I love this app
As someone who has struggles knowing what to wear with the weather and asks other people constantly, this app has helped me gain independence. Thank you!
Unresolved Issue, no longer using app
i love the simplicity of the design and how personable it makes forecasting, though I’ve chosen to discontinue using this app. When I upgraded to 12 Pro, timed notifications stopped coming in on the home screen and I haven’t been able to get them back. I even reached out to the developers and I received no response :( it’s a shame because this app really is great
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Buggy
It works most of the time, but it’s buggy. There are basic bugs that 2 minutes of testing would have caught.
Today it told me to wear sneakers, flip flops, and a t-shirt. Sneakers AND flip flops? How do I do that? No pants/shorts? I can refresh it and get something like this (with two from footwear and no pants) about 1/6 of the time.
Before this update, it was creating sentences that were half complete.
I’m an app developer myself, so I know the importance of testing. Do yourself a favour and check your version thoroughly before releasing it. You obviously have no QA team, so it’s on you to do the testing. Don’t rush it. You should have a list of specific test cases that you check every time.
Today it told me to wear sneakers, flip flops, and a t-shirt. Sneakers AND flip flops? How do I do that? No pants/shorts? I can refresh it and get something like this (with two from footwear and no pants) about 1/6 of the time.
Before this update, it was creating sentences that were half complete.
I’m an app developer myself, so I know the importance of testing. Do yourself a favour and check your version thoroughly before releasing it. You obviously have no QA team, so it’s on you to do the testing. Don’t rush it. You should have a list of specific test cases that you check every time.
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Lots of fails
My personal forecast for today reads as follows (all typos are Brella’s, not mine):
Good afternoon, [my name]!
You might want to bringing an umbrellaAs they say, you’re keen as a peach! Ponder fruity phrases wearing yourYou should wear your jeans and t-shirt, plus take your sweatshirt. The forecast is rain throughout the day.
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And then when I go into the menu and tap “Send feedback”, a grey bar appears near the top of my screen and the rest of the screen dims a little, and that’s the sum total of the result of my tapping “Send feedback”.
I’m thinking maybe this app can’t handle the iPhone XS Max, and/or said phone being set to increase font size somewhat. There’s definitely *something* in my setup that it can’t handle...
Also, once you choose a cutesy-ness level during initial setup, you’re stuck with it: there’s no way to change it in the settings.
Aaand I keep finding *more* things wrong. Through deleting and reinstalling the app several times so I could change that setting that’s only available during the initial setup, I have discovered that it’s not changeable even then: choosing the most straightforward and non-cutesy setting has no effect. Your forecasts will still be full of meaningless fluff phrases (the developers call this “personality”).
Oh...and I just noticed Brella uses Dark Sky for its weather, which in my experience is not as accurate as Accuweather. I think this is just not a weather app for me.
Good afternoon, [my name]!
You might want to bringing an umbrellaAs they say, you’re keen as a peach! Ponder fruity phrases wearing yourYou should wear your jeans and t-shirt, plus take your sweatshirt. The forecast is rain throughout the day.
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And then when I go into the menu and tap “Send feedback”, a grey bar appears near the top of my screen and the rest of the screen dims a little, and that’s the sum total of the result of my tapping “Send feedback”.
I’m thinking maybe this app can’t handle the iPhone XS Max, and/or said phone being set to increase font size somewhat. There’s definitely *something* in my setup that it can’t handle...
Also, once you choose a cutesy-ness level during initial setup, you’re stuck with it: there’s no way to change it in the settings.
Aaand I keep finding *more* things wrong. Through deleting and reinstalling the app several times so I could change that setting that’s only available during the initial setup, I have discovered that it’s not changeable even then: choosing the most straightforward and non-cutesy setting has no effect. Your forecasts will still be full of meaningless fluff phrases (the developers call this “personality”).
Oh...and I just noticed Brella uses Dark Sky for its weather, which in my experience is not as accurate as Accuweather. I think this is just not a weather app for me.
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Response from developer
Hey, thank you for the feedback! We fixed the sentence bug and Send Feedback bug in our latest update. You can change all of your settings at any times within the settings menu of the app, such as for what type of daily notification (simple, regular, detailed) you receive in the morning.
Notifications aren't working :(
Unfortunately the notifications aren't working for me. I tried to reinstall the app and the same thing. Maybe add a 'test notifications' feature!
The app is fantastic. I love being able to customize the temperature to your own clothing (gloves, shorts etc.). The layout is simple and easy to use.
Lots of my friends I have recommended the app to have also said great things. Keep up the great work.
The app is fantastic. I love being able to customize the temperature to your own clothing (gloves, shorts etc.). The layout is simple and easy to use.
Lots of my friends I have recommended the app to have also said great things. Keep up the great work.
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Not great
I want to like this app. I really do. The problem is that for the last 2 days the morning notification has said it was 85 outside. Yesterday it was actually about 30 and today it said the same when it was 5 degrees outside.
At first I though maybe I didn’t finish setting it up. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case either.
No sense in having a weather app that gives REALLY BAD advice.
At first I though maybe I didn’t finish setting it up. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case either.
No sense in having a weather app that gives REALLY BAD advice.
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Great personal weather app
I love the app with its colorful forecast and gives me what to wear depending on the weather also personal great for the young and the old
great app!!!
this is a really good app and is very accurate! i love the organization and how all the colors work well together in one app. i like how it can also tell you what to wear based on your preferences, which i really need, and it can also show you the weather for the next couple of hours. other than these things, something i would recommend for the creators of this app is so that people using it would be able to see what they can wear for the next day. because i like to prepare my outfits the day before, so i need to wait for the next day to be able to see what the app tells me to wear. other than this the app is great!!! 🥳
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Inaccurate temperatures
Inaccurate forecasts make this app much less useful than it could be. The forecast on Brella frequently shows a high that’s 4-8F higher than the reliable app I usually use. So Brella often recommends clothing that is NOT appropriate for the day’s temperatures. Cool design but fails without accurate weather information.
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The app is great but there are some issues
I love this app I check it every morning and it really helps me get to where I need to be on time. However i do have one issue. When I create new clothes or add clothes from the suggestion box it sometimes recommends that I wear jeans and a tee but also pack my dress? I think more categories are needed to clarify that long sleeve shirts and dresses are not outer garments and vice versa. After that change, this app would be 5 stars.
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