Comparison

Hail Recon vs Risk Point Alert

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

Head to head
About

Hail Recon

This app provides detailed hail maps with radar accuracy, allowing users to pinpoint hail size and location. It also features tools for marking canvassed areas, noting damage, and receiving push notifications for hail alerts. Integrates with a subscription for historical storm data.

Highlights
  • Forensic level hail maps
  • Location indicator
  • Hail Finder
  • On-the-ground hail reports
  • Address markers for note-taking
  • Push notification hail alerts
  • Integration with subscription
Features
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Hail Recon is the mobile hail reconnaissance companion app for your Interactive Hail Maps subscription. Features include: Forensic Level Hail Maps - Radar accurate hail swaths allow you to pinpoint where the hail fell in ten highly accurate levels, ranging from ½” to over 3” hail in ¼” increments. - Location indicator lets you see exactly where you are in relationship to the hail swath. - Hail Finder allows you to find hail storms based on map location - just zoom to any specific location and tap “Find Hail in Current Map”. - On-the-ground hail reports confirms hail size and intensity with storm spotter measured hail hitting the ground. - View road map, satellite, and hybrid view by tapping the button at the bottom right corner of the map, then select one of the three map modes: Standard; Satellite; and Hybrid. Address Markers - Hail Recon makes it easy to take notes while you are in the field. - View where you’ve already canvassed, and where you’ve not yet been. - Drop a marker at your current location, or press the map for a second and it will drop there. - Indicate damage severity, hail size, wind damage and comments. - Drop a marker at a prospecting location and tap to get driving directions. - Find any address - tap the button at the bottom-right corner of the map screen to enter an address to find, and Hail Recon will drop a marker at that address on the map. - Generate, view, and email a comprehensive hail impact report based on any of your address markers. - Review your address markers on the app or on the full screen maps. - Your address markers are private to your account and cannot be seen by anyone else. Push Notification Hail Alerts - Alerts play different sounds for small, medium, and large hail reports. - Each account may have any number of devices subscribed to your hail alerts - just sign in on the device once, and you’re set! - Pause your alerts anytime with just a tap! - Integrates with your Interactive Hail Maps subscription for access to all historical storm dates (over four years) Keywords: hail, hail map, hail reports, storm reports

About

Risk Point Alert

This severe weather application provides critical updates on weather events specifically for Risk Point customers. Access requires a unique registration ID from Risk Point.

Highlights
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Customer-specific updates
  • Registration ID required
  • Real-time notifications
Features
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Risk Point Alert is a severe weather app designed exclusively for keeping Risk Point customers up to date on the latest severe weather events. Activation requires a registration ID provided by Risk Point.

Screenshots

Hail Recon4 screens
Risk Point Alert3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Risk Point Alert at 3.6 against Hail Recon's 3.1. Risk Point Alert also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 48%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Hail Recon's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 7). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Risk Point Alert holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hail Recon has 97 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Hail Recon's written reviews are positive against 67% of Risk Point Alert's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hail Recon ships an update every 3 months, Risk Point Alert every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hail Recon versus Risk Point Alert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHail ReconRisk Point Alert
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (97 ratings)3.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.09.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB324 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInteractive Hail Maps, LLCJustin Time

Customer experience

Hail Recon

All ratings94 ratings
Positive51.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative43.6%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative50.8%

Risk Point Alert

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hail Recon

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Cannot mark houses correctly when canvassing
  • Login issues (password not accepted, stuck in loop)
  • No sign-up option available
  • App requires sign-in but no sign-up link
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  • Confusing registration process
  • Email for password reset not received
  • Data not updated frequently (e.g., hail maps from years ago)
  • App not marking houses correctly
  • Slow report generation times

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve app polish and user experience
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Provide a clear sign-up option
  • Make notifications customizable
  • Update data more frequently
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  • Offer more affordable pricing plans
  • Improve password reset functionality
  • Address privacy concerns regarding data collection

Risk Point Alert

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hail Recon

No in-app purchases

None

Risk Point Alert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hail Recon free?
Hail Recon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Risk Point Alert free?
Risk Point Alert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hail Recon or Risk Point Alert?
Risk Point Alert is rated higher. Hail Recon averages 3.1 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Risk Point Alert averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Hail Recon or Risk Point Alert have ads?
Neither Hail Recon nor Risk Point Alert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hail Recon or Risk Point Alert?
Hail Recon ships an update every 3 months, and Risk Point Alert every 2 months. Most recently, Hail Recon was updated on November 6, 2026 and Risk Point Alert on November 1, 2026.

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