Weather & Widget - Weawow

Review by eFreeware

If you check the forecast more than once a day, or you plan work, travel or photography around the sky, Weawow is built for you. It gathers forecasts from several weather services, lays them out in graphs you can compare, and wraps the whole thing in photos that reflect what the weather actually looks like in a given place. The developer's pitch is a free app with no ads and no tracking, and the numbers behind it are striking: over 10 million installs and a 4.9 average from more than 756,000 ratings.

What appeals to me most is the honesty of the comparison approach. Rather than trusting one source, you see several forecasts side by side and can judge for yourself when they disagree. That is a genuinely useful habit for anyone whose plans depend on whether rain arrives in the next few hours.

It has been on Google Play since May 1, 2017, and was updated on September 1, 2026, so this is a project that keeps getting attention. The app is free, with no ads, and optional donations unlock a couple of extra forecast providers.

Built for forecast skeptics and outdoor planners

The clearest audience here is anyone who has been burned by a single-source forecast. Gardeners deciding when to water, cyclists picking a window between showers, or photographers chasing golden hour all benefit from seeing how different models line up. The app covers sunrise, sunset, the golden and blue hours, and the moon's phase, with animations spanning up to a month, which is exactly the sort of detail that matters when you are timing a shoot.

It also suits people who want their home screen to do the work. Widgets range from small 1x1 tiles to full-screen layouts, with 14 styles covering current conditions, today, hourly, daily, graphs and a clock. Notifications come in eight layouts, and the current temperature can sit in the status bar, so a glance is often enough.

Travelers and people with respiratory concerns get something too. Air quality readings cover AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO and ozone, drawn from CAMS and ECMWF data, and official severe weather alerts are included. Pollen data appears only for AccuWeather and the USA, so that part is narrower.

The interface is designed around scrolling: you move down the page for the essentials and tap a section to expand it. You can bookmark locations and switch between them by swiping left or right, with a star on search history to save a place. The app supports English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese and around 50 more languages.

Comparing forecasts from several providers

The core idea is side-by-side comparison. Forecasts from NWS (NOAA), DWD, Meteo France, AEMET, MET Norway, Apple Weather, Xweather, Weatherbit, World Weather Online and OpenWeather are presented in graphs that are meant to be read at a glance. A one-time donation unlocks AccuWeather and Foreca for good.

The practical value shows up when conditions are unstable. If most providers agree there will be no rain, you can leave the umbrella at home; if they split, you can plan for both outcomes. That is a more grounded way to use a forecast than picking one number and hoping.

Data depth is generous. Hourly forecasts sit alongside daily outlooks stretching up to 14 days, depending on the provider. You get temperature, feels-like, precipitation, chance of rain, wind, gusts, pressure, humidity, dew point, clouds, UV index, visibility, snowfall and solar radiation. The developer describes the app as free of ads and tracking, which is a welcome stance for a category that often leans on both.

Maps, radar and the animated globe

A globe view shows weather worldwide. Layers cover precipitation, radar, temperature, humidity, dew point, clouds, snow and air quality, with wind animation and pressure isobars on top. Forecasts on the map reach up to 14 days.

For anyone tracking a storm front or a temperature swing across a region, this is the section that earns its keep. Radar and precipitation layers answer the immediate question of what is heading your way, while the longer map forecast helps with planning further out.

The weather photos are the other distinctive touch. They reflect the actual conditions of each location, so a sunny city shows sun and a snowy one shows snow, giving you a visual read before you look at any numbers. The developer frames this as a calmer, more human way to connect with the weather, and you can contribute your own photos through the Weawow website.

Widgets, notifications and layout control

Customization runs deep. You choose which weather data appears, rearrange the layout, set priorities, pick icon sets, and switch between light, dark and automatic themes. Map settings are adjustable too, so the app can be shaped around what you actually look at.

Data shown in a widget can include wind, UV index and air quality, so the tile you keep on your home screen carries the numbers you care about rather than a generic summary.

Notifications follow the same pattern, with eight layouts spanning hourly, daily and graph types. The current temperature can also live in the status bar. Recent updates fixed the background of the 24-hour graph in the ongoing notification, corrected a theme mismatch on the detailed hourly screen and resolved a graph rendering issue in the single-row 24-hour widget.

What it costs and what a donation unlocks

Weawow is free to download and use, with no ads. It does offer in-app purchases, which in this case are tied to donations rather than a subscription. The developer is explicit that donating is entirely optional.

The concrete benefit of a donation is access to two additional forecast providers, AccuWeather and Foreca, which are unlocked permanently with a one-time contribution. Everything else, from the multi-provider comparison to the widgets and maps, is part of the free app.

I like that the arrangement is transparent. You are not paying to remove advertising, because there is none to remove; you are paying only if you want those two extra sources in the comparison. For most people the free set of providers will be plenty, and the donation becomes a way to support a project you already rely on.

How it compares with simpler weather apps

Most weather apps on Android do one of two things: they show a single provider's forecast in a clean layout, or they pile on features until the screen feels crowded. Weawow takes a third route, treating the forecast itself as something worth questioning. If you have ever opened two weather apps and seen different answers, that is the problem this one is designed around.

Against a stock weather widget, the difference is depth. A built-in widget gives you a temperature and an icon; here you get provider comparisons, air quality, severe weather alerts, radar layers and astronomical timing. Against a paid weather service, the trade-off is different: Weawow is free and ad-free, with donations only for two extra providers.

The narrow spots are worth naming. Pollen data is limited to AccuWeather and the USA, and daily forecast length depends on which provider you are viewing. If your interest is pollen outside the US, or you want the same 14-day horizon from every source, the app will not always deliver that. For general planning, though, the breadth on offer is hard to match at no cost.

A free weather app worth keeping on your home screen

Weawow earns a place on the home screen for anyone who wants more than a single forecast number. The provider comparison is the standout feature, the map and radar layers cover the immediate questions, and the widget and notification options mean the information can reach you without opening the app.

It fits gardeners, cyclists, photographers, travelers and anyone managing a condition that air quality or severe weather alerts affect. The free tier covers the core experience, with no ads, and a one-time donation adds AccuWeather and Foreca if you want them.

If you want a single trusted forecast and nothing else, a simpler app will do. If you would rather see the disagreement and decide for yourself, this is one of the better free options around.

What's new in version 7.1.9

Fixed the 24-hour graph background in the On-going Notification so that it is fully transparent. Fixed an issue where the theme did not match on the detailed hourly screen on some devices. Fixed an issue with graph rendering when the 24-hour graph widget was displayed in a single row. Because the notification width is limited, moved the reload button for the On-going Notification to the expanded content.