Wxradar App Reviews

This app is just what I've been looking for! I have always liked the look of the NWS radars, they are clear and don't have the fuzzy "candy" look. Ever since I got my 3Gs, I've looked for a good radar app. Now I have it! Just a thought, it would be nice to make a "favorite radar" list to select comonly used radars. Bottom line, it's a simple app that blows the competition away! Seriously!

This is app is straightforward functional and a pleasure to use. I like the ability to move from one radar site to another. Nice job!

I like the app and its tracking and colors for systems. Please add back into the graphics, the capability to show the blue dot for the location of the device viewing the app. It could be a 5-star with that ability.

I'm a weather j***** and this could be the worst app yet. Graphics are terrible, boxes are there but I don't see a way to get details from them. Looks like it just loads pictures.

Useful.

POS. Does not work at ALL.

I think the 5 star ratings (why I bought it) were rigged. even if it were free it's a joke. You can't zoom in. Pathetic. Go with the 2 star free weather channel app instead. I want my money back.

Despite recent update still NO Google maps animation? App has said Google maps animation coming for 8-9 months!! Please animate Google maps like other good radar sites.

best radar app on the market!

Wish I had listened to the reviewer who warned me! Wasted $5. The maps don't even fill the screen of the iPad! You can zoom in on them, but that just enlarges the already poor map, and you see all the jaggies. This is the worst of the bunch right now. My only hope is that the developer will fix this....

Not a bad radar, pretty light weight, has decent features! I’m satisfied with it!

No pinch zoom. No animation with google maps. Clunky. It ain't no Radar Scope!

I wish that I would have known about this app before i spent a double saw buck for the competion This app is a life saver for a charter boat captian like myself Buy it .....it works great great great !!

Overall, a nice radar app. I would like to see some sort of color code to know exactly what the different colors in the radar mean.

Be amazed by the maps and options but buy it for the great support.

You mindas well go on safari and go to noaa website and it is better than this app all it is is low quality noaa map!!!

Weather animations are intuitive and accurate. Very nice visuals on specified regions. Well worth the price !!!

I deleted it. Too many touches just to move from site to site.

Just downloaded this app this evening during rain storm. So far looks like a keeper. Was a bit slow to load map a few times. Also don't see the need for th "One Hour Totals" and "Strom Total" buttons on the bottom. Those could be put in one of the menus assesible from the top tool bar. I don't think they would be used often enough to neccessitate having special buttons for them. Personally, I don't think I'd ever use them. Tried them and found them to be of no importance. What people want from a radar app is timely, reiable radar info in a great-looking package.

I like very much. it dose what it say. I like the improvements it is good five star it has earn.if you are looking for good one this is one.

Very nice app - small, uncluttered, but with (almost) everything you need. I much prefer it to one of my other apps that plots radar data over a sectional chart. I'd like to have it show the text for any warning boxes (on a popup), and it would be wonderful if it would show lightning strikes. Glider Driver

Note that this app simply downloads low-resolution static graphics from the NOAA web site! They are tiny 600 x 550 pixels images, and that's why they look awful (especially on the iPad and iPhone 4) and can't be zoomed without pixelating horribly. Even the "high def" 3400 x 1600 pixels CONUS composite image is just downloaded straight from NOAA. (For more information, simply search google for "RIDGE Display in GIS". RIDGE is NOAA's Radar Integrated Display with Geospatial Elements.) I don't recommended this app at present since you can create a bookmark in Safari to any NOAA radar graphic you want and save it to your home screen for simple access to the same radar images. Ideally this app should process the *raw* NOAA radar data and generate a smoothed, zoomable radar overlay on a MapKit map so it seems like a "real" app. Right now it is just an app that displays pre-rendered graphics from the web. P.S. for anybody who doesn't think high-definition radar data (beyond NEXRAD) is available, please google for "Terminal Doppler Weather Radar" (TDWR) and then NOAA's "Technical Implementation Notice 08-85". (Note that the Weather Underground website has TDWR high-def radar available.) TDWR has attenuation issues so it does not replace NEXRAD, but it does exist, is a useful addition to NEXRAD, and the data is available for free.

