Carrot Weather – the entertainingly antagonistic weather application from developer Brian Mueller – has just received its latest version 5.0 update, which brings a whole new (and much more customizable) design, removes the pre-price label in favor of more subscribers, and of course , adds new dialogue and Easter eggs for the malicious AI character of the app.
It’s been a few years since Mueller released Carrot Weather 4.0, and the new update brings a fresh coat of paint to the weather app, with more detailed data broken down into individual maps for things like moon phases, wind speeds, precipitation and more .
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Image by Brian Mueller
Users can also fully customize the layout of the interface cards based on the information that is important to them, and they can easily switch between different custom layouts. (For example, a regular skier might want to build a layout that focuses on snow and wind speed forecasts.) Everything has been visually updated to be more in line with modern iOS user standards, so the whole app will fit more seamlessly with the rest of your programs.
The new app is also now free to use, instead of using $ 4.99 in advance. Like the old paid version, however, there are still optional subscription services that can lie on top of the layer for more functionality. A premium subscription ($ 4.99 per month or $ 19.99 per year) adds additional features such as selecting weather sources, notifications, widgets and Apple Watch complications. Premium Ultra ($ 9.99 per month or $ 39.99 per year) adds notifications for rain and storms, more widgets and better linking of data sources. And a Premium Family subscription ($ 14.99 per month or $ 59.99 per year) is the same as Premium Ultra, but can be shared by Apple’s Family Sharing with up to five other people.
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However, if you were already a root owner, you will be able to keep paid features that you have had forever, even if they have been moved to one of the more expensive levels. Similarly, existing subscribers to the old Premium Club memberships can still pay lower monthly or annual rates.
The free version of Carrot Weather contains ads – but for now it’s only for fake products or other indie applications. (Mueller says he’s not paid for it either, but sees it as a way to ‘give back to the awesome indie developer community.’) That said, he notes that he may eventually sell ads in the future.
Carrot Weather 5.0 can now be downloaded in the App Store.