TornadoSpy+ Reviews – Page 4
3/5 rating based on 54 reviews. Read all reviews for TornadoSpy+ for iPhone.
TornadoSpy+ is paid iOS app published by Justin Graham
Good for spotter reports
Tutus2MuckBoots
I wanted to like this app. I really did. The spotter-sightings map is good, although I would have liked to be able to drop pins for the locations that I want to get alerts for instead of the current set up. You have to align your phone screen over the area on a map that you want to be alerted. The entire part of the map that you've zoomed in on your phone screen is set as the area for alerts and you can only set one of these such areas. For me, pins (and multiple ones) would be a much better and more streamlined setup. What I'm really here to bring to light, though, is that you pay $2.99 for this app and then you have to pay a dollar extra for every add-on you want (except for basic radar, and the spotter map of course). If you want to be a part of a spotter network, by all means get this app. But don't expect much more than a spotter network. If you want weather radio (and an all around better and more complete app), get Red Cross' Tornado. Luckily, I'm an amateur spotter and consider myself pretty radar savvy, so I won't need to rely upon this one app for weather info. But most people are just looking for timely, streamlined information in an emergency-- and this app, unless you want spotter reports, is not the best choice. I know that I'd raise my rating to 5 stars if they changed it so that the radio and other add-ons were just a part of the $2.99 you pay for this app. Also, if they streamlined the alert settings, I'd be a very happy customer. For me, however, since I've already bought the app, I might as well keep it solely for the awesome-factor of being able to report severe weather to a network of spotters.
Awesome Lifesaving App!!!
Jessijag
I like the new look of this app. I've been using it for years and this version is the most user friendly. I love being able to get alerts just for the area I select. Plus, no other app offers the user/spotter sightings in the same app as the NWS ones. Great job TornadoSpy+!!
Pretty Awesome.
Guitarman 5000
Still kinda trying to figure out some of it but very reliable, I must say. I can get as wide of an alert area as I want, and the sightings map is GREAT! Yesterday I didn't even know the weather was threatening like it was until this app told me a tornado had touched down in Arkansas which gave me PLENTY of warning that bad weather was approaching. My only complaint is that the US radar loop map is kinda small and hard to see. Other than that, a FANTASTIC app!
Great App but Radio doesn't work
Franch6514
NOAA radio doesn't work. At all. So I would not In App purchase the radio. Also there is no way to contact the developer.
Decent app but RADAR isn't working
comico2112
I have been using the LITE version of this app for over a year, and I have been very satisfied with it. It's very comforting when there is a loud thunderstorm to be able to pull out this app and see that there are NOT any tornado warnings in my area. I recently upgraded to the "plus" version of the app, as well as buying both of its in-app purchases. The Weather Radio works well, but the "Animated Radar" completely doesn't work. When I click on the "Radar" button, nothing shows up on the screen except the map. In trying to make it work, I tried playing around with the "transparency" and "speed" settings. I tried restarting the app. I tried restarting my phone. Nothing worked. I paid the $0.99 plus tax for the upgrade, and it was a waste!
Love it
Jstormspotter1
Love the way that u can report hail and tornadoes. Plus the fact it tells u where everything is and what size it is
Nice and reliable
Deputiized
A week ago we had bad storms in East Ohio, we never have tornados, no towns around here have sirens and we hardly hear warnings, but the storm that went through dropped a tornado that was only strong enough to do some roof and tree damage, but after seeing rotating clouds for 10 minutes, no warnings were heard and this app, someone reported it. And the local news said it was just wind damage, after hundreds of people saw the tornado.
Difficult to use!
Not Working in Hawaii
This APP is now slower, with more lag time on each function, sometimes have to wait 15 seconds after I touch buttons. Radars keep de-activating, plus not all radars are accessible in Hawaii now.