Gismeteo
★ 3.1What it actually doesWeather forecasting app with detailed hourly and daily data, widgets, and geomagnetic storm forecasts, but with stability issues after updates and VPN incompatibility.
Actually does
- ✓Widgets35% of reviews
- ✓Прогноз магнитных бурь(bonus)4% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free(bonus)14% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization(bonus)8% of reviews
- ✓Автоматическое определение местоположения(bonus)6% of reviews
- ✓Минималистичный интерфейс без перегруза информацией(bonus)12% of reviews
- ✓Weather70% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Индикатор восхода и захода солнца
Common complaints
- ✗Stability dropped sharply after updates, app freezes and shows errors18% of mentions
«Stability became way worse! Opened on the today's weather tab and can't navigate anywhere! Why were such updates needed?»
- ✗Widgets: not syncing in real time, complicated setup, incorrect data display20% of mentions
«Widget doesn't sync in real time. TERRIBLE.»
- ✗App crashes and doesn't work with VPN enabled12% of mentions
«doesn't work with VPN enabled. oh well, there are other apps without such issues.»
- ✗Precipitation map missing or unavailable - users expect this feature14% of mentions
«I couldn't figure out how to view the precipitation map in the app, without the precipitation map the app is pointless»
- ✗Forecast often doesn't match actual weather, especially for short-term period (3 hours)16% of mentions
«To know the weather for the next 3 hours, you can just look out the window»
What people praise
- ★No intrusive ads, doesn't interfere with usage
«No ads, not flashy and doesn't spam with advertising, doesn't collect data»
- ★Accurate weather forecast, better than competitors, matches real observations
«The most accurate weather app! The only app that correctly showed the rain»
- ★Simple, clear, minimalist interface without information overload
«the interface is simple and clear, nothing unnecessary, the interface is not cluttered with information»
- ★Only app that shows magnetic storms
«the only app that shows both weather and magnetic storms»
- ★Beautiful, realistic design with weather backgrounds, minimalism
«I'm giving 2 stars just for the graphic design, I like the minimalism»