Wthr is the latest meteorological app to hit the iPhone and has had the internets going nuts because it was conceived around Dieter Rams’ 10 principles of good design. But personally, I think the look and overall function of the app is just OK. I’d much rather have an apps that look or behaves along the lines of Clear, or Agenda or Buzz, and not something that is trying to visually mimic a piece of hardware from the 1960s. Am I crazy? More »
Depending on the programming and the data used behind the apps, weather iPhone apps can be a gamble. I’ve had a couple of them installed and it was always funny to see them give out different forecasts for the next couple of days at the same time. This particular weather app looks pretty amazing.
WTHR was designed by David Elgena, and the app itself is based upon Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles of Design. The UI is very clean and minimal, allowing you to easily figure out what the weather will be like without looking at endless graphics.
The WTHR app sells for $0.99(USD) in the iTunes App Store, but we’ve read that in its current incarnation, the app constantly uses the GPS of the iPhone, even after closing the app. Hopefully this will be fixed in a later update, since it is such a beautiful looking app.
[via Ubergizmo]
While the default Weather app on the iPhone does the job just fine, we guess that there are users who are extremely particular about how their apps look. If you think that describes you, or if you think that the Weather app could do with an overhaul in design, then you might want to check out an app called WTHR. As pictured above, this is an app that allows users to check the weather on their iPhone. As you can see, it features a very clean and minimalist design and comes with a weighing scale-like interface in which the red arrow and line will indicate the weather for today. Its designer David Elgena based the design of the app on Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles of Design, and we have to admit it looks pretty good. So if you’re in the market for a weather app that gets the job done while looking good, the WTHR might be or you. Priced at $0.99, it is available for purchase and download via the iTunes App Store.
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