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CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar app received 109 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar? Can you share your negative thoughts about carrot weather: alerts & radar?
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✓ I hate the new iOS13 ‘support’A recent update to the app made it so that the app would switch to a pure black theme (which is pretty ugly, the dark grey theme is way better) depending on whether the system-wide light or dark theme was selected. Fair enough, since that’s a feature is something that some people would want. Unfortunately however, Carrot made the moronic decision to completely remove the ability to manually select which app theme you want, it’s completely tied to the system-wide theme. Don’t remove functionality from your app when it doesn’t need to be removed. Put it back where it belongs in the next update please..Version: 4.13
✓ Not as amazing as others statedI have always seen really good reviews for this app as if it cured cancer or something, and reviews have maybe set a higher standard. But I taught it must be good or else nobody would pay for it, and I really needed an accurate weather app as I do many outdoor activities. It is slightly more detailed than other apps but not by much. And if I want to get more detail I have to pay the same amount I payed for the app every year on top of the original price, seriously think this should be included. As the whole point of a stand alone weather app is for the detail. On top of this I find the effort to be a bit witty or edgy very pathetic, nothing funny about paying £10 for an app, and have it call you a meatbag and call your country crappy And the subscription price should be lower in uk saying most features and weather layers aren’t available..Version: 4.10
✓ No longer accurateUsed to love and swear by this app enough to have the premium subscription for several years, but in the past few months it hasn't been accurate once (and that's having checked every weather source in the app). Not one source is ever right (or even relevant at all) for our area now... Friends – all of whom are scattered across the US – I had previously recommended carrot to have also complained about how it is totally wrong now, too, so I know it's not just a me thing. Also, my partner regularly has an entirely different (still inaccurate) weather reading on his Carrot app than I do, with the same source selected, and we're in the same house! What?? Make it make sense. Carrot became so off and unreliable, I wound up downloading WeatherBug, which is as accurate as Carrot used to be. What happened? I'm ending my subscription and possibly just going to delete the whole thing; there's no point keeping a consistently *very* wrong weather app. I no longer recommend this app; instead, I tell everyone I know with it now to delete it ASAP and find something else..Version: 5.11.2
✓ Battery?I bought the app then paid for a subscription. I love the apps functionality and the ability to customise complications on the Apple Watch, but the app was a battery hog. My phone dropped from 100% to less than 80% after a couple of hours. Usually I still have more than 80% till after lunch. Unfortunately I had to delete the app..Version: 4.8.5
✓ No more accurate than Apple WeatherHave used this for 2 days and I have compared it with Apple Weather hour by hour but cannot find any reason to pay for this app. Apple weather is just as accurate at forecasting rain - my main concern. Carrot provides a lot of extra information, but this is really of no use. Is it going to be sunny or rainy today - the key reason for having a weather app in the UK?.Version: 5.11.2
✓ First experience not great at allUpdate to below review several months later. Based in UK. Perhaps it’s just not great here. About to give up on this app. As I type it is raining and thunder and lightening outside. Carrot (set to my exact postcode) says it is clear and sunny with rain in 50 mins. Repeatedly completely wrong. The other problem is the radar forecast maps which come through as part ‘tiles’ which has meant I’ve never had a usable view of approaching rain or even current conditions via the map. Still searching for Dark Sky replacement. Brand new to this app but by god it is difficult! I can only see a game / mission and not interested. I really did want the weather and it's not easy to see how to find it. Rip dark sky. This feels like gimmick/scam but will persevere for a bit - not intuitive/new user friendly at all..Version: 5.12.9
✓ Everything payAlmost everything needs to pay.Version: 5.11.2
✓ Time to move to another weather app...I bought this app long time ago. Then paid during several month a subscription to see how were some extra features and decided they were not worth the expensive monthly fee. But now this?? With v5.0 all widgets are behind a paywall?? Not even a basic free widget? I like the the update overall. But the widget was my main point of information for weather and I would click on it from time to time to have more details. Time to move to another weather app..Version: 5.0.3
✓ Convoluted Pricing and diminishing accuracyI have been a Carrot user for years and years. When the pricing changed for a second time, I signed up in good faith. Sadly, the data continues to get worse as access to APIs becomes more complicated. The replacements do not provide good data for this area of the world. This is not the developers fault, however the pricing model doesn’t help. All I want is to select my own source for the Watch complication and it will cost me $20 a year. There has to be a better way for users with simple use cases..Version: 4.15
✓ Nags to subscribe, inaccurate, buggyThis paid app nags frequently with pop-ups, and banners on nearly every dialog in using it, to upgrade to monthly or annual subscriptions of questionable value. It is not reliably accurate in even reporting weather, let alone predicting it. As one example, on the day I bought it there were frequent rain squalls (it was raining about half the time all day) and the radar feature accurately showed them approaching but the app’s hourly situation icons never once indicated present or future rain. There are at least a couple of bugs, the most frequent and annoying being that although the app is set to use the last-viewed location for its report upon opening, it apparently tries to use Location Services (which I have turned off in iPadOS settings) and then displays an ugly error message about not finding the location and offers a retry button more prominently than a means to search for my previously- and most-frequently used location. (I guess the developers *really* want my current location along with other information being collected.) None of these and other shortcomings are overcome by the ‘humor’ that so charms many users... it’s most often just cheap easy sarcasm and adolescent silliness. I only paid CDN$6.99 for this and I feel ripped off; sure glad I didn’t pay almost $40 for a subscription!.Version: 4.13.2
