Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live

This app is okay in its functionality for free users, but I've become increasingly frustrated with the amount of clutter on the interface. “Try this, try that…” pop ups all over for extra options in the app that you have to pay for. You can click these away, sure, but the “X” is so small that those of us with big fingers cant easily click them away without accidentally clicking the pop up and being taken to a page to buy a subscription. Every time I open the app, I am barraded with these pop ups to pay money. Money, money, money. Honestly, all these pop ups, while they seem harmless to some, are incredibly annoying to some like me. I have the iPhone 12 mini, and let me tell you, all this clutter on the screen from these pop ups really does take up 2/3 of the screen. I get this tiny little window to see the radar without having to click all this junk out of the way every time I open the app. Every time. Click this one away, click that one away, slide the weekly forecast thing down to the bottom, just so I can see the radar in a reasonable screen space. Inconvenient. Why do most people pick a radar app? Two things: accuracy, and convenience. This app has no convenience factor. In-fact, it’s one of the most inconvenient apps I have. As for the other point? It’s not the most accurate either. I originally downloaded this app on recommendation of its accuracy. The app has lost that. Honestly, when I open the app now, it makes me angry with frustration. That’s a sign that it’s time to go. Before I leave, I’ll at least tell you why. These are my reasons.

I like this app. The layout is good and it is easy to find the information I am looking for, whether it be current conditions or weather forecasts. One aspect that bugs me, however, is when bringing up the radar map, it defaults to the beginning of the loop, which is sometimes 30 minutes old. I would prefer it to default to the “now” position - that is what I am most interested in when opening the app. Also, I found the temperature for my area to be off by about 6 degrees compared to my outside temperature gauge and my other weather apps. It is nice that I can submit a change, but I would prefer for it to be a little more accurate without having to tweak it. Additional Comments: At the suggestion of the author, I tried the advanced precipitation layer and I found that I liked it very much. It opens at the “now” point. Still would like to see the radar open at the now point too, though. One other feedback comment: With the icon indicating a chance for rain in the hourly summary, it is very hard to actually see the rain. The rain drops should be made to be more obvious. One should not have to look hard and squint to see if there is rain falling from the dark cloud or not.