💡 Weather app with better data
==tl;dr: An iOS/macOS weather app backed by Google weather data, with design actually worth looking at.==
Why?
- The Japanese weather apps available in the JP App Store are visually dated and functionally mediocre.
- Apple’s stock Weather app data quality varies by region (patchy for Japan).
- Google’s weather data is generally better sourced and more accurate — but there’s no good first-party consumer app exposing it.
What?
- iOS + macOS native weather app.
- Data source: Google weather API (if accessible) or an equivalent tier of quality.
- Design: clean, typography-forward, restrained — in the same visual direction as Hibi.
- Nice-to-have: hourly/daily forecast, rain radar, location search with Japanese place-name support.
How?
- SwiftUI shared across iOS/macOS (same stack as Hibi).
- Weather data API evaluation needed — Google Weather API availability + terms, vs. alternatives (Meteomatics, Tomorrow.io, DWD for Germany).