The short answer
If you live in CarPlay and don't mind a $5.99/month subscription, Drive Weather is a great app.
If you want to plan a road trip on your laptop, share a route with your spouse, or just check weather along your drive without installing anything — that's what WeatherWeGo is for. Free, in your browser.
At a glance
| WeatherWeGo | Drive Weather | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Any browser (PWA) | iOS + Android app |
| App install required | ||
| Price | Free | Free w/ ads, or $5.99/mo |
| CarPlay / Android Auto | ||
| Account required | For PRO features | |
| Cross-device (same URL) | Per-device install | |
| Severe weather alerts | — | PRO only |
When Drive Weather is the right pick
Drive Weather has built a great mobile experience over a million-plus downloads of refinement. Pick it when:
- You want CarPlay so weather shows on your dash while you drive. WeatherWeGo is a planning tool — in-car live navigation is Drive Weather's home turf.
- You want icy pavement indicators, severe-weather alerts, and trucker-specific features like wind data. Drive Weather PRO bundles these.
- You drive long-haul daily and treat your phone as the trip computer.
When WeatherWeGo is the right pick
- You don't want another app installed. Maybe your phone's at storage limits, maybe you don't want a subscription, maybe the trip is once and you'd rather not commit. Open weatherwego.com — done.
- You're planning at a desk. Laptop on the kitchen table the night before? WeatherWeGo just works. Drive Weather's mobile app doesn't have a desktop equivalent.
- You want to share a route. Send a link. Whoever opens it sees the same forecast for the same departure time. No "what app are you using?" friction.
- You drive only occasionally and don't want $5.99 a month for a feature you'd use a few times a year.
- You want the same tool on all your devices. Phone for the drive, tablet for planning, laptop for sharing — one URL.
What we don't compete on (yet)
Being upfront so you can make a real decision:
- CarPlay / Android Auto. WeatherWeGo is a web app — there's no in-dash integration. Drive Weather wins here.
- Decade-of-iteration feature depth. Drive Weather has had a paid team building for years. We're newer. There are features (custom severe-weather alert thresholds, icy-pavement indicators) where we haven't reached parity yet.
- App Store credibility. Some users trust App Store reviews and rankings as a discovery signal. WeatherWeGo lives on the open web, not the App Store.
Try both. Pick the one you'll actually use.
Both tools cost you nothing to evaluate. Pick a 4-hour drive you might actually take. Set the same departure time in each. Compare what they show.
Try WeatherWeGo (free, no install)Common questions
Is WeatherWeGo really free, or is there a hidden paid tier?
Free, in any browser, no signup required. Open weatherwego.com and plan a route.
Can I use WeatherWeGo offline like a native app?
WeatherWeGo is a Progressive Web App. You can install it to your home screen on iOS and Android, and it works in any modern browser. Live forecasting needs a connection (weather data has to come from somewhere) — but the app itself is web-native.
Why doesn't WeatherWeGo have CarPlay?
CarPlay is an iOS-app feature, and we're a web app on purpose — no install, no app store, works on any device. If in-car live weather is critical to you, Drive Weather's CarPlay support is a strong reason to pick it.
Can I use both at the same time?
Yes, lots of people do. WeatherWeGo for desktop trip planning the night before; Drive Weather (or any in-car nav) once you're actually on the road. They solve adjacent problems.