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Snowflake Weather

Incredibly detailed weather app

Snowflake is an incredibly detailed weather app, covering almost everything you could possibly want to know about current conditions and forecasts. Snowflake is privacy focused, with no ads, no analytics, and no creepy tracking.

Launch tags:

iOS•iPad•Wearables

Launch Team

Onutz Verde

So, first year cost of ownership for premium functionality: Carrot Weather $35, Weather Line $10, Snowflake Weather $10. Second year cost : Carrot $35, Line $10, Snowflake $5 5 years total cost of ownership: Carrot $175, Line $49, Snowflake $30 Now tell me how wrong @bjango got the price and Snowflake is a bad bet... (In my opinion they can safely sell perpetual license for $39, compared to Line's $49)

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5yr ago

Joseph Wood

@bjango @utestme Nobody is arguing about the total cost of the app. They are arguing about the barrier to entry which is higher than Carrot Weather and Weatherline. Carrot Weather has a unique appeal to it in that it offers a distinct, playful, user interface that even non-weather geeks will like. Weather Line is super clean, minimal, yet still functional. Snowflake Weather doesn't really have a massive differentiation when put up against those two apps. It isn't playful, it doesn't really look different than any other weather app, it's not minimal and clean, it's just...more nerdy. So it's not that different, but yet at $4.99 it's more expensive than both Carrot Weather and Weather Line. Also, the base level of Carrot Weather which matches Snowflake Weather closely in function is $4.99/year. That would put Carrot Weather at $8.98/year and not $9.98 for Snowflake Weather. But CW goes beyond and offers even more features than all of the other apps mentioned and if you want that you can pay more. I really like Snowflake Weather, but they are raising their barrier to entry by charging more initially and not really having a visual reason as to why they are different. Just my 2 cents.

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5yr ago

Marc Edwards

The iOS App Icon Book

Maker

@bjango @utestme Thanks for the figures and total cost of ownership values. I hope people find Snowflake to be good value. We wanted to be viable from day one, and I think the way things are set up mean we can be. I do get the pushback about it being paid + sub though.

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5yr ago

Marc Edwards

The iOS App Icon Book

Maker

@bjango @utestme @iamjmw Cheers for the feedback. You’re right, and this is a very competitive space. “More nerdy” is an interesting take, but that is an intentional choice in many ways. The built-in weather app for iPhone does a great job of being minimal. Our take is to show as much as possible, and try to keep the design clean while also having a very high data density (those things are often in opposition). In terms of features, what are we missing? Weather warnings? Push notifications? This is just our initial release, but I think we have a pretty full featured app with only a few very minor holes to plug. Also, we’re a small self-funded team, so we don’t need to take over the world to have a nice, viable business.

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5yr ago

Adriel Kloppenburg

Looks cool, but what's up with the "Mac" tag at the top, got me excited for a second. (PS, it's not available on Mac)

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5yr ago

Marc Edwards

The iOS App Icon Book

Maker

@adriel Looks like that’s been fixed. :) We are definitely considering a Mac app. iStat Menus has a lot of the weather data shown in Snowflake, if you’re looking for a Mac app.

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5yr ago

Adriel Kloppenburg

@marcedwards Hmmmmm, might have to consider weather in istat then. I've got that, and love it.

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5yr ago

Marc Edwards

The iOS App Icon Book

Maker

@adriel The other cool thing is that Snowflake existing means improving the weather in iStat Menus is easier.

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5yr ago

Ton

Hunter

New weather app from the makers of iStat Menus (a product with its own weather module). Snowflake has an optional Plus mode with lots of extra features and options. The regular version has: - Incredibly comprehensive weather data. - iPhone and iPad app. - Apple Watch app. - Apple Watch complications. - Today Widget. - Siri Shortcuts. - 4 weather providers. - 4 themes and automatic day/night theme switching. - No ads, no analytics, and no creepy tracking. Snowflake Plus features --- Snowflake Plus --- Snowflake Plus is an optional subscription that adds maps, background refresh for watch complications, and many customization features. - Multiple weather providers. - 4 themes with automatic theme switching. - 6 icons. - 15 day forecast when using TWC. - Animated rain and snow radar map layer. - Clouds map layer with animation. - Combined radar and clouds map layer. - Wind Speed map layer. - Temperature map layer. - Dew Point map layer. - Pressure map layer. - Humidity map layer. - 24 hour rainfall map layer. - 24 hour snowfall map layer. - Animated forecast rain and snow radar map layer. - Animated forecast cloud map layer. - Customize what’s shown in current conditions. - Hide rows in current conditions. - Switch to a compact version of current conditions. - Today Widget: Customize what’s shown in current conditions. - Apple Watch: 15 day forecast when using TWC. - Apple Watch: Customize what’s shown in current conditions. - Apple Watch: Customize what’s shown in hourly forecasts. - Apple Watch: Background data to keep complications up-to-date.

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5yr ago