Weather Radio By Wdt App Reviews

Great for alerting severe weather and very loud. However, the app needs to be optimized for new iPhones. Particularly iPhone X, XS, and XS Max.

My yearly subscription for the lightning alerts ran out on August 26. I have been trying to get it restored and the app keeps taking me around in circles. I have sent an email, actually quite a few emails, and have been sent a link to go to restore the purchase. However as of this posting on September 2, I have not been able to purchase the alert yet. As an aside, if we’ve bought the Alert wants, I really don’t see why this is the only Alert that the platform on her charges for 95 for every year.

Don’t know what happened to this app but it’s practically useless now. And I’m not paying for lightening alerts when I get them free on the Weather app. This is no longer the best weather app. Hasn’t been updated in forever.Don’t need it taking up space on my iPhone so will delete.

This app is very sporadic, and when it comes to severe weather alerts that’s not good enough. It’s hard to believe this app is made by the same company that makes the awesome RadarScope. I tweeted them today to ask if they ever considered adding push alerts to that app and was told that weatherradio sends alerts to Apple Watch. First off, it doesn’t. The watch mirrors notifications from the iPhone; there’s no watch component to the app. Here’s hoping this company can somehow take the success they found in RadarScope and turn it into something useful here.

This was once a terrific app. Now it seems to be left for dead. Sadly deleting it after several years of use. RIP

Used to be the go to for alerts and info. Now the local TV stations free apps provide the timely alerts with more info. Very sad. Not worth paying for...just download local TV weather app for better service for free

While this app holds strong for background use, the actual app itself is sorely needing an update. No update in 2 years to an expensive app is not okay with me. I’ve told people to purchase this many times but now I’m starting to wonder if it’s been abandoned and I should stop recommending it. The audible text of what is being issued, and the immediate timing of the notification is wonderful and isn’t found in most other apps. But, I can’t keep telling people to pay so much for an app that isn’t getting updated.

I’m not understanding why this app hasn’t been updated and it should after people spend on money. It’s 2019

The app hasn’t been updated in a year. With the newer iPhones there is a weird line issue that happens when the location animation happens when switching locations a. This app was the best when it first came out but it appears the developer has ceased production or it’s not important at this time.

I have been a long-time user of this app, going back to the iOS 4 days. It was always so accurate and reliable, such a useful app. Now though, I have my doubts. This app has not been updated in about three years, and I can tell that it does not work as well as it used to. I would love to continue to use this app, so please update it. I used to recommend this app to everyone, but I cannot anymore.

This was once a great app. The app allows for marking small areas for alerts, meaning that alerts are more accurate than say, a watch/warning across the county/parish. As of this review, the app hasn’t been updated in 3+ years. It badly stands in need of larger phone support (last update was for iPhone 6 & 6+). Also, it has no cloud syncing of locations, meaning that I have to set all of my locations Spears Rey for each device and redo them every time I get a new device. These seem to be fairly standard features in most apps now days, but they haven’t updated in over 3 years. What a shame!

Not getting warning notifications. Reloaded app and still not working. Please fix ASAP!!

I have been on this app for many years now. Here in the past 9 to 10 months it has gone downhill fast. The site needs to have an update for the app. It has now that the server with the host name can’t be found. Come on Weather Radio get back up and running. I have paid my money so please do your job and meet the site/app running correctly!!!! Thank you

Even though my subscription is still active, I’m not receiving any alerts. Shame, this app used to be at the top of the game with the fastest delivery of alerts.

This has now been abandoned by the developers.

This app and RadarScope are great apps. They both do exactly what they claim to do.

I’ve used this app and recommended it for years but now I can’t even edit locations.

I use to rely on this app however it’s become buggy and does not push out weather updates reliably anymore. It needs to be upgraded to support iOS 11 and iOS 12 when iOS 12 is released. The last update you released was 2 years ago it says. That’s no good. I could go to the local new stations weather app and ditch this one, however their app does not push out notifications when do not disturb is enabled and I think this one does.

This app hasn't been updated in 2 years! It's not fully compatible with the iPhone X & is slow & buggish

Have had this on my iPad for years, originally enjoyed app and it’s audio alerts. I read all the poor reviews and thought, can’t be that bad, so I installed on new, clean iPhone. Result, totally worthless, just like reviews. The Edit Location function (move pin) either does not work at all or drops multiple pins where you move it to. Unsatisfactory. As other write-ups, WAS a good app, not sure what they are doing with the money charged, but it is NOT supporting this app. Please spend even an afternoon and get the basic function restored! I guess today’s drink is on me (4.99 I spent)

This really gives you realtime weather alerts based on your location. Had location turned off for app for first month... Turned it on and haven't noticed any difference in battery life. Accurate weather too. Update: 7/17/18 Used to be great but feels like the app has been abandoned. It hasn’t been updated in over a year and notifications are delayed. Wish it worked because I’m looking for a new weather app with lightning alerts 10-15 miles away. Could have been a great fit.