✓ OkUsed to be good, but has taken a bit of a dip for me. Weather underground used to be the original weather source but now it has been removed and is locked behind a premium wall. New sources seem far less accurate at predicting the weather correctly. Despite there being lots of app customisation, you can only have a very over complicated layout with lots of useless information to me or an incredibly basic one. There’s no in between with just the parameters you want to see. Finally, the same jokey lines are used too often and there’s no enough. It gets boring hearing the same one repeated so often. It’s been a great app and good fun, but I’ve now moved to another weather app. Plus it’s annoying having weather underground taken away after I paid for the app and used it for a couple of years.Version: 5.11.1
✓ Eh...Having paid $8 AUD for a weather app that promises to be great, has the reviews to back it up, I expected more out of the box. The Siri shortcuts are lacking detail, favouring ‘sass’ over actual weather information being read out to you, and also taking about triple the time to get the result back compared to Siri’s native report. All the good features are locked behind a subscription after already paying for the base app. I don’t begrudge developers wanting to be paid for their work. I begrudge paying for less functionality than a lot of free apps offer, with all the best stuff being behind a second level of paywall. So to get some decent functionality I went for the first tier subscription, and 3/4 of the useful stuff doesn’t work in Australia. What a waste of time and money this has been.Version: 4.13
✓ Pretty nice, but...After looking for a powerful, accurate, and stylish weather app for years, I thought my search had finally come to an end when I found Carrot. While it is certainly all of those things, with an added layer of snarky charm to boot, it’s also another thing: expensive. $5 is a rather high price to ask for a weather app, but I figured it would be more than worth it for all the countless hours of use I’d receive in return, what I didn’t expect is that this weather app asks requires a monthly/yearly fee to access most of its features. I’ve seen apps that cost money to buy, and I’ve seen apps that have subscription fees, but it’s rare to see one that asks for both, let alone a weather app. One of the main reasons I purchased Carrot was to use the widget, but that, along with other important features like notifications, are locked behind the second paywall. There are plenty of other weather apps that require no such payment, and I will be using one of them instead..Version: 4.16.1
✓ 5.0 = Oh Hell NoCarrot has become a money sucking parasite and I’ll spend my money elsewhere..Version: 5.0.2
✓ I gave 5.0 a darn good chanceI’m a long-term, premium subscriber. Carrot made me happy because I felt - other than radars which I have special apps for - that I could get everything I needed at a glance. I would bring it up, tap on the hourly, and then could scroll it left with the hourly information changing up top and the daily staying in sync below. I could quickly tap on a day and see a great overview of what was happening. Now - even with the 4.0 layout option - that’s all gone. None of the things stay in sync, so I have to scroll to the hour I want, tap it, and then look back up to see. Daily information is shown on a completely different screen (and doesn’t show at all on the 4.0 layout). And what information I get - specifically the narratives - isn’t helpful any more. The developers are super responsive and always have been, and I can see from reviews lots of people love it. But after years as a subscriber I’ve cancelled my premium subscription and am back to the drawing board. Carrot app made me sad - and this time it wasn’t just because the snark was too on the nose. Instead it’s because they took away the one thing I loved it for. Maybe one day I’ll lovingly poke your ocular sensor in the eye again, CarrotApp..Version: 5.0.7
✓ Needs more flexibilityThe options to choose from whether it’s hold or cold need to be given a greater choice the cold option is defaulted to highest under 10 but if your used to living in a hot country then under 18 feels cold. Also about right to me is just 26 why do I have to choose from 24-32 when temperatures 24 and 32 are greatly different?.Version: 4.14
✓ SO disappoint in this app. Do not buy.I’ve had this app for years, and I’ve always enjoyed how quirky it was and all of the cool features. It was worth paying the one time $7 fee. So why in the hell, considering most weather apps are free, why am I, someone who has already paid, have my widgets locked behind some new monthly pay wall? This is beyond stupid and I’m deleting the app right now and I’m contacting support for a refund, I don’t care how long ago I bought this, this is an absolute disgusting way to treat people who have supported this app for years, all for pure greed. Disgusting, you’ve lost ALOT of supporters because of this garbage move. We will all go enjoy a free weather app that won’t lock us out of our own features that we paid for.... scum..Version: 5.0.3
✓ Doesn’t Live up to PriceIt has not been very accurate when it comes to rain amount or times - one time was predicting less than 10% chance of rain, despite tv weather report to the contrary...downloaded 4 free apps just to compare (weather channel, accuweather, weather bug, weather underground), and Carrot Weather was the anomaly in forecast...and it was incorrect. (Developer response: “Not every weather data source can be accurate in every corner of the world. That’s why I took the trouble to incorporate a bunch of additional weather data sources in the app.” But the issue is that whatever sources in use don’t seem to be connecting to the summary page. Example: today it’s been storming outside. The radar map in the app even shows it, but the chance of precipitation on the summary page at the same time says 0%.) Also don’t like that I paid for this app and I don’t get notifications. Hell, even Candy Crush has notifications. (Revision after developer response - yes, they do have notifications. I stand corrected. But after paying for the app, you’d have to pay more to be a premium member to get the basic function of notifications.) Future radar would be helpful too. Maybe I just don’t understand radar, but I don’t want to see where a storm has been (rather, where it’s anticipated to go and what time the worst part of the storm is expected to pass through)..Version: 4.11
✓ No watch complicationsI am shocked that you have to buy a SUBSCRIPTION to be able to have the Carrot app as a complication for my watch. This is the exact purpose for which I bought this app. There is absolutely no reason why having it as a watch face complication requires a monthly subscription, other than as a money grab by the developers. Shame on you, especially for not making this clear in the app description. Money down the drain. I feel robbed and cheated..Version: 4.13.2
✓ Not accurate in NZSteer clear of this app if you’re in New Zealand, as for some reason it’s wildly inaccurate here. Right now it says it’s sunny with a bit of cloud (although not as politely, which is one thing I do love about the app), but it’s pouring with rain. Great fun and love the interface..Version: 4.4
