Carrot app made me sad - and this time it wasn’t just because the snark was too on the nose. But after years as a subscriber I’ve cancelled my premium subscription and am back to the drawing board. The developers are super responsive and always have been, and I can see from reviews lots of people love it. And what information I get - specifically the narratives - isn’t helpful any more. Daily information is shown on a completely different screen (and doesn’t show at all on the 4.0 layout). 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. 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. 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.
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. Also, they give you much more in the entry level version than they did prior.Don’t change the layout, it’s fantastic. The day and hourly breakdowns are really nicely executed as well and I love seeing the temperature graphs. They even have Wikipedia break downs of wind, precipitation, moon phases, etc! It’s fascinating. I’m spending twice as much time on this app now because it’s just fun to use (maybe I’m just a nerd). For now, the main takeaway here is that they are presenting weather-related data here that we ACTUALLY care about, that other apps aren’t. It seems they’ve adjusted that algorithm, and we’ll see if it’s improved. I found the old version to be a little light on the data I was seeking, and the precipitation forecasts wildly unreliable in my area. The data isn’t immediately easy to navigate like before because it’s so different, but wow, once you figure out where things are at, it’s far and away the best weather app out there. If you want a basic weather app, you know where to go. Sure, it takes a bit of getting used to and can feel a little modern and bright for some, but this is a fun take on weather. I never leave reviews, but I felt compelled to after seeing some folks ripping on the new UI. 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. Half the time I can’t even recognize a hook echo that’s clearly visible on News 9’s radar map. I can’t switch entirely to Carrot yet though because the radar resolution in Carrot is terrible. But I’d be shocked if those stations are not tracking users and selling 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. 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. 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. 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. Just starting to get acquainted with the app, but it’s going well so far.
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