Weather apps are usually one of the most boring things on your phone. You open one, glance at the temperature, maybe check if it is going to rain, and close it without a second thought. SkyDex tries to fix that by turning the whole thing into a Pokémon-style collecting game. And honestly, I can see the appeal.
After trying out the free version on an iPhone 15, i came away thinking it is genuinely fun wrapped in an app that still feels a little rough around the edges. It is a weather app with a layer of Pokémon experience, which has you fill out a Kanto-style Pokédex while still getting your usual weather info.
How SkyDex works
SkyDex is still primarily a weather app. You get the usual stuff like temperature, hourly forecasts, 10-day forecasts, humidity, wind, precipitation chances, and more. The twist is that changing conditions can trigger
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