# Simple Weather Widget — Clean, compact & configurable

> Compact, configurable weather widget for iPhone Today View. (iPhone/iPad app by Back Bay Bytes LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-weather-widget/id914528145 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Back Bay Bytes LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/291458167)
- Category: Weather, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.80/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 91 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2014-10-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-weather-widget/id914528145/reviews.md

## What is Simple Weather Widget?

Simple Weather Widget is simply the best weather widget in the App Store.  It provides a highly customizable, very compact, beautifully designed widget in the "Today" view on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, which displays the current weather (and, optionally, a forecast) for your location. Finally a weather widget with NO WASTED SPACE on your Today screen!

A simple, clean, compact design with lots of options so you see as much or as little information as you want. Available information:

Current Weather:
   - Temperature
   - Clouds/Precipitation
   - Relative humidity or dew point
   - Today's high/low temperatures
   - Wind speed and direction
   - Sunrise/sunset time
   - Severe weather alerts (premium users only)
   - "Feels like" temperature (premium users only)
   - UV Index (premium users only)

Forecast:
   - Temperature (hourly & daily high/low)
   - Clouds/Precipitation
   - Precipitation likelihood (hourly & daily) (premium users only)
   - Wind speed (hourly) (premium users only)

As much or as little as you'd like of all that information, and it only takes up a tiny bit of your Today View screen space.

You can also change the colors, select from three icon styles, or add a background image.

The free version features high quality weather data for your area from OpenWeatherMap. With a "Premium" upgrade, the widget can access more detailed data ("feels like" temperature, UV index, forecasted precipitation likelihood etc.) powered by the Dark Sky weather data service (it's a paid service, which is why the Premium option costs a bit more). There's also an economical "Plus" option that simply removes the "free version" message and updates the forecast more frequently.

To add the widget to your Today view, once you've installed the app, just swipe down from the top of the screen, select the "Today" tab, and then find the "Edit" button at the bottom of the page.  Under "Do Not Include", you'll find an item called "Weather" with the app's icon.  Tap the little green (+) button next to it, and you're all set!

## Key features

- Compact widget design
- Customizable information display
- Current weather details
- Forecast options
- Color and icon customization
- Today View integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium 6 Month Subscription | $0.99 | per 6 months |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simple Weather Widget Plus | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Simple Weather Widget?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- ✨ Clean and compact design
- 💡 Customizable information display
- 🚀 Fast loading times (historically)
- 👍 Easy to use (historically)
- ✅ Good for widget functionality (historically)

**Cons**

- ❌ App no longer works
- ❌ Abandoned by developers
- ❌ Inaccurate weather data
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 💸 Paid for features that don't work
- 📍 Forced location access
- 🚫 No longer updated
- 📉 Outdated functionality
- 👎 Poor user experience
- 🤢 Confusing and terrible interface

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App does not open
- Error messages 'Unable to Display'
- Widget not showing up in add widget list
- Daily forecast has problem with current temperature in centigrade
- Hourly forecast gone since iOS 11
- "Unable to Load" errors since iOS 10
- Crash after in-app purchase
- Crash every time after upgrade
- Current location won't update on widget
- App doesn't show up on Add Widget List
- Paid for premium, app crashes
- Location is not correct
- Widget data disappears until tapped
- Doesn't update, spinning wheel
- Paid for deluxe version, app crashes

**Most requested features**

- Add Russian language
- Fix portrait only on iPad
- Allow manual location input
- Option to select different weather data sources
- Add wind direction to widget
- Make app universal for iPad layout
- Option to open a different weather app when tapping widget
- Add daily forecast to hourly
- Color weather icons
- List city name in widget
- Add landscape mode for iPad

## Recent user reviews (10 of 91)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simple-weather-widget/id914528145/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Abandoned?

*2024-01-02*

Doesn’t work anymore.

### 5/5 — Was a good app...sad really

*2023-09-25, version 3.7*

You abandoned the app after we paid for it...classy 🙄

### 1/5 — Abandoned

*2023-09-03, version 3.7*

Look at the reviews. They, in the main, are years old. This app has been abandoned. If it works for you, great.

### 1/5 — Developers no longer support

*2023-06-20*

This app hasn’t been updated in 5 years, and as of 2023 no longer works on any of my apple devices. Leaving 1 star review with in hopes that anyone sorting by recent reviews will save time by not trying this app.

