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MeteoSwiss app

Shares rank 10 of 14 weather apps by recommenders

Free Swiss weather app that people find complete and clear at a glance, with many calling it very good overall.

Free Swiss weather app that people find complete and clear at a glance, with many calling it very good overall.

7 people gave an opinion

recommend it
7
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Shows everything needed at a glance

    “Here in Switzerland the MeteoSwiss app is absolutely wonderful, and has all these main features”

    Comment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Acme Weather”

    “It tells you all you need to know at a glance :)”

    Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”
  • Highly praised overall

    “on my Android phone, Meteoswiss is definitely very very good”

    Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

    “best weather app ever created”

    Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

Other weather apps people recommend

The four most recommended other weather apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

MeteoSwiss app compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Brolly28780%1——
Sundial weather app22196%3——
Apple Weather205427%6——
Acme Weather171357%2——
MeteoSwiss appThis page70100%4——
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What people said

5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Here in Switzerland the MeteoSwiss app is absolutely wonderful, and has all these main features”

RecommendsComment from 21 Feb 2026 in “Acme Weather”

“It tells you all you need to know at a glance :)”

RecommendsComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“on my Android phone, Meteoswiss is definitely very very good”

RecommendsComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“best weather app ever created”

RecommendsComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“you'll have a nice overview of how the aurora looked like from Switzerland”

RecommendsComment from 12 Nov 2025 in “X5.1 solar flare, G4 geomagnetic storm watch”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.