The Weather Channel on Android: what Google Play reviewers complain about
We read the 300 most recent Google Play reviews of The Weather Channel - Radar (by The Weather Channel) from 10 store locales, dated 10 October 2026 to 23 October 2026. Average rating in this sample: 3.53★. All-time Google Play rating: 4.6★ from 3.6M ratings. 121 reviews (40%) gave 1–3 stars.
Star ratings in this sample
| Stars | Reviews | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 150 | 50% |
| 4★ | 29 | 10% |
| 3★ | 24 | 8% |
| 2★ | 24 | 8% |
| 1★ | 73 | 24% |
What 1–3★ reviews mention
107 English-language 1–3★ reviews in the sample (US storefronts), matched against fixed keyword lists per theme.
| Theme | Reviews mentioning it | Share of 1–3★ reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Ads | 49 | 46% |
| Pricing / subscription | 20 | 19% |
| UX / design | 16 | 15% |
| Bugs | 15 | 14% |
| Feature requests | 6 | 6% |
| Crashes / freezes | 3 | 3% |
| Performance | 3 | 3% |
A review can mention several themes.
Most-mentioned issues
- Reduce ad frequency and length: 44 of 107 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Cap ads per session, avoid unskippable video, and never show ads in the middle of a core task.
“ads ads ads Good thing the severe weather will just wait until the ad is over. An app providing information like this should not be able to put ads between you and much needed information for survival. This app has become overun advertisement garbage. Is it that hard to generate…” (1★, v16.25.0, 2026-10-22, US) - Improve content quality: 6 of 107 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Review the content areas users name; add a "report a problem" button on content.
“I'm not sure what happened but this app got so inaccurate, it's wrong 99% of the time and it got covered with a ton of ridiculous ads. I will be deleting and moving on to the next one.” (1★, v16.25.0, 2026-10-17, US) - Fix notifications: 5 of 107 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Check notification delivery and let users control frequency in settings.
“alerts and notifications are great. temperature algorithms, especially for daytime, are 5 to 8 degrees warmer than actual.” (3★, v16.25.0, 2026-10-22, US) - Make trials and renewals transparent: 4 of 107 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Show the renewal date and price before the trial ends; link to cancellation. Surprise charges drive 1-star reviews and refunds.
“Paid for ad free, but every time I open the app there's a full screen annoying message telling me that that I have purchased ad free. that's as bad as having an ad. I don't need to know every time I open the app that it's add free. I know that. update, I can't figure out how to m…” (1★, v16.24.2, 2026-10-12, US) - Ship the most requested feature: 4 of 107 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Read the quotes below for the exact request; consider a public roadmap.
“I can't believe how inaccurate this app is. Even now it is 100% overcast and dreary here in Florida but the app and widget say it's sunny. What's laughable is how they continue to hound me about upgrading to have more days! Why should I do that when you can't even get today right…” (1★, v16.25.0, 2026-10-17, US) - Fix in-use crashes and freezes: 3 of 107 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Match quoted actions to crash reports; ship a hotfix for the top stack trace.
“The App is cool, but if you go to try to cancel your subscription thru the App, as soon as you click on "cancel subscription" it freezes and then crashes. I've tried reloading, Uninstalling then reinstalling, nothing works. Just had to block the subscription from my payment metho…” (2★, v16.25.0, 2026-10-20, US)
Rating by app version
| Version | Reviews | Avg stars | 1–3★ share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.25.0 | 148 | 3.57★ | 41% |
| 16.24.2 | 76 | 3.51★ | 38% |
| 16.24.1 | 12 | 4.50★ | 8% |
| 16.24.0 | 10 | 3.20★ | 50% |
Versions with fewer than 5 reviews in the sample are left out.
App Store vs Google Play
| App Store (iOS) | Google Play (Android) | |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews in sample | 300 | 300 |
| Dates | 2026-10-06 – 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-10 – 2026-10-23 |
| Avg stars in sample | 3.88★ | 3.53★ |
| 1–3★ share | 29% | 40% |
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Method and limits
Reviews were collected once from the public Google Play listing with the open-source google-play-scraper library (newest first, up to 10 store locales merged, up to 300 reviews). Star, month and version figures are plain counts of that sample. Theme and issue figures come from fixed keyword patterns (for example “subscription”, “charged”, “refund” for pricing) run on English-language 1–3★ reviews only; a keyword match is not a judgement of the review, so check the quotes. The paid report classifies every review with an AI model into 7 themes and 18 issues with severity. This is a snapshot of recent reviews, not the app's full history. Generated 24 October 2026. Not affiliated with The Weather Channel or Google.
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FAQ
What do The Weather Channel users complain about most?
In 107 English-language 1–3★ Google Play reviews from 2026-10-10 to 2026-10-23, the most-mentioned theme was ads (46%) and the most-mentioned issue was “reduce ad frequency and length” (44 reviews).
How many The Weather Channel Google Play reviews are negative?
121 of 300 recent reviews (40%) gave 1–3 stars. Average rating in this sample: 3.53★.