# Simple Weather Widget

> Clean, compact & configurable

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id914528145](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id914528145)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id914528145`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Back Bay Bytes LLC
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (26 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.7
- **Last updated:** 2017-09-18
- **First published:** 2014-10-11
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-weather-widget/id914528145)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.backbaybytes.com/sww/privacy.html](http://www.backbaybytes.com/sww/privacy.html)

## Description

Simple Weather Widget is simply the best weather widget in the App Store.  It provides a highly customizable, very compact, beautifully designed widget in the "Today" view on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, which displays the current weather (and, optionally, a forecast) for your location. Finally a weather widget with NO WASTED SPACE on your Today screen!

A simple, clean, compact design with lots of options so you see as much or as little information as you want. Available information:

Current Weather:
   - Temperature
   - Clouds/Precipitation
   - Relative humidity or dew point
   - Today's high/low temperatures
   - Wind speed and direction
   - Sunrise/sunset time
   - Severe weather alerts (premium users only)
   - "Feels like" temperature (premium users only)
   - UV Index (premium users only)

Forecast:
   - Temperature (hourly & daily high/low)
   - Clouds/Precipitation
   - Precipitation likelihood (hourly & daily) (premium users only)
   - Wind speed (hourly) (premium users only)

As much or as little as you'd like of all that information, and it only takes up a tiny bit of your Today View screen space.

You can also change the colors, select from three icon styles, or add a background image.

The free version features high quality weather data for your area from OpenWeatherMap. With a "Premium" upgrade, the widget can access more detailed data ("feels like" temperature, UV index, forecasted precipitation likelihood etc.) powered by the Dark Sky weather data service (it's a paid service, which is why the Premium option costs a bit more). There's also an economical "Plus" option that simply removes the "free version" message and updates the forecast more frequently.

To add the widget to your Today view, once you've installed the app, just swipe down from the top of the screen, select the "Today" tab, and then find the "Edit" button at the bottom of the page.  Under "Do Not Include", you'll find an item called "Weather" with the app's icon.  Tap the little green (+) button next to it, and you're all set!

## Rankings

- #273,482 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise the widget’s clean, fast design and compact, feature-rich display, including multi-day forecasts. However, many reviews cite inaccurate forecasts, reliability issues, and frequent crashes or display errors. Additional complaints include the widget only working in Today view (not Home Screen) and iPad orientation limits, privacy concerns around location usage, and a lack of ongoing maintenance. Overall, performance and data accuracy issues outweigh the UI strengths.

### Pros

- Clean, intuitive, fast-loading design.
- Compact widget that shows hourly and daily forecasts plus extra data (humidity, wind, sunset).
- Many options with a multi-day forecast in a small footprint.
- Premium unlocks additional features and is valued by some users.
- Generally faster and lighter than some bloated weather apps.

### Cons

- Forecasts are often inaccurate or unreliable.
- App/widget frequently crashes or shows errors like 'Unable to Display' and fails to update.
- Widget may not appear in the iOS Add Widget List and is limited to Today view.
- Requires location tracking, raising privacy concerns for some users.
- Limited ongoing updates/maintenance leading to compatibility issues with newer iOS.

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