Storm Reader vs Tapigo Inspect
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.
Tapigo Inspect
This application streamlines irrigation asset inspection and service tracking for commercial landscape maintenance. It helps identify necessary services, detail them with notes and photos, and generate service proposals. Data is securely stored and sharable across employees.
- Identify irrigation services for assets
- Specify service details (notes, photos, location)
- Review services on a map
- Generate and share service proposals
- Share data across employees
- Secure cloud data storage and backup
- Administrative control over data access
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Tapigo Inspect is the most comprehensive irrigation asset inspection and service tracking application available. Inspect is the second of a series of applications specifically designed to simplify the commercial irrigation maintenance process. Currently, Inspect is being used by some of the nations largest and most progressive commercial landscape maintenance companies. Features ----------- • Identify all services to be performed against irrigation assets for a property ◦ Controllers ◦ Zones and Regions (including sprinkler heads, drip lines, and bubblers) ◦ Backflow Preventer ◦ Gate, Master and Zone Valves ◦ Water Meter ◦ Weather Sensor • Pump • Specify details about each service ◦ Service needed (Winterize, Recharge, Replace, Move, Install, Adjust, Clean, Locate, etc.) based on the identified asset ◦ Notes ◦ Photos ◦ Location (with GPS or by marking on a map) • Review all identified services on a map • Generate and share a comprehensive Service Proposal based on the identified service requests • Data sharable across employees • Data securely stored and backed up in the cloud • Administrative control over data access Benefits ---------- • Faster irrigation asset inspections • More detailed service specifications based on the asset and service selected • Retention of service history by asset • Improved communication with property managers • Repairs can be performed by a broader group of technicians Download and try Tapigo Inspect for free with a pre-loaded set of properties! Tapigo delivers targeted industry applications for service providers of all sizes. Irrigation maintenance is the first of many turn-key solutions. Look for our other compatible irrigation maintenance applications (coming soon): • Tapigo Survey (inventories all relevant irrigation assets for a given property) • Tapigo Inspect (identifies all irrigation maintenance services against the identified assets and generates an associated proposal) • Tapigo Approve (approval of the identified irrigation maintenance services for a given property) • Tapigo Work (lists and tracks the completion of all approved irrigation maintenance services and generates or feeds an associated invoice) • Tapigo Configure (enables administration of company profile, approved users, clients, properties, etc.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Storm Reader at fortnightly against Tapigo Inspect's every 5 weeks. 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 Tapigo Inspect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Storm Reader ships an update fortnightly, Tapigo Inspect every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Storm Reader | Tapigo Inspect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Central Valley Software Solutions, LLC | Tapigo, LLC |
Customer experience
Storm Reader
Tapigo Inspect
In-app purchases
Storm Reader
No in-app purchases
Tapigo Inspect
No in-app purchases
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