RadarScope
What is RadarScope?
RadarScope is a Weather app that shows single-site radar data in its original radial format, along with severe weather warnings, watches, and related products. The listing describes it as a visualization tool for meteorologists, public safety officials, storm spotters, and weather enthusiasts. Optional Pro Tier One and Pro Tier Two subscriptions add products such as lightning strikes, SPC outlooks, and model data.
Pricing. RadarScope is $9.99 to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Tracking severe storms with single-site radar and NWS warnings
- Viewing radar in original radial format for storm analysis
- Submitting weather reports through Spotter Network or mPING
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Why this app is in B tier
RadarScope scores 83 out of 100: rating 74, rating count 75, App Store search rank 84, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
RadarScope is an AMS-award-winning weather visualization tool that empowers meteorologists, public safety officials, storm spotters, and weather enthusiasts to view a full suite of single-site radar data and related severe weather products. Your initial purchase provides professional radar visualization in a fully native app, free from distracting and invasive practices, with optional subscription packages to add even more capabilities. Whether you’re scanning for a mesocyclone’s tell-tale hook echo, pinpointing the landfall of a hurricane’s eye wall, or identifying velocity couplet, hail spike, or debris ball signatures, RadarScope displays native radar data in its original radial format. You see what the radar sees almost as soon as the radar sees it, with automatic updates every two to ten minutes depending on the radar’s scanning strategy. Your initial app purchase includes the following: • Full suite of single-site radar products for the US, Canada, Guam, Denmark, Finland, and Germany • 10-frame radar loops • Two built-in providers for radar data • Tornado, thunderstorm, flash flood, marine, snow squall, extreme wind, tropical, and other warnings in the US • Selected severe
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| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | B | A | B |
| Score | 83 / 100 | 85 / 100 | 83 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.2 ★ | 4.8 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Ratings | 2.8K | 369K | 74.6K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 3.5 ★ · 20 reviews | 3.6 ★ · 20 reviews | 2.4 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 15d ago | 6d ago | 15d ago |
| Price | $9.99 | Free + IAP | Free download |
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Where else it ranks
Questions about RadarScope
Does the initial purchase include radar data for the US?
Yes. The initial purchase includes the full suite of single-site radar products for the US, Canada, Guam, Denmark, Finland, and Germany, plus 10-frame radar loops and tornado, thunderstorm, and other warnings in the US.
What do the Pro subscriptions add?
Pro Tier One is an optional annual subscription adding 30-frame loops, cloud-to-ground lightning, SPC outlooks, and local storm reports. Pro Tier Two adds 50-frame loops, radar archives, GOES satellite, MRMS, and model data, billed…
Does it work on Apple Watch, Apple TV, or CarPlay?
It is a universal app for Apple platforms, including Apple Watch and Apple TV, with CarPlay support, widgets and complications, and Family Sharing support.
Is RadarScope free?
No. RadarScope is $9.99 to download.
What is RadarScope good for?
RadarScope is built for tracking severe storms with single-site radar and NWS warnings, viewing radar in original radial format for storm analysis, submitting weather reports through spotter network or mPING. It sits in the storm tracking list on AppTierList.
Is RadarScope worth it?
RadarScope is B tier, ranked #15 of 29 storm tracking apps with a score of 83 out of 100, from a 4.2 App Store rating across 2,801 ratings. Good, and 14 apps rank above it.
How does RadarScope compare to FOX Weather?
RadarScope is B tier at 83; FOX Weather is A tier at 85. FOX Weather ranks higher. RadarScope is $9.99 to download, FOX Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is RadarScope updated?
RadarScope was updated 15 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Storm Tracking
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 83 / 100
- Rank in list
- #15 of 29
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- $9.99 (USD)
- App Store rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 2,801
- Recent reviews
- 3.5 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (15 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Weather
- Good for
- Tracking severe storms with single-site radar and NWS warnings, Viewing radar in original radial format for storm analysis, Submitting weather reports through Spotter Network or mPING
- Requires
- iOS 16.6 or later
- Size
- 310 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 4
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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