CARROT Weather vs Zoom Earth
Which is better in 2026? Five scores, side by side.
CARROT Weather is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.6. CARROT Weather wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Zoom Earth on 1.
iPhone owners who want full control over their forecast, with jokes
Anyone in hurricane country or who loves watching weather from above
Score by score
The details
| Feature | CARROT Weather | Zoom Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Weather | Weather |
| Category rank | #1 of 7 | #6 of 7 |
| Developer | Grailr | Neave Interactive |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | — | ✓ |
| Web | — | ✓ |
Common questions
Is CARROT Weather better than Zoom Earth?
CARROT Weather is the better app overall, scoring 9.0 to 8.6. CARROT Weather wins on 4 of the 5 scores, Zoom Earth on 1.
Which is cheaper, CARROT Weather or Zoom Earth?
CARROT Weather: Free to start; Premium Club listed at $4.99 a month or $19.99 a year. Zoom Earth: Free with ads; Zoom Earth Pro removes ads and adds 10-day maps and alerts. On value for money, Zoom Earth scores higher.
Do CARROT Weather and Zoom Earth work on the same devices?
Only Zoom Earth runs on Android, Web.
Which is more private, CARROT Weather or Zoom Earth?
CARROT Weather scores higher on privacy (8.8/10). App Store label: purchases, location, identifiers and usage data may be collected but are not linked to you. No tracking. The developer says your location is never sold.
Strengths and weaknesses
CARROT Weather
- Deepest customization of any weather app
- Personality makes checking the forecast fun
- Privacy label shows no data linked to you
- Most useful features need Premium Club
- Android app hasn't been updated since 2023
- Many tiers to choose between
CARROT Weather is the rare app that is both the most customizable forecast on your iPhone and the funniest. Pick a personality from polite to profane, then build your own layout, choose data sources like AccuWeather, Apple Weather or Foreca, and add radar, lightning and rain alerts. Widgets, Apple Watch complications and CarPlay are excellent. Most of that needs Premium Club, and the Android version is years behind.
Full CARROT Weather review
Zoom Earth
- Live satellite view is mesmerizing and useful
- Clear hurricane tracking for anyone
- Works on the web as well as phones
- Ads in the free version
- 10-day forecast maps need Pro
- Shares some data for advertising
Zoom Earth is the most watchable weather app around. Satellite images from GOES, Himawari and Meteosat refresh every 10 minutes, so you can watch storms spin up in near real time, then switch to radar, wind, rain or heat maps. Its hurricane tracking is clear enough for anyone, and wildfire hot spots come from NASA data. The free version shows ads, and Pro is needed for longer forecast maps.
Full Zoom Earth review
