What The Forecast?!!
What The Forecast?!! is a personality-driven weather app for iOS and Android that provides humorous, sarcastic forecasts.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users open the app to replace the chore of checking weather with a daily entertainment habit, using the snarky tone to decide if they should stay in bed.
For Users seeking a humorous, personality-driven alternative to standard weather reporting who are willing to pay for ad removal and additional customization.
What does it look like?
Key features
Over 12,600 sarcastic or rude descriptions of current weather conditions.
User-selectable profanity levels to customize the tone of weather reports.
Text-to-speech functionality that reads the current weather saying in different voices.
How much does it cost?
Freemium model uses ad-supported free access with a clear path to ad-free status via one-time purchase or recurring subscription.
Velocity
Intense developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: intense.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans excited. Users appreciate humorous and sarcastic weather descriptions provide a unique daily entertainment value for users and simple interface design allows users to easily manage multiple locations for quick weather checks.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Humorous and sarcastic weather descriptions provide a unique daily entertainment value for users
- Simple interface design allows users to easily manage multiple locations for quick weather checks
- Inaccurate temperature and windchill readings compared to local stations frustrate users seeking reliable data
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for What The Forecast?!!
How's the Weather market?
What The Forecast?!! occupies a niche position as an entertainment-first weather app, prioritizing brand voice over technical precision. Its reliance on a single data provider contrasts with rivals that offer multi-source forecast comparisons.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Weawow
Both applications compete for the same weather-tracking audience by offering distinct, non-traditional interfaces that prioritize user experience over standard meteorological reporting.
- Weawow offers multi-source forecast comparison to mitigate prediction uncertainty, whereas What The Forecast?!! relies solely on AerisWeather.
- Weawow provides a weather-matched photo marketplace for visual engagement, while What The Forecast?!! focuses on irreverent, personality-driven text phrases.
- Weawow operates on a donation-supported, ad-free model, contrasting with the standard free model of What The Forecast?!!.
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Key takeaways for What The Forecast?!!
Where is it heading?
Users report: The weather category is consolidating around high-utility apps that provide radar and multi-source data, leaving What The Forecast?!! exposed. Without addressing data reliability and restoring core customization features, the app risks losing its remaining user base to competitors that offer both entertainment and precision.
- Forecast inaccuracies compared to local stations are eroding user trust, leading to churn toward more reliable utility-focused weather applications.
- The removal of previously available voice customization features has diminished the personalized experience that long-term users value.
The SWOT
- 12,607+ sarcastic phrases create a distinct brand voice that drives daily habit formation
- Customizable profanity settings allow for a highly personalized weather experience
- Integration of live radar functionality would capture users currently switching to secondary apps for outdoor utility
- Restoring diverse voice options would restore the original entertainment value requested by long-term users
Next best moves
Ship live radar integration because user requests for radar are the #1 barrier to single-app usage → increase daily session frequency
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's reliance on a single data provider is its greatest threat…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Live radar maps (available in Weather & Radar Forecast but missing here) +1
Since the last report: The application transitioned to a freemium monetization model while simultaneously facing a decline in user sentiment driven by forecast inaccuracies and the removal of preferred voice customization features.
Bottom line
What The Forecast?!! must address its data accuracy and voice customization gaps to remain relevant against high-utility rivals. Restoring these features would unlock the retention potential currently being lost to competitors with superior radar and multi-source data.
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Is What The Forecast?!! accurate enough for daily use?
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What is a good alternative if I need live radar?
Sources
- [1] Play Store listing
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