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When I downloaded this app because of the iMessage features, it wasn't clear at all that this was for a trial period, then if I want to keep the functionality, I have to pay. It's a bait and switch and I'm super turned off. It doesn't matter how much I liked the app in iMessage, on my phone, my Apple Watch, whatever, I'm not going to pay to play. It's a shame too, as the app gave me most of what I was looking for, but I'm not interested in having to pay every year to unlock functionality on my phone, then extra for functionality on my watch. Had this app been a pay once and up front for everything sort of app, I'd have very strongly considered it, as it's what I'm looking for, but like I said, the bait and switch nature of their sales pitch has completely turned me off. I get a week of functionality for free? Ridiculous. It's on me for not being aware of this from the get go? Yeah, but honestly, when you're downloading sometjing for use in iMessage, are you usually taking the time to read all of the details? No! Deleting and going back to the other paid apps I use that don't bait and switch like this junk.

Discovered Forecast Bar early this morning. I was excited about some specific complications for my new Apple Watch Series 5 and all the other things offered by a seemingly well designed and popular app. After a couple of hours I was impressed enough to go ahead and purchase the Premium Subscription; mainly, so I could use the awesome watch features of Forecast Bar. Well, here I am about 12 hours later, and I have discovered that the app is stupid slow on both my watch and my phone. The phone app and the iPad app freeze on a regular basis causing me to quit and restart. The watch app doesn’t show data in the watch complications on a regular basis. I’ve read the FAQ item about this problem and followed all of the developer’s guidelines for remedy. As is, I have to manually refresh the watch app quite often so the watch complications will show data. When you look at a watch face, you want information at that instant – not after having to mess with some software. Also, the iPad version of Forecast Bar keeps alerting me that it is not connected to a watch – so, I can’t change some settings which means I don’t have full use of the iPad app. I know an iPad doesn’t work with an Apple Watch like an iPhone does, but having a less than fully functioning app is very disappointing. I hope this app can be fixed very soon. Otherwise, I will just have to delete Forecast Bar and move on to something else. Nobody has time for tech like this.

The app does what it’s supposed to do on the iPhone and iPad. In fact it does so a skosh better than most other apps of its kind. A clean and customizable interface along with little “above and beyond” items (like the temperature on the app icon) make it a pleasure to use in the phone. It’s a bit annoying that the icon looks like its for a water intake tracking app (see: just about every water intake tracking app in the store; their stickers icon would be better) but that’s minor. Tha Apple Watch is a different story. I’m a paid (annual) Full Access + Watch subscriber but the watch app doesn’t even show up. I’ve written to the dev multiple times and received no response at all. Not even an acknowledgement of receipt. An app that doesn’t give what you paid for, and a dev that won’t even respond to requests for support doesn’t merit a good rating, even when the basics of the app are fine.