### 1/5 — Bugs

*2023-04-02*

App does not open.  Errors messages “Unable to Display”.  Deleted and reinstalled and still doesn’t work. Paying member for upgraded services and still app doesn’t work.

### 1/5 — Stupid

*2022-07-25*

Disgusting confusing stupid terrible - where’s my old weather app?   How can I get it back.   Omg.  Will delete asap.

### 3/5 — Everything I wanted... on the wrong screen

*2021-05-18*

This is seriously the app I was looking for. Simple, detailed, perfect. Purchased the premium, set it all up, went looking to add the widget and realized it’s only for the Today screen. I was wanting a widget for my Home Screen that could be there around my icons all the time. Severely bummed.

### 1/5 — Can’t Add Wiget to iPhone

*2021-04-14*

Does not work. App doesn’t even show up on the Add Widget List. Useless.

### 1/5 — Portrait only?

*2021-01-31*

Really, portrait only?  On an iPad?!?  Deleted...

### 2/5 — Doesn’t work

*2020-07-28*

App doesn’t work, changed settings, no change on display

## Frequently asked questions about Simple Weather Widget

### What does Simple Weather Widget do?

Simple Weather Widget provides a highly customizable and compact weather widget that displays current weather conditions and optional forecasts directly in your iPhone's 'Today' view. It's designed to show you the information you need without taking up excessive screen space.

### What information can I see with this weather widget?

The widget can display current temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, humidity, high/low temperatures, wind speed and direction, and sunrise/sunset times. Premium users can also access severe weather alerts, 'feels like' temperature, UV index, and more detailed forecast data.

### Is this app free to use?

The app offers a free version with high-quality weather data from OpenWeatherMap. Additional features and more detailed data from Dark Sky are available through a 'Premium' upgrade, which is a paid service. There's also a 'Plus' option to remove the free version message and get more frequent forecast updates.

### How do I add the widget to my iPhone's Today view?

After installing the app, swipe down from the top of your screen to access the 'Today' view. Tap the 'Edit' button at the bottom, find 'Weather' under 'Do Not Include', and tap the green (+) button next to it to add the widget.

### What devices is Simple Weather Widget compatible with?

The app is designed for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices, allowing users to integrate the weather widget into their 'Today' view on these Apple devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.7 — 2017-09-18

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

At long last, the much-anticipated next version of Simple Weather Widget! Here's what's new:
- We finally fixed the "Unable To Load" bug some users were experiencing when weather data updated!
- We added our most-requested feature: Full, detailed daily and hourly forecasts on two separate lines!
- We updated the widget to work better with iOS 10: We've decided (for the time being, at least) *not* to migrate to the new "collapsible" iOS 10 widget style, primarily because it won't allow our widget to be as small as it currently is, even in collapsed mode. If Apple decides to allow shorter widgets in a future iOS release, we'll update.

Feel free to send us an email with any questions or comments, we love to hear your feedback! Also, if you like Simple Weather Widget, please leave us a new review in the App Store, and consider upgrading to Plus or Premium. Thanks so much for all your support!!!

### 3.5 — 2016-03-16

- Remembers last known location if location services are unavailable
- Chinese (traditional and simplified) localization
- Bug fixes

### 3.2 — 2015-12-17

Fixed a bug that caused the widget to crash in some circumstances

### 3.1 — 2015-10-24

- Bug fixes
- "Free Version" message now appears only occasionally.

### 3.0.1 — 2015-06-05

version 3.0 NEW FEATURES: The widget can now optionally display severe weather alerts as a "ticker" just below the rest of the widget. We've also improved our location accuracy, and fixed some pesky crashes.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We've changed our pricing model. Simple Weather Widget is now free, and provides a basic service (simple hourly/daily forecast, current weather, etc.) using OpenWeatherMap as its data source, which updates every few hours. Optionally, you can upgrade to Plus, which removes the "free version" message and increases updates to once per hour; or you can upgrade to Premium, which uses the Forecast.io data service to provide severe weather alerts, UV Index, forecasted precipitation likelihood, "Feels Like" temperature and much more, plus frequent updates (around 15-20 minutes). Users who purchased Simple Weather Widget as a paid app will receive a free subscription to Premium through October 10, 2015, after which functionality will revert to that of Simple Weather Widget Plus without purchasing a Premium subscription. This was the only way we were able to bring Simple Weather Widget back to the App Store, as the data costs for weather information from Forecast.io were far higher than we expected. We hope our early customers understand. Thanks for your support!

version 3.0.1: Bugs fixed!

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