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US Public Weather
MeteorologyMan · 436 ratings · ★ 3.7
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436 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 37 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"update"
10 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "not great, it doesn't update enough to keep me informed and sometimes it doesn't show the temperature on screen" - Jen Schultz
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"weather"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Horrible map. Clunky. Map is least valuable all weather maps I have looked at inother weather apps....about as plain as possible." - Augres Mich
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"locations"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unable to add locations." - Patrick Roe
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"data"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Started so well, I loved how smooth and accurate it was. After the recent update and rebranding, it wiped all my cities and data, and is super laggy and slow." - Joshua Romer
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"location"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unable to add locations." - Patrick Roe
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"doesn"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "not great, it doesn't update enough to keep me informed and sometimes it doesn't show the temperature on screen" - Jen Schultz
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"show"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "not great, it doesn't update enough to keep me informed and sometimes it doesn't show the temperature on screen" - Jen Schultz
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"screen"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "not great, it doesn't update enough to keep me informed and sometimes it doesn't show the temperature on screen" - Jen Schultz
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"does"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "not great, it doesn't update enough to keep me informed and sometimes it doesn't show the temperature on screen" - Jen Schultz
📋 All 37 negative reviews
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Horrible map. Clunky. Map is least valuable all weather maps I have looked at inother weather apps....about as plain as possible.
not great, it doesn't update enough to keep me informed and sometimes it doesn't show the temperature on screen
The only weather app I use but getting tired of widgets that stop showing or updating dependent on the update, they don't seem to scale properly either but at least I had them working.
Unable to add locations.
have had this app for a few years and after the update its absolutely garbage now. doesn't show the radar, its slow to load. im about to uninstall.
Not updating when you open it up. You close it and reopen it and it still says same thing. Even gave me yesterday's weather... Was better before the updates and before it became US PUBLIC WEATHER!!!!
I've had this app for about 2 years. I've kept it updated during that time. Today I updated and the app is now horribly broken. The launch icon is completely different, and when I run the app all it displays is a screen saying that in order to continue using the app then I must install it through google play (which I obviously did in order to be able to leave this review). If you have the app and it's working for you then DON'T UPDATE!
woke up this morning and my weather app had been replaced by this one that is scummy at best and hacking to boot then why does the same weather app say it was made by someone else yes I redownloaded it
Started so well, I loved how smooth and accurate it was. After the recent update and rebranding, it wiped all my cities and data, and is super laggy and slow.
it was great before this update. it removed all my locations and is an ugly interface. So I've deleted it.
The recent "update" is more like a downgrade. My app doesn't work correctly and the widget no longer works on my screen. Thanks for nothing.
it's okay
I really wanted to like this app because it uses the NWS data, but the only way to see precipitation totals is to switch on the graphics option, which has microscopic text & is impossible to read...and of course is fixed & cannot zoom in. I don't understand how this extremely important piece of information from the NWS is omitted from the core information on the basic information profile. Uninstalled.
app sucks. Just go with the weather channel instead
Like it. Do not need elevation, latitude, longitude of my city. NEED sunrise and sunset times... Has stopped functioning
Just tried for the first time and could not add widgets for the app. It didn't say why, just could not add widget. Any help?
(On Android - Galaxy S10E) I am unable (or don't know how) to load and save any locations. Every time I start the App the location is blank and I have to enter the location to get data. This is very annoying.
it use to show raw metar data
so far it's a waste. At 10:28 AM and 86° the app shows 79° and shows last update 7:53 AM. even the local 100 miles away in a different state shows 86°. delete time!
We had a big weather event and the app failed to update or notify. I had recommended this app to several people I know and I am sorry I did. No update, no watch or warning boxes and the app kept saying it was fair skies and not keeping up with the changing conditions. I had originally given this app high marks but after being put to the test I finally uninstalled it.
too simple no forecast given
constantly having to enter zip code to see forecast
location keeps disappearing again!
never shows the notifications online in settings app is useless without storm notifications
trash app
it works when it wants to. some days it doesn't even show up on my phone, other days it does, but doesn't do anything. I'd say it works 60% of the time.
cannot be resized like i had it in the old app. i emailed the developer and they didn't respond
the app was fine as it was. couldn't you have just renamed it and left the rest alone?
It WAS the best weather app out there but today's update destroyed it. Bigger uncessary pictures which made the fonts small and unreadable without trouble. They removed the 3x1 widget widget I've been using for years and only have a 4x4 widget... I don't want half my screen to be weather, I can open the app when I want that much info. Too bad, this is the 2nd weather app that I liked but was ruined by ridiculous downgrades. Oh well, time to find the next one.
I have to put my location in everyday, sometimes a couple of times a day. This could be a great app without the bugs. I donated to it before I started having problems with it 😩
loses connection to saved locations several times a day. i have to force a stop 3 or 4 times a day to get them back
the app would be great if it didn't crash all the time. Constantly stops working to where I have to reinstall and reset my locations. this happens atleast once a month if not more.
App keeps losing location data, even though location permission is enabled. Click on radar map and it takes me to Africa. Deleted app.
I can't get the app to retain the location, I have it saved as a favorite but have to enter it every time, frustrating.
radar map does not let you choose which alerts to display, tornado watches, warnings, and sever thunderstorms warning are had to distinguished when they overlay on the map
Why does my app say offline next to notifications? I am not able to turn on alert me to hazard
I love the little daily notification about the weather HOWEVER. It tends to not be visible when it's more than just a few lines. The notification also blocks me from viewing other notifications and I can't swipe it away
Sentiment summary
64%
Positive (4-5★)
7%
Neutral (3★)
29%
Negative (1-2★)