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Point Forecast vs Forecastie: catalog facts
Point Forecast	Forecastie

Best for: U.S. residents who want detailed NWS forecasts on Android	Best for: Android users who want a simple, ad-free weather app
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source with no paid tier.
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	Detailed five-day forecast for any city Multiple unit options Works offline with previously fetched data
Covers U.S. locations only Small project with a single maintainer No GitHub releases; installed through F-Droid	Depends on the OpenWeatherMap API for data Development is slow, with occasional updates Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Offline features available
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 Forecastie github.com/martykan/forecastie f-droid.org/packages/cz.martykan.forecastie Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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