AcuRite Shuts My AcuRite App on May 30, Forcing Switch to 2025 AcuRite NOW

1 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · May 21

May 30 is the cutoff for My AcuRite, ending the weather-device app launched in 2016 and requiring customers to move to AcuRite NOW.
AcuRite said the older app runs on obsolete technology that limits long-term development, modern cloud services, smart-home integration and support for newer connected devices.
Jeff Bovee said AcuRite NOW, released in June 2025, sits on a newer cloud-connected platform designed for mobile-first updates, device pairing, notifications and longer weather-data history.
Users have criticized the switch because AcuRite NOW still lacks features from the old app, including renaming multiple sensors, organizing sensor displays and showing temperatures beyond whole numbers.
The migration also changes economics: sharing data with Weather Underground, free in My AcuRite, now requires a subscription in AcuRite NOW even as AcuRite says support is better.

Will users pay for features that were once free, or abandon AcuRite for open-source alternatives?

With AcuRite's mandatory app switch, do you truly own your smart home devices anymore?

Is removing features to 'modernize' a new standard for smart devices, forcing users to pay more?