HailSpot vs Weather Now Pro
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.
Weather Now Pro
Get essential weather, local news, and events at a glance. Features live radar, minutely and 9-day forecasts, and moon phases. Offers detailed views with interactive charts and customizable visual effects.
- Live radar with multiple layers
- Minutely, hourly, and 9-day forecasts
- Interactive forecast charts
- Local news and event highlights
- Moon phases and sunrise/sunset times
- Customizable visual weather effects
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Designed for weather enthusiasts anywhere in the world. Weather Now delivers essential weather, local news, and events at a glance — from live radar to minutely and 9‑day forecasts — without requiring any clicks. Whether you want a quick update on your phone or a dedicated weather station on larger screens, Weather Now keeps everything you need on one beautiful, live dashboard Interface. Moon phases and Moon Illumination, Sunrise and Sunset Times Minutely, hourly, and 9‑day forecasts powered by premium data sources Interactive chart with 24‑hour, 3‑day, 5‑day scrollable views for precise detailed views for the next 9 days. Curated local News, local Events and local Foreacst summaries. Live radar with multiple layers and map styles for deeper weather insights. Temperature, Clouds, Radar, and Wind Animation layers for the entire Globe. Animated Wind Animations. View wind animations over the next two days, great for storm tracking. New wind meter UI for at‑a‑glance wind. gust, and direction information Local news and event highlights tailored to each location Customizable settings for fun or classic summaries and visual effects Visual effects - Rain Storms, Snow Storms, Real Clouds using current wind speeds. Google Street View where available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HailSpot at every 3 weeks against Weather Now Pro's every 9 months. HailSpot also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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
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 Weather Now Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
HailSpot ships an update every 3 weeks, Weather Now Pro every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HailSpot | Weather Now Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TeancumVentures | Designing Webs, Inc |
Customer experience
HailSpot
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In-app purchases
HailSpot
No in-app purchases
Weather Now Pro
No in-app purchases
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