Weather Gods 2.4 Released

Hi,

Firstly I'd like to express my gratitude for all your hard work on this app in an on going basis; and thanks for being so aware of and responsive to #Accessibility concerns. Few devs have been as engaged as you have been and will continue to be over time I've no doubt.

I know it's often a topic promoting controversy when apps have to change the way they do things or switch to a subscription based model. But I for one speaking strictly for myself as it relates to Weather Gods as an end user don't mind it as it gives me an opportunity to show my support for that which I find beneficial and useful with the support of the power of my purchasing dollars. I also recognize that app developers don't owe us anything and with an app especially one like Weather Gods which is dealing with ever changing content it's not a once and done sort of thing. As such, if participating in a subscription model allows me to support developers who provide me with content that is useful and by doing so I provide them some benefit for their efforts than I view it as a win, win for everyone.

Again thank you for all your hard work on this app and your commitment to the audience who both benefits from and enjoys it. It and you are appreciated. I can't wait to see what comes next.

Take good care.

Robin

Hi. I completely understand the issues you have and will certainly take a look at the updates, which sound interesting. I currently use Weather Gods mainly for notifications, which I find really useful. The one thing that is a very mild irritation is that sometimes multiple notifications are sent so close together that VoiceOver can't read one out before the next one interupts it, so I have to actually, you know, pick the phone up and go into notifications. I use the built in Weather app now for most situations for the next 24 hours, although that is very limited in terms of information it can give. This is because it is so easy to swipe through what I immidiately want to know. For more information, I use Weather Pro. This is because it presents things like hours of sunshine and amount of rainfall in the daily fore and hourly forecasts. The way it presents information is a little slow, and I don't feel like it's as accurate as it once was. If you can make things like nearest storms, lightning strikes, things like that accessible, then I will definitely think a subscription iss worth it for me, paid user or not. I am somewhat of a weather geek, so it annoys me when apps think all you need to know is temperature and likelihood of rain. I want wind details, humidity, sunshine hours/cloud cover, the lot. So, in my case at least, the more all out you go, the more likely I am to pay, even if going all out costs more. I'd be more likely to drop Weather Pro when it runs out. So, thanks for all your great work over the years, and good luck finding a new source.

I am using beta. If I go to the app store and get it, do I need to purchase it? Do I need to delete the beta in my iPhone and watch? Like always this is a great app. If I need to pay, I will do so. Good apps is worth it.

I bought the weather gods app about a month ago or so, and I did purchase it, two questions I have first one is do I need to re-download the Weather Gods app? Or will it be updated? The other question I have is you had mentioned in your post that people who have already purchased the app will not need to purchase a basic subscription, I just would like to verify that that is the case. I wanna keep up the good work and you’ve done an amazing job thank you

Hello Scott,

Again, this is a great app that just keeps getting better, thanks to all your hard work.

All the new sounds are very interesting. You never know just what you might hear next. I love all the little surprise sounds in there, too.

As a beta tester, I sometimes just left WG on and enjoyed the ambiance.

Of course, the weather info is also very helpful. Grin

Thank you again for all your hard work.

Cheers,

Kris

I've had Weather Gods for a few weeks now, and I'm finding it a little more difficult to navigate the new weather wheel. I love the ability to change the volume for each new sound. I miss the thunder, but I love the quality of the new sounds. So, the way I understand it, with the new subscription, since I've already purchased the app, I keep what I have, but if one wants the newer features, you need a subscription? I'm new to paid apps and don't understand all the ins and outs of it yet.

Thanks for a great app. While I'm not the biggest fan of subscriptions, mainly because of the sheer number of apps that adopted the model meaning you can actually wrap up quite a high cost maintaining them overall, I understand your predicament. Finding good API's for external services these days is really hard, so I"m glad you were able to find a solution and I'm happy to support developers that do such an awesome job as yourselves. Representing the weather with sounds is what drew me into WG and it's awesome to see this improving. But what I really appreciate in the app the most now is the amazing notifications. Even if I don't actually go into the app as much these days, I can't imagine not waking up with your detailed weather summaries on the lockscreen, they're just that good and much more useful than just seeing the expected high and low for the day.

Hi,
Weather gods is a fantastic app!
I’ve been using it since it came out.
I was wondering when you plan to add iCloud sync support?

In terms of subscriptions, Will their be an annual option?
How much do you think that will cost?
Thanks so much for creating this amazingly accessible app!
Keep up the great work!

If I continue to use the beta, do I need subscription? Also are you planning to update widgets for iOS 14? Bella the cats like the sounds. I still think a widget of Bella the cat be nice using WG. Great app.

Will the altimeter contain both Q&H and standard readings? I'm an aviation geat and would actually love to see this. I can read both, often do when I'm simming, but I would like to actually read this for real.

