Leave a Review WHIO Weather
Big disappointment
After the constant push to download the WHIO weather app I decided to try it.
I have to say that this is the most annoying app I’ve ever worked with. This weekend I was barraged with notifications of severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches and warnings. Unfortunately, I have no idea where all this was. When I tried to see the watch or warning, I got a video commercial and that was it. Why can I just read where the warning is? I don’t have time or the inclination to watch a video. This app is way to busy and not useful for me. Time to try something else.Show lessGoldi1223
Developer Response
We are always looking to improve the experience for our users, and really appreciate the feedback. Please contact us at mobile@coxohio.com.Problems
Among many problems with this new app version, one that sticks out to me is having to watch video to get a “watch” or “warning.” I have a child that is extremely disturbed by storms and it is not convenient to watch a video to find out if we are in a watch or warning.
It also highly disturbs me that after a major weather catastrophe like we just had, I would have to try to dodge ads to even see the current conditions for my area. (After all, even that is very difficult to locate on this new app design.)
I will give the design one more chance, but I will also be comparing other designs to this because a change maybe necessary. You can’t wait for change to happen that never does when it can mean life or death.Show lessMegsmac75
Developer Response
Hi, we are always looking to improve the experience for our users, and really appreciate the feedback. If there is anything specific we can look into, please contact us at mobile@coxohio.com.Change Back to the old app
The alerts are not very loud with this new voice announcement it’s terrible please change back to the old alert at least I could hear the voice announcement across the room. This new one it’s been changed to every since the Tornados hit on Memorial Day is the worst ever not good considering we have Tornado watches tonight and this boring monotone voice doesn’t catch your attention I had to download a different weather app. Please Fix thisShow lessGinaL.
Severe weather alerts leave a lot to be desired
The color coding on the weather alerts is terrible. I shouldn’t have to compare and contrast in a moment of urgency to determine watch vs warning vs t-storm vs tornado. Nor should I have to sit through an ad before can view the “tornado warning in your area” video. And please help me understand why I can’t tap a warning box on the radar and actually read the information about the warning.Show lessSteveNLola
Update ruined this app
I get an alert now and open the app and the first thing I get is an ad that I have to wait through to even get the specifics. Guess that warning isn’t as important as whatever is being advertised. Now I have to hunt for a new appohiojem
Whio weather app
The new interface is less friendly. It’s cluttered. The new version of the app is “buggy” and frequently generates location errors. This upgrade has given me a reason to look for a better app. I’d take the old version over this. I’m confident something better is out there since the old version was better.Show lessNewer isnt necessarily better
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I’ve had the WHIO weather app for as long as I can remember. The constant notifications are way too much. I woke up to a notification this morning asking if the storms last night woke me up. Every time a rain drop is about to fall, I get a ridiculous amount of notifications that typically blow the forecast way out of proportion.Show lessjlkid11
Weather War bugs Don’t Work
Overall the app seemed decent enough until the tornadoes a few days ago. That’s when I found out that the weather alerts don’t work. It doesn’t matter how many locations I add, the app claims that I don’t have any locations set so I cannot turn on weather alerts. Since I have turned off the built in weather app, I didn’t get any warnings. Good thing I was watching TV at my friends house that night or I never would have known what was heading toward us.Show lessiphoneWamy
WHIO Weather
I give no stars, a few weeks ago, app was working fine. You had an update, now it won’t come up. Tried to delete and reinstall but it will not install. I depend on this app for my weather and this time of year cannot be without it. Not a very happy user.Auntbeth2318
Change it back!!
I have used this app daily for years and loved it, up until recently when you updated it. Half the time it doesn’t work, it’s constantly crashing, and was much easier to navigate and understand before. I also used to receive notifications every time it rained, stormed etc. and now I don’t get anything. I wish more than anything you’d change back to how it was!Show lessKenzie998875
