NVS Explorer vs Find It, Fix It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NVS Explorer
Access real-time ocean data for the Pacific Northwest. Visualize conditions from various observing assets, view historical data plots, and share findings via email or SMS. Customize units and save favorite assets for quick access.
- View real-time ocean data
- Access 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day data plots
- Share data plots via email or SMS
- Searchable list of observing assets
- Save favorite observing assets
- Display data in scientific or common units
- Data plots for tuna fishers
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Welcome to the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS) Visualization System (NVS), your tool for easy access to data for Pacific Northwest waters, from California to British Columbia. NANOOS is a regional member of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing Systems (IOOS) program and is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide this service. NVS displays data from a diversity of providers, including federal, tribal, state, academic, industry and non-profit organizations, who operate a wide variety of observing assets such as buoys, shore stations, sea-bed and coastal land-based stations. This composite view provides a more comprehensive view of ocean conditions. NVS allows you to browse through a map of all NANOOS observing assets. You can then look at the most current data available, or obtain a plot of the last 7 days. Plots can be saved to your phone or iPod. Plots can shared by either email or SMS. FEATURES: o View the most recent data from all NANOOS observing assets o View 24 hour, 7 day and 30 day plots of data for trends in conditions o Share plots via Email or SMS o Searchable List view of Observing Assets o Favorites o Data display in either Scientific or Common Units o Plots for Tuna Fishers
Find It, Fix It
Easily report non-emergency issues like potholes, graffiti, or abandoned vehicles directly to the City of Seattle. The app provides location information to help city staff respond efficiently to your reports.
- Report potholes
- Report graffiti
- Report abandoned vehicles
- Provide location information
- Alert city staff
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Want to report a pothole, graffiti or an abandoned vehicle while on the go in Seattle? The City of Seattle’s "Find It, Fix It" app gives you a convenient way to alert the City to such issues, while providing location information that helps City staff respond.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NVS Explorer at 4.3 against Find It, Fix It's 2.9. NVS Explorer also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 31%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Find It, Fix It's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NVS Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Find It, Fix It has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of NVS Explorer's written reviews are positive against 31% of Find It, Fix It's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NVS Explorer | Find It, Fix It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.9 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 30.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NANOOS-IOOSASSOCIATION | City of Seattle |
Customer experience
NVS Explorer
Find It, Fix It
Bugs and requests
NVS Explorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Find It, Fix It
Reported bugs
21 issues- Cannot sign out
- App only submits on WiFi
- App won't open
- Battery draining after update
- New version is not good
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- Terrible 'new' format
- App crashes when trying to open
- Cannot get past location step
- App does not work (submit button inactive)
- App needs location even when given
- App doesn't work
- App crashes
- App is buggy
- App is wonky and shoddily built
- App freezes on login screen
- App is slow
- Cannot locate correct address
- Submit button not active
- App doesn't work on iOS 14
- Non functional, unable to submit
- Buggy app
Requested features
10 requests- Way to cancel a request
- Provide feedback on why tickets are closed
- More categories for reporting
- Searchable location map
- Promote the app more
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- Follow through with full cleanup
- Add damaged sidewalk category
- Scan license plate for vehicle reports
- Option to cancel a request
- Ability to see why a ticket was closed
In-app purchases
NVS Explorer
No in-app purchases
Find It, Fix It
No in-app purchases
