Weather monitoring company AcuRite is forcing device owners to use a new companion app on May 30, leaving some longtime customers frustrated.
AcuRite, which sells devices like weather stations, indoor thermometers and rain gauges, began emailing customers last month that they would soon be able to control their devices with the AcuRite Now iOS and Android apps. AcuRite first launched the app in June 2025 to control a new weather station, the AcuRite Optimus. However, owners of AcuRite devices were still able to use the My AcuRite app, which was launched in 2016.
However, soon, My AcuRite will no longer be available, making AcuRite Now the only official app to control AcuRite devices. The My AcuRite app website currently reads:
As part of our continued investment in providing smarter, more connected solutions, the My AcuRite app will be discontinued. To ensure uninterrupted access to your weather data and unlock even more capabilities, All users must transition to AcuRite no later than May 30, 2026.
According to the website, AcuRite Now “works with thousands of products” in Tuya’s SmartLife IoT ecosystem, including third-party fans, thermostats, light bulbs, plugs, cameras, and motorized blinds.
“Looks like a bad joke”
Some AcuRite customers are upset about losing access to My AcuRite because they feel that AcuRite Now is an inferior app.
Those customers have complained online about being unable to use AcuRite Now to rename multiple temperature sensors, difficulties uploading data to weather sites, and the app only reporting temperatures in whole numbers. An AcuRite support page says AcuRite is “expecting” to add the ability to organize sensors on-screen and rename multiple sensors in AcuRite Now, with a desktop version of the app also coming “soon.”
A popular feature of My AcuRite was the ability to share data from AcuRite devices with Weather Underground, a real-time weather service. AcuRite Now also supports this feature, but users will have to pay a subscription fee which starts at $2 per month. A subscription called AcuRite Now+ also includes more data storage (365 days of history instead of 30).
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