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Shares rank 12 of 14 weather apps by recommenders

Recommended for dense, at-a-glance weather data and an optional Dark Sky-like vertical layout; the most common caveat is the still-missing multiple-locations feature.

Recommended for dense, at-a-glance weather data and an optional Dark Sky-like vertical layout; the most common caveat is the still-missing multiple-locations feature.

6 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Multiple locations feature still missing

    “They used to be very responsive. "Multiple locations are on the way" (bottom left corner) has been like that for years now.”

    Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”
  • Less elegant than alternatives

    “slightly less elegant, but has more knobs to turn”

    Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”
  • Feature gap called a deal breaker

    “I think that's a deal breaker for me.”

    Comment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

Other weather apps people recommend

The four most recommended other weather apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

WeatherGraph compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Brolly28780%1——
Sundial weather app22196%3——
Apple Weather205427%6——
Acme Weather171357%2——
WeatherGraphThis page60100%3——
See all 14 weather apps, ranked

What people said

All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“I wish he had gotten several more decades of use out of it.”

RecommendsComment from 26 Jun 2026 in “Om Malik, 1966-2026”

“which has the Dark Sky-like vertical view as an optional data layout”

RecommendsComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“slightly less elegant, but has more knobs to turn”

MixedComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“I think that's a deal breaker for me.”

MixedComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“They used to be very responsive. "Multiple locations are on the way" (bottom left corner) has been like that for years now.”

MixedComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“The developer is very responsive, lots of UI customization (both app and widgets) is possible, and pricing is reasonable.”

RecommendsComment from 10 Jan 2026 in “A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece (2023)”

“It's remarkable how much information density you've achieved while still maintaining "at a glance" clarity.”

RecommendsComment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Pebble, Rebble, and a path forward”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.