High confidence · Latest 109 of 248 total reviews analyzed

Upset

Recent user voice shows a upset sentiment. Users appreciate live radar functionality provides essential visual tracking for storm monitoring during severe weather events, but report application fails to launch or remains stuck on the splash screen following the latest update and intrusive advertisement frequency and placement disrupt the core weather viewing experience for long-term users.

Rating: 4.7

Reviews: 248

Confidence: high

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.7/ 5
(9.3M)
Current version
4.8/ 5
+0.1 vs overall
(5.8M)
Main signal post-update: live radar functionality provides essential visual tracking for storm monitoring during severe weather events.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

How have ratings & review volume moved?

Rating, review sentiment, and total reviews over time, with release markers showing the post-launch impact.

Rating over time

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Releases:MajorMinorPatch4 releases in range

Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • Live radar functionality provides essential visual tracking for storm monitoring during severe weather events
    • Users appreciate the live radar features when the application successfully loads
    • The visual weather tracking is cited as a helpful tool for daily planning
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Application fails to launch or remains stuck on the splash screen following the latest update
    • Multiple reports of the app hanging on the loading screen or looping the intro animation
    • Users state that clearing cache or reinstalling does not resolve the persistent launch failure
  • Intrusive advertisement frequency and placement disrupt the core weather viewing experience for long-term users
    • Users report that full-screen and unskippable ads appear too frequently to allow for basic weather checks
    • The difficulty of closing ads due to small hit-targets is cited as a major usability friction point
Request

Most requested

  • Option to revert to a classic interface design that prioritizes simple weather data over news
    • Users express a desire for a cleaner layout that removes non-weather content like news and spaces
    • Requests for a more user-friendly navigation structure that reduces the steps to reach the forecast

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