✓ NEW UPDATE/SUBSCRIPTION PRICINGSTOP WITH THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICING. Since the new update many features have now been inhibited unless subscribing. I think I speak for many users that a one time app fee would be much more popular. The subscription trend is not a good way to keep users. Will be uninstalling..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Oh my god so full of bugsI really want to like carrot because they copied the dark sky layout …. But it is so full of bugs that there’s no way I can pay for such badly written software … Bug one: created a new layout named it test set it to default.. you the. Can’t delete it …. It you hit delete and poof! There it still is … took me 20 minutes to find a solution of setting a new default before deleting it. Bug #2 set inline layout… change weather in any section to precipitation.. open next day … precipitation is highlighted but it shows temperature data. Bug #3 change inline day data to precipitation.. other open windows now also switch to precipitation even though I didn’t select that. I get a free year of service for doing your QA right? You can’t charge FIVE TIMES PER YEAR what darksky charged and the have a program riddled with bugs .. i don’t want 300 features that half work I want about 20 features that work well. I’m cancelling my service until these are fixed ….Version: 5.9.3
✓ Few features missingLove the layout and customisation of the app and it’s great to be able to choose WillyWeather as a source. However, there needs to be the option to have exact temperatures rather than rounding up and would also be nice to see weather details such as temp, wind, rain etc for the past 48 hours..Version: 4.16.8
✓ After 6 YearsI’ve had this app for about 6 years now, I remember having to pay to download it and it was one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. I’ve used it almost daily ever since across multiple phones. It was my favorite app up until now. Recently this app has been lacking. When they started charging me to use the features I was able to use from the start, I didn’t think anything of it at first. However, recently it has been bugging me because it seems as if they’ve started restricting even more of their features! I’d also like to point out that most of the time the weather reports have been accurate; I know weather is not always predictable but this app used to be on top of being able to have accurate reports. But again, recently, the ability to point out the weather hasn’t been accurate at all. I really wished I didn’t have to pay more for the features I paid for 6 years ago for such poor performance. I’m finally uninstalling the app :/.Version: 5.6.4
✓ Incorrect wind chill factor.I couldn’t last 24 hours on this app. I live in a place where the temperature swing are massive when you include the wind, and it has been displayed incorrectly the entire time. Totally useless to me..Version: 5.8.3
✓ V5.0 is a downgrade, widget no longer available to paid usersAccording to CARROTT "If you purchased me before the release of v5.0 , then you get to keep ALL the features from the original paid up front version of the app FOREVER." Yet the v5.0 no longer allows non-premium users to add widget to their home screen. The above quote is a blatant lie..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Pay to useGot it as it was recommended for Apple Watch. Does not work with watch unless you pay for premium (as well as anything else you want from a weather app, expect to pay for premium beyond a basic 7 day forecast).Version: 5.10.3
✓ What...?No idea why the raving reviews. I bought the app and got literally nothing more than the other free apps give for free. For the crazy subscription prices I might have gotten a bit more but absolutely no idea why all these 5 star reviews. Fishy..Version: 4.13.2
✓ Extremely Disappointed.After reading multiple comments it seems like we can all agree that this was such a great app until the most recent update. You gave us false hope that we got a new layout and everything to only find that we have to cough up more money just to see what the weather is? Why would you make us pay for an app... to make us pay for the app monthly? ( fake ads and now you can’t use the widget ) This used to be my favourite app, now I hate it..Version: 5.0.2
✓ New version disappointingI am really sad to be saying goodbye to this app after so many years of loving it. Unfortunately I can’t afford to upgrade and the new update took away some key features I use to free users. I would be very happy to look at ads to support this creator who but without widgets this app is unusable to me. Disappointing..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Not what was promotedThey highlight all these nice functionalities so you download it at 6.99$. Then you learn that there is a subscription monthly fee to use. This is pure thievery..Version: 4.13.2
✓ No Air Quality Map LayerUpdated: disappointed to see that Carrot weather app doesn’t have a map layer for air quality. Carrot has almost everything you need. It has been my go to weather app for years now, which is why I have been an Ultra Subscriber for years now. But as air quality in many parts of the US have become pretty bad for various reasons, I was surprised to see that the app doesn’t have a map layer to view air quality. Not sure if Apple allows you to use their map API but they have integrated this into their weather app since their acquisition of Dark Sky. Would be great if Carrot Weather could adopt this feature or get create their own. When you take a screen shot in maps mode and save to your phone, there is an ugly white banner at the bottom of the screen where it looks like more map real estate should be in place of that banner. Or move the carrot weather logo down a bit to cover that white banner. Otherwise, great work on the app!.Version: 5.11.2
✓ You need to pay extra for widgets??Seeing as this weather app costs $6.99 CDN I was shocked to see you need to pay more for most of the ios14 widgets. Wish I could refund...Version: 4.16
✓ Not worth your time or money$30 every YEAR?! It’s a fun app and I like the widgets but I already paid $5 for the app and now you want me to pay ANOTHER $30 annually to unlock all the features? No thank you. I bought this app years ago, it was funny but it didn’t offer any better weather data than the other free apps I had and $5 for data that other apps gave free felt like a small rip off. I’d give it 4 stars back then, it was good but the free options were better. When the widgets came out, I was super excited to see CARROT really go all in. I was finally excited to see a feature both unique AND useful from CARROT. But now it feels like they’re milking me for every last cent and their “extra” features should be free to begin with. Stuff like background refresh and weather widgets are free on other apps. I like the design of CARROT but it’s not worth a $5 app AND a $30 subscription. I understand that people worked hard on this app, but make the app itself free and offer a $3 annual subscription fee for background refresh and unlocked widgets. I don’t mind ads or subscription-only features, but I cannot stand paying for an app only to realize I ALSO need to pay for a subscription before I can use the app like other weather apps..Version: 4.16.5
