WISH-TV Storm Track 8 Weather Reviews

by Nickname Taken, Again

Downloaded the new app to find that advertisements take up most of the home screen. And when trying to Zoom in to identify specific locations of interest (home, work, etc) full page ads popped up. When setting up notifications to receive for locations, the whole thing froze; no way to go forwards or backwards. Waited and it would not unfreeze. Was unable to view anything else this might have to offer. Had such high hopes for this overly-totted weather app — Uninstalled.

Note to WISH-TV and weather app developers, when severe weather is in the area it is imperative that we see what is happening NOW, your pop up ads are risking the lives of the people you are trying to protect. Are our lives really worth any delay in being forced to X out of your money making scheme?

by Janelllee

I have vision issues and having a background photo makes it difficult for me to use your app now. The old one was easier to navigate and the live radar was so much better. I purposely used the wish 8 app over any others because it was so much better. Now it is almost exactly the same as WTHR’s.

by Anyo25

I used the old app daily for traffic & weather. Loved the traffic option, now there isn’t one. I liked the 8 day forecast also, which was all on one page to view. Didn’t have to scroll to see each of the 8 days. I don’t have a use for the blogs or videos. Less user friendly.

by Psouth49

I’m not even giving this one star! This has always been my favorite go to weather app, but I’m going to be looking for another! It’s conglomerate mess and have to go everywhere to get just one day of weather! And don’t even get me started on trying to put your favorite sites, like vacation sites or relatives! Useless!

by Geistlake

I tried the new app on my iPad! IT STINKS!
Thank goodness I didn’t try to download it on my active phone. I’d be really upset if I did. TV 8 tried this once before and it didn’t work out. They had to revert back. Based on what I’ve experienced they’ll have to revert back again. The way I see it, you have to be a software engineer to figure out how to use the new app.

by Tryng To Hard 191

I will sadly have to find a new weather app once I'm finally kicked off the old app. The new app is no we're near crisp or clean like the old app. The new app is not user friendly and I can't easily access the information I want. I don't want the news. I only wanted the weather. I'm sorry I don't normally put bad reviews but I think your making a horrible choice😭

by Jaydaroberts1234

I do not enjoy the new version of WISHTVStormTrack8Weather . I do not believe that it is as "user friendly" as the last one was. It is also quite "laggy" whenever I attempt to use that radar. I believe that WISHTVStormTrack8Weather should go back to its original style and version. Therefore, this new version only deserves one star.

by Og95

Loved the old app and the features it gave us. The old app sent notifications for weather alerts and even when lightening was detected within a 5-mile radius. This one never send alerts or notifications. Not sure why not, that seems like the most useful reason to even download a weather app. Guess I’ll be finding a different app.

by DAJ17484949

I used to exclusively use WISHTVStormTrack8Weather, no matter where I was! This one is awful - deleting immediately. Not user friendly. No easy search function (does it even exist???never found it) for current weather conditions in various places. And the aaddddssssss. I get they need some to help generate revenue - but JFC I had probably 8 pop up in the 2 minutes it took me to decide to delete this. Awful choice WISH - stick to what works.

by Mrs725

Come on WISH TV you guys are my go to for weather. However the new weather app feels like a step backwards. It’s missing some of the features I like on the old app. I wish you would not have done the update. Bring back the old app or at least make all the features from the old app available. Nothing like trying to find another weather app. I ended up downloading a weather app from another Indy News Channel whose app is similar to the old WISH weather app.

by Dg1957

If iPad is open horizontally page remains vertical. Very annoying. App needs more work before it’s useful. Old one gave me info I needed in format that worked. I May have to find a new “go to” weather app.

by Ladybear1969

Can’t have clouds and rain on map at same time. Grrrrr. Most unreliable app for my needs now. Have to find one that is user friendly. I am definitely deleting app. Will check in next month to see if you go back to old app. GOOD BYE!

by Clarence Titus

It runs 2 to 4 minutes behind real time radar screen don’t care for the the way the daily forecast. The old app was much better.

by Steve-of-indiana

I just heard from the TV station & while WISHTVStormTrack8Weather is a bit rough around the edges, I am starting to get an understanding of it.

by Kaugsnville

Enjoying the new weather app and the additional information it offers. Thanks WISH-TV!

by Aug4iu

Took me a couple days to get used to it, but the new app has way more info than the old. It’s just organized different. Nice upgrade!

by Deek15

Works great, like checking the radar

by Absdancea

This is my go to app for when I need to know the forecast in central Indiana. I enjoy the radar, weather tracking features and being alerted about warnings in the area. I like being able to access school closings and being able to send in pictures to the storm track 8 team.

by C Daddy (The Real)

It’s very good of an app, It easy to use and it’s amazing. It’s very accurate most of the time and It meets my needs.

by Ktlangel

Nice app, great visuals, easy navigation and up to date information

by Rowe202020

Over half the screen is an ad. I found it hard to navigate.

by Jbfrustrated

New app is the worst I’ve ever seen. Please go back to the previous one.

by VinaMelody

The home screen on this new app is mostly an ad with a small space for the current temperature. I have to navigate to another page to see the current temperature with the "feels like" temperature. On the old app I could see all that information together as soon as I opened it. There is no place on WISHTVStormTrack8Weather to see the eight-day forecast at a glance. I have to scroll and scroll and scroll... and scroll through a looooooong page and all the daily descriptions. The radar looks terrible. It looks faded and is difficult to discern the different levels of precipitation and storm strength. The time stamp is even difficult to read. There is no easy way to see the future radar. I have to pull up a separate menu and navigate through a bunch of other options to do so. In the old app I could easily switch from the current radar to the future projection on the same screen with just a quick tap. On the hourly forecast, I can't see the temperature, chance of precipitation and wind at the same time, I have to tap on them individually. In the old app, all of that information was together at a glance.

This new app seems like just a change for the sake of change. The old app was great, and I used it daily (often multiple times a day). I'm sure it could have used some tweaks here and there, but to completely revamp it was totally unnecessary (and it didn't work out so well the last time you tried it)! It's the Wish-TV equivalent of Windows 8: "Let's take all the information that you used to be able to see quickly and easily and hide it under layers of navigation to make you guess where it is now." Not such a great idea!

So to sum up, this new app is not user friendly, and if you are going to completely get rid of the old one then I will be looking for alternatives in WISHTVStormTrack8Weather Store.

by EMNOHL

I can’t even get past the user agreement because an ad pops up that I can’t close. 👎🏻

by Gwen Racine

The new app is terrible. I prefer the old version. I miss the 8 day forecast. There is a huge advertisement in the new one that I don’t need to see.

by CathyP

Certainly not an improvement.

by Garden And Weather

This version is slow and takes forever to get to the local level. You can’t see radar and cloud cover. When you bring up temps, you can’t slide pass two days forecast. And NO traffic!!!!!

by Cowsbyme

This new app is terrible! I liked the old app!!

by Mhuffy1

Old app much better. Easier to use especially if just want to do a quick check on hourly, radar, etc. glad I didn’t delete the old one.

by Dvdjdjdn

I used your old weather app daily. This new one is awful! Harder to navigate and less user friendly. The home page has the weather at the top in a very tiny little graphic. The vast majority of the page (taking up half the opening screen) is now a large annoying advertisement. I am happy to deal with ads but not when they are the sole focus of the page versus the weather that I loaded WISHTVStormTrack8Weather for!

by Jools In TN

Easy to navigate and looks good on the phone.