3.12 out of 5
25 ratings in United Kingdom
I have had a Davis Vantage Pro for many years, I don’t send weather data to the internet, but find it useful to compare my readings with nearby stations and also calibrated Met Office stations too. The app is easy to configure and use. Great for free.
Ok - so I know this is really a review forum for the App and not the system, but as the app is integral to the WLL system, worth a big shout out to Davis. I have had a Vantage Vue, turning and burning now for 12 years with no faults. And I mean, no faults. It has sat in the Scottish weather, patiently and reliably reporting, initially to the console and now the WLL and never put a foot wrong. I had inferior, cheaper brands prior to settling on Davis and the Vantage Vue, but trust me, when it comes to weather instruments, you get what you pay for. The WeatherLink Live itself does away with the need to permanently run a PC attached to a data logger and brings the system into the 21st Century. The app is the app - you will get opinions on how it should look etc, but it seems stable and for me the presentation is okay. All in all, I think Davis deserve huge credit for the quality of their engineering and hardware, now matched in software terms by the WLL system.
The app is so good I love to use we have got it for are house and it tells us everything but it
Pro subscription and as other reviews have stated that’s pretty pointless as it only really unlocks shorter upload times. As I am not in the USA I cannot use the sms service but even David state that those notifications are unreliable. As a pro subscription I would like to see the introduction of notifications from the app from various alarm triggers. It is a nice looking easy to read app, but severely lacking any features.
After six weeks the WLL suddenly stopped working with an intermittent flashing blue light. No mention of it in the manual or the app. Connected via Ethernet that’s working normally and no power cuts etc. wifi and iPhone working fine so it must be the unit.
App used to work great, now can’t change unit from F to C, it just reverts back to F immediately, can’t actually seem to change anything in the units section. Also doesn’t save any locations. I’ve tried updating the app and still doesn’t work properly.
Very poorly designed software feel like it was a project put together by a first year school kid
Background: I'm an ex-StormChaser, but still a weather nut. I have had an early Vantage Pro2 Plus system (and several auxiliary units) since 2004. I replaced the original VP2+ ISS in Dec2021 due to an unreplaceable faulty humidity sensor and daytime aspirator. I started out using the old WeatherLink software to log the data and uploading it to the WeatherLink site. However, this meant that I needed to have a small Intel NUC running at all times to facilitate this. As the NUC is used to do 'real work' during the day, the WeatherLink PC software often got in the way of what I was doing, so I purchased a WeatherLink Live unit with a Pro subscription. Then, the disappointments began... I can see why people stick with a non-subscription account. The Pro account offers little over a free account other than a shorter upload (and display) period. There are very limited options on how the data is displayed in this app. I get that Davis wish to provide a consistent interface across all customers, paying and non, but it limits the usability of those who do pay. Even the website interface is a badly-coded mess (which I won't go into here)! Please look at the other reviews to see the limitations as they are still valid and all I will be doing is repeating them. Suffice to say, that as a 'free' app, it's not bad, but as a paying customer, I am sorely disappointed at the lack of utility.
I have just purchased the Davis Vantage Vue weather station with the WeatherLink live receiver. As far as I can tell, the data from the station is accurate but the WeatherLink live app fails to present the data in chart form. At first the charts would not update the data. Now there is no data presented. Until Davis correct this they are letting down what would otherwise be a good system.
So now the indoor temperature doesn’t update, constant 21° regardless…
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