Best Free Weather Apps 2026: 6 Options Compared
Best free Weather Apps compared: Windy, Yr, Breezy Weather, Forecastie and 2 more, with free-plan limits, platforms and prices from official pages checked October 24, 2026.
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Quick comparison
| Tool | Price | Platforms | Best for | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy | Free (Per Windy's subscription page: all models, all layers and basic features stay free without ads; free tier allows 3 favorite places and alerts); paid from $24.99 per year, auto-renewing Premium | Web browser, Android, iOS | Wind, rain and radar maps | Docs only |
| Yr | Free (Free service from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK) | Web browser, Android, iOS | Forecasts for Norway and Northern Europe | Docs only |
| Breezy Weather | Free (Free open-source weather app with more than 50 sources) | Android | Android users who want choice of source | Docs only |
| Forecastie | Free (Free open-source weather app using the OpenWeatherMap API) | Android | A simple forecast without accounts | Docs only |
| Geometric Weather | Free (Free open-source weather app) | Android | Android users who like a visual layout | Docs only |
| WeatherMaster | Free (Free open-source weather app) | Android | A lightweight Android option | Docs only |
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Good fit if
- You follow wind and waves on a map (Windy is the pick)
- You live in Norway or nearby (Yr is the pick)
- You want no subscription and no tracking on Android (Breezy Weather is the pick)
- You already have an OpenWeatherMap key (Forecastie is the pick)
Not ideal if
- You need paid-tier features, uptime guarantees or support that these free plans leave out
A free weather app usually earns its money from ads or from a premium tier, so the real choice is what you get before either shows up. Windy says its models, layers and basic features stay free without ads, but the free tier allows only 3 favorite places and alerts, and the longer forecast and route planner sit behind a Premium plan of about 24.99 USD a year. Yr is a joint service of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the broadcaster NRK, backed by a free-data policy, and is strong for Northern Europe. On Android, Breezy Weather, Forecastie, Geometric Weather and WeatherMaster are open-source apps with no subscription at all. The catch is data sources. Forecastie needs your own OpenWeatherMap key, and quality in a given country depends on the provider the app pulls from. Check the radar and alert options for your region before you rely on any of them for severe weather, because warning coverage differs by country. If you want a map-style view of wind and rain, Windy fits. If you want a plain forecast without tracking, the open-source Android options fit.
Windy
Free tier keeps all models and layers without ads but limits favorites and alerts to 3. Premium is about 24.99 USD a year, per search text quoting its subscription page.
Price: Free (Per Windy's subscription page: all models, all layers and basic features stay free without ads; free tier allows 3 favorite places and alerts); paid from $24.99 per year, auto-renewing Premium (Windy pricing, checked 2026-10-24).
Platforms and license: Web browser, Android, iOS. Proprietary.
Best for: Wind, rain and radar maps.
Yr
Free service from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK on web, Android and iOS. Whether the apps show ads was not confirmed.
Price: Free (Free service from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK) (Yr pricing, checked 2026-10-24).
Platforms and license: Web browser, Android, iOS. Proprietary.
Best for: Forecasts for Norway and Northern Europe.
Breezy Weather
Free LGPL-3.0 Android app with more than 50 weather sources and good charts, so you can pick the provider that suits your country.
Price: Free (Free open-source weather app with more than 50 sources) (Breezy Weather pricing, checked 2026-10-24).
Platforms and license: Android. LGPL-3.0 (open source).
Project activity: 11.8k GitHub stars · latest release v6.2.2 (Aug 23, 2026) · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Best for: Android users who want choice of source.
Worth knowing: License verified from the repository LICENSE/COPYING file on GitHub on 2026-10-24; platforms listed from project knowledge, not re-verified on the project site.
Forecastie
Free GPL-3.0 Android app that needs your own OpenWeatherMap API key, which has its own plan limits.
Price: Free (Free open-source weather app using the OpenWeatherMap API) (Forecastie pricing, checked 2026-10-24).
Platforms and license: Android. GPL-3.0 (open source).
Project activity: 902 GitHub stars · latest release v1.23 (Dec 7, 2025) · last commit Dec 7, 2025
Best for: A simple forecast without accounts.
Geometric Weather
Free LGPL-3.0 Android app with a visual interface. Check that the repository is still receiving updates before depending on it.
Price: Free (Free open-source weather app) (Geometric Weather pricing, checked 2026-10-24).
Platforms and license: Android. LGPL-3.0 (open source).
Project activity: 2.5k GitHub stars · latest release 3.013 (Apr 15, 2021) · last commit Aug 31, 2026
Best for: Android users who like a visual layout.
Worth knowing: License verified from the repository LICENSE/COPYING file on GitHub on 2026-10-24; platforms listed from project knowledge, not re-verified on the project site.
WeatherMaster
Free GPL-3.0 Android app. Smaller project, so look at its release history for your phone version.
Price: Free (Free open-source weather app) (WeatherMaster pricing, checked 2026-10-24).
Platforms and license: Android. GPL-3.0 (open source).
Project activity: 3.2k GitHub stars · latest release v3.11.0 (Oct 17, 2026) · last commit Oct 23, 2026
Best for: A lightweight Android option.
Worth knowing: License verified from the repository LICENSE/COPYING file on GitHub on 2026-10-24; platforms listed from project knowledge, not re-verified on the project site.
Which one to pick
- You follow wind and waves on a map: Windy
- You live in Norway or nearby: Yr
- You want no subscription and no tracking on Android: Breezy Weather
- You already have an OpenWeatherMap key: Forecastie
Limits of this review
Docs-only for Windy, Yr, Breezy Weather, Forecastie, Geometric Weather, WeatherMaster: we did not install or run them, so feature claims come from vendor pages. Vendor prices and free limits change; confirm on the linked pricing page before you commit.
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Kevin Fan
Kevin Fan is a SaaS founder. He runs Free Instead Of, which tracks free and open-source alternatives to paid software and checks each price and free-plan limit against the vendor's own pages.
Methodology
Based on official pricing, license and product pages checked 2026-10-24: Windy, Yr, Breezy Weather, Forecastie, Geometric Weather, WeatherMaster. Prices, free limits and licenses are the figures shown on those pages on those dates. No tool on this page was installed or run. No accounts were created.