✓ I think it is a ripoffI never write reviews, but I’m so upset about the latest update where their upgrade means that now you need to pay premium to use the widgets; the only reason I bought the application was the widget and since the last update it is saying that now I need premium, don’t get it, it is not worth it and it has the wrong forecast half of the time, I wish I could get my money back!.Version: 5.0.2
✓ Cute ...It's cute but functions much like any other weather program. For a change it functions well in New Zealand and the one line summary for the next few days has proven invaluable (Siri take note of that). Could be better, but could be a LOT worse.Version: 2.0
✓ Carrot is good but bad at the same timeLet’s just start with a CARROT you have to pay money every year friend and it’s not even that special to pay that money also, I think that care should have been not that expensive like I said, and that there is more better options that are free weather apps, then carrot. And when I got into talking with the voice chat option where you can talk with the artificial intelligence robot. When you chat with her, your messages run out and after you talk with her too much you have to pay one dollar for you to talk to her so that’s more money that you have to pay just to talk with someone. Also, I thought that this game was like really easy and nice and smooth like you get to the scary in exaggerating, and I really don’t think he receives five stars of reading this game. So it’s like the movie Megan. It’s this really nice robot/artificial intelligence, but then it becomes repeat, as you get to know it, same with carrot the artificial intelligence that you can talk to you I really don’t know what to say about this game I think like I said it is good for bed at the same time..Version: 5.12.1
✓ Removing features from paying customers and demanding a subscription to try them backI’ve been using Carrot for almost a year and I’ve enjoyed the app. It works well, good UI and is pretty funny. This morning, I tried to check the weather forecast using a Home Screen widget to find an error “Upgrade to premium to use this widget”. It turns out the latest update removes some functionality that customers paid £5 for (as a one-off purchase) and reintroduces the same functionality as a £5/month recurring subscription! These bait-and-switch tactics unfair to customers and absolutely do not encourage anyone to want to pay a recurring subscription. Will Carrot get to a point where they decide that all app functionality will require the subscription and customers are left with an app they paid for that no longer works? The latest update doesn’t instill trust and is a driver for uninstalling the app..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Rain radar needs more detailThe only reason why I cancelled my year’s Premium Ultra subscription is because the rain radar just isn’t detailed enough when compared to Dark Sky (even with this as the source). All Carrot shows is a green blob that misses the smaller showers or detailed fidelity in between a large chunks of rain. Windy and Met Office are my favourite alternatives for the detail I need now that Dark Sky is no more from today. :( I emailed support with screenshots showing the difference, but of the few times I’ve emailed them with questions over the past year, I’ve received no response at all, so that’s another reason for ditching their premium subscription….Version: 5.9.2
✓ Update is a money grabberI paid for lifetime Carrot Weather. With the new update I find that I no longer have access to some of the features I used to have without buying a monthly or yearly subscription. For example I was able to get maps before the upgrade to version 5 and now it is listed as “Premium”. The reason I bought a lifetime membership was so I would not be making monthly or yearly payments..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Don’t Update to V5.0Sigh. It’s been such a great run carrot. I’ve been using you for years and I’ve loved your wit and your widget. First thing I see after updating is I now have to subscribe for access to the widget. That’s what I get for not reading the update details too clearly I guess. Farewell meatbags.Version: 5.0.2
✓ Version 5 is a garbage downgradeWith version 4 I had access to widgets. With version 5 everything is now hidden behind a subscription paywall..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Why do I have to go premium?I love this app, I used it all the time. I liked the new widget feature and used it a lot for my weather look but also as a way to get to the app quickly. But now I have to buy premium to access my widget? I don’t think that’s very fair. I’ve been using this app for 2 years now, and I feel a little betrayed.Version: 5.0.2
✓ REALLY??!!!I pay $7 and still have less than most other apps give for free??!!! Then you want another $1.50 to $10.95 per month for other crap??!! How’s that for your ‘snarky’ carrot cr-app!!!?.Version: 4.15
✓ Stupid buggy weather appDon’t get this app is no good. big thumbs down!.Version: 5.11.2
✓ Trial doesn’t trial everythingInstalled because of the watch complications on offer. Found out the trial version doesn’t include all the watch complications. If your going to pay a huge amount per year for an app you should get the whole thing to try? The phone app itself was a bit lacking for actual in depth weather info, seems to focus on being pretty and having a joke which is fine if you only want to know the daily temperature and have a laugh..Version: 5.3.1
✓ Thanks for trying in AustraliaI stopped using this app after seeing the abysmal accuracy is Australia. When I saw Carrot fixed the issue in the recent update I started using it again. Today, there has been cloud-free skies and bright sun, but Carrot says it has been pouring rain all day. Thanks for trying to fix the problems in Australia, but FAIL. Carrot sticks with telling me the *predicted* regardless of what it’s actually doing outside..Version: 4.10
✓ ScamI purchased this app years ago, had full functionality including widgets when iPhone was updated to the new IOS. Now they have decided to offer an even higher “premium” monthly plan which has now taken away my widgets and other features I had already been enjoying. There should have been a grandfathering in of the apps original supporters instead it’s now become a money grab! Don’t pay for this weather app when there are many other ones for free that do the same job!.Version: 5.0.2
✓ Very good app, but…The fact that the themes are all demons names made me delete the app.Version: 5.10.3
✓ Excellent app, ruined by last updateThis was up until yesterday a fantastic weather app but the recent update has made it unintuitive to use and replaced a clean and clear view with a cluttered screen with icons that aren’t as user friendly and moved info that was all on the same screen, onto separate pages. The ability to customise the layout and revert to the original layout is welcome, but still is an unnecessary convenience for something that didn’t need changing and was already an excellent paid app..Version: 5.0.7
