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WatchMETAR

WatchMETAR

METAR/TAF on your wrist

106 ratings
66 reviews
🔧 Utilities
☀️ Weather
Free

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Released
February 15, 2017
Updated
November 3, 2024

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Developer

Eugene Rakhmatulin
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Access real-time aviation weather data on your Apple Watch, iPhone, or iPad. View METAR and TAF reports, customize watch face complications, and use voice or scribble search for airports. Supports U.S. airports.

✓Watch face complications
✓Voice and scribble airport search
✓Home and Lock Screen widgets
✓Raw and decoded METAR/TAF
✓U.S. airport support
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What users say about WatchMETAR

Reviews of WatchMETAR are mostly negative: the Weather app is rated 3.7/5 from 106 App Store ratings. What users like most: great for METAR/TAF at a glance, simple and convenient for pilots. Top complaints: app frequently stops working/updating, complications often fail to update or show 'No Station Set'. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Great for METAR/TAF at a glance
  • 👍Simple and convenient for pilots
  • 👍Good UI design
  • 👍Free app
  • 👍Quick access on Apple Watch
  • 👍Color-coded flight rules
  • 👍Useful complication
  • 👍Responsive developer (historically)

Negative things

  • 🐛App frequently stops working/updating
  • 🐛Complications often fail to update or show 'No Station Set'
  • 🐛Developer support seems to have ceased
  • 🐛Website and support links are offline
  • 🐛Some users experience freezing
  • 🐛Favorites list can be lost
  • 🐛Only US airports available (historically)
  • 🐛App requires manual refresh often
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What's New in WatchMETAR

3.0

November 3, 2024

Completely rewritten from scratch utilizing the most recent frameworks. If you are upgrading from the older version, you may need to re-add your complications to watch faces, but all other settings will be preserved. Now supporting all complication types and SmartStack widgets on Apple Watch! You can also add multiple complications on one watch face for different airports. Additionally, widgets are now supported on iPhone, iPad, and M-series Macs. Both Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets are supported. Furthermore, we are introducing the TAF Preview strip for at-a-glance forecast for the next 12 hours! Other notable changes include a Fahrehneiht/Celsius toggle and a UTC/Local Time toggle in the app settings.

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User reviews

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Great app for pilots, especially using the infograph watch face!

Thanks, Eugene for completely rewriting the application from scratch in preparation for iOS 27!

I’ve used this application since moving to Apple Watch six years ago. It is the premier application on my watch and it is the best watch app for pilors that I’ve found.

I have the WatchMetar complication displayed in the “sub dial top” position where it can show more information than any other position. It not only shows the identifier for the airport for the weather that I’m looking at and the overall condition (VFR versus IFR versus low IFR) in the top circular part of the dial, it also shows me the wind, speed and direction, visibility, temperature, and barometric pressure right on the watch face. If I tap the complication, it takes me into the full METAR and TAF.

Great work Eugene!
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Jjustingraff

Best App for Pilots with Apple Watch

Absolutely love this app. The only reason 4 stars were given was because WatchOS 27 seems to not be compatible with the app and completely unusable on the watch. Hopefully it gets fixed, I will fix my rating when it does!
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Great idea but buggy!

This app was a GREAT idea! Very handy! Unfortunately it doesn’t half work. From complications that say “the operation couldn’t be completed” to complications that show a solid bar instead of text to complete lack of features that are supposed to be there, execution is poor. A complete rewrite a year ago has had ample time to mature, but hasn’t. I’m not sure what happened to the developer bug he must have other things to do.

UPDATE: developer dies not respond to support inquiries and support links are broken. Orphan app. Oh well.
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SScottyJNC

No longer works

It always says the TLS fails and it’s been that way for a long time and I see that the company here is not wanting to fix it so I highly recommend not using it
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TSL ERROR

Getting this error just now
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

21 issues

App freezes and will not update

Bug

Complications not auto-updating

Bug

Complications say 'No Station Set' or 'Bg.loc disabled'

Bug

App stopped working after OS updates (iOS 17, watchOS 10)

Bug

Nearest airport shows broken weather station

Bug

Favorites list disappears

Bug

App requires manual refresh

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App not working on Apple Watch after iPhone installation

Bug

Watch complication stuck on outdated ATIS

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Location services grayed out in settings

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Favorites list empty error

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Weather won't auto-refresh on watch

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Complication doesn't update until watch is restarted

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App blank, no info reported for any airport

Bug

Watch complications always say no airport is set

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App stops working, cannot find airports

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App stopped importing METARs on iWatch Ultra

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App quit working, host site no longer active

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App quit working with iOS 17 and watchOS 10

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Complication no longer auto-updates

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App is just blank, no info reported for ANY airport

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Requested Features

7 requests

Add multiple airport complications

Feature

Include IATA code only for complications

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Keep minutes since last update, remove seconds

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Lower WatchOS number requirement for easier purchase/installation

Feature

Add international airports

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Option to display temperature in Fahrenheit

Feature

Add Zulu time

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FAQ

What does WatchMETAR do?

WatchMETAR provides real-time aviation weather data, including METAR reports and TAF forecasts, directly on your Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. It allows you to easily search for airports and view weather conditions at a glance.

What are the key features of WatchMETAR?

Key features include customizable watch face complications for instant weather updates, voice and scribble search for airports, widget support for home and lock screens, and the display of both raw and decoded METAR/TAF data.

Is WatchMETAR free to use?

Yes, the application is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description.

What devices is WatchMETAR compatible with?

WatchMETAR is designed for Apple devices, specifically compatible with Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad.

What kind of weather data does WatchMETAR provide?

The app provides aviation weather data, including METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) for current conditions and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) for future forecasts. It displays this data in a user-friendly format, prioritizing essential information.