Forecast Bar is free to download, and every new user gets a full 24 hours with everything unlocked — see Free 24-Hour Unlock & Trials. After that, a subscription is required to keep receiving live weather: without one, the app shows the subscription screen instead of forecasts. Pricing for every plan is shown in the app, and subscriptions include a free trial week for new subscribers.
The tiers
| Tier | Who it's for |
|---|---|
| Gold | Everything Forecast Bar can do: extended radar, precipitation alerts, Live Activities, AI forecasts, the Apple TV app, and more |
| Silver | The essentials: live forecasts, animated radar, widgets, Apple Watch, and severe weather alerts |
| Bronze (legacy) | An older appearance-focused tier that is no longer sold. Existing Bronze subscribers keep their features |
Tiers are cumulative — Gold includes everything in Silver, and both include the legacy Bronze appearance features.
Note: On the Mac, the same tiers use different names: Pro is Gold and Plus is Silver. Wherever this manual says Gold or Silver, read Pro or Plus on the Mac.
Platform coverage
- iPhone, iPad & Apple TV share one subscription. The Apple TV app is included with Gold — subscribe on your iPhone or iPad (or on the TV itself) and it unlocks on Apple TV under the same Apple Account.
- Mac subscriptions (Pro and Plus) are a separate purchase from iOS. An iPhone subscription does not unlock the Mac app, and vice versa.
- Setapp users of the Mac app get everything (Pro level) as part of their Setapp membership — no separate purchase.
- On iPhone and iPad, both Gold and Silver are also available as Family Sharing plans that cover your whole Apple Family.
What each tier includes
The tables below cover every subscriber feature. You can also compare plans inside the app: on iPhone and iPad, tap Compare Plans on the subscription screen.
Forecasts & app access
| Feature | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Live weather updates and full forecasts | ✓ | ✓ |
| All New Charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple Locations at a Glance (weather in the location list) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart Weather Change Detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Siri Shortcuts (spoken Weather Shorts) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Choose Your App Icon (iPhone & iPad) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Location Compare (side-by-side locations) | — | ✓ |
| Support the Developers | — | ✓ |
Radar
| Feature | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Animated Radar (2-hour playback) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Global radar coverage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended Radar (18/22-hour playback) | — | ✓ |
| Advanced radar layers (precip type, temperature, wind, satellite, clouds, aurora, and more) | — | ✓ |
| Mini Radar Map on the main screen | — | ✓ |
Widgets & Watch
| Feature | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets | ✓ | ✓ |
| StandBy Widgets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interactive Widgets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart Weather Widget (small size) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizable Data Point on the Smart Widget | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apple Watch app & complications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Radar Home Screen Widgets | — | ✓ |
Alerts & notifications
| Feature | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather Alerts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily Weather Reports (morning report) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Temperature Comparison Notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Precipitation Alerts (rain starting/stopping) | — | ✓ |
| Precipitation Live Activity | — | ✓ |
| Evening Report | — | ✓ |
| Customizable Alerts (build your own) | — | ✓ |
| Beautiful Sunset Alerts | — | ✓ |
| Earthquake Alerts | — | ✓ |
| Celestial alerts: Aurora, Lunar & Solar Eclipse, Supermoon, Solstice & Equinox | — | ✓ |
| Enhanced Notification System | — | ✓ |
See Alerts & Notifications for what each alert does.
AI features
| Feature | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| AI Powered Forecasts (Smart Weather Stories) | — | ✓ |
| AI Generated Forecast on the main screen | — | ✓ |
| AI Siri Forecast | — | ✓ |
Apple TV
| Feature | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| The entire Apple TV app, including Top Shelf | — | ✓ |
Appearance
These were the legacy Bronze tier's features; they are included with every paid tier, and grandfathered Bronze subscribers keep them.
| Feature | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|
| New Background Options | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Fonts and Sizes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Icons | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compact Daily View | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complete Visual Theming | ✓ | ✓ |
| Downloadable City Backgrounds | — | ✓ |
Tip: Ready to subscribe, or need to restore a purchase? See Subscribe, Restore & Manage.