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UpdatedWeather & Radar, Met Office Weather Forecast, BBC Weather and QWeather, side by side in the App Store charts.
Weather & Radar
Met Office Weather Forecast
BBC Weather
QWeather
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Highlights
From the latest charts. Each one needs a clear leader.
Met Office Weather Forecast ranks highest in Free · Weather in the United Kingdom: #1, ahead of BBC Weather at #2.
BBC Weather gained the most in Free · Weather in the United Kingdom over 7 days: up 1 place.
Weather & Radar charts in the most countries: 9 of the 11 countries we track.
Met Office Weather Forecast held the steadiest position in Free · Weather in the United Kingdom over 7 days: in the chart at every check, moving 0 places between checks on average.
Side by side
Ranks and changes are in Free · Weather in the United Kingdom, unless a row says otherwise.
Rank history
Free · Weather in the United Kingdom, the last 7 days.
United Kingdom · Free · Weather, 8 snapshots since 31 Oct. Weather & Radar: best #2, latest #3; Met Office Weather Forecast: best #1, latest #1; BBC Weather: best #2, latest #2; QWeather: best #79, latest #79.
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| Checked | Weather & Radar | Met Office Weather Forecast | BBC Weather | QWeather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2026 | #3 | #1 (number one) | #2 | #79 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | #3 | #1 (number one) | #2 | — |
| 5 Nov 2026 | #2 | #1 (number one) | #3 | — |
| 4 Nov 2026 | #3 | #1 (number one) | #2 | — |
| 3 Nov 2026 | #3 | #1 (number one) | #2 | — |
| 2 Nov 2026 | #3 | #1 (number one) | #2 | — |
| 1 Nov 2026 | #2 | #1 (number one) | #3 | — |
| 31 Oct 2026 | #2 | #1 (number one) | #3 | — |
By country
Free · Weather in every tracked country where at least one of these apps is in it. Change and "a week ago" are over 7 days.
| Country | Weather & Radar | Met Office Weather Forecast | BBC Weather | QWeather | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | #12Up 5 places#17 a week ago · best #12 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar · only one in it |
| United Kingdom | #3Down 1 place#2 a week ago · best #2 | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | #2Up 1 place#3 a week ago · best #2 | #79Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #79 | Met Office Weather Forecast |
| Canada | #69Not enough history yetNot in it a week ago · best #47 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar · only one in it |
| Australia | Not in it | #58Up 9 places#67 a week ago · best #47 | Not in it | Not in it | Met Office Weather Forecast · only one in it |
| Germany | #1 (number one)No change#1 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar · only one in it |
| France | #3No change#3 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar · only one in it |
| India | #9Down 6 places#3 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar · only one in it |
| Brazil | #2Up 3 places#5 a week ago · best #1 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar · only one in it |
| Mexico | #45Down 23 places#22 a week ago · best #15 | Not in it | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar · only one in it |
| Spain | #4Up 2 places#6 a week ago · best #2 | #92Down 9 places#83 a week ago · best #46 | Not in it | Not in it | Weather & Radar |
By category
Each app in its own category's Free chart in the United Kingdom. Weather & Radar, Met Office Weather Forecast, BBC Weather and QWeather are all in Weather, so their ranks there compare directly.
Versions
The current version from the App Store, and every update we've seen ship since we started tracking each app.
Weather & Radar
- Current version
- 2026.21.1
- 4 Nov 2026
- Released
- 1 Aug 2012
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 2026.21 → 2026.21.14 Nov 2026
- 2026.20 → 2026.2126 Oct 2026
- 2026.19.1 → 2026.2012 Oct 2026
Met Office Weather Forecast
- Current version
- 3.72.0
- 5 Nov 2026
- Released
- 18 Jan 2016
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 3.69.0 → 3.72.05 Nov 2026
- 3.68.0 → 3.69.019 Oct 2026
- 3.66.0 → 3.68.015 Oct 2026
BBC Weather
- Current version
- 4.26.0
- 2 Nov 2026
- Released
- 9 Jun 2013
Updates since we started tracking it (8 Oct 2026)
- 4.25.0 → 4.26.02 Nov 2026
- 4.24.0 → 4.25.019 Oct 2026
QWeather
- Current version
- 3.5.40
- 5 Sep 2026
- Released
- 1 May 2019
Updates since we started tracking it (16 Oct 2026)
No new version seen yet.
Ranks come from Apple's public top 100 charts, checked once a day. Appulse Index isn't affiliated with Apple.