And now, you can build your own custom iPhone weather app using all the building blocks Carrot Weather provides. That started with Carrot Weather being the first Apple Watch app to offer multiple complications. The level of customization today has really made the app stand out. Honestly, when it first launched, Carrot Weather was a gimmick – it was just an app that told jokes about the weather! But soon after a successful launch, I started focusing all my attention on making Carrot into an awesome weather app with tons of useful features, like customization, multiple data sources, notifications, Apple Watch complications, and more. A weather app felt like a natural next step, because different weather conditions, temperatures, and seasons would provide plenty of material for jokes.Ĭarrot (the AI) helped differentiate Carrot Weather, but how did you ensure the app was more than a gimmick? That came out in 2013, quickly followed by an alarm clock, and then two fitness apps. Games added to the app’s fun nature, including version 1’s secret locations.Ĭarrot Weather is part of a series of Carrot apps that started with Carrot To-Do. My family has always had a relationship where we make fun of each other constantly, and I figured injecting that personality into an app would make it unique and fun. But whenever I saw an app like that, it was always over-the-top positive – “Yay! You’re the best person ever!” – to the point it sounded fake. What was the impetus behind creating apps with snark, helmed by an AI who seemingly wants to eradicate humanity?īrian: I wanted to build an app with real personality. We speak to Carrot Weather underling, Brian Mueller, who the Carrot AI deemed was allowed just this once to talk to us, on the proviso we meatbags know our place. Visit the Carrot Weather website or get Carrot Weather (free + IAP) from the App Store. Carrot Weather now includes 12 weather layers for its Ultrapremium subscription holders. Carrot Weather 4.7 features redesigned weather maps designs, more secret locations, and other thrills. The latest iteration is a fine app in its free incarnation, and highly customizable if you pay for a subscription. Wolfe JThe off-its-rocker Carrot Weather app for iPhone is out with another fun-filled update. Where is it now?Ĭarrot Weather has, ahem, weathered stormy years of App Store turnover and remains available.
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