King County Flood Warning vs MyCoast.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
King County Flood Warning
Receive real-time flood information for key rivers and creeks in King County. Track current river flows, flood stages, and forecasts to stay informed about potential hazards in your area.
- Real-time flooding information
- River flow and flood stage data
- Flood forecasts
- Hydrographs for multi-day data
- Data from USGS and NWS
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The King County Flood Warning app helps safeguard people and property by providing real-time flooding info for the Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Tolt, Raging, Cedar, Green and White rivers, and Issaquah Creek. If you live, work, go to school or regularly travel in or through these areas of King County download this app to track flood conditions. The app shows current river flows, flood stage data and forecasts plus real-time flood phases. Hydrographs make it easy to see several days of river data and forecasts. This app uses data from U.S. Geological Survey and National Weather Service and Northwest River Forecast Center downloaded every 10 minutes (source data update timing varies). Developed by King County and funded by the King County Flood Control District.
MyCoast.org
Quickly submit photos of coastal events like storm damage or king tides to state agencies. Pinpoint your location and upload images directly from your device.
- Submit photos of coastal events
- Pinpoint location
- Upload to state agencies
- Track storm damage
- Monitor king tides
- Report nuisance flooding
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MyCoast allows anybody to quickly submit photos of coastal events, such as storm damage or king tides, to state agencies. Use our app to snap a photo, pinpoint your location and upload it to the mycoast.org server. MyCoast is used by participating US states to track a number of types of events including storm damage, abandoned boats, beach clean-up programs, king tides and nuisance flooding.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyCoast.org at 75% against King County Flood Warning's 25%. MyCoast.org also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). King County Flood Warning's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). 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.
MyCoast.org holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of King County Flood Warning's written reviews are positive against 75% of MyCoast.org's.
King County Flood Warning ships an update every 3 months, MyCoast.org every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | King County Flood Warning | MyCoast.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | County of King | Blue Urchin |
Customer experience
King County Flood Warning
MyCoast.org
In-app purchases
King County Flood Warning
No in-app purchases
MyCoast.org
No in-app purchases
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