Weather View 4.0.8
Weather View is one such application and it is targeting Windows Phone users worldwide who are interested in receiving weather information onto their handsets.
Beautiful GUI, with impressive graphics
The looks of this application are amazing as they feature some high quality backgrounds and an exquisite design for the interface elements. The information is very well structured and organized into several relevant categories.
Moving from one section of the app into another is done seamlessly, without any delays or other kind of glitches. A noticeable annoyance is the ad banner shown in the lower side of the screen which only a purchase will remove.
Short and long term forecasts on the go
With Weather View you can check out the prognosis for the current day or for the following period, with a maximum time span of 10 days.
The data is presented for intervals of 3 hours, with basic details including temperature, pressure, wind speed and direction as well as the general aspect of the weather. For the medium (3 days) and long term (10 days) forecasts the time intervals are of 6 hours.
Pick favorite locations and get the weather onto the Start screen
This application can host up to 5 places for which you can view the detailed weather conditions and a neat feature is the "Group view" option that enables you to have all the stored places one next to the other to access their forecasts immediately.
The live tile is another neat addition and it will put on your Start screen the details for the hourly and long term forecasts, one category per each side of the tile.
Hits & Misses
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Bottom Line
Design / UI10
The looks of this application are really great, so thanks to the impressive quality of the graphics and background and also considering the smooth navigation from end to end Weather View scores top marks. |
Function8
The utility brings a decent amount of information, but it is still not enough when compared to other similar solutions, while the hour by hour forecast is not available as the intervals are longer. |
Security7
The app tends to look into many areas of the system and only for some of them it has good reasons to do so. |
Battery5
The very high power consumption has a negative impact on the battery life, as it will deplete a lot faster if this tool runs continuously. |
Price8
A fairly good deal on the whole, Weather View offers a decent set of features, but it trails behind other apps in its category as it still lacks more data and advanced functions. |
Compatibility9
Tailored to function on most Windows Phone devices, this application only needs version 7.5 or above of the OS to run well. |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 4.0.8
- reviewed version:
- 4.0.8
- developer:
- Mobwerk AB
- category:
- WEATHER
- os version req.:
- 7.5, 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads
- hits:
- 489