App Saturday: I made a Physics-driven Weather app with fun haptics

I recently released Weatherlane, a weather app built around a single vertical "lane" you flick through, so the whole forecast reads as one continuous flow instead of scattered cards and tabs.

The next few hours and the next several days sit on one continuous track, so you scroll time rather than navigating between screens.

Tech Stack

Flutter, Dart, Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, WeatherKit (SDK and API) and RevenueCat.

Development Challenge

The hard part was imagining a vertical design that encompasses everything a user expects without ever falling back to horizontal scrolling

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Download

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weatherlane/id6468727819

Happy to answer any questions

u/__deinit__ — 1 day ago

Just shipped a weather app where the whole forecast is one physics-driven vertical lane - feedback welcome

I just released Weatherlane, a weather app built around a single vertical "lane" you flick through, so the whole forecast reads as one continuous flow instead of scattered cards and tabs.

The next few hours and the next several days sit on one continuous track, so you scroll time rather than navigating between screens.

The part I spent the most time on was the gesture and physics layer. Getting the pan to feel natural, with momentum and deceleration that match what your thumb expects, took more iteration than the rest of the app combined. It is the difference between the interaction feeling alive versus feeling like a glorified scroll view, and it is the thing I would most want feedback on.

A few notes:

  • Data comes from Apple Weather (WeatherKit), exclusively for now.
  • Widgets via WidgetKit, gated behind the paid tier.
  • Localized into eight languages.

Monetization is a simple freemium setup: free with up to 3 saved locations, then Weatherlane Pro for unlimited locations plus widgets at $1.99 a month or $11.99 a year.

Would love some feedback, especially on the gesture feel and whether the lane interaction clicks for you.

If you want to try it: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weatherlane/id6468727819

u/__deinit__ — 20 days ago

Weatherlane (iOS) · Weather without the Clutter

Hey all, just shipped Weatherlane, a minimalist iOS weather app that lays your whole day out on a single vertical timeline. Every hour from now to midnight stacks into one lane showing temp, condition, and feels-like, so you can read the shape of your day at a glance. Tap any hour for the full details, swipe up to jump to tomorrow and the 7-day. Subtle haptics throughout to make it feel alive in your hand.

Powered by Apple Weather, available in 8 languages, everywhere on the App Store. Would love for you to give it a whirl: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weatherlane/id6468727819

u/__deinit__ — 26 days ago

Looking for beta testers for Weatherlane, a weather app built around a timeline instead of a dashboard.

Instead of cards and clutter, your day unfolds as a vertical lane of moments. Swipe through conditions, tap into hourly detail, and let the city photography set the mood.

Specifically looking for feedback on:

  • How the gestures feel day-to-day
  • Thoughts on the layout and general feel of the app
  • The home screen widgets. Save a couple cities first, and let them run for a day to see how they update

Open beta, all feedback welcome!

u/__deinit__ — 2 months ago