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Cirrus vs Point Forecast: catalog facts
Cirrus	Point Forecast

Best for: Android users who want a simple weather and rain radar app without ads	Best for: U.S. residents who want detailed NWS forecasts on Android
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, with no ads.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android
Hourly forecasts up to 16 days Built-in rain radar Widget with optional GPS location updates Minimal permissions and no ads	Uses official NWS point forecast data through public APIs Detailed hourly tables including tides, air quality and UV Open source with a privacy-focused approach
Depends on Open-Meteo and LibreWXR for data Android only	Covers U.S. locations only Small project with a single maintainer No GitHub releases; installed through F-Droid
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Cirrus github.com/woheller69/omweather f-droid.org/packages/org.woheller69.omweather Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Point Forecast github.com/crome1394/point-forecast f-droid.org/packages/com.crome.forecastpoint Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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