The Weather Channel reviews: what App Store users complain about
We read the 300 most recent App Store reviews of The Weather Channel - Radar (by The Weather Channel) from 4 storefronts, dated 6 October 2026 to 22 October 2026. Average rating in this sample: 3.88★. All-time App Store rating: 4.8★ from 6.1M ratings. 88 reviews (29%) gave 1–3 stars.
Star ratings in this sample
| Stars | Reviews | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 182 | 61% |
| 4★ | 30 | 10% |
| 3★ | 17 | 6% |
| 2★ | 12 | 4% |
| 1★ | 59 | 20% |
What 1–3★ reviews mention
87 English-language 1–3★ reviews in the sample (US, UK, Canada, Australia and India storefronts), matched against fixed keyword lists per theme.
| Theme | Reviews mentioning it | Share of 1–3★ reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Ads | 25 | 29% |
| Pricing / subscription | 21 | 24% |
| Bugs | 15 | 17% |
| UX / design | 10 | 11% |
| Crashes / freezes | 8 | 9% |
| Feature requests | 5 | 6% |
| Performance | 3 | 3% |
A review can mention several themes.
Most-mentioned issues
- Reduce ad frequency and length: 23 of 87 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Cap ads per session, avoid unskippable video, and never show ads in the middle of a core task.
“This weather app is a joke! It must be the worst one there is. The radar hardly ever works and half your screen is nothing but ads! Every page has annoying commercials and pop ups! There are sooooo much better westher apps out there for free. Also the pages wont load. Dont do it…” (1★, v15.24, 2026-10-06, US) - Fix in-use crashes and freezes: 7 of 87 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Match quoted actions to crash reports; ship a hotfix for the top stack trace.
“The app seems ok but the moon phases are completely backwards. First quarter moon shows the image of a last quarter moon waning cresent shows a waxing cresent ect. I know the phases so that doesn’t matter but what information that I don’t know is also backwards? If something as s…” (1★, v16.27, 2026-10-11, US) - Improve content quality: 7 of 87 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Review the content areas users name; add a "report a problem" button on content.
“Interesting that this app does not seem to understand what time it is, or your geography. Today’s forecast calls for a 6:15 sunrise, when it actually is 7:15 and added high tide warnings for the upper Midwest, where we have no oceans. The inaccurate forecasts make this app seem…” (1★, v16.29.1, 2026-10-22, US) - Stop data / progress loss: 5 of 87 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Reproduce sync and restore paths; add server-side backup and a visible "restore" option.
“UPDATE! They’ve made the radar worse does load! I’ve canceled my subscription and deleted the app the free weather app in iPhone is better than this excuse for an app….Constantly changing by the hour, says it’s going to rain for days in a row, and it doesn’t. Or it will say it’s…” (1★, v16.27, 2026-10-10, US) - Fix crash on launch: 5 of 87 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Check crash logs (Xcode Organizer / Crashlytics) for the affected version and device models first.
“Just updated the application to make sure that this wasn’t a minor version behind or anything but recently I cannot open the app. It’s been going on for about three days now and no matter how I try to open it. It just immediately crashes on me. Extremely disappointed to be paying…” (1★, v16.27, 2026-10-08, US) - Fix notifications: 4 of 87 1–3★ reviews. What to do: Check notification delivery and let users control frequency in settings.
“Had the app for over 10 years at least I just can’t deal with the ads and the notification of non local weather. 7 today out of 8 that had nothing to do with weather. Sorry but your done with me” (1★, v16.27, 2026-10-10, US)
Rating by app version
| Version | Reviews | Avg stars | 1–3★ share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.29.1 | 20 | 3.75★ | 35% |
| 16.29 | 26 | 4.62★ | 12% |
| 16.28 | 106 | 4.25★ | 20% |
| 16.27 | 141 | 3.56★ | 37% |
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 Apple's public customer-reviews feed (most recent first, 4 storefronts 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 Apple.
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FAQ
What do The Weather Channel users complain about most?
In 87 English-language 1–3★ App Store reviews from 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-22, the most-mentioned theme was ads (29%) and the most-mentioned issue was “reduce ad frequency and length” (23 reviews).
How many The Weather Channel App Store reviews are negative?
88 of 300 recent reviews (29%) gave 1–3 stars. Average rating in this sample: 3.88★.