# Check the Weather — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Check the Weather by Cross Forward Consulting, LLC, rated 4.63/5 from 8 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/check-the-weather/id557872119/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/check-the-weather/id557872119.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Is Check the Weather safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Check the Weather. ## Is Check the Weather legit? Check the Weather appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Check the Weather is 90 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Newest reviews (12 of 88) ### 3/5 — Inaccurate weather on app *2015-12-23* I live in Durham, NC & we are experiencing extreme weather, which includes thunder & lightening & heavy rain. Your app has cloudy icons? Please fix! ### 3/5 — Pretty good but not my favorite *2014-12-04* This is one of the better weather widgets I have found but not my favorite. I was using it for a while but found one I liked even better. The latest update seems to have lost the current conditions. They are no longer there and now it's just the forecast. I want a widget that shows both the current conditions as well as the five day forecast. I do wish the forecast showed the % chance of precipitation. Graphics are great and fits nicely on the Notification Center screen. I do wish there was the ability to customize what info is shown and how it looks. The app I prefer over this one allows for lots of customization. Wish the label said "Weather" at the top instead of "Check the Weather" on the widget. The temperature for my location tends to be off by several degrees compared to actual temperature and other apps I've tried. Not sure why that is. I'm guessing whatever weather station it pulls the info from is not close enough to my location. The other app that I prefer over this one tells you the location of the weather station so I know I'm getting the most accurate info possible. Anyway, I guess this would be my second favorite weather widget. I'll keep watching what improvements are made in the future but currently it's lost its spot on my notification screen in favor of another app. ### 3/5 — Love it on my iPhone crashes on iPad mini *2014-09-06* The iPhone version runs great and is an app I check often. The iPad version crashes on launch despite many attempts to re download, delete and reboot the iPad mini. ### 2/5 — Used to be accurate... *2014-06-29* I'm not sure what happened with this app, but it is no longer accurate at all. It tends to double or triple the chance of weather that yahoo or weather channel both predict, and often will show wildly different forecasts every time you check this app. The radar image also is sometimes animated. Sometimes loads. Sometimes just does whatever it wants. On the plus side, the design is pleasing, the rain prediction for the immediate future by dark sky is usually pretty accurate (but only useful for the next hour or so) and the app is mostly stable (less the annoying radar bugs). ### 5/5 — Good guy good app *2014-04-13* Love this guys podcasts and commitment to his products. Another good app! ### 4/5 — On my home screen. *2014-03-22* I've been looking for an iOS7-y universal weather app for a few days. I picked this one. ### 5/5 — This has replaced *2014-01-06* Apples stock weather app on my homescreen. Simple to use. Just what I want to see in a weather app ### 5/5 — My favourite weather app *2013-12-07* Isn't as flashy as some but has all the information where you want it. ### 4/5 — Gefällt *2013-10-22* Gut designte Wetter-App mit wenigen aber sinnvollen Informationen. ### 5/5 — Love the rain forecast *2013-10-07* This is a great app - it has a pretty accurate minute by minute rain forecast, so you can tell when is a good time to head outside even on a showery day. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2013-07-30* Thanks David, both for you Podcast which as a developer i really enjoy and for a great App. Good luck with it all…Cheers, Willow. (Uk Mountain Bike Trails) ### 3/5 — Sehr schöne App *2013-06-01* ... die sich leider ständig "aufhängt" ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2015-06-12* I love the clean interface and features of this app and have used it for years. Unfortunately the reliability of it being able to retrieve weather data has become highly questionable. When I start the app to see what the weather forecast is, it only works about 50% of the time. The other half it spins and spjns and times out, unable to get the info needed. I've sent these concerns to the developer who blamed it on their data provider. Until this is fixed, there are better weather apps to spend your money on. A weather app without weather data isn't much use. ### 1/5 — Totaler Schrott! *2014-09-30* Selbst 0,89 € sind für den Müll noch zu viel! ### 1/5 — Bad weather app *2013-04-16* I was very happy until the last update. It has taken a giant step backward. I live in Milpitas CA. Yesterday (Thursday) I noticed that the hi temp was 66F though both the by-hr and chart indicated 76F. This is a huge discrepancy on the same screen. Next thing i noticed was the hi prediction for the next 2 days would be 66F, 81F. I knew that this is likely not true since temp in the Bay Area just doesn't fluctuate that wildly in