Still can’t find a decent radar for the watch, while the screen shots show specific radars, I can’t get passed the entire US radar, favorites button doesn’t do anything even after I’ve added favorites to the iPhone app.

Not the best. Can't scale maps, promised updates don't come. About a week away from getting deleted off my 

A little complex but extensive data and maps. Good radar display. Works as expected.

Keep up the good work

Better to spend ten bucks on RadarScope.

Very nice graphic presentation for the iPhone. (Think about it: with your phone you can access this data! How far we've come with technology.) I think the next update will make this a fivestar app. One thing I'd like to see is a key to the imagery in the help file. UPDATE: This app has taken a huge leap forward! I really like the update which addressed my concerns. Much nicer to look at, readily available key, google maps (I like the topo), and interchangeable radars. Nice! I bumped it to 5 stars.

Free weather apps are better than this - limited radar in my area and at least one did not work (in the ny/no/ct tri-state area). Animation unimpressive - very low-res. Classic map ( the one that works with animation) is clunky and h****** the eyes. At least I only lost .99 cents. Not worth it in my opinion.

I found using the app a little unintuitive and not so beautiful (subjective of course). You can scroll around, but only within an area near a radar site, and zooming in doesn't really get you any more detail (radar or map), just pixelation. If you like choosing a radar site by zip code or current location, it works fine. If you want an overview map of US radar or to be able to change radars by browsing around on the map... this is not the app for you. Oh I did like the fullscreen mode where all the menus and controls are hidden... but overall I just felt confined by the method of choosing radar sites.

This app could use a refresh. After all, the iPhone 5 with its 4 inch screen has been out for almost a year now, WxRadar could use an optimization with respect to the screen size for the phone that's been out for so long. Otherwise, it's an ok, decent weather app.

This app should be free until the bugs have been fixed and additional features are available.

This app used to be my favorite weather app. It has not worked correctly for over 6 months now. Maps don't load when opened and constantly crashes.

Great app, with good radar products. Only one update needed. Please add VIL, Echo Tops, and NWS Storm Attributes. I look foreword to an update soon...

Keeps promising ver. 1.2 but doesn't deliver the finished product. Save your money this version is pretty bad! Tired of waiting December and January have come and gone.

Low quality maps though.

It’s very hard to work no communication between the iwatch and iphone.

It hasn't lived up to all the hype. I enter a zip code and it can't find my location. Doesn't show my GPS location.

I have four US radar apps and this is definitely my favorite. I live in so cal where a massive storm (by our standards) just hit. This app was the most accurate. I used this app to time my dog walking so that I only had to get drenched twice when it was unavoidable. I also like how there is a list of radar stations so you can browse if you don't have a specific location in mind. My only suggestion is to include a reference bar in the map. The developer seems like a nice guy also if you check out his blog

Wow! Great update!!! This used to be my favorite radar app until it stopped working. Glad to see it is being updated again. Still missing warnings though. Please add those!

Nice update!! Finally got all the maps animated, promised update finally came.😭😂 Still use this app a lot and sure is a welcomed update to it

No graphics or info loads or displays. Every time.

Does what it says. It's fast. It's fairly easy to use. No complaints! Thanx

Love it!! Would like to see options for wind direction and speed. Also lightning strikes. :)

Great radar app! Well thought out. Change the low res maps for google maps and you'll have 5 stars!

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Works as stated It is a very useful app :) I LOVED IT SIMPLY HELPFUL

This app ends up being the best .99 cents I spent all week. I live in northeast Pennsylvania & am a recovering weather j***** and this app is great for folks like me

Nice UI on the watch app. Simple and Quick.

wxRadar app., I find the radar target resolution on my IPhone 8 Plus to be poor. The inability to zoom in on my area to see weather effects is very poor. I have been use to, for a number of years, the Radar Pro app. Using it on my old IPhone 5 was the best for its generation. I am waiting for Radar Pro to upgrade their version so I can use it on my IPhone 8 Plus. I love my new IPhone 8 Plus!

Ok app but beds more features.

Just downloaded this for iPad. Big mistake. I want my money back. There are much better radar apps out there. I'm going to go get one. You get what you pay for, I guess.