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Pelmorex
For general consumers and travelers seeking localized, real-time weather data and severe storm monitoring.
Known for
For general consumers and travelers seeking localized, real-time weather data and severe storm monitoring.
Providing localized weather intelligence and real-time alerts to help users plan their daily activities with confidence.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 7Last updated
Weather&Rain: Maps & Widget
v8.8.2
3mo ago
Primary focus
Weather forecasting and meteorological utility apps
Scale
indie
Target audience
General consumers and travelers seeking localized, real-time weather data and severe storm monitoring.
Released 26 updates across 5 active apps in the last 6 months, indicating a high-frequency development cycle focused on maintaining data accuracy and feature parity.
7 apps analysed
Streamlined, low-friction UX
Niche filters (nudist, blue flag)
Integrated 'off-mountain' planning (hotels/dining)
1
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
62/100
Avg sentiment score
Emerging threat with a very clean, modern UI and a release in the last 30 days.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Directly competes for the 'reliable forecast' positioning with a similar global footprint and high update velocity (4 releases in 6 months).
OnTheSnow is the direct functional incumbent, mirroring SKIO's core value proposition of real-time resort conditions and snow reports with a massive established user base.
The dominant player in coastal spot discovery, offering high-frequency updates and a massive database of coastal locations.
High-velocity competitor (9 releases in 6 months) that dominates the visual-first and prosumer weather segment.
A visualization-heavy peer that focuses on 3D atmospheric data mapping.
A feature-dense alternative that targets the 'prosumer' beachgoer with advanced meteorological overlays.
A strong regional rival with 7k+ ratings and a high release cadence (4 in 6 months) focusing on the same Spanish-speaking market segments.
A utility powerhouse for pass-holders with extreme update frequency (26 releases) and direct resort-management integration.
A high-velocity rival (18 releases in 6 months) that dominates the 'tracking' sub-genre with superior social features.
The gold standard for snow forecasting with a high release cadence (14 updates) and specialized meteorological depth.
A direct utility rival with a massive rating base and a focus on high-precision European data sets.
A direct functional competitor for users planning beach visits around water levels and coastal timing.
Strong alternative for users prioritizing real-time severe weather alerts and high-resolution radar imagery.
A broad-market travel rival that captures users through comprehensive topographic mapping and multi-season utility.
A high-utility rival that captures the 'beach planning' intent through specialized tidal data and high update velocity.
The market leader in scale, offering a massive suite of lifestyle-integrated weather data that dwarfs the target's utility.
Extremely high shipping velocity (13 releases in 6 months) focusing on interactive radar technology.
A pro-tier peer that monetizes via a high-upfront cost ($14.99+) vs the target's free-to-play model.
Occupies the 'personality' niche, using gamification and humor to drive retention where the target uses utility.
A rising threat for the prosumer segment, leveraging direct NOAA buoy data for hyper-local accuracy.
A legacy tracking app focused on battery efficiency and data-heavy performance analytics.
A data-centric peer providing specialized multi-elevation weather forecasts.
An adjacent navigation tool that uses AR to differentiate the mountain experience.
The primary discovery peer for travelers, leveraging massive social proof and full-funnel travel planning.
A direct threat to the target's 'Widget' positioning with a highly-rated, ad-free experience.
A specialized utility peer focused on high-resolution local forecasts for coastal spots.
A design-centric peer that uses high-quality photography to compete on aesthetics.
Rising threat in the 'entertainment-weather' sub-genre with 13 releases in the last 6 months.
A very recent entrant (Feb 2025) that has quickly gained 10k+ reviews, suggesting a high-growth entertainment or social angle.
Rising threat focusing on extreme simplicity and privacy, with 14 releases in the last 6 months.
Emerging threat with the highest release velocity in the pool (17 releases in 6 months) and a focus on hyper-local rain tracking.
