# Fizz Weather — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Fizz Weather by Fizz Software Ltd., rated 3.43/5 from 7 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fizz-weather/id284908756/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fizz-weather/id284908756.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (13 of 50) ### 4/5 — About time..? *2017-10-17, version 2.6* All I can say is it about time it was updated because the last one was when the iPhone 5 was launched. It was not working on my iPhone SE and only working on my iPhone 4S. So, what took you so long Developer(s)?! ### 3/5 — Only Airports! *2012-09-30, version 2.4* The biggest problem I have with Fizz Weather is that for most locations, their only reporting stations are airports. I have found so many places where the reported current weather was very wrong, and then I noticed that it was using the closest airport, which is often in a completely different climate. I don't know why Fizz does not have access to the municipal weather stations that others use. ### 4/5 — Very good, but just needs a few more tweaks *2010-05-15, version 0* This is a very well done weather app. Great interface, smooth, and excellent data. Airport feature is nice. I have never had a problem with it crashing. The only things I would like to see them add is an hourly forecast - right now you can only see daily or current, but not what might happen 2,3,4 hours into the day like TWC app. Also, I wished home screen icon displayed temp and current condition. Other than that, strong app! ### 4/5 — this or WeatherBug *2009-08-27, version 0* UPDATE - forgot to mention MyWeatherMobile - great UI. tough choice between the 3. everyone's needs vary. i've tried WeatherBug, Accuweather, Weather Channel, MegaWeather, DeluxeWareWeather, MyWeather Mobile, Fizz Weather, you get the idea. for me, especially since the accuracy of ANY of these is occasionally if not regularly dubious, i like WeatherBug and Fizz Weather's ability to display various NWS weather reporting stations data. Also I like sunrise/sunset info (give the nod to Fizz there), a clean UI, not too many bells and whistles. given that criteria, either of these two weather apps is truly outstanding. ### 3/5 — Pretty vacant *2009-08-23, version 0* From the beginning Fizz weather has been a very pretty app, with large glossy icons on a stylish black background. Nonetheless, I deleted the app several iterations ago in favor of the less sexy but more functional weather channel app, which has hour by hour forecasts and provides more useful information upfront. Last week I decide to re-try Fizz because my wife still uses it, and after a week I'm deleting it again. The developers have continued to add features, but the interface ISA conceptual mess. The "Now" screen also contains the five day forecast, but there is also a tab for the five day forecast. The graphs in landscape mode are cool, but I'd rather a decent implementation of hourly forecasts instead. I spend more time trying to find information than actually reading the info I want. Fizz remains the best looking weather app I've seen, but its confused interface makes less functional than most. ### 3/5 — Nice App... needs better maps. *2009-08-02, version 0* This really is a nice app. I use it constantly. There is truly a lot to like about this application. However.... my pet peeve is with the radar. While the radar graphics are impressive, you can not zoom in with any accuracy. This is important, especially when severe weather is approaching. There are other programs that use google maps and over lay the doppler radar for accurate storm tracking. Come on guys... get the maps right and you have a true winner! ### 4/5 — Great app...some suggestions for improvement *2009-08-01, version 0* First, this is a great weather app. I have several, and was skeptical of this one because of the bad reviews. However, I was pleasantly surprised. It is loaded with data, has nice graphics, has a very responsive user interface, and provides the five-day forecast on the current conditions screen. It is a solid four star app. Now some suggestions: 1) Get rid of the splash screen. While it isn't nearly as bad as others have portrayed it to be, anything that slows down the launch of a weather app, even for a second or two, is a bad idea. 2) Improve the radar. It doesn't zoom nearly close enough to be useful at a local level, and the closest zoom that it does have doesn't have very good resolution. I have used Weather Bug Elite for quite a while now and, though I like Fizz Weather much better overall, Weather Bug's radar is exceptional for the price. 