At the same time, I mostly understand their levels. The higher levels are mostly intuitively as a developer, things that cost more money to provide in terms of infrastructure and access to paid APIs.
Also, I'm not sure what you're looking at, but looking in the app, Premium Ultra, which seems to only give you notifications for lightning and storm cells, as well as tidal data and the ability to hook up to your own weather data source, is $29.99/year.
I'm literally not seeing anything that costs $30/month on either of your links, or in the app.
They even do a decent job on your link of explaining why they charge money:
"The subscription is necessary because weather data is very expensive. Without charging extra for the subscription, in just one year it would cost CARROT more to supply weather data than a $4.99 upfront payment for the app. So CARROT's Maker either had to offer a subscription or not add these awesome features at all."
What's anti-consumer is how the app store obfuscates things in their UI. If you open the app itself and look at their options for purchasing a subscription, it gives you plenty of information that's clear and explains the levels. If you think this is your height of anti-consumer behavior, you're blessed in who you're shopping with.
Also, I'm not sure what you're looking at, but looking in the app, Premium Ultra, which seems to only give you notifications for lightning and storm cells, as well as tidal data and the ability to hook up to your own weather data source, is $29.99/year.
I'm literally not seeing anything that costs $30/month on either of your links, or in the app.
They even do a decent job on your link of explaining why they charge money:
"The subscription is necessary because weather data is very expensive. Without charging extra for the subscription, in just one year it would cost CARROT more to supply weather data than a $4.99 upfront payment for the app. So CARROT's Maker either had to offer a subscription or not add these awesome features at all."
What's anti-consumer is how the app store obfuscates things in their UI. If you open the app itself and look at their options for purchasing a subscription, it gives you plenty of information that's clear and explains the levels. If you think this is your height of anti-consumer behavior, you're blessed in who you're shopping with.