River Levels & Flows vs River Reports
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
River Levels & Flows
Access real-time USGS and AHPS river level and flow data. Receive push notifications for flood status and view weather prediction charts for significant river flood outlooks and precipitation forecasts.
- USGS/AHPS river levels and flows
- Flood status push notifications
- Weather Prediction Center charts
- Interactive gauge map
- Gauge history and statistics
- Quantitative precipitation forecasts
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Main Features Include: + USGS / AHPS River Levels & Flows + Gauge Flood Status Push Notifications + Weather Prediction Center Charts Interactive USGS / AHPS Gauge Map The USGS maintains a national network of stream gauges that provide hydrological observations. In addition, AHPS collects real-time water level information from other federal, state, and local stream gauge networks. USGS / AHPS Hydrological Data Includes: + Water Level & Flow Observations + Gauge Levels, Flows & Volume Forecast + Gauge History & Statistics + Flood Status Push Notifications Weather Prediction Center Charts + Significant River Flood Outlook + Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts + Excessive Rainfall Outlook + U.S Hazards Outlook + Risk of Heavy Precipitation Enjoy!
River Reports
Access real-time and historical river flow data for hundreds of locations in the American West. This app simplifies finding crucial information for outdoor activities like float trips or checking local creek conditions, consolidating data from various government sources.
- Real-time river flows
- Historical river flow data
- Weather conditions
- Consolidated data sources
- Coverage across American West states
- Easily digestible view
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River Reports provides real time and historical river flows and weather conditions for hundreds of locations across the American West. Whether you're planning your next float trip or you want to check the flows on your local creek, we've got you covered. We built River Reports after wasting hours searching through government sites trying to find relevant data. This is now a thing of the past. River Reports aggregates federal, state, and local data sources to bring you easily digestible, consolidated view of every river, creek, and stream. River Reports does not have ads. We built River Reports because we're fellow anglers who like checking flows! It's as simple as that. Coverage • Colorado • Idaho • Montana • Utah • Texas • Washington • Wyoming Data Sources • USGS • USBR • Division of Water Resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: River Reports at Free against River Levels & Flows's $2.99. River Reports also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). River Levels & Flows's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 13). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
River Reports is free to download; River Levels & Flows costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
River Levels & Flows holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: River Levels & Flows has 2.6K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of River Levels & Flows's written reviews are positive against 50% of River Reports's.
River Levels & Flows ships an update every 3 months, River Reports every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | River Levels & Flows | River Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better | 4.4 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LW Brands, LLC | Greg Lamp |
Customer experience
River Levels & Flows
River Reports
Bugs and requests
River Levels & Flows
Reported bugs
2 issues- Saved gauges disappearing
- Inability to add desired gauge stations
Requested features
5 requests- Add more river gauge stations
- Allow sorting and organizing of favorite gauges
- Provide option to switch between USGS and NOAA data
- Implement customizable alert thresholds
- Add water temperature data
River Reports
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
River Levels & Flows
No in-app purchases
River Reports
No in-app purchases
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