Fizz Weather 2 App Reviews

NEW INTERFACE: I see where the developer is going in trying to compete with the new weather apps that are all about the graphics. Nothing against cool graphics but solid/accurate weather data for multiple locations is what its all about. With this new version, the same great detailed info is available and you can pick your weather reporting station for each location like before. No other weather app gives you this choice! And now, the weather can be shared thru Facebook, Twitter or email. The daily forecasts are now a popup option which causes the detail to fade. I WANT to see it all even when the popup is there. There is plenty of space for both. You can customize the background pic for each location from a few stock choices or from your photo library. Other than solid black, the alternate backgrounds or pictures make it almost impossible to read. Also, if were going to choose a picture background, I think the sun/cloud/rain graphic in upper right-hand corner should be optional. It would be helpful to differentiate some of the detail or put emphasis on certain ones thru font variations or bold. Make the reporting station clearly separate from the other detail thru color or move it down a couple lines. Bold the sunrise/sunset info. Bold and enlarge the current temp. The swiping between locations has better responsiveness than older version. However, customized backgrounds causes a slight hesitation. The charts have never been useful to me, unless it could be a comparison to last year. I agree the font is small and hard to read. I emailed the developer and got a response within 10 min saying that an update is in the works for optional font size and color. Should be out in a couple weeks. Cool! Any chance this can become a universal app for the iPad? Im excited that my favorite weather app is evolving with the times. **************************************************************************** Ive been using this for almost a year now. It has a great look to it with most of the information I need for any location all on one page. I like the airport information, the radar, the severe weather alert and LOVE the sunrise/sunset information eliminating the need for a separate application. CURRENT CONDITIONS AND GIVING CHOICE IN REPORTING STATIONS IS GREAT!!! EASY TO CHOOSE AND RESPONSIVE!!!

Despite getting dates amusingly wrong (e.g., February 30th and April 31st) version 1 was a great app. UI and graphics were well thought out. V2 is very poor by comparison. A huge amount of the screen is blank, and the text is very VERY small. Multi-day graphics now weight eye candy over information. Dropping rating to 2 stars. Generous at that.

New version stinks!!! What were you developers thinking?

I actually like the update.

I have always loved Fizz Weather! The new interface has improved what I thought was perfect,,,,,THANKS!

I dont like the new layout of this new release. More clicks to get info and readability is poor. Please give back the old layout. There is also a switch F./Celsius bug.

I understand dev put lot of effort upgrading this app. During the process they totally ignored the practicality of this app. I absolutely dislike upgrade that I deleted this app and bought another one. What a shame to kill a nice app for the sake of an upgrade. If it aint broke, don,t bother to fix it!

I reverted back to the prior version as this update ruined the usability.

Too much ficus on graphics. The information is barely readable. Disappointing.

Have to agree, for once, with the peanut gallery here. The app used to be great - if, for some reason, you own the app, havent upgraded, and are reading this, dont upgrade, or make a copy of the old version first. Youll likely hate v.2. A big portion of the main screen is reserved for a pretty picture to represent the city in question. There are three problems here: (1) if you live or frequent somewhere (generally why youd save the location), you dont care about the picture, because youre looking at the real place now, or will be soon. (2) even if you like the feature for some reason, if you dont live in a major city, no picture for you! (3) half the screen is wasted, and the fonts displaying the info you care about are tiny, and the pictures frequently make it even harder to read (Im in NYC, and the details unreadable except under ideal indoor conditions). On the plus side, I do like the slide-out tiles for the charts. The controls for those are clunky, but considering the other UI sins, thats survivable.

Fizz Weather has been the best app for complete weather information in the iPhone/iPod touch for a long time. Now, with the new update and an altogether new iPad app, Fizz Weather is also the most beautiful weather app -- closing the final gap and achieving truly ultimate excellence in weather information for Apple devices. Smart AND beautiful, Fizz is the Supermodel of weather apps. I love the new "Touch to Expand" and "Touch to Hide" features that enable me to see only those weather facts I am interested in seeing -- and to see those special items in maximum detail, hour-by-hour and weeks into the future. For example, I care a lot about the relative humidity and the barometric pressure, as these can cause me to suffer sudden headaches. Well no app comes close to Fizz Weather in providing this information in the detail I need. But if you dont want that, and just want a gorgeous and accurate weather app with the basic info, you can set Fizz to be only that for you, too. And then when the severe weather strikes you can just touch here, touch there and see all the detail that you want on those special days. Its global, its fast, its beautiful, its complete. Fizz Weather and Fizz Weather HD (iPad) are the best weather apps.

and this one is the best. [update for 2.0] Fix the speed. It used to be quick and smooth app... Now its so laaaaggy even on iphone 4... I actually got another weather app for now... Hopefully you can fix this one or at least give us an option to go back to previous version Also make buttons slightly bigger! Id like it to be faster when you change between the cities, but other than that it has the best design, info etc. 4.0: please update the iphone 4 graphics!!!!!!

Gone are the simple, attractive, useful interface. In its place is inconsistent needless navigation, obscure chart legends and mind-boggling layout decisions. If you own the previous version which was near-perfect -- dont upgrade. If youre considering a purchase, WAIT. This version is Lady Gaga on acid. Hopefully the developers reconsider their wacked impricements.

I loved the old UI but the new one is a travesty! Its been needlessly complicated with extra clicks, tiny thumbnails with no labels for maps and a ton of wasted space. Im all for rethinking interface but dont just change for the sake of change.

New interface = garbage.

According to the screen shot the information text is suppose to be white and easily read. However, in the app the info text is a dark unreadable grey. Also, please fix the Alert icon as it is too tiny compared to the 1.x version.

I have to agree with the other users on this one, this version is worthless. First version had great interface and was simple to use.

Loved the old interface. Hate the new. Wrote to designers with my suggestions. No reply. Time for a new weather app.

I hate the new design. It is not intuitive and is a pain to use on the iPhone with such tiny controls. I hate having all the information I was used to buried behind horrid buttons.

Dear Fizz, ok so you wanted to create a new weather experience.. Just make 2 separate apps. Keep the original, and make the new app available to those who want it. I saw the screen shots THANKFULLY before I upgraded. I will not be upgrading. This was the Perfect weather app, but still maintained a quick and easy UI. The new one took that away. I dont have to download to understand that. I hear the mournful rumble of thunder and sonorous rain falling on FizzWeather. Your 5 stars are gone. Bring them back!