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Add to SafariWhen comparing wX vs The Weather Channel, the Slant community recommends The Weather Channel for most people. In the question“What are the best weather apps for Android?” The Weather Channel is ranked 6th while wX is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose The Weather Channel is:
The overall theme of The Weather Channel app is bright with a consistent amount of Weather Channel blue. Fortunately the app also performs well. The app shares a similar design to the Google Play Store with scrolling tabs for "radar," "now," "videos," and "forecast." The scrolling tabs are very fluid and each tab is quick to load.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Ad-Free
Unlike many weather apps, which seem to be ad platforms with a side of weather data, wX is pure weather.
Pro No nonsense
The interface is very utilitarian, presenting data and little else. No glitzy animations, flashy transitions or so on.
Pro It's akin to having a weather office crammed in your pocket
If you want to know exactly why the weather is exactly behaving the way it is, this is the app for that.
Pro Bright and quick user interface
The overall theme of The Weather Channel app is bright with a consistent amount of Weather Channel blue. Fortunately the app also performs well. The app shares a similar design to the Google Play Store with scrolling tabs for "radar," "now," "videos," and "forecast." The scrolling tabs are very fluid and each tab is quick to load.
Pro Solid offering of widgets
The Weather Channel widgets are attractive and functional. The widgets are available in 1x1, 2x2, and 4x1 sizes and even follow their own application's design language instead of following HTC like many others.
Pro Solid radar maps
The Weather Channel app's maps provide a descent amount of radar options but the overall design is very confusing and the in app tutorial hint is useless.
Pro Video forecasts
The Weather Channel with its large TV presence offers an impressive amount of weather forecasts videos in the app. Although many of the videos in the app such as "Lady and the Shark!" have absolutely nothing to do with weather.
Pro Travel based information
The Weather Channel application allows you to input a starting point and destination on a radar map and then predict if you will encounter any type of storms along the route. The feature needs work and doesn't always work properly but the idea is promising if improved.
Cons
Con Takes a bit of setup
Due to the data first nature of the app, even entering your location can be mildly complicated due to the method used.
Con Interface is bricklike
A side effect of being so data oriented means there are basically no circles to be found outside the radar panes and imaging.
Con US/Canada and outlying Islands only
Unfortunately, the app relies on data supplied by NOAA and the NWS, and as such, doesn't service anywhere not serviced by either.
Con Focused more on features than actual weather
A lot of the developers time for The Weather Channel app has not gone toward better weather forecasts but many unnecessary features like weather achievements and the annoying mPOINTS reward system.
Con Unremovable advertisements
The Weather Channel app includes banner advertisements like most weather applications but unlike other applications that let you pay a dollar or two to remove them, The Weather Channel forces them on you. Even worse is that they are positioned conveniently at the bottom of the application right where you are likely to accidentally open them.