I spent $10 5 years ago to buy the full version of this app after a tornado hit my family’s town. It was recommended attest time by meteorologists and it worked great! About a year or so ago, the app reset and it no longer accepted my purchase. I’ve entered every email address I’ve ever had. Nothing. $10 down the drain! I’ll spend my money elsewhere moving forward.

Looks like a kid in kindergarten designed it! Update please, it’s 2018!! This was simply a rip off!!

"Restore purchases" link for lightning does not work on iPad

Like a previous customer mentioned - this used to be an app I enjoyed and relied on but it’s been several years without an update and weather notifications no longer work. This app is fairly useless without those notifications. Too bad.

The UI has glitchy and distracting menu animations that cannot be disabled. In addition to the superficial, I also encountered a bug that affects core functionality. When attempting to add my parent’s home address to monitor, the app couldn’t find it. When I tried to drag a pin to their home on the map from a nearby city, the map glitched out and showed two pins but would not let me drag either of them to their location for which I wanted to receive alerts. I see that the app has not been updated in 2 years. After enjoying RadarScope Pro for years, I didn’t doubt this purchase for a second. Now that I’ve spent money on the app and the corresponding subscription, I hope the WDT developers give these issues some much needed and overdue consideration.

Being a user of this app for a long time, I too have noticed that app no longer behaving correctly. So I e-mailed support asking if this app is still being developed and my concerns. Hopefully their response below comes true soon. “Thank you fro contacting WDT support regarding Weather Radio! Our application developers have been working on an update for the Weather Radio app, and it is still being tested. We are hoping to get this update pushed out to users in the near future. If you have any further questions, please let us know!”

I hate to write this review, but this app, which greatly innovated using push notifications to give weather warnings, is now no longer worth the space on my iPhone. There was a Flash Flood Watch and River Flood Warning issued by the NWS for my GPS location on 5/19/2018 at a little past 10 PM but Weather Radio showed no watches, warnings, or advisories. Weather Underground’s flagship app and Storm Radar under the Weather Channel brand listed the right watches and warnings and issued notifications as expected, but not Weather Radio. This was a sad sight to see, but it unfortunately appears that the database Weather Radio is polling isn’t being maintained properly. It’s a true shame as I’ve seen this App evolve over the years and for a long time it was great, but not anymore. I hope RadarScope is still given the attention it deserves because it’s still the best Radar software on both iOS and macOS. I know development can be hard, but just letting your product go like this is just tragic.

I have been using this app since Ver 1.2 and as Apple has moved on with iOS updates it seems that the developer WDT has left this what used to be an awesome app... abandoned. Many are on iOS 11 and since the release if iOS 11 the app UI is buggy and notifications are very delayed. Developers at WDT have said an update was coming soon for many months. I’ve moved on to Storm Shield and deleted Weather Radio.

This app has been largely abandoned since iOS 9. At the moment it is only good for current location notifications and nothing else, and even getting to those settings can be difficult given the UI glitches.

After 5 years of using this application I am now at the point where I must delete it. The app itself has not been updated in years. This has resulted in times where the app becomes unstable and crashes. I can overlook this however the extreme increase in time that it now takes to receive an alert is not acceptable. During its prime I would receive an alert within 30 seconds of my weather radio. Last week we had tornadoes and it took 14 minutes from the time I heard my radio alarm to receive a notification from this app. The FEMA app which I have installed so that I can receive special weather statement notifications went off right away. It seems as if each time we get severe weather the alerts continue to become more and more delayed. Until this company gets their act together you are better off looking elsewhere.

I have had this app pretty much from the start, and it works well. Alerts work great often before the news puts them out, lightning alerts work great, and I cannot say enough good things about this app. Love it!! If you are looking for a weather app that works well 99% of the time this is the app to get. I cannot say 100% because no matter what app is being used for weather alerts it can miss something for various reasons the biggest being no data or wifi connection.

Hi, I can’t purchase the lightning update, are you still offering? It will not update or go to the store from the app to purchase. Thanks.

I can’t believe that I spent $10 for this app few years ago for it to now only be TRASH!! It’s telling me that it’s still 22 degrees outside when it’s CURRENTLY 73 degrees!!

Please update the app for the iPhone X

Tells me to drag pin to desired location but pin does not move.

Do not use. The developer had abandoned the app and it no longer functions properly. Delete immediately and find a replacement.

i love it, it's really simple to use but also very informal on lots of stuff.

