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Point Forecast vs Cirrus: catalog facts
Point Forecast	Cirrus

Best for: U.S. residents who want detailed NWS forecasts on Android	Best for: Android users who want a simple weather and rain radar app without ads
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0, with no ads.
Android	Android
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	Hourly forecasts up to 16 days Built-in rain radar Widget with optional GPS location updates Minimal permissions and no ads
Covers U.S. locations only Small project with a single maintainer No GitHub releases; installed through F-Droid	Depends on Open-Meteo and LibreWXR for data Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
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	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

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