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Umbrella Today

Umbrella Today?

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Category:
Weather
Release Date:
Nov 06, 2009
Homepage:
http://umbrellatoday.c...
Publisher:
thoughtbot, inc.
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Umbrella Today? is the simplest weather site on the internet, and now you can have it right on your iPhone. It answers one question: Do I need an umbrella today? It’ll even send you a push notification in the morning of any day you’re likely to need one. You know, just as a heads up.

Supports locations all over the world and notifications any time of day.

Developed by thoughtbot and Trevor Harmon (Vocaro Technologies).

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TUAW's Daily App: Umbrella Today
Mini_discussion_bubble The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) - Posted Wed, 12 May 2010 13:00:00 UTC +00:00
Filed under: iPhone Last fall, I moved out here to Southern California, and while I don't mean to brag, my concerns about the weather outside have fallen right off of my list of priorities; it's sunny and 70ºF here most of the time. However, back when I lived in Chicago, I had to check and see w... Read More

Reviews

Just one more feature! 4.0 stars
By: gauravjain13
Version: 1.0
I know this is a slippery slope, because everyone has their own peculiar and idiosyncratic requirements, and pandering to every whim can lead to feature bloat, killing the core feature of this app - its simplicity. But here is my logic: I just want to use one weather app before I step out of the house. I don't care about doppler images, precipitation probabilities (at the end, my decision to carry an umbrella is binary - yes or no), etc. But I do care about the temperature, so I know what to wear. This app is brilliant, but I find myself checking the Weather Channel for the temperature, which is super annoying and sort of makes this app redundant. Just a single immediate outside temperature readout would make this app perfect (something like the thermometer app in the app store). Add that, and people are likely to use this as their #1 weather app. And they can use stuff like the weather channel app if they want multiday forecasts, temperature ranges, and to decide if they need to buy flood insurance asap.
Works as designed. 5.0 stars
By: seigniory
Version: 1.0
And a great idea... 
Thanks! 5.0 stars
By: rossway
Version: 1.0
I've always used your web service and gotten text messages, but I'm excited to use this because I can check it anytime and it utilizes the push notification service! Thanks! 
Push Notifications Don't Work 1.0 stars
By: bontakun
Version: 1.0
Title says it all, use the email service instead it actually works.
Awesome 5.0 stars
By: goodchild
Version: 1.0
I like this as much or more than umbrellatoday.com