Poweather

What Poweather does

Poweather (天氣幫), operated by Lumina Apps Co., Ltd., is a Taiwan-based mobile application that delivers community-sourced, real-time weather information to individual consumers. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Taipei, with a stated headcount of 1–10 employees. Its core product is a free mobile app available on iOS App Store, Google Play, and via direct Android APK download, through which users report local weather conditions and view those reports from other users on an interactive map. The platform differentiates from traditional forecast apps by emphasizing on-the-ground, human-reported observations (e.g., whether it is actually raining in a given neighborhood) over algorithmic predictions, supplemented by real-time chat among locals and gamification elements such as points, titles, and achievement badges. The company states a community of over 10,000 people exchanging weather information.

Poweather operates a freemium business model. The base app is free, and the company monetizes through a recurring monthly subscription called Poweather Premium (auto-renewing, cancellable at any time, managed via in-app purchase or iTunes) and, per its privacy policy, advertising and limited third-party data sharing. Marketing and user acquisition rely primarily on product-led growth through app stores, a Facebook page (PoweatherTaiwan), and word-of-mouth within the user community. No enterprise or B2B customers, partnerships, integrations, patents, certifications, or external funding rounds are disclosed, and no API or developer platform exists. The company is privately held with no parent or subsidiary structure, and its primary operating geography is Taiwan, although the app is distributed globally through app store channels.

Name

Poweather

Legal name

Lumina Apps Co., Ltd.

Website

https://poweather.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Poweather is a Taiwan-based community mobile weather app that lets users report and view real-time local weather conditions on an interactive map, serving individual consumers globally via a freemium model with a monthly Premium subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Poweather Premium Subscription: The company operates a subscription-based revenue model with Poweather Premium. Subscriptions automatically renew monthly and can be managed through the app or iTunes account settings. Users can cancel anytime before the next billing date.
2. Advertising: The privacy policy mentions advertising as one of the purposes for using personal information collected from users, suggesting advertising may be a secondary revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Poweather (天氣幫) is a community-based mobile weather application that enables users to share and receive real-time weather information from local residents. The app features interactive weather maps, real-time chat with locals, and gamification elements such as points, titles, and achievement badges. A premium subscription tier (Poweather Premium) unlocks enhanced features on a monthly auto-renewing basis.

Product overview

Poweather (天氣幫) is a community-based weather application built around a user-driven weather reporting network. The core product is the Poweather app, which enables real-time weather information sharing between local users through interactive maps and chat features, complemented by gamification elements such as points and achievement badges. The company also offers a premium subscription tier called Poweather Premium that provides enhanced features on a recurring subscription basis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Poweather Premium: Premium subscription service offering advanced features and functionality. Operates on a monthly auto-renewing subscription model with terms for cancellation and refunds.

Products and services

• Poweather (天氣幫)

Quantifiable outcome

• Weather community of over 10,000 members exchanging real-time weather information

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Climavision: Climavision (formerly ClimaCell) builds high-resolution weather forecasting using proprietary sensing and modeling. While primarily enterprise-focused, its push toward consumer-grade accuracy and hyperlocal forecasts positions it as an emerging competitor in the broader mobile weather experience.
• Tomorrow.io: Tomorrow.io is a weather intelligence platform focused on enterprise and API-driven forecasting, but also offers consumer-facing products. It represents the data-and-software evolution of the weather category and could compete with Poweather in adjacent data-licensing or premium consumer segments.

Broad incumbents

• The Weather Channel: The Weather Channel (IBM-owned) operates one of the most-used weather apps and websites globally, combining forecasts with video content and severe weather alerting. It is a direct competitor in the consumer weather app category and dwarfs Poweather in brand, content, and distribution.
• Dark Sky (Apple Weather): Dark Sky was acquired by Apple and its capabilities are now integrated into Apple Weather, which ships preinstalled on every iPhone — including in Taiwan. It is the most direct platform-native competitor to Poweather and exemplifies the commoditization threat from built-in mobile weather.
• AccuWeather: AccuWeather is a dominant commercial weather provider with a flagship consumer app and broad media licensing. It competes directly with Poweather for consumer mindshare on mobile weather, but offers a vastly broader portfolio of forecasting products, severe weather alerts, and enterprise data services.
• WeatherBug: WeatherBug operates a large weather app and sensor network providing hyperlocal conditions, lightning alerts, and forecasts. It overlaps with Poweather on hyperlocal real-time weather for consumers and offers a significantly larger installed base and station network.

Direct peers

• Windy: Windy is a weather visualization platform popular with enthusiasts for its rich interactive maps and granular forecast layers. It competes with Poweather for the engaged weather-curious consumer segment and shares a community-driven, visually rich product ethos.
• Weather Underground: Weather Underground pioneered the community weather station model, aggregating data from a personal weather station network of hobbyists — the closest analogue to Poweather's user-reported ground-truth approach. Both products rely on community contributors to deliver hyperlocal, real-time weather information that supplements traditional forecasting.
• Carrot Weather: Carrot Weather is a personality-driven consumer weather app that differentiates through humor, customization, and gamification — the same engagement-oriented playbook Poweather uses to differentiate from utility-only weather apps. Both target engaged mobile users willing to pay for premium tiers.

Regional players

• Central Weather Administration (CWA, Taiwan): Taiwan's official meteorological agency provides authoritative forecasts, typhoon warnings, and radar data for the same market Poweather primarily serves. It is a free, trusted, government-backed alternative that competes for the same Taiwan-based weather-information-seeking users.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PoweatherTaiwan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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