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CARROT WEATHER
Loads of options
Maps are great
Weather with personality
IAPs needed for some features
AWESOMEa UV indicator that helpfully
asks — in all caps — “Can
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Carrot cements its position as
the best weather app on Apple
mobile kit. The catch remains
the cost for all the bells and
whistles. Still, even in its
vanilla form, this app’s well
worth grabbing — even if
there’s a nagging feeling if you
annoy Carrot too much, she’ll
rustle up a tornado and drop
a cow on you while you sleep.
THE BOTTOM LINE. This is
a feature–rich, beautifully
designed weather app that also
happens to be a lot of fun.
CRAIG GRANNELLtop of the hour; and haptic
feedback is now an option.
Head back a little further in
the updates cycle, and one big
criticism of Carrot no longer
applies — the maps are now
much better. What you get still
isn’t nearly as pretty nor as
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in the US in particular you get
an inordinate amount of data
and layers. Along with the
ubiquitous precipitation radar,
you can peruse lightning
strikes, wind direction,
storm cell markers,
and more — plenty
for even the most
ardent weather
geek out there.
With an
adjustable
personality,
alternate weather
sources, a superb
Today view widget,
and a feature–rich
Apple Watch app (withinside if it’s going to be really
cold all day. Genuine critical
alerts exist for the US, too,
at the lowest subscriber tier
($4.99 annually); and everyone
can enjoy the app’s astronomy
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those vampires out there who
want to avoid the sun.
Beyond Carrot deluging you
with updates, there have been
other useful changes since we
last covered the app. Saved
locations can now be
renamed, so the app
displays something
like “home” rather
than your town’s
name; it’s
possible to set
daily reports to
go out when you
want them to,
rather than at the
Go premium, and Carrot
gives you loads of options
for your Apple Watch.
maclife.com SEP 2019 59Tough testing, trusted ratings