Bold Weather and AccuWeather

AccuWeather is one of the most widely used weather apps, with minute-by-minute rain forecasts and health indices. Bold Weather is built around a larger reading experience with no ads.

This comparison was checked on September 19, 2026. Bold Weather is testing on TestFlight for iPhone.

What AccuWeather offers

The official AccuWeather listing on the App Store describes MinuteCast, a hyperlocal forecast of precipitation type and intensity for the next four hours, live radar, severe weather alerts, RealFeel temperature, 10-day hourly forecasts, and health indicators covering allergies, asthma, and migraines. The listing says the app contains advertising, with Premium subscriptions at $1.99 a month or $12.99 a year and Premium+ at $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, and that Premium+ removes ads. It requires iOS 17 or later and also runs on iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.

Where Bold Weather starts

Bold Weather shows fewer numbers at a larger size and has no ads at any tier. The summary sentence says when rain starts and stops in the next hour in words, and the radar has large controls. Alerts name the issuing agency.

Check how the screen reads with ads

When trying a free app with ads, look at where the ads sit on the main screen and how much of the forecast remains above them at your text size. Then read the temperature, the high and low, and the chance of rain.

If you want MinuteCast timing, allergy indices, or an Apple Watch app today, AccuWeather covers that. If you want a large forecast with nothing else on the screen, read about the Bold Weather beta.

Note AccuWeather details and prices are from the linked listing as of September 19, 2026. Check them again before publication. No claim is made that AccuWeather lacks larger text or accessibility features.