As a beta tester, my only regret is that I cannot give more than a 5 star rating. As another user stated, the app is still?? getting better. I just got notified that another beta is ready for testing. I'll get to it in just a bit. Although paid subscriptions are unfortunate in Weather Gods' future, it is understandable. Now a new source of info must be found. Hopefully more info can be gotten from this source, only making the app even more useful. Keep up the good work, but do not pay attention to Bella. All she does is eat, meow, purr, shed fur, and get petted. She is only a Furface. Purdue is better. He is a 75 pound Yellow Lab Animal that guides. (ornery grin)

Hey Scott! I have a suggestion and a question. First of all my suggestion. Have you thought about also putting in a plan where if people can’t afford the subscription then they can buy some thing? There’s one app that does this. They have a subscription model but then they also have a plan where you can pay $200 and you won’t have to pay the subscription. Have you got about doing that as well? I think that would be good to for people who either can’t afford a subscription or whatever the case may be.
Also, would I be able to have access to everything? Or would I have to pay for subscriptions to say the policy? What would I get access to with the basic subscription
I’m not saying that I need. I understand. You have to find a new weather source. I really do love and appreciate, attention, and passion that you put into this app. Making it accessible. Think that might be a good way to go to dollar or whatever purchase one time so that way if you can’t afford the subscription.

Onto my question. I am a beta tester. If for some reason I have to reinstall the app from the App Store, am I going to revise subscription? Or since it’s in my purchase history, am I going to be able to download it and not have any issues

If I did have to purchase any extra subscriptions, how much would it cost news every day. Or at least nearly every day. This app that uses 99% of all my Weather stuff. And one other app and that’s just for pollen counts. Another allergy else. I am one of the millions of people who are tortured by mother nature every spring and summer and fall. LOL

Again, thank you for making such a wonderful weather app! I am one of the many people that really do appreciate this! I spent a good weather out. And it one time and that you had like four or five apps on my iPad. I had one for hourly forecast’s, one for daily forecast, and one for Weather alerts. It was a nightmare. But when I found that are gods, I was really ecstatic when I listen to the podcast. And I purchased it shortly after.

We use metric units for tempature and wind speed in Canada. With the latest update I am unable to select metric units in the settings. Is this an issue or did I miss something? I should also mention that I'm still using iOS 12.4.

Hi Scott,
Yes, when I go to the settings menu and try to change the units to anything other than the default nothing happens.

Hi Scott,Yes, when I double tap on Celcius and km/hr voiceover says selected but if I flick back to review the settings fahrenheit and miles/hr remain selected.

Thank you Scott! I hope that you can adopt that model also. Is that I think would be more feasible for me budget wise. If that’s the route that I had to take.
I certainly would hate to see Weather Costco. But if you can’t adopt that model also, I understand. OK. I’m sure you’ll post back here as new developments,. I definitely will be thinking about that though. I do love the app, and I’d like to do everything that I can to keep it, and support you. And I still plan to be in beta tester. As long as I possibly can.
Even if I had to purchase stuff within the data app, I would. Especially pollen counts. And maybe if you got other allergens. Then I could probably get rid of my Paul an app that I originally had for that purpose.
Again, take care! And thank you!

Ok. I have reinstalled wg and restarted my phone. Unfortunately the problem still persists.
Paying closer attention to what vo actually says might be a clue.When I double tap on Celsius and km/hr vo says "Selected Celcius and km/hr" and then immediately repeats the same phrase without the word "Selected". Sometimes the repeated phrase truncates the first phrase. This makes me wonder if the setting maybe getting changed but is reset shortly after.

I'm using a first generation iPhone SE with iOS 12.4.1 if that is relevant.

Hi Scott,
Canada uses the metric system of units and indeed Environment Canada issues weather forecasts with temperatures in Celsius and wind speeds in km/hr so yes, using metric units as the default for WG in Canada is probably a good idea. However, our proximity to theUS many people still use Fahrenheit and miles/hr so there may be some resistance from these people.
Previous versions of WG have all worked flawlessly for me so is this possibly a compatibility issue due to the older iOS I'm using?

Hi Scott,
I'm not sure if it was asked on here before with WG, but what if I purchased the app right when it was released 4 years ago would I need the subscription? I don't remember if you said anything along those lines or not as I haven't been on here in a while.

Hi Scott,
Thanks for your patience. Changing the weather wheel settings per your instructions work exactly as you described.
HTH

Ah, gotcha. that makes sense. Will definitely be getting a subscription when they are released.

Well, I must say that I do love the app, and I think that you are doing a great job, so I will most likely be getting the prescription. Keep up the good work.