✓ Carrot is gettin’ greeeeeedyAfter paying money for a weather app (That seems to be less accurate than most others), I actually enjoyed using Carrot, as it made checking the weather slightly amusing with the way it interacts with it’s users. With iOS14 bringing the new widgets for your Home Screen, I was looking forward to having my weather app, that I PAID for, on my Home Screen every time I unlock my phone. Nope. My ‘notifications’ are locked and I can’t use my carrot weather app widget, without purchasing a subscription. Yep. So after paying actual money for a simple weather app, they’re now asking me to spend up to £7.99 per month (!!!) to unlock the full features of the app. A weather app. I’ve never heard of any other app, in which you have to pay to unlock notifications/apple watch complications. Enjoy the money guys, I hope it makes you very happy... what a.....Version: 4.16.4
✓ Kinda sad really.I paid for this app years ago. It was a great app back then, but now. It just feels money hungry. I understand the dev needs money, but to lock such basic features such as Widgets behind a monthly paywall. I probably wouldn’t have cared if Widgets remained free, but given how it’s really the only premium feature I’d use, it’s not worth the monthly cost. So back to the default Apple Weather app since at least widgets are free..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Too expensiveUsed to be able to use on Apple Watch with no subscription, now having to pay 60 to use it. No thanks..Version: 5.12.9
✓ The crazy-powerful weather and money sucking AppHa, this used to be fun. But the constant reminders to premium sub by removing features. Make this already an expensive app a rip off. I am just going back to Ventusky for the better weather radar anyway..Version: 5.0.3
✓ DisappointedAwesome app. But I’m rating this with a one star, since I’ve always used its widget and all of a sudden the widget dowse work. It says we need to upgrade to premium. Not really sure why when we never needed to. It’s like paying for something that we already had in the beginning. The developers are holding the widget for a monthly ransom. The reason mentioned in the app for a subscription model, is that some features and services cost the developers subscription. But common, widgets too?? These developers are too greedy. See for your self, they even added a tip them feature in the app. Edit: I had to restore purchases, widget is now working. But still not happy with the app, since the restore purchase option wasn’t seemingly easy enough to find..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Waste of timeAlmost everything is hidden behind crazy paywalls of either $27/year or $52/year. Total insanity. I can’t believe there are people who will pay. Remember when phone apps used to be a couple bucks as a one time purchase?.Version: 5.9.5
✓ Paywall?A monthly paywall to have a widget tell me the weather? Way to ruin such a creative app! Apps like this use to be $3 to install and get everything “premium” now they sponge you for money! ITS JUST A WEATHER APP WHY SO GREEDY?.Version: 5.8.3
✓ Fallen from graceNew look isn’t as good. The publisher is restricting features behind subscriptions, I don’t even care if I retain any features for having the app prior, this behaviour is an awful trend and should be avoided by consumers. Please avoid this app..Version: 5.0.2
✓ DisappointedThought this would have lots of info and from reviews online, it looked funny. More info just looking at the sky! Disappointed and waste of money..Version: 3.1
✓ Ugly and ComplicatedThis used to be a delightful app. The main feature was that you could see the weather (easily and clearly) for the next few days. The thing that made it different was the snarky comments. The redesign has made it ugly and complicated. Please add a “old version” mode and hide all the new stuff. I just want to look at the weather..Version: 5.0.6
✓ So madI can’t believe u pieces of trash put the widgets I already had behind a monthly subscription. Terrible..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Great App Held Back by the New MapsThe app is great. I’ve been using it for so long that I really don’t care about the personality setting or the snark. It’s the reliable weather data from Apple’s DarkSky API that keeps my from switching. The app is getting too expensive, with inflation and the current economic landscape I’m reluctant to keep paying $50 a year for a family plan….just for weather. Don’t really think it’s worth nearly that much. Especially if I can get good enough data for free from Apple’s stock app. The new maps are a huge step backwards. The color and fonts don’t match the overall app. It’s really buggy and hard to navigate. The radar and forecast tabs don’t have any differentiation by default and if they do it’s not noticeable. Even when selecting the same settings it shows different data but again it’s not clear as to what it’s trying to show. The radar tab needs to be precipitation, cloud cover and storm cells only and the forecast tab needs to be temperature and pressure fronts only. The old maps system was much more user friendly and more visually attractive but I can see the new system has promise once the issues are worked out..Version: 5.6
✓ InaccurateWhile the app is entertaining at telling you what the weather is like, when it comes to showing the degrees I have found it to be inaccurate. 6°c inaccurate on warmer days (in Australia). I won’t be subscribing as other apps can at least do the basic function much more accurately at no cost..Version: 5.4.5
✓ Landlords gonna landlordUsers who paid for Carrot, before the devs started rent seeking, were supposed to keep access to some original features. This week, complications stopped working for me. I guess it was nice while it lasted, but there’s no way I’m going to subscribe just for a slightly more convenient way to find out what the weather is. It’s still a decent app, but taking existing features away from people who helped make the app popular in the first place is some nonsense..Version: 5.12.9
✓ WrongIt’s not raining where I am but it says I am.Version: 4.1.2
✓ Was great until it turned into a money grabApp was great, a lively weather app with fun interaction and multiple source of weather data. But then one day it decided to turn into a money grab of an app, never mind you already spent $6 for a weather app, now it’s a monthly subscription service. That seemed a bit too much.Version: 4.13.2
✓ A weather app that wants to charge you $7 a monthIt’s nice. However, you’re bombarded with “upgrade to premium” basically in every single window.. honestly, the more I use this app, the more likely I’m to think that the weather doesn’t exist unless I pay for premium. I can understand paying monthly subscriptions for weather if you’re for instance, a farmer, needing very detailed weather forecasts. Avoid the app until the developer reduces its spamming in the free version, or reduces the cost to something reasonable for personal weather usage..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Not worth it.Had the app for years. The most recent update got rid of home screen widgets and you now need to subscribe to access that feature. It's just a money grab..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Don’t buy subscriptionI gat tier 3, that cost 40$ an year. Premium support doesn’t work, radar +4 hours doesn’t work, rain or snow notifications doesn’t work. Support is not answering. I guess that option not working in Canada. But nobody told me about that. Don’t spend your money, don’t pay this developer..Version: 4.14.1
