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Weather Radar vs Ventusky: catalog facts
Weather Radar	Ventusky

Best for: Checking US weather radar on an Android phone	Best for: Checking wind, rain and temperature forecasts visually across a region
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free + paid options Free to use, with an optional Premium tier.
Android	Web
Uses official National Weather Service radar imagery Pan and zoom enhanced radar view Includes the AirNow air quality map	More than 50 weather layers on one map Compare forecast models such as ECMWF, GFS, ICON and GEM Animated wind visualisation
Coverage limited to the United States Radar only, no forecasts described	Some features need a Premium subscription Requires an internet connection
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Weather Radar github.com/dh4/WeatherRadar f-droid.org/packages/com.danhasting.radar Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Ventusky ventusky.com Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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