Weather Live° - Local Forecast
★ 4.6iOSApp Store
What it actually doesA weather app featuring beautiful animations and customizable information blocks, but monetized through aggressive subscriptions (500₽/week) and frequently experiences stability issues and incorrect forecast display.
40%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability98%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Weather Forecast60% of reviews
- ✓Weather70% of reviews
- ✓Push Notifications(bonus)25% of reviews
- ✓Dark mode(bonus)3% of reviews
- ✓Subscription100% of reviews
- ✓Freemium40% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠iOS widgets
- ⚠watchOS support
- ⚠Weather Alerts
- ⚠Интерактивные погодные карты
Common complaints
- ✗Aggressive subscription pricing (500₽/week, ~26k₽/year)75% of mentions
«499 rubles per week )))»
- ✗Switching from one-time purchase to subscription, removal of old paid version, fraudulent auto-payment scheme30% of mentions
«Developers acted like real jerks... then they removed the paid version altogether»
- ✗Persistent notifications that cannot be disabled and trigger every 2 minutes20% of mentions
«Notification constantly stays on the icon and doesn't go away even when viewing it»
- ✗App doesn't open, crashes after updates, white screen15% of mentions
«Doesn't work after the update, app won't open»
- ✗Inaccurate or incorrect weather forecast, wrong geolocation detection15% of mentions
«Shows geolocation as Ukraine, but I'm in Moscow»
What people praise
- ★Beautiful design, captivating backgrounds and weather animation
«Very beautiful app, it stands out very much on the home screen in dark mode»
- ★When the app works, it displays the required weather information
«I use it all the time»
- ★Easy to use and convenient interface
«Good app»
- ★Widget is convenient for quickly checking temperature directly from the home screen
«The only thing I liked about this app is the current air temperature displayed on the icon»