It's a cost based tiering system that limits the access to data in the lower subscriptions. This is also the reason you can't change your weather source often in Legacy and Premium but basically have no limits in Premium Ultra. If you pay more for Ultra, those limits are mostly removed and you will see the correct data, sooner. So, when you look at your Carrot iPhone app once or twice a day with Premium Legacy, chances are high that the correct data isn't yet reflected in the app because the Legacy (and also tier 2) subscriptions have higher cache latencies. This is in line with my experience of some Premium Legacy data refreshing only every 10-12 hours and reflects the FAQ that cache limits are only removed in the Premium Ultra tier. Not a problem when you're only checking the weather once or twice a day with my iPhone app, but the complications automatically update over 50 times per day every single day of the year. … if you're an Apple Watch user looking for background updates for your watch face complications, each refresh of my weather data costs a small amount of money. It's the same reason the Apple Watch background refresh was never available in Premium Legacy. So Carrot's servers load data in intervals, it's not a live feed.Īnd then, the difference will be even bigger for the lower subscription tiers because more frequent data refreshes are expensive. Why doesn't the forecast shown in CARROT exactly match the one on the data source's website?Įven though the data is coming from the same source, data sets will rarely match up exactly between CARROT and the source's website because they are loaded at different times… Looking at this old support page, the source to app difference is mentioned: But based on those, it's a straightforward thing really, based on cost. I can only point out the previous comments made by the dev and entries in the FAQ. I'd try contacting via email if you want a direct answer. Regarding the “removal of some app limits and caches“, the dev also answered a question here a few years ago that this means more frequent data updates. Tier 3 includes all the features of Tier 1 and Tier 2, plus rain, lightning strike, and storm cell notifications** as well as removal of some app limits and caches. There have been so many instances like this and I’m really sad. Ex: Right now I have heavy snow (Dark Sky agrees) the Apple app says it’s drizzling. Apple’s weather app is a joke when it comes to accuracy. It legitimately is one of those apps that made my life better. Looking at an archived version of the FAQ, this was previously mentioned there when plans were still called Tier 1–3. Dark Sky was the most useful and accurate weather app I had ever used. Premium Ultra (previously tier 3) now updates close to the source data apps/websites (within 30 minutes). There, the delay was smaller but still unusable for me (3-7 hours). After noticing it, I switched to Premium (previously tier 2). I also used legacy (previously tier 1) at first, which doesn't exist anymore. The dev mentioned once that only the Ultra (previously level 3) tier removes those cache limits. I switched to Premium Ultra, which removes those limitations. Carrot was always some hours in the past. I tested this by making screenshots and comparing the historical data. With Premium, I often noticed the same, i.e., there was a delay of 3-7 hours, compared to the website data. Priced at $0.99/month or $3.99/year, you’ll gain access to a weather widget as well as a Time Travel feature.In my experience, this depends on your subscription level. The app is free to download and enjoy, but there is a subscription service for those who want more features. If there’s a blizzard outside, expect something along the lines of, “Somebody’s getting frostbite today!” It’s a fun and twisted way of delivering sometimes very important information, so if you have a sense of humor, you should enjoy it very much. For example, CARROT could say, “It puts the sunscreen on its skin or else it gets the hose again,” when it’s a sunny day. What sets CARROT apart from your typical weather app is its snarky forecasts. From what I can see, the only thing it’s missing is weather alerts (push notifications for upcoming rain or other local weather events), but that may come in time. It's still very early and I'm still processing the news, but I just wanted to answer the basic questions real quick. ago by MakerOfCarrot Apple's Dark Sky acquisition I know a lot of you have questions about how Apple's acquisition of Dark Sky will affect CARROT. CARROT Weather, apparently a very popular weather app on iOS, is finally on Android!īacked by Dark Sky’s weather data, which is my go-to weather app, users can get highly accurate weather data and forecasts. Apple's Dark Sky acquisition : r/CARROTweather 3 yr.
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