springtime. This also didn't agree with the built-in weather app on the phone. Sure enough, a day later, the predicted weather from this app now changes 76F, 77F for the 2 days in question. What sort of data feed is this where one can't trust within day as well as near-term prediction. Then I noticed is at the precipitation value now always just shows a "-", as if there is no data. Lastly, on the app now make use of a weather outlook icon that looks like 4 staggered musical quarter notes turned flat on the side. What does it mean? It might be "rain" but i can't be sure because that didn't happen and have never seen this in other weather apps or in the previous version of this app. Strange symbol! All of these things weren't there in the previous version. I would recommend staying away from it till the issues are resolved. What's the use if the info is wrong, unreliable, missing, and not understandable? Update 4/16: This app shows my local weather @ 7:30am today to be 32F, which is 12 degrees lower than my outdoor thermometer. I have never seen a weather app so inaccurate. ### 1/5 — Doesn't report correct weather or temps *2012-11-11* Loved the look, but it doesn't update to show the temperatures anymore. Until it actually shows weather more than once a week it was a big waste of money. ### 1/5 — Stopped working. *2012-11-11* Since the update to make it a universal app, it hasn't been the same. Now doesn't work at all. Reinstalled it three times. Give up now. ### 2/5 — Not accurate *2016-05-12* I like the design, but it's horribly inaccurate. ### 2/5 — Previously popular app now abandoned? *2016-03-09* Hasn't been updated in a while. Bugs aplenty. Abandoned? ### 2/5 — Not so accurate *2015-06-01* Great user interface but rarely accurate, particularly on the rain forecast. When it merely says overcast expect it to include rain. And not sure what their criteria are but light rain us pretty darn heavy... ### 2/5 — Naja... *2014-10-25* Widget halbwegs ok, aber nicht konfigurierbar. Vorhersage ist gerade mal wieder total falsch. meldet strahlenden Sonnenschein und draussen ist es bewölkt und regnet. So bringt das nix 😕 ### 2/5 — Très moyenne pour le prix *2014-07-20* Je suis fan du développeur, David Smith, mais je suis très déçu cette fois. Longue à se charger la première fois et les fonctions sont très limitées. Quand à l'interface, je ne suis pas fan. Par rapport au prix, il existe de nombreuses app gratuites ou beaucoup moins chère. Je pense à celle de Yahoo notamment. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app. And it’s back! *2026-10-22* I’ve loved this app since it first came out. Great, clear design. Unfortunately, I’m experiencing a rare clear sunny October day in Chicago, so the app doesn’t have much to show. I find myself weirdly hoping for rain…! ### 5/5 — Great! Rebooted after 10 years. *2026-10-22* This app has so many thoughtful features - like a scroll bar that shows you times vs radar pictures with the ability to scroll forward or backward and stop at any point. A settable grid of weather stats, and very easy to understand daily and hourly status screens. This app was relaunched after 10 years - so any old reviews are not looking at the same thing! ### 5/5 — Great app. Proof-of-life update would be nice. *2016-02-28* I’ve loved this app since it first came out. Great design and layout, clear, and highly accurate (at least for me in Chicago, it’s always dead on). I do have to occasionally check to make sure the developer is still supporting it; it goes years without updates. Granted, it's power is in its simplicity, and adding features might not be a good idea. But maybe support for peek and poke? Or something to let us know they're still there ;-) ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-05-13* Definitely recommend it ### 5/5 — My Favorite Weather App *2015-05-09* I have lots of weather apps and always come back to Check the Weather. It has all the information I need beautifully presented. It loads quickly and has a useful widget. It has a radar map fueled by Dark Sky. In sum, this is a lean, mean weather app. Highly recommended. ### 5/5 — Works great *2015-05-02* Works well and has replaced a number of other apps for quick checks of the weather. ### 5/5 — Quick, clear and awesome *2014-12-04* You’re heading out. Cold enough for a coat? Raining later? Open Check the Weather and you’ll know in a single glance. This is the clearest, quickest, most beautiful weather app out there. Out and about with your phone? Swipe to the right for hourly forecasts, to the left for the week ahead. Sitting comfortably with your iPad? It’s all in one beautiful screen. Just swipe along the temperature line for an hour-by-hour look at today’s weather. It’s that simple. You’ll love it. ### 5/5 — Simple, And Elegant *2014-10-18* Love the simple elegance, with just the right amount of detail. The fact it's universal is a bonus. ### 5/5 — Best Weather App *2014-10-18* Simple to see current conditions and what’s coming up. The rain predictions are always spot-on. A smaller Today View Widget would be nice. ### 5/5 — Great app essential for any Homescreen *2014-10-05* My favourite Weather has been updated and includes a widget. Would be great if the current temperature was display by badge on the application icon. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-06.*