3) Combine the "Now" page and the "5-Day" page. If, on the "5-Day" page, you display the current weather when viewing the current date, and provide a small button to change reporting locations, you could eliminate the "Now" page altogether and simplify navigation. Well done on a great app. It's a five star weather app if you accomplish #1 and #2 above. If you accomplish all three, it will easily be the best weather app in the app store! ### 4/5 — Splash screen.... What gives? *2009-07-30, version 0* Great app. I've had it since version 1.0. HOWEVER, what's up with that annoying SPLASH SCREEN in version 1.4?? You guys NEED to get rid of this. Why should I have to wait for the advertisement every time I want to see the weather. I already paid for the app. I know who you guys are. If you don't get rid of the splash screen, I WILL get rid of this app. UPDATE: I sent a similar note to the developers. They responded quickly and said they will be removing the splash screen. How's that for customer service? Thanks Fizz Software! I'll change my 3 stars to 4 and then to 5 when the change happens! ### 4/5 — not the best, inaccurate *2009-06-19, version 0* This weather app isn't the best one out there. The data is inaccurate, especially the chance of precipitation. If The Weather Channel says 90% chance of rain, this might say 20%. Also, it needs more weather icons. I don't know if the rain icon means showers or heavy rain. Same for the snow icons. Snow showers, or a snowstorm. Couldn't find it's source of info, ethier. Go for the MyWeather Mobile. It's only $4 more (on sale), and my local news channel gets it's data from them. ### 4/5 — Very Good App *2009-03-09, version 0* I have tried most, if not all, the weather apps and this one wins hands down. The interface is easy on the eyes, very professional graphics and clean. Like some have mentioned, the radar is good for regional coverage, but would like to see clearer, crisp detail when zoomed in. Minus 1 star for the radar, but can still highly recommended. You'll be hardpressed to find a more professional weather app. ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2009-02-16, version 0* I am very particular about my weather apps (never liked the built in weather app, no enough data; and didn't care for The Weather Channel weather app's interface) and this one has been perfect. Great interface, lots of data, nothing more I can think to want out of it ### 5/5 — 5 Notches. *2009-02-08, version 0* I am planing to change my Iphone for the Blackberry bold, but I don't think I will get this kind of application on the BB bold. Nothing wrong with the BB bold, I am sure it has some other interesting features. Any way, I work in a Air traffic control center, and of course, weather is a biggy for us, easy to understand in MHO, so THIS application map/satellite screen is EXACTLY waht I look all the time right in front of me at work. I know where this application is getting all this info, specially the screen listed above. I just love it! 5 NOTCHES!!! bang bang bang bang bang! There you go! ### 5/5 — The best *2009-02-04, version 0* As both a weather junkie & and app junkie, I have very high standards for weather apps - and this one delivers everything you could want, with great style, accuracy and depth. The new version 1.3 (released in early Feb 2009) now lets you tilt the screen sideways for forecasts with hour-by-hour detail of predicted temperatures, rainfall, etc. Kudos to the developers not only for creating a great app in the first place, but continuing to tinker with the design and making it even better. If you want to see what a really useful five-star app looks like, you couldn't do better than this. Highest recommendation. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — OS11 *2017-09-26, version 2.5* Will not work on OS 11. Needs to be updated, otherwise a good program. ### 1/5 — Refresh button? *2009-02-08, version 0* This app just needs a refresh button or a setting so that it will fetch data on launch. I'm sick of it getting stumped by wifi WAPs that require authorization for Internet access. Currently it isn't smart enough to switch to edge or 3g when wifi doesn't provide Internet access. It will just blank out all the weather and make you wait 15min to refresh the data and will still make the same mistake if wifi doesn't have Internet access. Lame! It would be nice for the buttons on the bottom to have a pressed/active state. Currently they always look the same with no indication that you have swiched to that buttons mode. Please put a down state to the buttons. Lastly a quick select would be more effective than scrolling through each screen. This could be integrated with an overview view of all locations. Hope to see this soon. ### 1/5 — Extremely Well Done Weather Application *2008-12-29, version 0* This is the best implementation of a weather application yet on the iPhone. Very complete and detailed information is provided. The interface is clean and easy to use. Just add the City or cities that you want to monitor and you are set. Great for anyone, but especially travelers, pilots, sports folk, hikers, bikers, walkers, you get the idea, those who like to get outside and off the living room couch. It will be even better if they add push notification for breaking weather