Comparison

Storm Manager vs ARCOS Mobile Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Storm Manager

This app streamlines resource management for companies responding to natural disasters. It facilitates resource acquisition, workforce coordination, expense tracking, and real-time communication to expedite recovery efforts.

Highlights
  • Resource activation and acquisition
  • Workforce development and crew rosters
  • Time and expense tracking
  • GPS tracking of resources
  • Meals and lodging management
  • Real-time communication
  • Dynamic reporting
Features
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Storm Manager helps companies impacted by Natural Disasters manage the influx of resources needed to deal with the disaster. Storm Manager brings unmatched efficiency to the process of securing the resources needed, tracking them throughout the event, providing meals & lodging, and ensuring everyone gets paid for the prudent charges incurred to provide service. Storm Manager works with all emergency response operations including: Utilities, DOTs, Gas, Cable / Fiber, Telecom, Wildfire Fighters, Insurance Adjusters, and FEMA. The Storm Manager systems facilitates the acquiring and management of resources throughout the entire restoration event, including: Resource Activation / Acquisition Workforce Development / Crew Rosters Time / Expense Tracking, Approval, & Invoicing GPS Tracking of Resource Locations Meals & Lodging Direct Communication to Workforce Dynamic Reporting & Data Requests Digital record of all activity (time, user GPS) Contract Management (during blue-sky days) Storm Manager connects the impacted companies with their entire workforce both internal and external in real-time. Field based users use this mobile application to update their crew roster, track their time, submit their expenses, and get directions to their hotels. After major events, Storm Manager helps Utilities get the lights on quicker, DOTs clear the roads quicker, Wildfire Fighters put the fires out quicker.

About

ARCOS Mobile Plus

This application helps utility employees respond to callouts, view their schedules and rosters, and receive notifications. It's designed to streamline daily operations and responses to unplanned events.

Highlights
  • Respond to callouts
  • View schedule
  • View rosters
  • Receive notifications
  • Manage daily operations
  • Handle unplanned events
Features
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Welcome to ARCOS Mobile Plus. This app is the new version of the ARCOS Mobile App for Callout and Crew Manager and replaces the previous version called ‘The ARCOS App’. Learn More (LINK TO: https://arcos-inc.com/mobile-plus-quick-start/) Please contact your ARCOS administrator for information on when to download and start using this app instead of the previous version. ARCOS Mobile Plus is changing the way utilities enable their employees to respond, restore and report during both daily operations and unplanned events. Use ARCOS Mobile Plus to respond to callouts, view your schedule, view rosters and receive notification. If your administrator has set you up in the ARCOS system, you simply need to log in to get started. Some helpful tips: Your session duration, timed outs and password expirations are controlled by your utility’s security policies and not by ARCOS. We are committed to ensuring the security protocols of the industry are enforced. To ensure you’re using the latest version of ARCOS Mobile Plus, select auto update in the settings menu of your mobile device. Contact your administrator at the utility you work for if you are experiencing issues and/or to receive your login credentials. Like the ARCOS app? Have suggestions for improvement? Use the reviews below to let us know!

Screenshots

Storm Manager4 screens
ARCOS Mobile Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Storm Manager at 67% against ARCOS Mobile Plus's 3%. Storm Manager also leads on rating (2.6 vs 1.3). ARCOS Mobile Plus's advantage is ratings volume (229 vs 17). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Storm Manager holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARCOS Mobile Plus has 229 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Storm Manager's written reviews are positive against 3% of ARCOS Mobile Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Storm Manager ships an update every 4 weeks, ARCOS Mobile Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Storm Manager versus ARCOS Mobile Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStorm ManagerARCOS Mobile Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (17 ratings) — better1.3 (229 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better2.6% of reviews
Number of ratings17229 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWRM Software Inc.ARCOS LLC

Customer experience

Storm Manager

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

ARCOS Mobile Plus

All ratings229 ratings
Positive7.0%
Neutral0.4%
Negative92.6%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive2.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative94.9%

Bugs and requests

Storm Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ARCOS Mobile Plus

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App logs out without warning or notification
  • Login credentials rejected after updates
  • Infinite loading screen on first app open
  • App crashes immediately after December update
  • Biometric login prompts not functioning properly
Show 8 more
  • Call notifications not triggering phone ring
  • Callout acceptance errors with call tree messages
  • App freezes with spinning loading indicator
  • Cannot log back in after forced logout
  • iPad compatibility broken
  • Password authentication failures
  • App requires reinstall to regain login access
  • Callouts not received despite notifications sent

Requested features

8 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Ability to view callout history and details
  • Employee status color coding (who's working, on vacation, etc.)
  • Automatic text notification when auto-logged out
  • Adjustable font size within app
Show 3 more
  • Ability to set custom logout duration instead of automatic midnight logout
  • Improved roster showing who's been called/working
  • Better biometric login implementation

In-app purchases

None

Storm Manager

No in-app purchases

None

ARCOS Mobile Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Storm Manager free?
Storm Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARCOS Mobile Plus free?
ARCOS Mobile Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Storm Manager or ARCOS Mobile Plus?
Storm Manager is rated higher. Storm Manager averages 2.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while ARCOS Mobile Plus averages 1.3 from 229 ratings.
Do Storm Manager or ARCOS Mobile Plus have ads?
Neither Storm Manager nor ARCOS Mobile Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Storm Manager or ARCOS Mobile Plus?
Storm Manager ships an update every 4 weeks, and ARCOS Mobile Plus monthly. Most recently, Storm Manager was updated on September 17, 2026 and ARCOS Mobile Plus on September 18, 2026.

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