HailSpot vs TrueFax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HailSpot
Capture real-time photos and videos of hail storms. Your submitted reports can help establish damage for roof repairs, and if used, you get paid. Quickly manage your property portfolio and keep sales representatives informed for inspections and emergency repairs.
- Real-time hail storm photo/video capture
- Submit hail reports for potential payment
- Manage property portfolios
- Track clients and potential clients
- Inform sales reps for inspections
- Facilitate emergency roof repairs
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Take real-time pictures/videos of hail storms. If your submitted hail report is used to establish damage and get the roof repaired, then you get paid! Quickly get your property portfolio (clients & potentials client) into the NextHail database. Keep Sales & Account Reps informed and ready to perform an inspection, and possibly make emergency repairs.
TrueFax
This app provides detailed reports on potential storm damage to homes, similar to how vehicle history reports work. It accesses a nationwide database to identify the frequency and severity of weather events that could have impacted a property.
- Storm damage reports for homes
- Nationwide storm database
- Hail, high winds, and lightning data
- Damage frequency and severity
- Property damage history
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A TrueFax report shows possible damage to a house just like a CARFAX report shows possible damage to a vehicle. Using our nationwide database regarding hail, high winds and lightning; TrueFax lists the frequency and severity of storms that may have caused property damage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HailSpot at every 3 weeks against TrueFax's every 57 months. HailSpot also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HailSpot against 5.0 for TrueFax. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
HailSpot ships an update every 3 weeks, TrueFax every 57 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HailSpot | TrueFax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TeancumVentures | Home Data Experts, LLC |
Customer experience
HailSpot
TrueFax
In-app purchases
HailSpot
No in-app purchases
TrueFax
No in-app purchases
