Comparison

HailSpot vs Hail Maps

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Hail Maps

Visualize past and present storm events like hail, wind, and tornadoes on an interactive map. Access historical data back to 2015, receive real-time alerts, and get turn-by-turn directions to storm locations. Includes live radar and NWS watches/warnings.

Highlights
  • Live and historical storm reports
  • Real-time alerts
  • Searchable history back to 2015
  • Live and historical radar
  • NWS watches and warnings
  • Turn-by-turn directions to storm locations
  • Address lookup for hail history
Features
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Every hail strike on one map. Type an address, get the record. Built for roofers, sales reps and adjusters + Homeowners and car owners. No account, no sign-up, no ads. Free to start. Hail Maps plots NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports: hail, wind and tornado, 2015 to today, every US state except Hawaii and Alaska. WORK THE STORM • Every report as a pin. Marker size shows hail size; color shows date. • Tap a pin for the date, storm-local time, hail size and the NWS comment. • Search any address. Standard, satellite or hybrid map. • Filter by state and date. Quick presets: last 7 or 30 days. • Multiple states, storm seasons back to 2015, longer and custom ranges. (Pro) • Street View from a report or history pin; Directions in Apple Maps. (Pro) DOCUMENT THE HIT • Type an address. Get the largest reported hail within 1, 3 and 5 miles for every storm day, newest first. 3 lookups a day free. • Share it as a dated, sourced PDF with methodology and disclaimer. Proof for the adjuster's file. (Pro) • Rewind the storm. Scrub historical radar frame by frame around the time of any report. (Pro) KNOW BEFORE THE PHONES RING • Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings + Flash Flood Warnings, opt-in. • Morning Hail Outlook on days the SPC hail risk is 15% or more for your area. • Storm Report alerts as hail lands: per-area digest with report count and max hail size. Plus an Evening Storm Summary. (Pro) • Alert areas are NWS forecast office regions, picked by city, ZIP or list. Inbox keeps recent alerts. SEE IT COMING • Live radar with a playback scrubber. • SPC risk outlook layer: severe outlook Days 1-3, hail probability Days 1-2. • Dashboard: Hail Risk Today gauge (chance of 1"+ hail within 25 miles), 10-day Apple Weather forecast, latest storms, alerts, radar preview. Also handy for storm chasers and homeowners checking their own address. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Last 30 days of reports, one state at a time • 3 address lookups a day • Live radar, SPC outlook layer, Dashboard, NWS alerts • Warnings and Morning Hail Outlook for 1 alert area; Inbox WHAT PRO ADDS • Full archive to 2015: storm seasons, longer and custom ranges • Multiple states at once • Unlimited lookups and PDF hail history reports • Historical radar replay from any report pin • Storm Report alerts, Evening Storm Summary, unlimited alert areas • Street View and Directions Hail Yeah Pro is $9.99/month or $79.99/year (US; varies by region), each with a 14-day free trial. Cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. No commitment; the free tier stays usable if you never subscribe. Subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Reports are public NWS/SPC local storm reports and may contain errors or omissions: a starting point, not a guarantee. Hail Maps is not affiliated with NOAA.

Screenshots

HailSpot4 screens
Hail Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HailSpot at none against Hail Maps's 2. HailSpot also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.6). Hail Maps's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hail Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. HailSpot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HailSpot against 5.0 for Hail Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HailSpot ships an update every 3 weeks, Hail Maps every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HailSpot versus Hail Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHailSpotHail Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings310 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeancumVenturesOSCAR GARCIA

Customer experience

HailSpot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hail Maps

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HailSpot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hail Maps

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is HailSpot free?
HailSpot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hail Maps free?
Hail Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HailSpot or Hail Maps?
HailSpot and Hail Maps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do HailSpot or Hail Maps have ads?
Neither HailSpot nor Hail Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HailSpot or Hail Maps?
HailSpot ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hail Maps every 4 weeks. Most recently, HailSpot was updated on October 14, 2026 and Hail Maps on October 20, 2026.

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