# Talking Weather alarm clock - free — user reviews > 109 indexed App Store user reviews of Talking Weather alarm clock by Luca Perino, rated 3.40/5 from 50 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-weather-alarm-clock-free/id438321455/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/talking-weather-alarm-clock-free/id438321455.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 22 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Talking Weather alarm clock? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💡 Innovative alarm concept with weather and news integration - 🎤 Multiple voice and language options available - 📰 Informative morning briefing with news headlines - 🌤️ Weather information on wake-up - 🎵 Customizable alarm sounds and music selection - 🎨 Clean and visually appealing interface design - 📅 Calendar event integration capability - ⏰ Loud alarm options for deep sleepers **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing issues - 📵 Alarm doesn't work when phone is locked or in sleep mode - 💰 Excessive in-app purchase requirements for basic features - 🔊 Alarm doesn't respect silent/Do Not Disturb mode - 🎤 Voice quality is poor and hard to understand - ⚡ Speaking speed is too fast and difficult to comprehend - 🌡️ Inaccurate weather data and forecasts - 📞 Non-functional customer support and contact system - 🔄 Paid features don't work or are incomplete - ⌚ No Apple Watch integration - 🔙 App requires staying open to function properly - 🎨 Landscape mode display issues and distortions - 📱 Incompatibility with iOS 8 and older devices - 🔄 Loss of purchased features after app updates - 📰 Limited or forced news source selection (CNN-heavy) **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when dismissing alarm or selecting options - Alarm doesn't trigger when phone is locked or in sleep mode - Paid voices don't play or only default voice works - Weather and news don't speak after alarm goes off - Alarm reverts to default sound despite saving custom selection - App freezes on weather update screen - Incompatible with iOS 8 (crashes immediately) - Background location tracking causes crashes - App closes when opening settings or changing options - Alarm goes off but immediately stops without speaking - Notification appears but alarm sound doesn't play - Purchased features lost after app update - GUI bugs and jumbled text in preference menus - App won't open or constantly crashes on startup - Ads persist even after paid purchase - Alarm doesn't go off when set - Music stops playing when returning to clock display **Most requested features** - Ability to use app with phone in sleep/locked mode - Apple Watch compatibility - Landscape mode support - Larger, more visible display numbers - Ability to preview voices before purchase - Multiple news source options - Calendar reminder integration - Home stereo and hardware integration - Customizable temperature and time format settings - Ad-free experience for paid users - Touch-to-speak feature for blurry mornings - Ability to click news articles to read full content - Slower speech rate for better comprehension - Help section within the app - Ability to change weather data source ## Newest reviews (16 of 109) ### 3/5 — Need to improve the voice *2023-06-15* It’s very hard to understand ### 2/5 — It kinda works *2020-09-27, version 4.4* It doesn’t work if you lock your phone. It also doesn’t play the voices which I paid for. Not impressed. ### 2/5 — Very disappointed *2019-07-16* I paid for the app so I can get all the features that was showing, and I wasted money. I didn’t get any extra features. None of the other voices will play and the other features reply “we are still working on this”. What a rip-off 🙄 ### 4/5 — Like it. But *2018-10-24, version 4.4* My weather is off and my alarm says it’s going off but I can’t hear it :S but there’s a notification. ### 4/5 — Great. Except Apple... *2018-01-23, version 4.4* It’s a really cool app and tells you the weather and news headlines. The only downside to ALL alarm clock apps that aren’t Apple is that it doesn’t ring if your phone is on silent or DND ☹️ ### 2/5 — Great Idea *2017-03-20* Not working correctly. Alarm does off after alarm has been turned off. Great app if you can get it to work well. ### 3/5 — Disappointed *2017-01-02* The voice is hard to understand and the weather, spoke was not in forecast. I would like some additional features, like telling me what I have scheduled, found in other apps. So, I will be deleting app and trying another. ### 2/5 — $5 for my full review.. *2016-11-21, version 4.4* Wow, EVERYTHING is a paid option - choose a different voice; no you can't hear it first. I'm surprised the speaking alarm doesn't say "gimme your dough!" ### 2/5 — Works...but always crashes *2016-09-30* The alarm works; however, when I open the app it is constantly crashing on me. ### 3/5 — Works sometimes *2016-09-28* Some time it works some time it don't too BAD‼️ ### 4/5 — Gran alarma *2015-11-12, version 4.3* Muy buena App la mejor!!! ### 4/5 — This app is the future. *2015-10-07* Please stick with it. Starting the day off well informed is incredibly useful. The platform will blow up in no time, but currently this is the only alarm clock I can find doing what it does in Apple Store. Find an editor in the States to fix some spelling and grammar errors, slow down the news, weather and time so it is digestible for a groggy brain. The interface and design is SO freaking CLEAN. Great work!! My advice is to perfect what you have already created and then build from there towards interaction, hardware, and home stereo integration. Sincerely, Millenial ### 4/5 — Really good app! *2015-10-07, version 4.3* This app is amazing but you have to stay in the app to have it wake you up. Need to work on that app creator besides that it's a vary good app. ### 4/5 — Good *2015-06-15, version 4.3* The app works really well and I hope the other features can get implemented soon. ### 4/5 — Good App *2015-04-13, version 4.3* Really nice and to the point. ### 1/5 — Nope *2015-01-11, version 4.3* Alarm works for me, but it doesn't read the weather. Why bother if the iPhone's default alarm works. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of Money *2025-02-22* Clock doesn’t work if iPhone is in sleep mode. If you pay for voices you only get the default ones working. Doesn’t sink with Apple Watch. Contact us doesn’t work or is not monitored anymore. Save time and money by moving on. ### 1/5 — It talks way too fast *2020-05-17, version 4.4* It talks way too fast and horrible voice me want me money back ### 1/5 — Good idea horrible execution *2019-09-28* Would be great if my app didn’t close every time I try to select a new option. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2018-10-26, version 4.4* The company that created the App needs to take care of it. ### 1/5 — Nul *2017-04-27, version 4.4* Franchement pas genial comme reveil Le cellulaire se met en veille et quand tu ouvres ton cell pour voir l'appli, ca eteint le reveil. Meme pas eu le temps d'entendre les prévisions du jour Super deçue En plus quand tu veux changer de theme, il rame sur une sorte d'image floue Je ne le recommande pas En plus j'avais paye... gag ### 1/5 — Seriously?? *2016-12-15, version 4.4* An incomplete app, why the hell upload an incomplete app that most of the features still need time to add, then you expect us to pay to unlock features, well you can shuve it where the sun doesn't shine!!! ### 1/5 — Didn't work *2016-03-10* Not much to say. Wakes you up with alarm noises not talking, pretty much the exact opposite of what I got it for. ### 1/5 — you had one job *2016-02-18* It didn't even wake me up! I was ten minutes late :/ ### 1/5 — DISAPPOINTED *2015-10-01, version 4.3* This app doesn't work!!!!! I am extremely disappointed & frustrated. I even purchased some of the other features and still doesn't work as it's supposed to!!!!! ### 1/5 — Well? *2015-07-04, version 4.3* Good idea.. But did NOT work. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This app is nice *2024-02-07* You can do different voices and different settings and even different languages to this clock as well as different news channels ### 5/5 — TALKING ALARM ❤️👍🏻 *2018-10-15, version 4.4* THIS ALARM IS GREAT IT TELLS YOU THE TIME THE DATE THE NEWS THE TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY AND WHAT IT COULD TURN OUT TO BE AND MANY OTHER THINGS AS WELL I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS ALARM TO EVERYONE LINDA X ### 5/5 — Nice App *2017-09-08, version 4.4* I like the fact that there are alarms in the loud category which helps if you are a deep sleeper. Weather for my region is slightly off but I am using it mainly for the clock/alarm function. Works great! ### 5/5 — Great! *2017-02-03, version 4.4* I love it! ### 5/5 — It's so cool *2014-11-21, version 4.3* I love it , I didn't think it would be this good Get this App You'll be glad you did ### 5/5 — Parfait *2014-08-23, version 4.2.1* Très pratique et avec de jolie chanson-reveil ### 5/5 — Cool👓 *2014-05-12, version 4.1* It's nice it wakes me up,I love it!!💙 ### 5/5 — Now A Fan *2013-11-24, version 3.5* Really enjoying this app! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Talking weather *2013-09-22, version 3.5* Great app. Enjoy using it on my phone. Lenny ### 5/5 — Useful! *2013-07-26, version 3.5* Every morning tells me weather, news, horoscope and the most useful feature it tells what is on my calendar!!! THE BEST! --- *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.*