Comparison

RadarScope vs awnet

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

Head to head
About

RadarScope

Visualize professional-grade weather radar data with advanced tools for meteorologists, storm spotters, and enthusiasts. Access real-time radar information, severe weather alerts, and historical data with optional subscription tiers for enhanced capabilities.

Highlights
  • Single-site radar data visualization
  • Severe weather alerts and warnings
  • NWS-generated storm tracks
  • Historical radar data archive
  • GOES satellite products
  • Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor products
Features
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RadarScope is an AMS-award-winning weather visualization tool that empowers meteorologists, public safety officials, storm spotters, and weather enthusiasts to view a full suite of single-site radar data and related severe weather products. Your initial purchase provides professional radar visualization in a fully native app, free from distracting and invasive practices, with optional subscription packages to add even more capabilities. Whether you’re scanning for a mesocyclone’s tell-tale hook echo, pinpointing the landfall of a hurricane’s eye wall, or identifying velocity couplet, hail spike, or debris ball signatures, RadarScope displays native radar data in its original radial format. You see what the radar sees almost as soon as the radar sees it, with automatic updates every two to ten minutes depending on the radar’s scanning strategy. Your initial app purchase includes the following: • Full suite of single-site radar products for the US, Canada, Guam, Denmark, Finland, and Germany • 10-frame radar loops • Two built-in providers for radar data • Tornado, thunderstorm, flash flood, marine, snow squall, extreme wind, tropical, and other warnings in the US • Selected severe weather warnings in Canada and Australia • Severe weather watches in the US and Canada • NWS-generated storm tracks with hail, TVS, and mesocyclone attributes • Inspector and distance tools • Color palette options for radar data • Weather Pulse data plan integration • Spotter Network integration for storm and location reporting • mPING integration for submitting weather reports to NSSL • Bundled maps with political borders, water bodies, and highways, optimized for low-bandwidth use • Support for widgets and complications • Universal app for Apple platforms, including Apple Watch, and Apple TV • CarPlay support • Family Sharing support RadarScope Pro Tier One is an optional annual subscription that adds more features for tracking severe weather: • 30-frame radar loops • Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes • Special weather statements in the US and Canada • Mesoscale convective and precipitation discussions • SPC convective, tornado, hail, wind, and fire outlooks • WPC excessive rainfall outlooks in the US • Local storm reports in the US • Custom color palette support • Multi-pane display (2 on phones; 4 on larger devices) • Family Sharing support RadarScope Pro Tier Two is an optional annual or monthly subscription that transforms RadarScope into a more complete visualization tool for a larger suite of weather products, including: • Everything in Pro Tier One • 50-frame radar loops • A third provider for US radar data • 30-year archive of NEXRAD Level II radar data • 6-year archive of NEXRAD Level III data • 30-day archive of super-res and non-US radar data • 20-year archive of NWS bulletins • GOES satellite data • Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) data • Real-Time Mesoscale Assimilation (RTMA) data • GFS, ECMWF, HRRR, HRW, NAM, and RRFS model data • Surface observations • ProbSevere layer • Atmospheric soundings in the US • Hail size, hail probability, and azimuthal shear contours with a 30-day archive • More detailed transportation and satellite imagery maps • Custom color palette support for GOES, MRMS, RTMA, and forecast products • Server-sent events for radar and warning updates • Cross-platform subscription sharing on up to 5 devices If you choose to buy a RadarScope Pro subscription, it will be charged to your App Store account. The subscription will be auto-renewed within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price you originally paid. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal disabled via your App Store account settings after the purchase. Once purchased, the subscription cannot be canceled during the active subscription period. DTN is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Our privacy policy is available for review at https://www.dtn.com/privacy-policy/ Please visit our web site for more information.

About

awnet

Connect your compatible Ambient Weather Station console to your WiFi router and the internet. This app enables remote access to your weather data from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Connects WS-2000, WS-2902A, WS-2902B, WS-2902C, WS-5000 consoles
  • WiFi router integration
  • Internet connectivity for weather data
  • Remote data access
Features
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The awnet app allows you to connect your Ambient Weather Station WS-2000, WS-2902A, WS-2902B, WS-2902C or WS-5000 console to your WiFi router and the internet. The WS-2902As were first sold in 06/2018.

Screenshots

RadarScope4 screens
awnet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: awnet at Free against RadarScope's $9.99. awnet also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.6). RadarScope's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 1.7) and review sentiment (51% vs 14%). On 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

awnet is free to download; RadarScope costs $9.99 up front. RadarScope sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. awnet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RadarScope holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RadarScope has 2.7K ratings behind it against 336, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of RadarScope's written reviews are positive against 14% of awnet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RadarScope ships an update monthly, awnet every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
RadarScope versus awnet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadarScopeawnet
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (2.7K ratings) — better1.7 (336 ratings)
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews — better13.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better336
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.69.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBase Velocity, LLCAmbient,LLC

Customer experience

RadarScope

All ratings2,748 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews396 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative40.2%

awnet

All ratings336 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative81.3%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive13.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative77.1%

User reviews

RadarScope

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent radar app
  • 🔍 Detailed radar data and features
  • ⚡ Lightning detection
  • 📍 Accurate location tracking
  • 🌪️ Helpful for storm tracking and chasing

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive with additional subscription fees
  • 🗺️ Limited map details without subscription
  • 🕰️ Radar data can be delayed
  • 🇨🇦 Limited support for Canadian users
  • 🤔 Steep learning curve for novice users

awnet

From 336 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Worked on first try
  • ⚙️ Firmware updates available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes during setup
  • 🤯 Extremely difficult to connect to WiFi
  • 🤖 App not compatible with iOS 14
  • 🤷‍♀️ Unclear instructions
  • 🤔 Requires disabling 5GHz network

Bugs and requests

RadarScope

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues and failed purchases
  • Inconsistent radar updates and connectivity problems
  • Apple Watch app limitations and bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Winter weather advisories and precipitation coloring
  • Ability to view multiple radars simultaneously
  • More detailed road maps
  • Archived radar data access
  • Customizable alert colors and notifications

awnet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to enter WiFi password
  • Device not showing up in app after successful connection
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve app stability and reliability
  • Provide better documentation and support
  • Add option to connect directly to weather station without app

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RadarScope

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Tier 1$9.991 Year
  • Pro Tier 2$14.991 Month
  • Pro Tier 2$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • RadarScope Pro Subscription$9.99
None

awnet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RadarScope free?
RadarScope costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is awnet free?
awnet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RadarScope or awnet?
RadarScope is rated higher. RadarScope averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while awnet averages 1.7 from 336 ratings.
Do RadarScope or awnet have ads?
Neither RadarScope nor awnet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RadarScope or awnet?
RadarScope ships an update monthly, and awnet every 3 months. Most recently, RadarScope was updated on September 28, 2026 and awnet on September 22, 2026.

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