✓ Doesn’t work well in New ZealandUnfortunately this really entertaining app isn’t that accurate in New Zealand so it’s a really expensive toy. At the moment it’s peeing down, but it’s telling me it’s cloudy with sunshine! I want a fun but accurate weather app thanks. Wouldn’t recommend down under (in a better position than Australia) if you want accuracy. The two stars is for the entertainment value..Version: 4.4
✓ Very InaccurateHave tested this over the last couple of weeks and compared it to my weather station, the default Apple weather app, and Windy. Carrot is the least accurate out of all three (north island, NZ). You can change your data source although this requires premium — hard to justify in the hope of increasing accuracy when the free version provided inaccurate forecasts. The app itself is very good, just don’t rely on it for weather..Version: 5.3.1
✓ New iPhone bugCarrot works fine on my iPad but as of this morning keeps displaying message on my iPhone that says that I have no internet connection. Pine wifi and internet functioning fine on other iPhone apps. Suggestions?.Version: 5.10.1
✓ Pay to paySo after paying for a paid app which I paid for (which wasn’t cheap for a paid weather app) I now have to subscribe and pay for a paid subscription for the extra paid features. The widget on the home screen doesn’t even update half the time so Ive got to open up the app anyway. Wonder when I’ll have to pay extra for the widget to work? I enjoyed the app much more before the latest update. I’m still using it because i’ve already paid for it but I would just stick with a free weather app..Version: 5.0.7
✓ What Did They DO??I have used Carrot Weather for almost a year now on my iPhone and iPad – the best weather app I have ever used. Unfortunately they have recently updated the entire app which removes all its character and sparkle and made it look and feel like just any other weather app. It is extremely disappointing and sad that this change was made. I would hope that they quickly revert back to the original unique and fun design which would always get people talking..Version: 5.0.2
✓ What a ripI think a weather app was almost the first app to make a smart phone useful way back in time when the iphone debuted. Since then, there have been soooo many weather apps that have come and gone and stayed. This one looked interesting so i paid the original small fee for it. Over time, I have not seen what it does thats so spectacular compared to free ones or free ones with a reasonable premium buy in. What I do see is what a ripoff it is where many features that are free on other apps have a monthly charge for this one. Thats incredible, but not for me. The snarky voice and comments are good for only so long, then I want some everyday features that cost a minimum of $2.50 / month with this app. Like a few layers of basic info that i get in wunderground for $0.0. So long carrot, its been a bit of fun and no more than that. Today I decided to delete the app after I saw once again that every feature in the weather map app display was locked unless you paid a monthly tax for the privilege of viewing things that are standard features in most other weather apps in addition to buying the app to begin with..Version: 5.1.1
✓ Subscription ethicsBought the app, widgets enabled. Latest update now requires monthly subscription after buying the app to enable widgets. Daylight robbery..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Update kills widget without premiumMy beloved app that I paid for many years ago with the promise of many features is asking for more money and taking away features like the widget. Too bad that the team decided to go in this direction. Time to look for a new weather app....Version: 5.0.2
✓ Great but the new update ruined itThis app was amazing and i absolutely loved the widget because it felt like the app was yelling at me and making funny comments, HOWEVER with the new update i need to subscribe and pay to i use the widget and i’m a student and broke so the fun has pretty much been taken away. The new look also is a little bit of a bummer i liked the older one better. Honestly the new update took away a lot of the fun as we now need to pay for a lot of it and i just don’t have the funds to do that. I obviously know that the developers need money but I already bought this app at $8 AUD i cant really spend more money on it.Version: 5.0.4
✓ Awesome but Premium Only WidgetsThis is a really fun and useful app and it would be 5 stars if only their was a free widget option. Although not terribly expensive 8 dollars a month is more than I and many others are able to spend on a weather app. If you want some of the premium features and are willing to spend the money this is an excellent app but if your looking for a fully featured free or at least fairly featured weather all this isn’t it..Version: 5.2
✓ Why after 5 years do they add a pay wall?I’ve been using this weather app for well over 5 years at this point. I’ve recommend the app over the years to a large number of friends and family as well seeing it as the standard for weather apps to both be creative and to inform their user with up to date information that was reliable, quick and easy to use. The most recent version of the app takes advantage of people such as myself whom have grown accustomed to using carrot in our daily lives and now puts basic features such as using widgets on your home screen being a 27$ pay wall. That’s absurd, greedy, and downright disrespectful to the people that have been promoting this app from its inception. Premium is a concept that is okay to have, but to make basic features locked behind a pay wall is only going to drive away new comers and piss off long time fans such as myself in the process..Version: 5.0.3
✓ V5.0.2 lets you restore paid widget functionality – not sure about updated UII did originally try the “Restore” feature at v5.0 launch, but it didn’t fully recognize me as a paid user of the previous paid version. I wouldn’t have thought to try it again until I read a developer response to another review – going thru the “Restore” ceremony again under v5.0.2 finally worked, allowing me to use widgets and other paid features again. I’m still on the fence about the UI changes – first impression is that it’s less useful than before, and the app takes noticeably longer to show me weather info. (I think it’s a mistake to reduce the default forecast to the next 24 hours – most people aren’t going to play with the customization options to get the 72 hour forecast option back, so that first impression of “less useful” will stick with them.) So far I do like the updated widget look. I miss the fanciful scrolling scenery above the forecast data..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Expensive subscriptionsIt’s not the fact that one app has a pricy subscription it’s that all apps are going this way. I understand developers need cash which I’m happy to pay handsomely for a one off fee but it’s these on going expenses in our lives that I’m willing to do without. Great app but I’m not paying for yet another $12ish per month subscription. A note to the developers - please don’t respond with your annual subscription rates. It’s the same thing but more of a surprise when the year turns around. Good luck with this as we head into the next GFC..Version: 4.11
