Storm Reader vs Valley Design Tools
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.
Valley Design Tools
This app simplifies irrigation system design by calculating essential hydraulic and electrical requirements. It offers an intuitive interface for determining system flow rate, application rate, pivot pad, and pressure needs.
- System flow rate calculation
- Application rate calculation
- Pivot pad design
- Pressure requirements
- Electrical requirements
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Easy, efficient, user-friendly, intuitive mobile application to calculate hydraulic and electrical requirements for your irrigation system. Features Include: - System Flow rate - Application rate - Pivot pad - Pressure requirements - Electrical requirements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Storm Reader at monthly against Valley Design Tools's every 4 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Storm Reader against 5.0 for Valley Design Tools. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Storm Reader ships an update monthly, Valley Design Tools every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storm Reader | Valley Design Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Central Valley Software Solutions, LLC | Valmont Industries, Inc. |
Customer experience
Storm Reader
Valley Design Tools
In-app purchases
Storm Reader
No in-app purchases
Valley Design Tools
No in-app purchases
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