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Piotr Knapczyk · Weather · Free · v2.5.10

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Review-rating drop
0.75

2025-Q4 3.90 → last 90 days 3.15, text reviews

Peak quarter
3.90

2025-Q4, text reviews

Last 90 days
3.15

text reviews

Store rating
4.75

all 19964 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
1.60

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$281k

#30 top-grossing, Weather

store 4.75 · reviews 3.90 → 3.15 · gap 1.60 store 4.75 reviews 3.15

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2021-Q4: 3.00★ from 6 reviews (small sample) 3.00 2021-Q4 2022-Q1: 3.45★ from 20 reviews 2022-Q2: 4.43★ from 7 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q3: 2.50★ from 4 reviews (small sample) 2022-Q4: 3.50★ from 30 reviews 2023-Q1: 3.21★ from 48 reviews 2023-Q2: 3.46★ from 28 reviews 2023-Q3: 3.18★ from 28 reviews 2023-Q4: 3.26★ from 34 reviews 2024-Q1: 3.31★ from 48 reviews 2024-Q2: 3.38★ from 16 reviews 2024-Q3: 3.71★ from 17 reviews 2024-Q4: 3.48★ from 27 reviews 2025-Q1: 3.13★ from 23 reviews 2025-Q2: 3.24★ from 33 reviews 2025-Q3: 3.38★ from 16 reviews 2025-Q4: 3.90★ from 30 reviews 3.90 2025-Q4 2026-Q1: 3.46★ from 26 reviews 2026-Q2: 3.56★ from 27 reviews 2026-Q3: 3.40★ from 30 reviews 2026-Q4: 2.00★ from 2 reviews (small sample) 2.00 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2021-Q43.00 6
2022-Q13.45 20
2022-Q24.43 7
2022-Q32.50 4
2022-Q43.50 30
2023-Q13.21 48
2023-Q23.46 28
2023-Q33.18 28
2023-Q43.26 34
2024-Q13.31 48
2024-Q23.38 16
2024-Q33.71 17
2024-Q43.48 27
2025-Q13.13 23
2025-Q23.24 33
2025-Q33.38 16
2025-Q43.90 30
2026-Q13.46 26
2026-Q23.56 27
2026-Q33.40 30
2026-Q42.00 2

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Beware Short Trial. Not Worth It

★ · v2.5.9 · Oct 9, 2026

Unfortunately I was signed up for a yearly subscription after discovering my trial cancelation window closed two days prior. I immediately contacted tech support to request a refund. And after silence from them sent another message Crickets. So now I’m signed up for a year I didn’t want. And an unresponsive costumer support team. Yuck.

I really wanted it to be good!

★★ · v2.5.9 · Sep 15, 2026

Works ok. App crashed 3 times in the first 2 hours of my drive causing me to reenter my destination multiple times while driving in the rain on the interstate. I understand the data needs to refresh but the whole screen flashing gets annoying and I my directions stopped showing up on the screen except the blue line. No warning of getting off one interstate onto another or taking an exit unless I kept looking at the screen. If you zoom in to actual overview like any other gps you lose the weather overlay which is the entire point of the app. I can’t justify paying for it.

Cannot connect to CarPlay

★ · v2.5.7 · Aug 24, 2026

Maybe I’m an idiot, but I cannot for the life of me get my iPhone to get the green un that allows me to connect to my 2023 Chevrolet CarPlay. Extremely frustrated. Can anybody out there? Tell me how to do this?

Missing expected features

★★ · v2.5.6 · Aug 23, 2026

Multiple stops has max of 24 hours, needs at least 2 or more days to map out a longer route. Also on shorter drives we experienced bogus info about weather most days we used it. Switched to RV Weather and it’s a lot better, not perfect but better results closer to conditions experienced.

Hasn’t been accurate

★ · v2.5.6 · Aug 23, 2026

The past several times I’ve used it, the weather indicated on the app is not what is happening in real time. So, not very helpful, really. Won’t be renewing.

Billing for the wrong amount

★ · v2.5.6 · Aug 20, 2026

I purchased one month for $4.99 and was billed $34.99 three days later. after purchase of 4.99 My bank canceled that 34.99 scam be careful.

Severe thunderstorm in my route.

