Choose Ad Free

Ad free subscription for the MetService NZ Weather App.

Choose Ad Free lets you subscribe to enjoy the NZ Weather App without display advertising.

Advertising on our app and website funds much of the public service we provide. This ad-free subscription provides an option for people to pay an ongoing cost to support MetService directly rather than see advertising in the app.

After an initial limited time offer, we are pleased to be able to make the Ad Free option available permanently.

  • Yes - simply open the menu at the top left of the MetService app and tap “Choose Ad Free”

  • $1.99/month or $22.99/year.

  • Yearly subscriptions during the trial period on Android were non-renewing. If it’s been more than a year since the date you subscribed, your non-renewing subscription may have expired. You can sign up again in the app or in the Play Store and from now on your subscription will renew automatically.

    (If it’s been less than a year since you subscribed, you should be able to restore your original purchase.)

  • You can pay for a year at a time, or in monthly payments. There’s a small discount for annual subscriptions.

  • The ad free offer is for the MetService NZ Weather App only, as the subscription is handled through the iOS/Play Store.

  • If they are connected to the same app/play store account, you can use your subscription across multiple devices.

  • Choose ad free removes all display and pop-up advertising from the app. However, some of the forecast tools in our app, such as the Animates Pet Forecast or Placemakers Tradie Forecast, were developed with input from commercial partners. These forecasts will still feature the logos of the companies that helped create them.

  • The previous app was available for five years and had a one-off download cost of $2.69 (Android) or $2.99 (iPhone). The download cost contributed to the app's initial development but didn't cover ongoing maintenance costs.

    When we launched the new NZ Weather App, we communicated that anyone who purchased the original app in 2017 could request a refund. For those who didn’t get in touch, their purchase amount was donated to support the work of Surf Life Saving New Zealand.

    As the original app is no longer supported or available, we’re unable to restore access to it.

    Having ads allows us to keep the app running, add new features and helps more people access our weather information. For those who would prefer to support us directly, we've introduced an ad free subscription that’s been priced to help cover the ongoing costs of development, data, and support.