Living in central Indiana, it's crucial to have current and accurate info. We've been getting stormed on for a good 10 minutes now. Torrential rains, loud thunder and pops of lightning. This radar has absolutely no rain or severe weather around me within 20 miles. Not very dependable when push comes to shove. I'll seek other weather apps first now. Unfortunate as this used to be my go to weather app.

But keeps getting worse with each update. Too bad.

I purchased this app seeing that it was $4.99 and was recommended by my tv station. When my purchase was posted at my bank only 6 seconds after pressing "buy", the amount they charged me was $16.33. I would have NEVER purchased this app or any app at this price. The amount posted on the app page is false and is actually false advertising. BEWARE!!

The app hasn't been updated in almost a year and the alerts stopped... what's the deal?

I bought this app 6 years ago when I was traveling through multiple state with tornado warned storms. It still actively use it. I always receive warnings before the local news stations put their warnings out. Apply the setting as you want the app to behave and it's the best out there! Spot on!

I always liked this app. Yet we are getting tornado warnings and this app has been silent. What's going on?

Why suddenly is this frozen in. landscape view rather than portrait. Using iOS 9.3.5 and have never had a problem until last update. Please correct this so I can return to a 5 star review. Have been using this since you first announced on CNN. I got it that day & it's used every day!

You have to wonder what exactly the money you spend on this app goes to, because it's clearly not development. The app appears to have been abandoned by its developers.

I love this app! But sadly, recently I have been having issues where it is not getting alerts. My other weather apps are getting the alerts, but this one (which I rely on the most) has not been receiving the information or alerting me to weather hazards.

Didn't receive lightning alerts when there was lightning in the area.

Your app is wrong today!! Partly cloudy? It is pouring rain! Thundering and lightning! What satellite or radar do you use??

I have used this app for years and it works great for me. I use it mostly to monitor severe weather. You can customize alerts by type and location. I have not used the lightning alerts yet.

I was able to drag it part way then never again.

Temperature is 5-8F degrees off, humidity 20% off, wind gusts don't display, wind speed is off and app has not updated for over an hour. This is due to the app getting its data from airports. And if you don't have an airport in your backyard, this is not the app for you. If they would also gather data from Weather Underground I would rate it five stars.

I have been using this app since Ver 1.2 and as Apple has moved on with iOS updates it seems that the developer has left this what used to be an awesome app in the dust. Notifications are still received but much later after NWS sends them out. 3.0.5 was released 11/22/17 to fix the voice rate of iOS 9 which is an OS from 2 years ago. Many are on iOS 11 and since the release if iOS 11 the app UI is buggy. Hopefully this app gets some love and attention by the developers at WDT... soon.

While this app still works and still notifies me of lightning strikes, it’s in bad need of an update. If WDT doesn’t update it for the iPhone X screen then I’ll move to another lightning detection app.

Not thrilled that I had previously purchased the app but when I got a new phone using a family account, it forced me to repurchase. Then when I tried to get the charge taken off, Apple says this item is not eligible for a refund. Kind of bush-league.

App is buggy with iOS 11. Radar is way too sloooooow to draw.

I have been using this app since Ver 1.2 and as Apple has moved on with iOS updates it seems that the developer WDT has left this what used to be an awesome app... abandoned. Many are on iOS 12 and since the release if iOS 11 the app UI is buggy and notifications are very delayed if you get them. Developers at WDT have said an update was coming soon for nearly a year. I’ve moved on to Storm Shield where a plethora of notifications are available and deleted Weather Radio.

With the new IOS release - the app does not orient to the screen properly - there may be other issues as well!

When I first got this app, it was really really cool. However over the past years since I first got it it slowly started to go downhill. I am glad it works with voiceover, Apple screen reader, very well. However, as time has gone by, the alerts have been less and less. For example yesterday we had a bunch of rain, and another weather app told me we had a flood watch, but this one did not. I wish the developer was still working on this app, he has not been updated and I believe almost 2 years, since I OS 9. Very very sad. There are so many possibilities for this app to develop. I have many feature request in mind, but I am not sure if I want to suggest him; since this app has not been touched in a long time. The lightning alerts feature is really cool, but shouldn’t the money for those subscribe to it go towards the development of this app? I hope the app gets some love soon. I am going to have to get rid of it for now, until the alert system has been fixed, in the app given more love. I will come back to it in a while just to see if anything has been done still have my fingers crossed an app like this could go a long long way. Maybe I will post my feature requests to the developer to see if I get a direct response. I mean, do these reviews really get a read?

Since I update my iPhone to the latest iOS the app opens to a black screen until it finally loads then when I tap on a city to get the forecast I get a bunch of squiggly lines at the top until it loads. The app needs some work but still is a useful tool.

Weird animations. Alerts no longer reliable.

All the animations and transitions are horribly broken on iOS 11. Seems like the developers have retired from working on this app.