National Weather Service Forecast

Displayed on a sleek material design, users can view necessary weather information for their location or a location they search. Weather alerts, hourly forecast (48 hours), and daily forecast (7 days) data are fetched from the National Weather Service. Current conditions and minutely forecast are fetched from AccuWeather.

NEXRAD Weather Radar

Animated smoothly on custom Mapbox interactive maps, we use RainViewer data which utilizes NEXRAD MOASIC data. Radar and satellite frames are displayed in five minute increments, with two hours of past frames and one hour of future simulated frames based on live data. Client has ability to customize Mapbox maps and radar color palettes.

Article Scroller & Viewer

Integrate your blog posts from WordPress, Squarespace, Medium, Wix, or RSS feed seamlessly into your app. Within minutes of posting new content on your website, your article will appear in your app. Automatically schedule push notifications to send when a new post is published!

In-App Subscription for Content & Ad Removal

Proven to be the best avenue for forecasters to monetize their audience, offer app-only articles and videos. Content ideas are endless, with model updates and scenario breakdowns a popular choice. Price at your custom rate, I’d suggest starting a bit higher than you’d think, at least a couple dollars monthly. Ad removal also included.

Social Media Content Feeds

Integrate your latest updates across all social media platforms!

Targeted Push Notifications

Send manual and automatic push notifications to users based on their live location. Notifications can be sent instantly or scheduled ahead of time. Select which app page users will open once they tap the push notification.

Content Submission

Receive all forms of media from your followers through a form, where you can download the media. You can also publish user-submitted content in your app after approving it.

External & Internal Advertisements

Earn revenue from your app from multiple ad formats, including app-open ads as displayed in the center, as well as banner ads. If you have local sponsors, we also offer internal geotargeted ads with statistics.

Frequently Asked Questions

We offer lower pricing if you do not use one section. For example, if you opt to only use the weather section but not radar, and vice versa. The adjusted rate is $1.60/1,000 sessions. You can find the adjusted pricing calculator for that below:

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  • You will need to follow guides to retrieve free API keys from sources like Twitter, YouTube, WordPress, Google Analytics and AdMob.
  • You may need to setup several accounts, like an Apple & Google Play developer account, to get your app up and running.
  • You will need to send us high resolution logo(s) for your business to be used across your app.

We will communicate at first through email (from joshua.adams@blizzardapps.com), and soon switch to Slack. If you have a communication platform you would much rather use, like Discord, please inform us.

Your app will generate revenue in multiple ways.

  • You can show Google AdMob ads, which can appear during app launch or as banner ads at the bottom of screens.
  • You can integrate any advertisers you have, and even target users geographically if applicable.
  • You can do a paid subscription, where you provide exclusive content like weather model analysis ahead of storms, as well as offer ad removal. This feature typically generates the most revenue based on our findings, and we will suggest optimal subscription pricing, trials, and lengths.
  • For Google AdMob, ad revenue will be paid out to the account you have setup under Payment Information in the AdMob control panel.
  • For Apple, your in-app subscription revenue will be paid out to the account you have setup under Banking in Agreements, Tax, & Banking within App Store Connect.
  • For Google Play, your in-app subscription revenue will be paid out to the account you have setup under the Payments profile tab, under the Setup tab within Google Play Console.
  • Your monthly bill includes expenses we incur for a given number of app sessions and associated data costs.
  • The monthly revenue is based on current median Google AdMob rates and average performance of in-app subscription offerings for our clients.
  • Your app has multiple paid API integrations including Mapbox (interactive maps), AccuWeather (minutely and location search data), and RainViewer (radar and satellite data).
  • These APIs measure usage and bill Blizzard Apps monthly. As a result, we bill you based on app sessions. This means you only pay for what you use.
  • Since Blizzard Apps is able to purchase data in bulk, you benefit from cheaper pricing versus having your own subscriptions.
  • You will only pay Blizzard Apps directly, based on monthly app sessions, at a rate of $3/1000 sessions.
  • You will be emailed an invoice between the 1st and 3rd of the following month, based on the previous months' app sessions.
  • We ask you pay an invoice no later than 10 business days after receiving the invoice.

You can view session statistics in the Blizzard Apps Portal. Statistics are updated automatically multiple times daily.

Yes, your website posts will appear in your app minutes after posting. Those viewing your website posts in your app will not weigh down your web server whatsoever, as we have an in-app article viewer and do not send users directly to your website.

You will send push notifications to app users in our app portal, which allows you to target users by their geographical position. You simply draw a geographic boundary on an interactive map! If you'd like to send automatic push notifications when you post new articles or YouTube videos, you can do so once and let it run forever without you having to do anything!

Yes! No need to worry, the simple and only answer is yes.

The only attribution required is a small Blizzard Apps logo on the bottom of your app loading screen.

No, Blizzard Apps holds exclusive rights to our codebase.

Apple charges $99/year to have an Apple Developer account. Google Play charges a one-time $25 fee upon developer account creation.

Other than that, no.

You can cancel your app on the account page. We do not offer refunds for any period that has already begun.

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