WS View 4+

Over the past few months loads of new features have been added: These features are very useful and much appreciated.

The functionality of this weather station is rapidly becoming as good as much more expensive models, thanks to these frequent firmware and app updates.

One thing that is still lacking however is the ability to link the station to a home sever: Cumulus or WeeWx data upload would be fantastic. I hoped that this latest ‘custom upload’ feature would allow ‘FineOffset’ connection by Cumulus or WeeWx - or at the very least the ability to access the weather server from a local PC, via a web page for example. I know some other brands of this same hardware (using different software) allow assess to the IPObserver by entering the station IP address in browser.

If there was just some way to get the weather data off the station and into locally hosted weather software, this would be THE best value, highest quality weather station out there for the price.

As it stands you can see battery level, air pressure, rain levels, wind direction and speed, indoor and outdoor temp, etc. It’s all very comprehensive and nicely laid out.

General presentation of data is good, however no where near the standard of Ecowitt. It would be nice if the graphs at the bottom were relatively functional at least. The wind speed one doesn’t include gusts and it’s very hard to compare each graph as the bars which can be dragged along the data don’t mirror on each graph.

App is pleasant visually. However it does not show all data... for example it does not show min and max readings (PWS Monitor does this nicely). Graphs are small and cannot be used in landscape mode. Data points on the graphs cannot be selected to show the time they occurred. There is no option to select or display historical data.

Update: following an update or two, the app is now totally knackered. It no longer displays data from the station... at best intermittently. All other apps continue to work fine.... just not this one. Very disappointing.