Comparison

RadarScope vs KestrelMet Utility

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

KestrelMet Utility

Features
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KestrelMet Weather Station Utility App is used to easily connect, configure, and review station information for SIM card settings and diagnostic data. This app is essential for the configuration of KetsrelMet station SIM cards to be deployed outside of North America. The app also displays the status of the station battery voltage, solar panel voltage, last cloud sync date, last app sync date, and signal strength.

Screenshots

RadarScope4 screens
KestrelMet Utility2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KestrelMet Utility at Free against RadarScope's $9.99. KestrelMet Utility also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). RadarScope's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RadarScope ships an update monthly, KestrelMet Utility every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
RadarScope versus KestrelMet Utility: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadarScopeKestrelMet Utility
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#1 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBase Velocity, LLCNielsen-Kellerman Co.

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

KestrelMet Utility

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
None

KestrelMet Utility

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RadarScope free?
RadarScope costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is KestrelMet Utility free?
KestrelMet Utility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RadarScope or KestrelMet Utility have ads?
Neither RadarScope nor KestrelMet Utility shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RadarScope or KestrelMet Utility?
RadarScope ships an update monthly, and KestrelMet Utility every 8 months. Most recently, RadarScope was updated on September 22, 2026 and KestrelMet Utility on September 23, 2026.

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