AcuRite Shuts My AcuRite App on May 30, Pushing Users to $2-a-Month AcuRite Now

1 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · May 15

May 30, 2026 is the cutoff for My AcuRite, ending the 2016 app and making AcuRite Now the only official controller for the company’s weather stations, thermometers and rain gauges.
AcuRite says the switch supports “smarter, more connected solutions,” with AcuRite Now tied to Tuya’s SmartLife ecosystem and compatible with thousands of third-party devices.
Long-time users say the newer app drops or weakens key functions, citing trouble renaming multiple sensors, organizing displays, uploading data to weather sites and seeing temperatures only in whole numbers.
Weather Underground sharing still exists in AcuRite Now, but it now sits behind AcuRite Now+ subscriptions starting at $2 a month; the paid tier also expands stored history to 365 days from 30.
Support pages say features such as sensor organization, bulk renaming and a desktop app are only hoped to arrive “soon,” leaving the forced migration to fuel customer backlash.

Is AcuRite's app 'upgrade' a necessary modernization or a calculated betrayal of its loyal customers?

As smart devices demand subscriptions, are we just renting the technology we thought we owned?