Get Dark Sky for free on your home screen
Get Dark Sky for free on your home screen
The Dark Sky weather app is the #1 weather app on the iOS app store, but costs $3.99 to download. But there is a way to try it out for free and get it on your home screen. Did you know that while the Dark Sky Weather app costs $3.99, the Dark Sky website is free to use? You can get the same hyperlocal forecasts for free there, as you can in the paid app.
Using the Dark Sky website
Simply enter your city or zip code in the search bar at https://www.darksky.net and you can access the Dark Sky hyperlocal forecast for your location.
Adding the Dark Sky shortcut to your iOS home screen
On the Dark Sky forecast page for your location, simply tap the Safari menu button at the bottom-center and select “Add to Home Screen” to add the Dark Sky website to your home screen. It will look like and behave the same as the paid Dark Sky app, although it lacks the real-time weather notifications that Dark Sky is famous for. But hey it’s almost like you got Dark Sky for free, right?
