Apps CARROT Weather's customizable complications

[MakerOfCARROT]

Hmmm. So that's a no?

Somebody else asked for it, so I guess I'll do it! I just didn't see the point since the icon served the same purpose. But the whole point is having a weather app that you can customize just the way you want it, so sure why not.

That's why I stopped using this app. It's really nice looking but the lack of a "professional" selection of wording just puts me off. It was funny to see sometimes but as time moved on it became more and more lackluster to the point of annoying. One of the best weather apps out there, but I had to move on.

I'm not really sure what you're referring to, or if you just haven't used the app in a really long time, because there's been a professional mode for a while now that tons of people use

 

[Achilles75]

Somebody else asked for it, so I guess I'll do it! I just didn't see the point since the icon served the same purpose. But the whole point is having a weather app that you can customize just the way you want it, so sure why not.

Honest answer - I'm not getting any younger, and my eyesight is a daily reminder that I'm not a kid anymore. I like to see the temp + current conditions at a glance, but some days the small slot/icon are just too small for me. The large slot, however, I can read with no problem. I've been through several weather apps and I find yours is the best one out there; I'd like to keep using it if I can get this one fix/accommodation. I'm an ultrapremium subscriber as well, and will continue doing so thanks to your willingness to address this request.

To echo other comments, I think it's great that you are available and responsive to your users, and I appreciate your work on a great app!

 

[Mjoshea148]

That's why I stopped using this app. It's really nice looking but the lack of a "professional" selection of wording just puts me off. It was funny to see sometimes but as time moved on it became more and more lackluster to the point of annoying. One of the best weather apps out there, but I had to move on.

There is a professional setting in the Personality. There's also a Politics setting.

Might be worth checking out again.

 

[Fuga]

My one quibble is the "feels like" and not the actual temp.

 

[MakerOfCARROT]

My one quibble is the "feels like" and not the actual temp.

That's only for the modular large slot, and you can change it to the actual temp by customizing the complication!

 

[GIZBUG]

My one quibble is the "feels like" and not the actual temp.

What about it ?

 

[Fuga]

That's only for the modular large slot, and you can change it to the actual temp by customizing the complication!

Excellent. Love the app. Love your participation here.

 

[richxps]

One question, how do I get push notifications? If I sign up for the .49 per month does that just give me push watch notifications or will I get both phone and watch notifications? And this is without using a Mac .

 

[MakerOfCARROT]

One question, how do I get push notifications? If I sign up for the .49 per month does that just give me push watch notifications or will I get both phone and watch notifications? And this is without using a Mac .

Yes, the cheapest subscription will get you notifications on both watch and phone!

 

[BigMcGuire]

Does it cost you every time we click on extended hourly data? (just curious).

Loving the app still - just figured out recently after some time of having this app that you can click on the 7AM 8AM and 9AM to get the detailed information (visibility, feels like, wind, humidity) LOL. Awesome.

Loving the political/extreme comments - keep up the great work - very happy with the app. Can't even think of a suggestion because it works for me perfectly. I use it on my Apple Watch every day.

 

[MakerOfCARROT]

Does it cost you every time we click on extended hourly data? (just curious).

Loving the app still - just figured out recently after some time of having this app that you can click on the 7AM 8AM and 9AM to get the detailed information (visibility, feels like, wind, humidity) LOL. Awesome.

Loving the political/extreme comments - keep up the great work - very happy with the app. Can't even think of a suggestion because it works for me perfectly. I use it on my Apple Watch every day.

The extended hourly data doesn't really cost anything extra, no.

And funny you can't think of anything to add, because I have so much awesome stuff planned for this year! Next big update is coming next week.

 

[testcard]

Next big thing? Would that be controlling the weather and raising the dead?

 

[MakerOfCARROT]

Next big thing? Would that be controlling the weather and raising the dead?

That's planned for version 4.8.

 

[Fuga]

Been using it for a few weeks now. I am so damned impressed, not with the graphics, uses, etc. (I am!), but the underpinnings are solid. I've had issues with every other weather app, from complications not updating to the app not updating, sometimes never until reboot. Not CW. Solid responsiveness. Great layout and information sets.

 

[LostAggie]

Do you have to have location sharing always on or just when using the app to get the temperature/weather updated on the Apple Watch? 99% of my time in same general area so only the temp changes not location. If it does I open the app... does leaving the location on all the time drain battery?

 

[MakerOfCARROT]

Do you have to have location sharing always on or just when using the app to get the temperature/weather updated on the Apple Watch? 99% of my time in same general area so only the temp changes not location. If it does I open the app... does leaving the location on all the time drain battery?

You only need to leave location on if you want the app to update with the weather for your current location. If you're always in the same general area, then you don't need to worry about it.

