Comparison

Spotter Location vs TempestOne Weather

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

Head to head
About

Spotter Location

This app enables storm spotters and chasers to track their field location and upload coordinates to the Spotter Network API. It also allows for direct submission of Severe Storm Reports.

Highlights
  • Location tracking for storm spotters
  • Integrates with Spotter Network API
  • Upload location coordinates
  • Submit Severe Storm Reports
  • Field use for chasers
Currently charting
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Spotter Location allows storm spotters and storm chasers out in the field to track their location. Spotter Location integrates with the Spotter Network API. This integration allows location coordinates to be uploaded to Spotter Network, and for storm spotters or storm chasers to submit Severe Storm Reports directly from the Spotter Location.

About

TempestOne Weather

Monitor real-time weather data from your TempestOne Weather Station. Get detailed insights into temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, and more, along with lightning detection and 10-day forecasts. Ideal for organizations seeking efficiency and safety improvements.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather data monitoring
  • Lightning detection and alerts
  • 10-day weather forecasts
  • Historical weather data graphs
  • Hardware configuration
  • Supports multiple station locations
Features
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Companion app to the TempestOne Weather Station. Install a TempestOne Weather Station and immediately uncover efficiencies and cost savings, while increasing safety within your organization. Our revolutionary solid-state design requires minimal maintenance and installs in less than 5 minutes. From within the app, view real-time and guaranteed-better forecast data for each TempestOne station location. The TempestOne Weather application will walk you through a quick hardware configuration process, including connecting to your organization’s WiFi network. Whether your organization owns 1 or 100 TempestOne stations, the process is simple and efficient. Once your TempestOne Station is configured, data from one or more Tempest Weather Stations are available to your organization’s decision-makers. Data available in the TempestOne Weather app includes: Temp, humidity, dew point, feels like, heat index Barometric pressure, sea-level pressure, trends Lightning detection and alerts up to 40 km Wind, UV, solar irradiance Rain rate, accumulation, rain onset alerts 10-day forecast Historical weather data graphs TempestOne has a full suite of additional services available to meet the needs of all your organization’s team members. A professional web application along with a powerful API solution is available for internal decision tools or customer-facing applications.

Screenshots

Spotter Location4 screens
TempestOne Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TempestOne Weather at Free against Spotter Location's $1.99. TempestOne Weather also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and device support (4 vs 2). Spotter Location's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TempestOne Weather is free to download; Spotter Location costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spotter Location holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Spotter Location's written reviews are positive against 100% of TempestOne Weather's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spotter Location ships an update every 2 months, TempestOne Weather every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Spotter Location versus TempestOne Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotter LocationTempestOne Weather
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB44 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperRandal JenningsWeatherFlow

Customer experience

Spotter Location

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

TempestOne Weather

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spotter Location

No in-app purchases

None

TempestOne Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spotter Location free?
Spotter Location costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TempestOne Weather free?
TempestOne Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spotter Location or TempestOne Weather?
Spotter Location is rated higher. Spotter Location averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TempestOne Weather averages 4.3 from 10 ratings.
Do Spotter Location or TempestOne Weather have ads?
Neither Spotter Location nor TempestOne Weather shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spotter Location or TempestOne Weather?
Spotter Location ships an update every 2 months, and TempestOne Weather every 3 months. Most recently, Spotter Location was updated on November 3, 2026 and TempestOne Weather on November 3, 2026.

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