✓ DO NOT BUYWidget for home screen is now locked behind a pay wall. It wasn’t yesterday.. now i’m being forced to upgrade to premium just to get it back? HUGE SCAM. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. BUY GME INSTEAD.Version: 5.0.2
✓ You are not serious, are you?Another $6.49/month for the widget feature? And you have even more subscription plans for more features? I don't think you are being serious. This is outrageous and very disappointing..Version: 5.0.2
✓ No good.I bought this app originally because I liked how unique it was and that it made checking the weather fun. I especially liked the options for widgets on the Home Screen. But now with the new update you have to have a premium subscription to access most features and you can’t even get a widget on the Home Screen now without a premium subscription.. I paid $8 for the app and now I’m expected the start paying $15 month for features I already had beforehand..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Used to be betterI paid for the app to get more features but I do not support subscription apps, it is just a greedy money grab IMHO. I also bought it to use with my watch, now everything has been changed and you have to pay for every little thing although I already paid for the app. Another one bites the dust, you guys all think you have the next best thing until the greed kicks in, then you end up losing more than you gain. I am not sure who suggested the update but I do not like it, it looks cheap and something a kid would do. I liked the other version better, how do I go back to it?.Version: 5.0.3
✓ EXPENSIVE Premium Subscription Costs!!!This is a great weather app. Clearly a lot...and I mean a lot of hard work and attention to detail has been well invested in CARROT Weather. However, in my personal opinion, the Premium subscription pricing is quite high and seems very expensive for many people. This is of course to the discretion of the owners and hard working developers of the beautiful and amazing app but for me...at this kind of pricing...I would unfortunately have to give it a PASS for now until which time perhaps if and when a more REASONABLE pricing structure comes in. Nevertheless, a BIG THANK YOU to the developers here..Version: 5.0.5
✓ It was better before the updateIt was much better before the update still a really cool app though.Version: 4.0
✓ Great app but very costly.I subscribed to the 1 week trial after hearing a lot about this app. With Dark Sky being discontinued I needed a good premium replacement. The app itself is well designed and offers something a bit different and I do enjoy using it. However, at a minimum of £20 per year it’s really difficult to justify when there are really good free weather apps out there. The built in Apple app for example now incorporates elements of Dark Sky and is absolutely free. It’s also a really good app. £20 per year is very difficult to justify for a weather app, even a very good one, and something I’m just not prepared to pay..Version: 5.8.3
✓ I love carrotI love carrot, I really do. She’s fun, keeps me engaged -more than any weather app ever- with her missions, achievements etc & most importantly, she’s accurate. She’s quite accurate & I love that I can connect her to my personal weather stations for even more accuracy - BUT… Lately the “forecast” side of the radar map doesn’t work. I used to switch between radar & forecast when a storm was actively beating down on me so I could see where the storm was predicted to go. I’d use it on the days my son was scheduled to work to see if he’d encounter rain (bc he bikes to work). But sadly it no longer works. There can be an active storm & the forecast side of the radar shows nothing currently or for however long I have it set to show. I’ve even changed the amount of time from a very short one to an extended one. It doesn’t change. So, I’d love to give my girl 5 stars, or even more really, but with a part of her, a part that I heavily relied on, no longer working, I cannot..Version: 5.11.2
✓ From 5 stars to 3, as a premium subscriber.And as of May 13th 2018 now one star as still keeps randomly freezing on series 3 Watch. No matter how many times I reset, reinstall reboot watch and phone. Feedback I get from customer support is that is strange. Love this app and am also an ultra premium subscriber. Works great on phone but not watch. 1 star rating because of Customer support response and not getting what I paid for. Hopefully the developers will listen now. ————————— Because on iPhone 7 Plus widget... it often crashes with no update--- just blank space. Since the widget is there for the sole reason to be instant- this is ridiculous. Many people have complained yet no fix. The second star docked is due to inaccuracy of weather occasionally. By about 7-8 degrees Fahrenheit quite often. It then corrects itself shortly after but not until I have found the accurate temp by going outside and also checking with Weathermate. No app can beat Carrot's aesthetics in my opinion. Nor the ease of use with the great detail available. Not to mention the snark. But as a premium subscriber I deserve better..Version: 4.6.3
✓ JuvenileThe spoken nonsense during setup is juvenile..Version: 5.10.3
✓ Not worth the moneyI just don’t understand the cost for this app of $6.99 in Canada and loads of positive reviews. I’m leaning to the idea most of them are just fake. The app is primitive, even in order to get notifications you need an additional purchase of subscription. What then costs $6.99? Just to check on weather manually? Hundreds of better apps may do it for free. There’s lots of similar and even better weather apps on the App Store, and much cheaper. Just a useless waste of money, will delete this after this review..Version: 4.8.5
✓ Horrible MoveAlready spent money just to buy the app, now you want monthly fees ontop of it? Sorry, uninstalled..Version: 5.0.2
✓ Not for AustraliaPlease do not purchase if in Australia, carrot states temperature to be a maximum of 25c next day when the Australian weather bureau states 30c. plus on the Apple Watch the temperature remains the same on complications until you open the app then it refreshes to the current temperature that is still out compared to the apple weather app, in Australia we have many free app’s that out perform the paid carrot app plus carrot what’s me to pay extra for a subscription for more features that are normally free..Version: 4.8.5
