Comparison

SatSquatch vs Spotter Location

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

Head to head
About

SatSquatch

Visualize and analyze complex weather data with customizable maps. Access satellite imagery, high-resolution radar, and multiple forecast models. Explore historical data and overlay various meteorological analyses for detailed insights.

Highlights
  • Customizable weather map layers
  • High-resolution Level II radar
  • Multiple satellite imagery bands
  • Various forecast models
  • Archive mode for historical data
  • Overlay NWS warnings and outlooks
  • Animated wind and loops
Features
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SatSquatch is your all-in-one professional weather data app: satellite data, full-resolution Level II radar, forecast models, mesoanalysis and more, layered however you like on a fast, GPU-drawn map. SATELLITE • All 16 GOES-East and GOES-West bands, Himawari-9 full disk, True Color and core composites • RGB composites such as Air Mass, Day Cloud Phase and Fire Temperature (Pro) • GLM lightning and LightningCast (Pro) • GOES fire detections RADAR • Level II radar from every NEXRAD and TDWR site: reflectivity, dealiased and storm-relative velocity, spectrum width and the dual-pol moments (ZDR, CC, KDP, PHI) • Every tilt, echo tops, VIL, MESH, azimuthal shear, rotation tracks, ZDR columns and a tornado debris overlay • Storm-relative velocity from the radar's own storm tracks • 15-second refresh, with live sweeps (Pro) • Radar cross-sections (Pro) • MRMS composite reflectivity and precipitation, plus hail, rotation, echo tops, rainfall totals and flash flood guidance (Pro) ARCHIVE MODE (PRO) • Replay any past date: GOES satellite back to 2017, Level II radar back to 1991, MRMS back to 2020, GLM lightning and fire detections • That day's warnings, watches, SPC outlooks and storm reports, as they stood at the time FORECAST MODELS • HRRR, RRFS, GFS, RTMA and URMA • ECMWF IFS and AIFS, RAP, AIGFS, NBM and the GEFS, REFS, AIGEFS and AIFS ENS ensembles (Pro) • Filled contours, labelled contour lines, wind barbs and animated wind particles • 18 built-in presets, from 500 mb heights and vorticity to reflectivity over updraft helicity tracks • Run-to-run trends and one-tap model compare • Point soundings with skew-T, hodograph and parameters, cross-sections and meteograms (Pro) • Ensemble probabilities, spaghetti and plumes (Pro) ANALYSIS AND OVERLAYS • NWS warnings and watches, SPC, WPC and CPC outlooks, METARs, storm reports, ProbSevere, WPC fronts and Nadocast • Mesoanalysis, observed soundings and VAD winds (Pro) • Tropical model tracks, with ensemble tracks (Pro) CUSTOMIZABLE MAPS • Stack any layers in any order, with per-layer opacity and display units • 49 colormap presets and a full colormap editor • GRLevelX colour table import and export (Pro) • Saved presets, saved locations, annotations and a satellite basemap (Pro) • Split screen with synced panes, a data inspector and measuring tools • Animated wind with a level slider from 10 m to 250 mb • Loops of up to 72 frames; export images, GIFs and videos • Settings and favorites synced across devices SatSquatch Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the features marked (Pro). Also available on the web at satsquatch.wxbyte.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wxbyte.com/satsquatch-privacy

About

Spotter Location

This app enables storm spotters and chasers to track their field location and upload coordinates to the Spotter Network API. It also allows for direct submission of Severe Storm Reports.

Highlights
  • Location tracking for storm spotters
  • Integrates with Spotter Network API
  • Upload location coordinates
  • Submit Severe Storm Reports
  • Field use for chasers
Currently charting
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Spotter Location allows storm spotters and storm chasers out in the field to track their location. Spotter Location integrates with the Spotter Network API. This integration allows location coordinates to be uploaded to Spotter Network, and for storm spotters or storm chasers to submit Severe Storm Reports directly from the Spotter Location.

Screenshots

SatSquatch4 screens
Spotter Location4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SatSquatch at Free against Spotter Location's $1.99. SatSquatch also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). Spotter Location's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

SatSquatch is free to download; Spotter Location costs $1.99 up front. SatSquatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Spotter Location asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spotter Location holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SatSquatch ships an update weekly, Spotter Location every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SatSquatch versus Spotter Location: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSatSquatchSpotter Location
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#182 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWxByte LLCRandal Jennings

Customer experience

SatSquatch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

Spotter Location

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SatSquatch

Subscriptions2
  • SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Spotter Location

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SatSquatch free?
SatSquatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spotter Location free?
Spotter Location costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SatSquatch or Spotter Location?
Spotter Location is rated higher. SatSquatch averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Spotter Location averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SatSquatch or Spotter Location have ads?
Neither SatSquatch nor Spotter Location shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SatSquatch or Spotter Location?
SatSquatch ships an update weekly, and Spotter Location every 2 months. Most recently, SatSquatch was updated on October 30, 2026 and Spotter Location on October 30, 2026.

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