Snowflake Weather

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For the reviewer who "Can't recommend this app' That is a fair assessment and opinion, but other things should be considered, besides just price. Remember, price is relative to value. I love a good idea when I see one and want to support further versions in this direction. I have the other apps you have mentioned (have deleted NOAA, not because it was necessarily bad app, but it didn’t meet my needs as I understood more of what I wanted.) Your observations on these apps are correct. But it remains to be seen if this apps will have subsequent versions or designs. This is just version 1.0 of Snowflake Weather, and it's all about design. The weather data is the same or the one constant, regardless of the app. I think this app has a good design approach and I want to support it to see where it goes. As weather apps go... This is a solid contribution that definitely tries to establish a point of view, rather than being an 'also ran.' I also like that the developer is up front with costs and you can cancel at anytime. I have no social or financial associations with this company or the developer. Currently I like MyRadar. But tastes change plus, it depends on your preference or how much you want to know about the weather. These are some of the other things that I feel should be taken into consideration, instead of just price.

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One of the reviewers called the initial $4.99 charge, and the additional $4.99 annual charge as a “money grab” this is a fair comment, but I also understand the developers need to pay their weather data providers. However, this isn’t the only issue with this app -there are other perhaps more serious flaws. For example, there is no city search capability. The weather data displayed is for a specific GPS location, and only changes when you change your location. This app doesn’t allow you to query weather, in a different city, if you are planning a trip and want to know about inclement weather conditions, and it doesn’t provide Weather Warning information like the NOAA App does. While the app does provide information like dew point, barometric pressure, lunar phases, wind speed, UV index, humidity this information is again specific to your current GPS location. Other weather apps, The Weather Channel and NOAA to name two, include most of this information with their free of charge basic service, including current radar images, and city search capability. All of the GPS specific weather information provided, by this app, is interesting data, but is it worth $4.99 -in my opinion no.

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I want to like this app — and do except for one failing that I think the developers ought to be able to fix. Unlike other apps like Accuweather, I can’t get Snowflake to update on my watch without touching it. I can’t just glance and trust I’m seeing the latest. So I checked the iPhone settings to see if I had Background App Refresh switched on and discovered there’s no setting to do so. Apparently Snowflake can’t update in the background, so naturally the watch display won’t likely be accurate. Fix this — plus add Notifications — and you’ll get 5 stars. I like the rest. Graphics are great on the watch and phone. The annual subscription doesn’t bother me. The Weather Channel is almost $10. All in all good start, but there’s a few critical improvements needed.

I have been using iStatMenus since version 1 and have found it indispensable utility. Now you can get that wonderful weather app on you iPhone or iPad. The app shows a lot of info in one single page with very simple and intuitive menu. Best of all no adds nor tracking as most other weather apps. The app is very intuitive and has a lot of data well-organized. Need to purchase pro version for weather maps and a few customization features. I prefer to pay this developer than to use the supposedly free apps that mine your data, location, contacts, and other priceless personal information just to save a few dollars. At least with this app, others are not making money out of my personal information.

I have been a long time user of Weather underground, so I have been looking for a replacement weather app. I found snowflake from listening to Renee Ritchie on MacBreak weekly. So far I am loving the design, especially the hourly view that’s complete with precipitation chances and temperature. I do not mind paying for the app or subscription as I was doing the same for weather underground for around the same price. Their app is charging 20 bucks a year now which is crazy. Things I would like to see would be the ability to select my personal weather station as a source and the ability to scrub through the radar with a slider. Thanks for making a great app so far.