Comparison

WhatTheHail? vs Hail Drive

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

Head to head
About

WhatTheHail?

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Hail can total your car in minutes. WhatTheHail watches the skies so you don't have to and helps you get your vehicle out of harm's way. Built on live National Weather Service and NOAA radar data, WhatTheHail shows you exactly where hail is falling, warns you when a storm is heading for your location, and plans driving routes that steer around the worst of it. FREE • Live hail and storm radar map • Hail-zone overlays so you can see the threat at a glance • Severe-weather alerts for your current location • Instant "is there hail near me right now?" check WhatTheHail+ (subscription) • Storm Watch - round-the-clock monitoring that alerts you to move your car before hail hits, even when the app is closed • Route hazard scoring - check any trip for hail risk before you leave • Storm-aware navigation - turn-by-turn routing that reroutes you around hail in real time • Trip planning with multiple stops and side-by-side route comparison • Multiple saved locations - home, work, school, etc. WHO IT'S FOR Drivers in hail country who'd rather not explain another shattered windshield to their insurer. SUBSCRIPTION WhatTheHail+ is $4.99/month or $29.99/year, with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan. Less than a comprehensive deductible — one avoided hailstorm pays for years. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. IMPORTANT WhatTheHail! is an informational aid, not a substitute for official National Weather Service warnings or for safe driving judgment. Weather data may be delayed or inaccurate. Always follow official alerts and never interact with the app while driving. Privacy Policy: https://hailno.adaptiveintelsolutions.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hail Drive

Access interactive storm maps, property storm history, and generate address reports. Receive native storm alerts for hail, wind, and tornadoes. Includes Knock Mode for managing property visits and follow-ups.

Highlights
  • Interactive storm map
  • Property storm history
  • Address report generation
  • Native storm alerts
  • Knock Mode for property visits
  • Personal and company workspaces
Features
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Take Hail Drive into the field to review storm activity, check properties faster, generate address reports, and stay on top of hail and wind alerts. Take Hail Drive into the field to review storm activity, search properties, generate address reports, and stay on top of hail and wind alerts. Hail Drive is the mobile app for Hail Drive customers. Sign in with your existing account to access interactive storm maps, storm-date history, address-level storm context, alerts, and field workflow tools from your phone. Features may vary by plan, workspace role, and account configuration. Use Hail Drive to review radar-derived hail swaths, recent storm reports, and hail, wind, tornado, and related storm context across supported storm days. Supported accounts can search addresses, review property-level storm history, and generate shareable PDF address reports. Hail Drive also supports native storm alerts so your device can receive hail, wind, tornado, and related storm notifications as new activity is processed. Hail Drive includes Knock Mode in the in-app map experience. Knock Mode lets users save properties from the map, log visit outcomes, schedule follow-ups, review daily activity, and work in personal or company workspaces. Eligible company accounts may also have access to teammate management, templates, photos, signatures, and supported third-party workflow integrations. Hail Drive is for existing accounts. Account setup and subscription management are handled through the Hail Drive website. Features • Sign in with Apple, Google, or email using an existing Hail Drive account • Interactive storm map with hail and wind views • Storm-date browsing for current and historical supported storm days • Radar-derived hail swaths with recent storm report context • Wind, tornado, and storm context overlays • Optional location access to center the map and improve nearby workflows • Address search and property-level storm context • Shareable PDF address reports • Native hail, wind, tornado, and storm alerts • In-app access to support, privacy policy, terms, and account deletion • Knock Mode: save properties, log outcomes, manage follow-ups, and review daily activity • Personal and company workspaces with role-based access for eligible accounts

Screenshots

WhatTheHail?4 screens
Hail Drive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hail Drive at none against WhatTheHail?'s 2. Hail Drive also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). On price, 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

Both are free to download. WhatTheHail? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hail Drive asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WhatTheHail? versus Hail Drive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhatTheHail?Hail Drive
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin FultonDenys Pentsak

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WhatTheHail?

Subscriptions2
  • WhatTheHail+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • WhatTheHail+ Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Hail Drive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WhatTheHail? free?
WhatTheHail? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hail Drive free?
Hail Drive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WhatTheHail? or Hail Drive have ads?
Neither WhatTheHail? nor Hail Drive shows ads.

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