Comparison

RadarScope vs Hail No!

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

Hail No!

Track hailstorms in real-time and set up custom alerts for your location. This app uses advanced algorithms to provide accurate hail data and notifications, helping you stay safe from severe weather.

Highlights
  • Real-time hail tracking
  • Real-time hail reports
  • MRMS Hail Map with 2-minute updates
  • 24-hour hail map
  • Radius and size alert options
  • Push notifications
Features
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See where the hail is, create a defensive radius around any location and get automatic alerts. Hail No! Provides access to the National Severe Storms Laboratory hail algorithm, the most accurate available. Hail No! Is the first hail app to provide real-time tracking. Taking a ride on your motorcycle or driving across the country in your semi? Defense mode will automatically track your location in relation to any hail storms and send you a notification when your set distance and hail size criteria have been met. • Real-time tracking • Real-time hail reports • MRMS Hail Map with 2 minutes updates and looping • 24hr hail map • Radius & Size alert options • Push notifications provide alert even if the app is minimized or phone is sleeping

Screenshots

RadarScope4 screens
Hail No!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RadarScope at 4.2 against Hail No!'s 3.1. RadarScope also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 14) and chart position (#1 vs #146). Hail No!'s advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

RadarScope costs $9.99 and Hail No! $4.99 up front. RadarScope sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Hail No! sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RadarScope holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RadarScope has 2.8K ratings behind it against 14, 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 44% of Hail No!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RadarScope ships an update monthly, Hail No! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
RadarScope versus Hail No!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadarScopeHail No!
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.2 (2.8K ratings) — better3.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better14
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#1 — better#146
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBase Velocity, LLCCollective Innovation, INC

Customer experience

RadarScope

All ratings2,812 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative40.2%

Hail No!

All ratings14 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

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

Hail No!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Hail No!

Subscriptions1
  • PRO7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is RadarScope free?
RadarScope costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hail No! free?
Hail No! costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RadarScope or Hail No!?
RadarScope is rated higher. RadarScope averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Hail No! averages 3.1 from 14 ratings.
Do RadarScope or Hail No! have ads?
Neither RadarScope nor Hail No! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RadarScope or Hail No!?
RadarScope ships an update monthly, and Hail No! every 2 months. Most recently, RadarScope was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hail No! on November 3, 2026.
Which is more popular, RadarScope or Hail No!?
RadarScope currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Hail No! at #146. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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