But leaving location services set to "always" doesn't drain the battery. I use a special feature on iOS called “significant location change monitoring”. Rather than keeping the GPS on all the time, it uses cell tower triangulation to pinpoint your location when you’ve moved a significant distance from your last monitored location. This shouldn’t affect your battery since it doesn’t actually turn the GPS on at all, but Apple does keep the location arrow in your status bar so that you’re aware an app is using this feature.

 

[madeirabhoy]

sorry if I am being thick, but can someone help me by explaining the costs of the app?

on the app store, its a €5.49 purchase for my iPhone, but it says there are additional purchases, which are listed as
premium club €3.99
premium club €0.49
ultrapremium club €10.49
ultrapremium club €1.49

in terms of for iPhone ipad and watch, what do I get for the original €5.49 and whats the two levels and 4 prices of premium and ultrapremium about?

 

[MakerOfCARROT]

sorry if I am being thick, but can someone help me by explaining the costs of the app?

on the app store, its a €5.49 purchase for my iPhone, but it says there are additional purchases, which are listed as
premium club €3.99
premium club €0.49
ultrapremium club €10.49
ultrapremium club €1.49

in terms of for iPhone ipad and watch, what do I get for the original €5.49 and whats the two levels and 4 prices of premium and ultrapremium about?

Premium Club adds a number of Apple Watch features, including background updates, complication/app customization, and notifications. Ultrapremium Club includes all the Premium Club features, plus it unlocks the Weather Underground data source and animated radar on the Watch. (Note: radar on the watch is US only.) The two prices for each are the monthly and yearly prices.

The reason the subscription is necessary is because of the Apple Watch complication, which updates automatically in the background every 30 minutes. Unfortunately, my weather data provider charges a small amount for each weather data request - and this quickly adds up when the Apple Watch complication is requesting 48 updates per day. (For comparison’s sake, a user who doesn’t have a complication installed typically uses only 1 or 2 update requests per day.) Without charging extra for the subscription, in just 1 year it would cost me more to supply you the weather data than you paid for the app. So I either had to offer a subscription or not make an Apple Watch app at all!

 

[BigMcGuire]

Just got the To Do list CARROT app - loving it! - Thanks!

Is there an "Add" bluetooth keyboard shortcut for your to do list app for the iPhone? Swiping down on my phone then typing isn't terrible but I'm a lazy, lazy meatbag. An AW app for the to do list (to be able to view and complete) would be cool someday too.


Weather:
48 updates per day! Wow. When I look at the weather, I am most interested in sunset/sunrise, high, low, and a current temperature and precipitation chance. I check CARROT weather on my iPhone when I wake up and when I head home from work (2-3 times a day).

This is the watch complication I use most of the time (I wouldn't mind a "reduce 48 updates a day to 5-6 battery saver / save Carrot a few pennies" option):

And for the AW Carrot Application:

 

[phrekaru]

Im still waiting for modify the second line on large complication!!

 

[BigMcGuire]

Wow what an update !!!! Thanks!

As a thank you - bought the CARROT icon pack - wife was amused with the barrage of CARROT icons I sent her this morning.

 

[MKChamp]

Got the app today with ultrapremium subscription. I am using wunderground as the data source (don't know if this would be relevant) but the location doesn't want to update on the complication unless I open the app on the phone or watch. I have location set to always, background refresh on...
Since I just got the app today, I didn't know if this was an existing issue or an issue with the latest release.

 

[PackyP]

Any reason my wife’s phone and my phone show different forecasts and current weather? We are both using Dark Sky for data and both just killed and re-opened the app. One is an iPhone 8 and the other a SE.

 

[testcard]

Had a couple of long car trips in the last 48 hours and noticed that the location in the Large Slot on the Modular Face is “sticking” on a location and not updating. If I open the app on my iPhone X, the Large Slot location immediately updates to the correct location. Weird bug, as I haven’t seen this behaviour since the early days of the app.
iPhone X iOS 11.3 Public Beta
Carrot Weather app v4.5
Apple Watch 2 watchOS 4.2.2

 

[MKChamp]

Had a couple of long car trips in the last 48 hours and noticed that the location in the Large Slot on the Modular Face is “sticking” on a location and not updating. If I open the app on my iPhone X, the Large Slot location immediately updates to the correct location. Weird bug, as I haven’t seen this behaviour since the early days of the app.
iPhone X iOS 11.3 Public Beta
Carrot Weather app v4.5
Apple Watch 2 watchOS 4.2.2

I can confirm this. I wrongly stated in my previous post that it updates if I open the app on the watch or the phone, but it only will update when I open the app on the phone. My config is the exact same except I am also running watchos 4.3 beta.