events. ( Apple is planning to add push notification capability for apps in September ) I hope Fizz Weather implements this feature ( HINT HINT !!! ) ### 2/5 — go back *2011-09-21, version 2.3* this used to be the best weather app out there... with a simple, easy, readable, user interface.. Now (IMO) to get what I want to see off of it is like solving a rubiks cube with a magnifying glass! Go back a couple of revs.. like a year or so ago, and leave the best alone.. every time this gets upgraded it gets less usable. I know it is always my option to upgrade or not, and by now I should have learned the simple truth.. if it's working, just leave it alone. At one time I was sure I would never be interested in another weather app... now I am looking sorry, hallmark ### 2/5 — Yikes... *2011-04-02, version 2.0* Have to agree, for once, with the peanut gallery here. The app used to be great - if, for some reason, you own the app, haven't upgraded, and are reading this, don't upgrade, or make a copy of the old version first. You'll likely hate v.2. A big portion of the main screen is reserved for a pretty picture to represent the city in question. There are three problems here: (1) if you live or frequent somewhere (generally why you'd save the location), you don't care about the picture, because you're looking at the real place now, or will be soon. (2) even if you like the feature for some reason, if you don't live in a major city, no picture for you! (3) half the screen is wasted, and the fonts displaying the info you care about are tiny, and the pictures frequently make it even harder to read (I'm in NYC, and the details unreadable except under ideal indoor conditions). On the plus side, I do like the slide-out tiles for the charts. The controls for those are clunky, but considering the other UI sins, that's survivable. ### 2/5 — Was a great app, now not-so-much *2011-03-30, version 2.0* This app was really fantastic - I used it every single day. They could've left the UI alone and just upgraded it to high-rez and it would've been fine. If they can come back with a version that is like the original while also utilizing the advantages of high resolution screens, I'll be very happy. Until then, I'm going to have to find another weather app because this one has essentially been rendered useless. ### 2/5 — Nice UI, not very functional *2009-10-09, version 0* Too many worthless charts, unusable map, no hourly forecast. If you want to do something with landscape mode, use it for a map you can zoom in on! Also push notifications for severe weather alerts would be nice. Fizz always makes nice looking software, but if they would just read some of these reviews and make the changes users are suggesting, they would have a brilliant product. Oh well. ### 2/5 — Good with the bad *2008-12-16, version 0* I bought this weather app for the satelite view so I know when I can go observing with my telescope. In this respect, the app does what it says but the updated maps are lagging by over 1.5 hrs. So minus 1star for that. Other apps update faster but don't supply animated sat maps. Lost another star for map bugs in zooming and lack of more detailed localized maps. Will be worth the price when these are fix/updated. The rest of the weather info is solid with friendly UI. ### 2/5 — Ok app *2008-09-05, version 0* At first I really liked this app over WeatherBug and the native weather app on iPhone (not there's anything wrong with the native app). But the more I used it the more I began to dislike it. The radar isn't very good, the wind speed is always wrong, and the temperature is always one degree lower than actual. As far as the wind speed, there could be no wind and this app says wind speed is around 18 mph. Even when the wind speed outside is 10, it could be around 20-30 on this app. I think that calls for a wind advisory! I really don't like that you can choose 1 of 8 weather stations. I've went back and forth with The Weather Channel and Fizz to match up what weather station was accurate. And each day the reporting stations would change in accuracy. The weather app already on iPhone was more up to date on the hour than this one. I didn't care for the graphics either. The app is always slow moving when flipping through the different locations you have set. I was always skeptical about this app, now I'm using something better. Don't waste $5.99 if you really care about true accurate weather. ### 3/5 — Moderate disappointment *2014-08-04, version 2.5* Maybe back in 2012 this was a comparatively good app but now it can't hold a candle to other weather apps. I'll probably keep using Yahoo weather. GUI seems awkward and doesn't show chance of precipitation on main info list. Also doesn't do AIr quality. And satellite images are a joke!