Yes, Carrot Weather taps into Dark Sky’s data, and it costs $5 to get started—that’s more than what you’d currently pay for Dark Sky on iOS. As usual, you'll have to fork out to axe ads. The sun is setting for Dark Sky's beloved Android app, but thankfully there are plenty of other weather app options to choose from. Considering the quality of this app, its premium features are well worth the price. “It doesn’t give you the temperature, humidity, dew point, or windspeed. Drawing data from its own weather service, the app provides up-to-the-minute weather information and a variety of other useful information as well. So what now? Dark Sky just announced it has been acquired by Apple, and with the sale come a few big problems for fans of the hyper-local weather app. On iOS, this improves what was already an impressive app. It doesn’t provide a daily forecast, or tell you what it’ll be like this weekend.”. Registered in England. Plus, there's motion tilt and slide controls to help you navigate the sleek interface. (It’s like magic.) An hourly forecast is also available for those that like to be prepared morning, afternoon, and night. It costs a little more than Shadow Weather or Appy Weather, but it’s worth the money if you want an app that’s bright, clean, and straightforward. In the meantime, here are some other weather apps worth checking out—assuming you trust any of them with your location data. It includes access to radar and forecast maps, and runs on the Dark Sky API for super accurate readings. First of all, the Android app is going away altogether—for obvious reasons. Of course, you can always just go with the devil you know. Google pulls its weather information from Weather.com, so you don’t have to worry about the impending death of the Dark Sky API on Android devices. I love the flexibility this gives me to see which source feels the most accurate for my location. How we test gear. The app looks gorgeous and, like Carrot Weather, it allows you to switch your weather data sources to another service as you see fit. It contains everything that you’d expect from a basic weather app, including a “Feels Like” rating, wind speeds, humidity and UV levels, and weather predictions for the next ten days. The Google Play Store is filled to the brim with weather apps, many of which run on the Dark Sky API (same weather reports of Dark Sky, different skin). Netatmo's weather app does have a feature where you can share your data with its user-generated weather map, but this feature is optional if you're worried about privacy concerns. Dark Sky is a weather app that will make you do a double-take when you realize what it's capable of doing. Another essential entry to the list that could replace your phone's native weather app. On stock Android phones, this feature comes fully loaded but can be accessed on iPhone or other Android phones by downloading the Google app. The idea is that ones further towards the right denote warmer conditions – but the information is hard to parse. The Google Play Store is filled to the brim with weather apps, many of which run on the Dark Sky API (same weather reports of Dark Sky, different skin). There isn’t a free version of Overdrop available—it’s either $7.50 for a lifetime license, $2.19 a year, or $0.99 a month. Full stop.".