what else do I get with something like CARROT that the default doesn’t offer
More control over what data is highlighted as the primary metrics at the top of the report (or on widgets).
Where I live the actual temperature and “feels like” temperature are often really far apart. Apps like Carrot can be configured to show “feels like” as the main temperature, but Apple only shows it if you scroll down all the way down past a bunch nearly useless stats like the sunset time (spoiler, it will be the same as yesterday) and how the current temperature compares to the historical average.
Also, I live near the beach and want to know the tides. That’s almost more important than the temperature.
More control over what data is highlighted as the primary metrics at the top of the report (or on widgets).
Where I live the actual temperature and “feels like” temperature are often really far apart. Apps like Carrot can be configured to show “feels like” as the main temperature, but Apple only shows it if you scroll down all the way down past a bunch nearly useless stats like the sunset time (spoiler, it will be the same as yesterday) and how the current temperature compares to the historical average.
Also, I live near the beach and want to know the tides. That’s almost more important than the temperature.