✓ They want more moneySo I already pay for this app and now they want to pay a membership for use the widget? How greed you have to be???.Version: 5.0.2
✓ Bit of a disappointment!I purchased this thinking it would give me a more ‘exciting’ way of viewing the weather, but it doesn’t. For £4.99 it’s all of a bit of a disappointment & doesn’t offer me anything better than free weather apps offer! Maybe all the excitement is to be found in the in app purchases, but I’m reticent to get them when I’ve already spent money & not got very much for it! If I hadn’t paid for it, I would have deleted it!.Version: 4.15
✓ Warning: don’t buy the appOnce you buy it, they remove features and put behind their premium wall. Come on! A widget? This is so low!.Version: 5.0.2
✓ Needs Better RadarJust starting to get acquainted with the app, but it’s going well so far. It’s highly configurable, which I enjoy and makes a lot of sense because everyone is looking to get something a little different out of a weather app. Trying to please everyone is never a recipe for a great product, but Carrot includes a lot of options and features with a UI that focuses on what’s important. So kudos for that. One of the main things that drew me to this app was the developer’s promise not to sell user data. I live in Oklahoma, so I mainly rely on weather apps from local news stations, since weather is regularly a matter of life and death here and local sources are the most reliable and knowledgeable here. But I’d be shocked if those stations are not tracking users and selling data. I can’t switch entirely to Carrot yet though because the radar resolution in Carrot is terrible. Half the time I can’t even recognize a hook echo that’s clearly visible on News 9’s radar map. It would also be nice if there were more frames in the radar animation, but that’s not a huge deal. So, to the developer, I don’t know if you can get a higher resolution radar source, but that’s going to be a requirement from me before I’ll subscribe, because without it I can’t completely give up other apps..Version: 4.11
✓ Too expensive!I literally bought this app because I wanted the widgets, I didn’t know I’d have to pay another £6.99 per year to have this basic feature!! On top of paying £4.99 to have the app? It’s too much! And it’s a shame because this app is very nicely polished, I really like it, and I’m happy to pay the £4.99, but that is all. It’s a weather app, not Netflix. It’s not like dev is having to pay out loads of money to fund new shows etc, all dev has to do is keep app updated and competitive, which is well within the remit of the £4.99 I already paid. Please sort it out, greed is not a virtue.Version: 5.6.4
✓ Good but needs more accurate data sourcesThe app is very good overall with a few caveats. The data sources available are not accurate in Australia, I upgraded to use weather underground only to be told I had to upgrade to to top tier to use it because I have an Apple Watch. I would be very happy if The Australian Bureau of Meteorology data was available for local weather updates.Version: 4.4
✓ Do NOT subscribe to this appIf you’re in Canada DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THIS APP. This app is not fully functional in Canada yet we pay the same amount as we would in USA. Furthermore, you can’t find this out until you’ve subscribed, once you do, you CAN NOT CANCEL. I asked apple for a refund and according to apple, bogus/misleading business practices aren’t a valid reason to get a refund. I feel totally deceived and would not endorse this company every again..Version: 5.11.2
✓ SCAM: Watch complication only available with premium subscriptionI literally bought this just for the Apple Watch complications but they are locked behind a subscription pay wall. This is not made clear on App Store page. SCAM.Version: 4.16.3
✓ It's okI lost interest in this fairly quickly and have gone back to the default Apple weather which does give a better forecast albeit without the smart comments.Version: 2.2
✓ It’s alright I guessI have no idea why I paid 6 bucks for this app. I really don’t. It tells the weather with a bit of sarcasm. I regret considering this worthy of my 6 dollars. Meh..Version: 4.1.2
✓ 1 star customer serviceUntil 2 weeks ago carrot was my go to weather app. I had paid for premium for a year too. Suddenly the weather widget didn’t work correctly and when I contacted support they told me everything was working as intended even after screenshots and video to show how it was not working correctly. I waited a week to see if there would be any updates but nothing so put in a refund request which was accepted and now I’ll delete the app. Avoid, the customer service will mug you off if you encounter bugs..Version: 5.6.2
✓ Nothing Special - Useless in AustraliaBeen playing around with Carrot Premium on my iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch. I don’t find it any more helpful that the default Apple Weather app on my iPhone & Watch. Why pay an overpriced subscription for an app lacking in features and basic weather alerts when they are included and free on Apple’s default apps. Carrot app is basically useless in Australia. Not paying $65 to $97 each year for a basic app just for providing stupid witty comments about the weather and nothing else. On top of having one of the most expensive subscription plans in the App Store, they even have the audacity to ask for tips in the app. Save your money..Version: 5.4.5
✓ Waste of money, inaccurateI like the concept here but have two major problems with this app. 1) it’s never warned me that it’s going to rain. So in the morning when leaving for work this will tell me the weather is fine for the day and then suddenly it’ll update halfway through the day saying 100% chance of rain. How does that help me? I could just look outside at that point. Living in London this is a major flaw so I’m back to checking the Met website. 2) all of the carrot apps have additional fees. So you pay for the app and then pay again for the features? No thanks. I’m pretty unimpressed with these..Version: 4.12.4
✓ Surprised at what you get for $4.99This app is executed very well. It’s extremely well done; the graphics are great, and the app works perfectly. Unfortunately, I paid $4.99 for the app and then found that most of the features I wanted require a subscription. To be fair, the App Store description does tell you what things require an in-app purchase - so it is partially my fault for not reading through the App Store details before purchase. With that said, I was still disappointed to find that most of the features I wanted required a paid subscription (referred to as a “tier”). For example, the Carrot widgets that are included with the app purchase give you no more capability than Apple’s built in weather widget. If you want a widget with a weekly outlook, it requires a tier 1 subscription. I was also surprised that weather notifications required a tier subscription. To be clear, Carrot is not hiding what is included with the app and what requires a subscription, but you need to read through the App Store description in DETAIL, or you may be surprised. For a $4.99 app, I expected much more..Version: 4.16.3
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