Would be my go to radar app it it had the ability to view more data than just one radar. Living on the West side of Michigan, just a few miles from the lake, being able to see what is going on in Chicago, where most of the storms come from, is very important. This ability to zoom out and see more is available in every other radar app. The app for my watch is a joke. Always shows the radar multiple states away from me, then crashes.
Reviews for RadarScope
← Back to RadarScopeSo far, really great. The radar has picked up single rain clouds which is pretty impressive. Zooming in to street level is nice. I've only had a couple instances in the recent past where the radar hadn't updated in like an hour. But it's pretty consistent, and having up-to-the-minute radar is super helpful if you're walking, biking, or unsheltered in any way.
As a storm spotter I've been a user of this app for a long time and it's the absolute best radar out there, very high tech radar that comes in handy when I'm in the field. App also gives you the option to submit spotter reports (if your certified via spotter network). Everything you need as a spotter is in this app i.e. Super res velocities, correlation coefficient, and Super res reflectivity. It also gives you the option to see where other spotters are located. Awesome app!
RadarScope is the absolute best weather radar app, period. I've been a user for years, and it's my go-to any time severe weather (or just weather of interest in general) is in my area. Fantastic to have it available on my watch and laptop, too. Pro Tier 2 is well worth the investment as well, in my opinion. I don't know what I'd do without this app!
I have had this app for over a year now with a subscription. After I updated to OS version 11 the app would not even open. There has been two updates since this started and it still isn't fixed. I had even contacted support about this numerous times with a basic response from them that they passed my info to the developers. I had to cancel my subscription due to lack of timeframe to fix or any details on progress.
This app is ok, however paying $9.99 every year is a bit much for what it offers. It's not a groundbreaking app. It's nothing special. It's not offering me something I can't get elsewhere for less money so I really do not understand why they want me to pay again every year. I wouldn't mind paying the initial $9.99 and then paying a dollar or 2 every year after that if they gave me a good reason for it. As far as I can tell this app uses the same systems as all the others and they provide the same services without the yearly wallet gouging. Doesn't seem right to me. If there was some sort of mechanical maintenance or tech upkeep to be done that's fine, but let subscribers know that that's what we're paying for. At the very least a reminder that the subscription is running out or has run out would be nice.
My account does not allow me to report my position on Spotter Network, yet everyone else I know has no issue with it. I uninstalled and reinstalled, no luck. Also charges for basic things that Pykl3 came with for no extra charges or subscriptions. Cannot zoom in as far either.. I'm really let down being forced to purchase this app since Pykl3 is no longer supported or developed. If I could at least get SN reporting my location, I'd feel safer when chasing, and give at least 4 stars.
It's a decent app. But with an upgrade a year or two ago, RadarScope locked previously "free" features behind a subscription paywall. That would be understandable if I hadn't already paid several years ago to download the app in the first place. Now I'm being asked to fork over subscription dollars to get back the features that were originally included when I paid for this several years ago. Hence the two-star rating. You can do better, RadarScope.
Recently the location icon is much, much bigger. I haven't changed any settings so it must've been an update recently. I am disappointed with previously requested features being locked behind a paywall, such as a road layer. There's no Linux platform availability, which again is disappointing considering the lack of options outside of unidata. Otherwise, the app is accurate and works as it was made to.
This app was recommended. I decided to try it. I thought the basic app was free, but I was asked to pay $9.99, which I thought would give me the pro tier one version, so I agreed. Then, I received a message to subscribe, but that ended up requiring another $9.99 payment. When I went to see my subscriptions in PayPal, it only showed one pro one subscription. That is very confusing, and it looks like it had me pay twice for one app. I checked my bank and found two charges of $10.81 from Google.
Great app. Not worth the $10 just to get into the door, though. I would expect something as important as lighting would be included in the $10 initial purchase, but that courtesy is another $10 for the year. Lost me on that, so I requested a refund. Lightning should be included in the $10 download. Other than that, great looking radar and very accurate and detailed.
This app is great. The only thing(s) I'd change is the ability to mirror the split-screen. I use this app for teaching, and split screen isn't available. Also, cross-platform compatibility would be nice. I have to pay for this app twice a year - once on Google Play and again on Apple's Appstore. I want it on PC, too, but paying THREE subscriptions a year? C'mon!
I'm a long-term RadarScope Pro Level 1 subscriber. I have a number of radar and weather apps on my Android phone: Florida - we get tropical storms & hurricanes. But if I want to see radar, RadarScope is my first choice. If you know what you're looking at, it provides a lot of useful info. Recently a couple of the radar products included in the app wouldn't load. I reported the problem and they provided a workaround within a few hours and fixed the issue within the week. That's pretty impressive.
will update after some use. My first disappointment: only after paying $10 for the app do we learn the full feature set and additional subscription costs. Since Play store showed only one edition of the app, I assumed I was getting the (1) app, perpetual license for $10. Only after purchase do we learn we could spend up to $100/year for access to archival data and 30-frame or 50-frame radar loops (still don't know what std is).
Just requesting a simple feature. A one button method in the map to toggle ALL icon overlays (storm reports, storm tracks, anything that covers the radar image). This will be useful to quickly hide information that is blocking a portion of the radar product, without having to go into the sidebar menu and turn off everything individually, look at what you want to see, then turn them back on. Otherwise great product.
It is amazing, best radar app you can buy! The base version is all that I use (you can pay a yearly fee to upgrade to different tiers), and it has everything I need/want! Reflectivity, velocity, correlation coeffecient, accumulation, GPS positioning, storm relative motion, and more! The images are very high-res and easy to understand. Well worth $10!!
I have the $10 android app and the $30 windows app with pro tier 1 which is less than $1 a month ($10 yearly). So I've spent $50 on this app altogether. The app works well on both platforms. An industry standard should be enforced for polygon colors. It's annoying but tolerable. What's odd is how it jumps from 83 cents a month to 15 bucks just to be able to log in across platforms when many free apps let you do that. $10 just for watches is odd as well else I'd give 5 stars easily.
This has been my #1 mobile weather radar app since PYKL3 left many years ago. I bought the original app almost 10 years ago and continue to keep a pro subscription. Few weeks back products would get "Error Loading", so went to the app store to look for updates, there weren't any so I decided to uninstall and reinstall. Then went to reinstall and it charged another $10. Emailed twice within the last week and a half and no response. Will update if this issue is resolved.
Update- when you get the error described below, try selecting a different radar. The error message, like their "help", doesn't tell you squat. Too many "an error occurred downloading the radar product" errors (on more than one phone). Their status page says everything is fine the entire time. Can't find anything on their website that comes close to looking like help.
This is a good app to have on your phone, tablet, or laptop computer. I recommend having it always. However it is charging me $14.99 a month for some reasoned?? the app shows it is only $9.99 but somewhere it is getting an extra $5 dollars a month. So watch out for what they charge you. I have had this app for about 2 years, In the beginning you pay for the app and it was just a 1 time payment now they want to charge you for everything.