River Reports vs FloodNotice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
FloodNotice
Access real-time streamflow, river levels, and flood forecasts from over 6,000 locations across the U.S. Save your favorite streamgages for quick access to critical waterbody information.
- Real-time streamflow observations
- River level monitoring
- Flood condition alerts
- Streamflow forecasts
- Save favorite streamgages
- Coverage across 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico
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FloodNotice, the streamlined way to view real-time streamflow observations, river levels, and flood conditions, along with streamflow forecasts published by the National Weather Service's National Water Prediction Service (NWPS). Mark your favorite streamgages for easy access when heading out to your favorite waterbody. Highlights: - View stream/river conditions and forecasts from over 6,000 streamgages - Covers all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico - Save favorite streamgages for quick reference
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FloodNotice at 100% against River Reports's 50%. FloodNotice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 25 months). River Reports's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
FloodNotice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of River Reports's written reviews are positive against 100% of FloodNotice's.
River Reports ships an update every 25 months, FloodNotice every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | River Reports | FloodNotice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Lamp | Nathaniel Copeland |
Customer experience
River Reports
FloodNotice
In-app purchases
River Reports
No in-app purchases
FloodNotice
No in-app purchases
