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Point Forecast vs QuickWeather: catalog facts
Point Forecast	QuickWeather

Best for: U.S. residents who want detailed NWS forecasts on Android	Best for: Checking the weather quickly on Android without clutter
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.
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	Opens straight to current weather Unlimited saved locations in a side drawer Clean interface without extra content
Covers U.S. locations only Small project with a single maintainer No GitHub releases; installed through F-Droid	Android only Needs a network connection to fetch forecasts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
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 QuickWeather github.com/TylerWilliamson/QuickWeather f-droid.org/packages/com.ominous.quickweather Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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