Reviews of WJHL Weather App

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List of user reviews and ratings for WJHL Weather App

Total ratings

2.10 (Rating count: 50)

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Review summary

There is broad dissatisfaction with the latest update. Users cite degraded radar detail, confusing navigation, and unreliable location features. Ads interrupt reading and alerts, and forecast timing/accuracy has declined. A minority still finds value in the app’s maps and overall performance when it works, and some would recommend it, but key issues are repeatedly mentioned across reviews.

Pros

Some reviewers still recommend the app
The app's maps and overall performance are acceptable when functioning (maps noted as good)
Radar was appreciated in the older version

Cons

Radar quality and detail degraded in the latest update (less detail, no storm tracks)
Navigation/UI is confusing after the update (hard to find information)
Location features are unreliable (unable to see current location on the map or keep it active)
Pop-up ads disrupt usage and block important alerts
Forecasts are less accurate or harder to access (7-day/hourly formats, video forecasts not matching)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.40

All time rating average: 2.10

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45% (9)

Date	Author	Comment
2023-12-19	ka*****	Why can’t I see my location on the map? There is no option to enable this feature.
Why can’t I see my location on the map? There is no option to enable this feature.
2021-09-06	pr*****	I appreciate that you wanted to update your app but I really dislike everything about it! The navigation is confusing, the 24 hour future is so fast you can’t correlate the prediction to the hour, the layers are horrible on the radar I can’t figure how to get the live radar to keep my current location and yes I have have my location enabled! I really am sad that this is the best you can do I believe I will be deleting and have to find another app to better suit my needs after I have enjoyed and trusted the previous app for quite a long time!
I appreciate that you wanted to update your app but I really dislike everything about it! The navigation is confusing, the 24 hour future is so fast you can’t correlate the prediction to the hour, the layers are horrible on the radar I can’t figure how to get the live radar to keep my current location and yes I have have my location enabled! I really am sad that this is the best you can do I believe I will be deleting and have to find another app to better suit my needs after I have enjoyed and trusted the previous app for quite a long time!
2021-08-30	Tr*****	P.S., I’ve deleted this app and replaced it with channel 5’s. It’s a shame. The format on this last version went way backwards especially on the weekly and hourly forecast. Much much better the way it was. Put it back. The older version was a 4. This is a generous 2.
P.S., I’ve deleted this app and replaced it with channel 5’s. It’s a shame. The format on this last version went way backwards especially on the weekly and hourly forecast. Much much better the way it was. Put it back. The older version was a 4. This is a generous 2.
2021-08-14	ga*****	Absolutely horrible app should have left it the way it was
Absolutely horrible app should have left it the way it was
2021-08-07	do*****	I loved the old app, especially the radar. Since the update I’ve stopped using the app entirely and deleted it from my phone. Since this was my go-to app for radar views I’m kind of lost now. New, improved, and different are not necessarily better.
I loved the old app, especially the radar. Since the update I’ve stopped using the app entirely and deleted it from my phone. Since this was my go-to app for radar views I’m kind of lost now. New, improved, and different are not necessarily better.
2021-08-02	Sa*****	The new update renders this app unusable. I used to have the info I needed in one or two clicks and now I have to spend too much time trying to find what I need. Deleting it.
The new update renders this app unusable. I used to have the info I needed in one or two clicks and now I have to spend too much time trying to find what I need. Deleting it.
2021-07-31	Br*****	The WJHL weather app was my choice of weather apps until they made the latest change. It was a very easy app to navigate but no longer. I am not one who complains with every upgrade of software but this one was not only unnecessary, it was actually a downgrade.
The WJHL weather app was my choice of weather apps until they made the latest change. It was a very easy app to navigate but no longer. I am not one who complains with every upgrade of software but this one was not only unnecessary, it was actually a downgrade.
2021-07-31	Ba*****	The latest update has pretty much rendered this app useless to me. I liked the simple, clean appearance where I could get an extended forecast or hourly forecast. I don’t want to take the time to watch a video that gives less info.
The latest update has pretty much rendered this app useless to me. I liked the simple, clean appearance where I could get an extended forecast or hourly forecast. I don’t want to take the time to watch a video that gives less info.
2021-07-21	Sh*****	This app used to be great. The latest update wiped all saved locations and basically lowered the usability of this app. It’s not easy to quickly get to what you were looking for like in the previous version.
This app used to be great. The latest update wiped all saved locations and basically lowered the usability of this app. It’s not easy to quickly get to what you were looking for like in the previous version.
2021-07-19	Je*****	The radar on this new app is horrible. It doesn’t show nearly the level of detail the old radar showed. The rain is not as detailed, and there are no options to show storm tracks, etc. Our other local station had a weather app which uses the same radar as WJHL’s old app had, so I will just use theirs; hopefully they won’t be changing theirs anytime soon.
The radar on this new app is horrible. It doesn’t show nearly the level of detail the old radar showed. The rain is not as detailed, and there are no options to show storm tracks, etc. Our other local station had a weather app which uses the same radar as WJHL’s old app had, so I will just use theirs; hopefully they won’t be changing theirs anytime soon.