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Weather Up today was updated with a few new features, including an interactive Home Screen widget and an Apple Watch app.


The interactive widget allows you to view your local weather forecast at a glance on your iPhone's Home Screen, without needing to open the app. The app now supports three data sources, including Apple Weather, AccuWeather, and AerisWeather.

As for the Apple Watch app, it is fully optimized for watchOS 10 and offers a widget that can be accessed via the Smart Stack.

Weather Up version 3.0 is rolling out on the App Store today. In the U.S., the subscription-based app costs $4 per month or $40 per year.

Article Link: 'Weather Up' Brings Interactive Forecasts to Your iPhone's Home Screen
 
Too much for a weather app. In order to justify charging money for something already offered for free on the platform, you really have to do something special. This looks pretty nice, but more like $1/month or $5-$10/yr nice. The developer would probably make much more money that way through volume. You might get ~1% of the platform to buy your weather app at that price, but this price will lead to probably like 0.0001-0.001% of the platform.
 
Weather Up developer here… I totally get your comments on the price, and it is a bit higher than some weather apps (and lower than others). But we're doing quite a few things that use a lot of weather data. And let me tell you, weather data is not cheap. I’ve actually been losing money on the 2.x version of the app for over a year now.

Mapping data is the most expensive thing to provide, which is why a lot of weather apps kind of hide it. Every time you launch the app it opens right to a weather map showing radar (or other mapping layers depending on your settings).

Widgets and complications use a lot of data as well. And with Weather Up you can actually put 3 different forecast sources on the same Home Screen. So every time you swipe over we're paying 3X for that data. Every time you lift your wrist and the complication updates, we're paying for that data. And on and on.

So yeah, not so much a cash grab as trying to build a sustainable business and not lose any more money on data costs. 😉
 
Why would you pay for a weather app when the stock app is free. How much more drilled down data do you need to drive if you are going to wear a jacket or not to work?
Personally, if I still lived in California…I wouldn’t see the need to pay for a weather app. Living in the Midwest though, it’s not just about whether or not I need to wear a jacket to work, so…I pay a subscription for one. It’s $19 a year, so it’s reasonable as far as I’m concerned. Tornado season makes that cost absolutely 100% worthwhile. Drilled down data is pretty important on days where severe weather is expected.

As an example, the last tornado warning we had…the stock weather app radar didn’t show a hook echo on the storm. It just looked like a blob. The radar on the paid app, on the other hand…showed the hook echo clear as day. That is pretty important info.
 
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Why would you pay for a weather app when the stock app is free. How much more drilled down data do you need to drive if you are going to wear a jacket or not to work?
I've been paying for Hello Weather because the interface is better and, most importantly, I can pick where the data is being pulled from. The stock weather app precipitation alerts and estimations were absolutely dreadful - Wrong for literally weeks straight. That being said, I would not pay $2 more a month for a weather app. I just noticed the app got rid of the "pay once and own it forever" option which is highly irritating.
 
app looks good but $40 a year in wild. Sticking with Carrot for the foreseeable future
 
I use to use them. I do like the the feature that gives you forecast based on your calendar activities. However, I am not paying $40 a year for it. I use to pay $5 or something per year and they stopped updating it for the longest time. Apple Weather is good enough now.
 
It’s a cool concept but the widget interface looks a bit too cluttered for my taste and the $4/month subscription is a complete turn off.
 
Personally, if I still lived in California…I wouldn’t see the need to pay for a weather app. Living in the Midwest though, it’s not just about whether or not I need to wear a jacket to work, so…I pay a subscription for one. It’s $19 a year, so it’s reasonable as far as I’m concerned. Tornado season makes that cost absolutely 100% worthwhile. Drilled down data is pretty important on days where severe weather is expected.

As an example, the last tornado warning we had…the stock weather app radar didn’t show a hook echo on the storm. It just looked like a blob. The radar on the paid app, on the other hand…showed the hook echo clear as day. That is pretty important info.
As another midwesterner here, you could not be more correct. People whose weather is either warm or very warm don’t need to worry about it. But we can go from 5 degrees in the AM to 55 in the afternoon with severe weather.
 
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Weather Up developer here… I totally get your comments on the price, and it is a bit higher than some weather apps (and lower than others). But we're doing quite a few things that use a lot of weather data. And let me tell you, weather data is not cheap. I’ve actually been losing money on the 2.x version of the app for over a year now.

Mapping data is the most expensive thing to provide, which is why a lot of weather apps kind of hide it. Every time you launch the app it opens right to a weather map showing radar (or other mapping layers depending on your settings).

Widgets and complications use a lot of data as well. And with Weather Up you can actually put 3 different forecast sources on the same Home Screen. So every time you swipe over we're paying 3X for that data. Every time you lift your wrist and the complication updates, we're paying for that data. And on and on.

So yeah, not so much a cash grab as trying to build a sustainable business and not lose any more money on data costs. 😉
As someone who appreciates a good weather app, I’ve never seen this one. I’ve been subscribed to who I am sure is your main competitor for a long time, though I’ve never been a huge fan of the interface and the “personality.” Can you describe how your app is different and how you differentiate? Also, is there a family subscription option or is the yearly subscription shareable?
 
As another midwesterner here, you could not be more correct. People whose weather is either warm or very warm don’t need to worry about it. But we can go from 5 degrees in the AM to 55 in the afternoon with severe weather.
Exactly! I’d look at it as one of those things you didn’t think you need…until something happens and you’re glad you had it. The app I pay for, is one I’ve had for a few years. Last year in particular made it worth every single cent. Curious to see what spring brings us this year 😂 But not in any hurry to find out!
 
Am I the only one that can’t add a widget? The app isn’t showing up in the widget list unless I’m missing something blatantly obvious. Phone is a 3rd gen SE.
 
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