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Add to SafariWhen comparing Yahoo Weather vs 1Weather, the Slant community recommends 1Weather for most people. In the question“What are the best weather apps for Android?” 1Weather is ranked 1st while Yahoo Weather is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose 1Weather is:
Even if 1Weather still takes inspiration from HTC widget designs, 1Weather's are some the best available. There are 7 widgets available.
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Pros
Pro Modern and minimalistic design
Yahoo Weather features beautiful photos from Flickr for every weather condition and dynamic animations on a continuous page of information. The UI is super easy to use and appealing to look at.
Pro Free and no advertisements
Pro Design that doesn't overwhelm
One of the advantages of Yahoo Weather is that the design is not so loaded with information when you open it that it is overwhelming. If your just interested in if it is going to rain today Yahoo will provide you that at a glance but it still provides all the details when you scroll down.
Pro Decent static map options: heat, wind, and US radar
Each of the maps are quick to load and very fluid to scroll and zoom with. But the radar map options are few compared to other weather applications and they are not live.
Pro Uses beautiful photos from Flickr for a fresh look all the time
Yahoo Weather uses photos of locations in weather conditions from actual Flickr users. This inclusion makes Yahoo Weather as great to look at as it is to use. If you want more information about the photo the author's Flickr name is in the bottom right corner.
Pro Effortless to switch locations
Unlike other applications that force you to enter a menu to check on another location, in Yahoo Weather all you have to do is swipe left or right through your favorite locations.
Pro Attractive widget design 1x1
Even if 1Weather still takes inspiration from HTC widget designs, 1Weather's are some the best available. There are 7 widgets available.
Pro Clear and easy to use UI
The UI of 1Weather is clean with a simple menu bar across the bottom of the screen for each section (current weather, precipitation, radar maps etc).
Pro Useful explanations throughout app
1Weather provides explanations at the tap of each weather measurement from the UV index to the moon phases.
Pro Live weather maps
1Weather offers live weather maps for radar, clouds, surface temperature, dew point, relative humidity, wind speed, and UV index in both terrain or satellite views. The maps work perfectly as well except for maybe the absence of pinch to zoom.
Pro First third-party weather app to support Android Wear
1Weather is the first third party weather app to offer Android Wear support.
Cons
Con No minute-by-minute forecasts
Yahoo Weather only offers hour by hour forecasts with no minute-by-minute forecasts.
Con Too focused on design instead of data for some people
Yahoo Weather displays less information at a glance and less information as a whole than other apps. Radar options and precipitation options are particularly scarce. Although for some people a minimalistic design is worth it.
Con Banner advertisements
1Weather features annoying banner advertisements for users that have not paid the $1.99 upgrade. Another annoyance is that the advertisements are right next to the menu bar meaning your likely to open the advertisement at least once.
