Been my radar app for years but tweaks needed!
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AndyGell –
2023-11-12
I have recommended this app to many people and it’s been my “go to” weather radar for years when there was little else on iOS but I think now a few others are becoming more common including the inbuilt weather app radar so the app developer shouldn’t rest on their laurels.
For me there are a few irritations which I am sure are fixable:
Firstly, it often takes so long to “back load” the weather up to now before if then starts moving forward which on a slow connection can be soooo irritating. Why can’t you get “now image” (as you do now) and forward load first before back loading or only back load if people then scroll back. Surely majority of people always want the radar for the next hour or so and not what’s been? The amount of time I’ve wasted watching the catch up bar get to now and move forward in time (which is what most people want!) is ridiculous! There must be an improvement you can make here.
Secondly, the forward bar (whilst waiting for the dreaded back loading!) will jump back to the oldest image when you tap right and hit the end stop. No no no, why do you want it to wrap around automatically? Add a setting so when it hits the end stop that’s where it stops and users can then wait for the forward images to drop in whilst whacking right. Again if you’re banging right why on earth would you want to go back in time!
Thirdly, the “start” button is too close to the right button, again people will be whacking g right as we all care about what the weather will be in the future (right?!) and it’s too easy to hit that horrible play button which I’ve got zero interest in. Again either move it left a bit or add setting to remove the darn thing. I do t want a continuous moving image of the weather I want to scroll forwards and see what it will be.
Fix those things which have irritated me for years and it’s five stars.