Storm Reader vs SWPPP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storm Reader
This app enables field personnel to record water measurements and access customer data, including orders and delivery history, directly from their mobile device. It integrates with a larger water resource management software package.
- Record water measurements in the field
- View customer information
- Access current water orders
- Check delivery history
- Integrates with Storm Water Resource Management software
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Storm Reader is a mobile app designed for use with the Storm Water Resource Management software package for irrigation districts. Storm Reader allows ditchtenders to use their iOS device to record water measurements in the field, as well as view customer information, current orders, and delivery history.
SWPPP
Streamline stormwater pollution prevention inspections with advanced analytics for compliance and transparency. Create custom plans, conduct site inspections, and generate reports with photos and notes, all accessible from any mobile device. The app works offline and allows for voice dictation.
- Customizable plan development checklists
- Mobile inspection and corrective action forms
- Digital signatures and unlimited photo uploads
- Voice dictation for notes
- Offline functionality
- Cloud-based file storage and access
- Customizable reports with company branding
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SWPPP was designed to sharply reduce the administrative cost of managing stormwater pollution inspections and tracked advanced analytics to ensure compliance and transparency throughout the organization. Plan development guides you through a list of best practice questions within specific categories. These checklists can be augmented with each company’s questions. Questions can be assigned to various parties (both internal and external to the organization) and can be tailored for each project. Mobile forms have forms for SWPPP Site Inspections and Corrective Action Summaries. These forms have never been easier to fill out with calendars for dates, clocks for tracking time, nested options (if answer = “x” then answer the following questions), digital signatures from your device, unlimited photos and more. It also provides a way to capture notes using voice dictation from the mobile device The RTRS Cloud allows companies to “drag and drop files” into the cloud and view them from any mobile device. And, the app works offline! Features and Benefits: -Mobile application based with back end website administration and analytics -SWPPP Site Inspection and Corrective Actions Forms -Innovative Lessons Learned program -SWPPP news broadcast to the app (companies can even broadcast out their own news!) -Reports are effortlessly created with photos, notes, party observed and severity level -Customize reports and website with your own company logo -Most companies are up and running in about an hour
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Verdict
Storm Reader and SWPPP are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Storm Reader against 5.0 for SWPPP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Storm Reader ships an update monthly, SWPPP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storm Reader | SWPPP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Central Valley Software Solutions, LLC | Real Time Risk Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
Storm Reader
SWPPP
In-app purchases
Storm Reader
No in-app purchases
SWPPP
No in-app purchases