★ · v2.5.6 · Aug 2, 2026

I am taking shelter for a severe thunderstorm warning with no warning from this app while navigating. Couldn’t see the road with such heavy rain even with hazard lights on. Many cars with me took cover at next exit at a gas station where I am learning a Thunderstorm Warning in this area for 30 minutes and Flood Warning for an hour. This is a major interstate and this app said “light rain”. I do not trust this app for safety!!!

Best app for a long drive

★ · v2.5.6 · Jul 29, 2026

Love the ability to see the storm cells live on Apple CarPlay and know when the weather will hit along the way.

Not great

★★ · v2.5.6 · Jul 26, 2026

The app does a sub-par job when traveling overnight. Seems as though the app cannot differentiate between what’s tomorrow or the following day, which led to incorrect weather.

Gotta pay

★ · v2.5.6 · Jul 10, 2026

No thanks! ✌🏻

No Free version

★ · v2.5.6 · Jul 8, 2026

before paying for the app, make sure you search the reviews by most recent. Just looking at the 4.8 on stars makes you think it’s still very good. But based on the reviews sorted by most recently, it does not look like it is.

Hard to cancel

★ · v2.5.6 · Jul 5, 2026

Bait and Switch

Do not pay for this App!! (And creator: you need to fix this!!!)

★ · v2.5.6 · Jul 2, 2026

I purchased the pro version of the app because I drive a lot for my job and to visit friends and family. I recently asked for a route because I was worried about flooding. I live near a major freeway and the app should automatically pick that as the route. Instead, it has me driving as the crow flies. In addition, all the times displayed were wrong (this is new). I can’t change the route by adding points (all the points are also placed on the previous route it gave me). I tried just selecting the freeway and despite that, it had me driving along the frontage road. I also can’t drag the route where I would like it. This is frustrating and has happened before. Surely the app could be changed to allow those of us who purchase it to drag the route where we’d like it. For flooding, severe weather or road closures it is important to have the route that will be driven. This is why I spent good money on this app. Oh, and btw hitting app support just takes you to a web page, not to where you can send a message. That is why I added a new title to my review and changed the rating downwards.

Malicious warning

★ · v2.5.6 · Jun 27, 2026

My VPN gave me a malicious site warning so I deleted. Not willing to risk it.

Awful

★ · v2.5.6 · Jun 27, 2026

Doesn’t seem to work.

WAS good

★ · v2.5.6 · Jun 24, 2026

I’ve been using this app occasionally for a few years, and it was very useful until the live radar was removed from the free version. Free version is useless now. Can’t justify $5 a month for the 2 or 3 times a year I will use this.

Family plan cannot share

★ · v2.5.6 · Jun 24, 2026

Tried many times and many different approaches. Could not get the app to share to my wife’s phone that is connected to family plan and the app shows available to be shareable on the phone. Within 24 hours requested refund due to this, and am now being told I do not have a refundable purchase. So wasted the up-charge of $15 for annual family share plan. For this reason I am saying do not buy the Family Plan. The individual plan is great and I love the app. Just very frustrated about the broken share feature.

Weak

★ · v2.5.6 · Jun 23, 2026

It won’t let go of previous destinations. It wants to take you back to them when they have no interest in where you want to go.

Keep wanting you to upgrade

★ · v2.5.5 · May 23, 2026

A nusince

Paying for PRO

★ · v2.5.5 · May 20, 2026

I’m paying for PRO but getting none of the PAID services.

Not very accurate

★★ · v2.5.2 · Apr 15, 2026

Hard to tell the level or the intensity of the rain

Warning - Free Trial

★ · v2.5.2 · Apr 9, 2026

I signed up for the 7-day free trial subscription and wanted to confirm I would be able to use this app while we are on the road. My account was charged and now whether I want to or not, I’ve got the app for a year.

Disappointing

★ · v2.5.1 · Mar 15, 2026

Disappointed I can’t get the storm info today without giving my credit card info.

Subscription garbage

★ · v2.5.0 · Feb 28, 2026

Just another useless app that used to be great but now requires you to pay forever. Happy to put an end to it and all other subscription models.

The worst

★ · v2.4.1 · Jan 29, 2026

Very bad. They don’t aloud to cancel

The opportunity

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