
- The AccuLumen Brightness Index™ is the best characterization of the brightness of the day, provides users with better planning for outdoor activities, enhanced protection from excessive UV exposure, and contributes to a more informed and healthier, more comfortable lifestyle. Nothing like this exists elsewhere.
- WinterCast® is the best and most detailed description of upcoming snow and ice events that exists. AccuWea
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AccuWeather: Weather Radar Android
AccuWeather: Weather Radar gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
AccuWeather: Weather Radar is #2 in Weather Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 14 of 15 countries we track.
Updated 27 Sep 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Weather GrossingAccuWeather: Weather Radar at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-27. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
AccuWeather is a free weather application providing hyperlocal forecasts, severe weather alerts, and proprietary features like MinuteCast® and RealFeel® temperature for general consumers seeking detailed local weather information. The app maintains strong commercial performance by ranking #2 in US Weather Grossing and consistently placing within the top 10 grossing charts across multiple international markets including GB, ID, AE, SA, CA, and IN.
Similar apps: The Weather Channel, Weather Underground, Apple Weather
AccuWeather: Weather Radar on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v21.1.16-4-rc, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
AccuWeather: Weather Radar downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where AccuWeather: Weather Radar's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.accuweather.android) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 101M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 100,000,000+ | ★ 3.6 (2.6M) | Open ↗ | |
| Huawei AppGallery | 770k | ★ 5.0 | 8.1.2-5-google | Open ↗ |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in AccuWeather: Weather Radar before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Subscription-led
How AccuWeather: Weather Radar makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual) subscription | |
| 3 | AccuWeather Premium (Yearly) subscription | |
| 4 | AccuWeather Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 5 | Platinum Restore subscription | |
| 6 | AccuWeather Premium+ (Annual) subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 15 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | WeatherGrossing | #2 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherGrossing | #3 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #8 |
| United States | Wear OSGrossing | #24 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #8 |
| India | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| Canada | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| United States | Wear OSFree | #40 |
| Indonesia | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| Saudi Arabia | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| Germany | WeatherGrossing | #17 |
| India | WeatherFree | #9 |
| Canada | WeatherFree | #11 |
| United Arab Emirates | WeatherGrossing | #5 |
| Australia | WeatherFree | #12 |
| United Kingdom | Wear OSGrossing | #38 |
| Germany | WeatherFree | #32 |
| India | Wear OSGrossing | #29 |
| South Korea | WeatherFree | #38 |
| United Arab Emirates | WeatherFree | #10 |
| United Kingdom | Wear OSFree | #58 |
| Germany | Wear OSGrossing | #59 |
| France | WeatherFree | #38 |
| Brazil | WeatherFree | #31 |
| Canada | Wear OSGrossing | #44 |
| Indonesia | WeatherFree | #22 |
| India | Wear OSFree | #40 |
| Saudi Arabia | WeatherFree | #23 |
| Russia | WeatherFree | #37 |
| Italy | WeatherFree | #44 |
| Germany | Wear OSFree | #105 |
| Australia | Wear OSFree | #61 |
| Saudi Arabia | Wear OSGrossing | #41 |
| Indonesia | Wear OSGrossing | #41 |
| Canada | Wear OSFree | #66 |
| Brazil | Wear OSFree | #68 |
| South Korea | Wear OSFree | #118 |
| United Arab Emirates | Wear OSGrossing | #43 |
| France | Wear OSFree | #132 |
| Indonesia | Wear OSFree | #66 |
| Saudi Arabia | Wear OSFree | #69 |
| Russia | Wear OSFree | #99 |
| Italy | Wear OSFree | #135 |
| United Arab Emirates | Wear OSFree | #93 |
Apps near AccuWeather: Weather Radar on the chart
Weather Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about AccuWeather: Weather Radar
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly complain about intrusive advertising and broken core features like the radar following recent updates. While a small minority praise accuracy and premium features, most reviews cite instability, inaccurate forecasts, and poor user experience.
Mostly negative (21% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for few ads, and being useful. The main complaints are about ads, and recent updates.
What people like
- Ads: “I paid for the one-time fee no ads option when I got it”
- Useful: “It's also very helpful to know the air quality and rise in allergens, especially tree and ragweed pollens”
- Speed & performance: “Its very accurate and fast!”
- Updates: “they broke the radar in their newest update”
Common complaints
- Ads: “full screen ad takes over”
- Updates: “update just ruined the radar”
- Crashes & bugs: “Is this a bug or discontinued feature?”
- Price & subscription: “what a joke pay for a weather app”
About AccuWeather: Weather Radar
Be best prepared with storm radar and get real-time weather alerts to help you stay ahead of severe storms and changing forecasts. From flooding rains and tornadoes to humidity, high winds, wildfires and smoke, AccuWeather helps you stay informed and ready for any weather event with our live radar tools.
AccuWeather’s Hurricane Tracker, live radar, and storm warnings are significantly more accurate, provide greater advance notice, and communicate more clearly with additional detail and value than all other sources.
Be better prepared for excessive heat with AccuWeather’s RealFeel® Temperature. Monitor humidity levels, temperatures, and sunshine intensity this summer.
Use live radar, maps, AccuWeather’s precipitation duration, rain amounts, and more to help you stay better prepared for severe weather.
The award-winning AccuWeather app provides Superior Accuracy™, severe weather alerts, notifications, and daily weather forecasts. Access hurricane tracker, weather warnings, or hourly and Minute-by-Minute® local weather updates.
Our weather tracker app delivers accurate forecasts, from wind speed to temperature, and tracks severe weather with live radar.
Track AccuWeather exclusives, including MinuteCast® and AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature for your local forecast. Weather tracker forecasts can be localized to your exact street address.
AccuWeather App Features:
• Maps to help you visualize wildfire smoke impact areas as well as localized air quality index (AQI) tracking to help plan outdoor activity and exposure.
• AccuWeather’s exclusive MinuteCast® – a hyperlocal forecast of precipitation type and intensity, as well as start and end times for precipitation over the next four hours, pinpointed to a person’s exact street address or GPS location in 210 countries and territories.
• AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperature is the most accurate description of what the temperature actually feels like. RealFeel® is based on more than ten factors, including the impact of sunshine intensity, wind, humidity, and air density.
• AccuWeather’s RealFeel Shade™ exclusively lets customers know the difference between what it feels like in the sun and in the shade. There is nothing else like this.
• AccuWeather’s Lightning Network™ and live radar – these tools allow users to closely track storms in real time, monitor lightning proximity, and stay best informed.
• The AccuLumen Brightness Index™ is the best characterization of the brightness of the day. It provides users with better planning for outdoor activities, enhanced protection from excessive UV exposure, and contributes to a more informed, healthier, and more comfortable lifestyle. Nothing like th
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