Comparison

iDamage vs Hail Trace

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

Head to head
About

iDamage

Receive real-time push notifications for severe weather events, including detailed damage reports from trained spotters and emergency responders. Customize alerts by location and weather type, and view storm data on an interactive map. Includes wildfire reports and detailed weather outlooks.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for storm events
  • Configurable location and weather filters
  • Map view with color-coded storm pins
  • List view of storm events
  • Integration with Maps app for directions
  • Convective weather outlooks and discussions
  • Wildfire thermal anomaly and report maps
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iDamage pushes thunderstorm damage reports originating from trained spotters, emergency responders, and members of the public to your iPhone or iPad. If you chase tornados, hail, or high winds for a living, or volunteer to assist your community during severe weather events, or just want to improve your situational awareness on days when storms might pop up, iDamage is the app for you. Here are its features: - Push notification of storm events, oftentimes including very specific damage reports. Coverage area includes the entire Contiguous (Lower 48) United States. - User-configurable filters allow you to receive notifications for the entire Contiguous US, an entire state, a local area, and/or for specific types of severe weather (tornado, hail, high wind). Use the auto-location feature of your mobile device to set a filter if you are traveling and not sure of your general location. - Filter push notifications by hail size - Optional alternate push alert sound for hail events - Map of storm events with color coded pins. Timeframes are 3-hr, full day, or archival (back to 29 Feb 2004). Touch any pin for access to details. WiFi-only iPad users, data from your last view is cached for off-line use. - Filter Map View by event type and hail size - List of storm events in table form. Touch any cell in the table for a single pin street or hybrid map view. - Link to the "Maps" app on your home screen so you can get directions to the approximate location of severe weather events. - Storm reports may be e-mailed in an external email app. - 24 hour (with CONUS radar animation + watch boxes), 2-day, 3-day, and 4-8 day convective (thunderstorm) outlook with probability maps and technical discussion. - Mesoscale discussions with maps - Convective weather watches with maps. - Local hazardous weather products (including watches and warnings), selectable by touching a location on a map or via auto-location. - Local animated radar with warning boxes *** NOTE: Watches and warnings are NOT pushed. iDamage only pushes reports of thunderstorm (convective) events. Tropical and extratropical systems may not generate reports. - 9 pm - 9 am silence switch in Settings view. Push notifications will visually display, but alert tones are silenced. - iDamage has wildfire capability! Get a map of satellite thermal anomaly detections plus public wildfire reports. All weather data presented by iDamage is from the National Weather Service and not subject to copyright protection. homedatasheet.com, Inc. is not affiliated with the National Weather Service.

About

Hail Trace

Discover properties with hail, wind, and tornado damage to identify sales leads for restoration services. Get notified of customer impacts, canvass effectively, and track potential clients to nurture them into sales.

Highlights
  • Find hail, wind, and tornado damage
  • Customer impact notifications
  • Canvass and track customers
  • Identify quality sales leads
  • Nurture leads into sales
Features
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HailTrace App focuses on helping you get the data you need to sell your restoration product. Find quality leads, damaged buildings, and dented cars and nurture those leads into sales! 1. Find Hail, Wind, and Tornado Damage 2. Get notified when your customers are impacted 3. Canvass and track your customers 4. Find quality leads

Screenshots

iDamage4 screens
Hail Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hail Trace at Free against iDamage's $2.99. Hail Trace also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). iDamage's advantage is chart position (#63 vs #197). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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

Hail Trace is free to download; iDamage costs $2.99 up front. iDamage sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hail Trace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for iDamage against 3.3 for Hail Trace. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 121 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of iDamage's written reviews are positive against 62% of Hail Trace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDamage ships an update every 4 months, Hail Trace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iDamage versus Hail Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDamageHail Trace
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (33 ratings)3.3 (121 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews — better62.2% of reviews
Number of ratings33121 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#63 — better#197
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhomedatasheet.com, Inc.Derik Kline

Customer experience

iDamage

All ratings31 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative38.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative25.4%

Hail Trace

All ratings121 ratings
Positive55.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative36.7%

Bugs and requests

iDamage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hail Trace

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes and force closes frequently
  • Freezing and locking up during use
  • Filters require multiple attempts to work
  • Slider controls unresponsive
  • Maps fail to load on first attempt
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  • Geolocation shows incorrect locations
  • Phone number entry blocks submit button
  • Saved data deleted after updates
  • Login page with no signup option
  • Radius search returns inconsistent results
  • App performance degrades significantly after updates
  • Touch interface jumps and is unresponsive

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve mobile app stability and performance
  • Simplify app navigation and interface
  • Better notification system
  • Fix geolocation accuracy
  • Streamline filters and search functionality
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  • Focus on core storm tracking features
  • Reduce unnecessary features cluttering the app
  • Improve map data currency and accuracy

In-app purchases

5 purchases

iDamage

One-time5
  • 2022 Location-based eventsFree
  • 2023 Location-based eventsFree
  • 2025 Location-based eventsFree
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  • 2024 Location-based eventsFree
  • 2026 Location-based events$1.99
None

Hail Trace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDamage free?
iDamage costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hail Trace free?
Hail Trace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDamage or Hail Trace?
Hail Trace is rated higher. iDamage averages 3.3 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Hail Trace averages 3.3 from 121 ratings.
Do iDamage or Hail Trace have ads?
Neither iDamage nor Hail Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDamage or Hail Trace?
iDamage ships an update every 4 months, and Hail Trace every 2 weeks. Most recently, iDamage was updated on September 25, 2026 and Hail Trace on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, iDamage or Hail Trace?
iDamage currently peaks at #63 in the App Store charts, and Hail Trace at #197. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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