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This one abides... *2012-12-17, version 2.5* A classic, clean, easy design -- minimalist if you will -- that ably complements the iPhone form factor. It abides among a genre of too-much, crammed into too little space with too many tabs, scrolls, controls and views. One can liken this to the well-laid out dash of a true sports car: it easily informs of current conditions while allowing the driver to deal with the road ahead. ### 5/5 — Finally iPhone 5 support *2012-12-15, version 2.5* I've always thought this was one of the better weather apps with tons of info available. Some of my favorite features are the prediction graphs for temperature and precipitation and the satellite maps. I also like the way everything is presented. ### 5/5 — Much needed update!! *2011-05-06, version 2.01* This weather app was decent before, but after the latest update is the best weather app I've found! The animations and retina display make this app beautiful, and the sliding menus for maps and locations is really handy and efficient. Def buy this app if you want a great looking, fast, and informative weather app!!! ### 5/5 — Best weather app *2010-05-21, version 0* No doubt the best weather app in the store, and well worth the price. The interface is not only attractive but highly functional, and leads to multiple views (now, 2-day, 5-day, airport, maps). You can predesignate quite a large number of cities (10-12). My only suggestion would be greater specificity with the maps; they cover far too broad a region to be very useful. But I expect that's coming with the next update. Fine job! ### 5/5 — It's Great! *2010-03-02, version 0* The new version has great new features. I can't believe everyone is up in arms about the new splash screen. It lasts only 5 seconds! Yes, it is slightly annoying, but it isn't worth giving it 1 star. The app is great, and I'm sure the developer will do something about the splash screen now that everyone is complaining. I have downloaded all of the weather apps, and this one is the BEST! ### 5/5 — my favorite weather app *2010-01-11, version 0* I really like weather apps, and Fizz Weather, iWeather, and MyWeather all have a permanent spot on my home screen. Of them all, Fizz Weather is the best at giving a quick picture of the current weather, and the forecast, with the ability to "swipe" between locations. One request -- I'd like to leave this app running constantly when my iPhone is docked, like one of those "home weather stations". Can you add a feature to disable automatic screen locking when docked, and auto refresh every 15 minutes (or maybe a user-controlled interval)? Then I can just leave it running almost constantly! (I do that sometimes anyway with NavWeather, but it's nowhere near as pretty.) ### 5/5 — Excellent application. *2009-08-01, version 0* I have downloaded several weather applications, but this one is by far the best I have seen. The sheer amount of information that it provides is great. Awesome graphics, and as accurate a forecast as you will find anywhere online. I've seen a few reviews panning the recent 1.4 update, and am personally confused by this. I think that the update adds some nice features, and I also like the splash screen. ### 5/5 — Best Weather App - HANDS DOWN! *2009-07-07, version 0* Very accurate forecasts for Pittsburgh but thats not where this app shines. The interface is easily the best of all weather apps hands down. It hard to quantify, but I want an app that gives me the current forecast and the next five days on one screen. Additional details are available if I need them. Unfortunately I have more weather apps than I care to admit but this will be my last. It has everything I want in a slick, responsive interface. A little pricey for a weather app but well worth it. ### 5/5 — Favorite Weather App *2009-03-23, version 0* I use several weather apps and web sites. Out of all of them this is my favorite and the one I go to first. I used Fizz on Windows Mobile and I delighted to see it was brought to the iPhone. This app sits on my home screen. The charts are awesome. The radar and maps are weak so I use other sites and maps for that, but the forecast and weather data in this app great. ### 5/5 — Six Bucks?!?!!! - It's Worth Every Penny *2009-03-20, version 0* Six Bucks? Six Bucks?!?!!! But I already have a half dozen free weather programs, and a couple of 99¢ weather programs! Well, it turns out you do get what you pay for. Fizz Weather is by far the most useful, most polished, most powerful, and easiest to use of the lot. I recommend it HIGHLY if you want to throw away a bunch of excess baggage. For those that have commented about missing an hourly forecast display, I thought so too, but I just discovered the landscape mode does indeed have an hourly forecast display (12 or 24 hour mode). Not as pretty (or quite as useful) as I'm used to, because only one parameter at a time (like temperature, precipitation probability, wind, etc) is displayed on each landscape screen, but it is an hourly forecast with all the info you could want. --- *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 2026-06-10.*