MyRadar Weather Radar Pro Reviews

by GdubforJesus

Maybe my memory is not the best but it seems the desire to make money above all else is why I am changing from 5 stars to 1. I purchased hurricane tracker two years ago. Being my favorite radar app even though I could track the same data on different apps, I paid to give back to MyRadarWeatherRadarPro , now with this hurricane season it seems to me that if I want that data I have to pay for more subscriptions. Even after refreshing my previous purchases. I click on the storm and get prompted to purchase. I guess I’ll fully make the transition to a different app now.

I've used this for years. In my old position we would turn to MyRadarWeatherRadarPro for fast visuals when preparing water rescues and staging boat teams. Now that I've moved positions, I use the add on that lets you view unsocial radar towers and we prepare based off of what the individual tower shows. Can't say enough about MyRadarWeatherRadarPro . The only addition I would add is an explanation of the wind feature and what elevation that is at. Since obviously you'll see winds going one way and the storms another. Play with the features. You can make MyRadarWeatherRadarPro pretty amazing if you spend the time. Hey, my radar, maybe find a way to link in your travel plans or route or search an exact location so we can see where friends are and what the weather is doing. I've used MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to update family traveling in other states but it would just streamline the process.

by Shawshank-az

I received a response about the red flood warning boxes, and thank you Andy for that. However, the opacity changes all weather warning boxes. And, spotting severe thunderstorm tornado warning boxes are next to impossible with the bright red persistent flood warnings. I know they’ve been red for 10 years, but I truly believe you will find many would agree that changing those flood boxes from red to a more subdued color would make the tornado warnings, etc. much easier to find. (As all other radars have done.) You’ve got clouds and rain in blue and purple. And, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in similar color scheme. I think most would like a change and adapt quite quickly.

One thing would make it perfect.... (yep, 2 stars to 5). These red boxes for river and snow melt flooding are always there.... and because they are in red they obstruct the view of other weather data or severe warning boxes. These boxes are long lasting and a nuisance. I’ve had to disable watch boxes because you can’t see what’s what. The Mississippi and Missouri Valleys are examples of an overload of red boxes that you can’t remove. If there was a way to disable these and other statements one by one, that would help. Then in the event of a severe thunderstorm or tornado outbreak I’d just keep it on MyRadarWeatherRadarPro for instead of switching to another. And quite honestly, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes shouldn’t be blue or lavender... really?

by Atticafa

This is utterly ridiculous. My father, husband and I all are absolutely disgusted with the barrage of weather apps. We had one we liked and the idiots discontinued it in favor of an ‘upgraded’ version they favored leaving all users in the cold. On the hunt we’ve been and found nothing. This, our far favorite 2nd place...I tried the ‘paid’ to pro to at least see if that would allow for a better insight into the info we no longer had. No. It not only did not, but instead...now I have a paid for app that constantly, and I mean constantly crashes. You owe a refund as its utterly unusable. Either offer a product ready to launch or dont offer it until it is. Charging people for an ‘upgraded’ format that is far from it is bordering on fraud. Clearly you are aware the issues. Fix it or refund. There are only 2 choice as people are depending on Doppler for their lives and all ye weather apps claim to have it and are even now charging for some sort of ‘better’ access to it. Obviously untrue. As a huge storm front comes barreling our direction and your stupid app has failed yet again, we go to download someone else’s in a hurry. I hope someone decides to regulate this ludicrous field of hap hazard ‘warnings’ for weather as this is not a joke to those of us living in ‘the belt’. Get you’re act together.

by Coopmj

This has been my favorite weather app for a long time, but a recent update replaced the simple forecast banner with a new, somewhat obnoxious design that takes up nearly a third of my screen, limiting the usefulness of the radar. There is an option to auto hide the banner, but that takes several seconds and it reappears if you touch the screen. The irritating thing is that these changes are not reflected in screenshots on MyRadarWeatherRadarPro Store, else I would not have updated. If you update to this version and want to see the radar, your best option is just to turn off the forecast altogether.

The new format, intended to quickly convey a lot of information is a good idea. But it is too large (and too bright for an app whose default map background is dark gray). A much better option would be to put this information near the top of the expanded forecast. As is, it makes the screen feel cluttered and cumbersome to navigate.

by RDub76

The radar feature on MyRadarWeatherRadarPro was and still is the best. The forecast on iPad, not so much. It’s really kinda clumsy. The UV/pressure/temp only shows UV, in portrait orientation the data is crammed into a small area of the upper screen while the UV/pressure/temp takes up almost 2/3 of the area. This doesn’t make sense on a bigger screen. The iPhone app is actually easier to navigate with bigger buttons and sliders; again, this doesn’t make sense. Why not have a bigger version of the forecast? Well, there is a larger forecast and it’s somewhat hidden. Tap the little photo icon and some random photo appears with a large version of the forecast. This is much better, but still kind of weird, taking up most, but not all of the screen. Why not just make this full screen and ditch the random photos. Turn your iPad to landscape and part of the forecast days are cut off; MyRadarWeatherRadarPro has had issues with truncating text for many versions. Maybe the developer should focus less on the strange “Star Citizen” imaginary planets feature and correct the UI for the forecast. That being said, I rarely use the forecast feature on MyRadarWeatherRadarPro because it is rather annoying!

by Xpxp2002

I’ve used MyRadar Pro for years on iOS and other platforms. As a radar app, it’s #1 in my book. It’s only one of two that have Apple Watch support and the new real-time rain updates are quite accurate. Overall, I’d otherwise highly recommend it...

However, it recently came to light that MyRadar (along with some other unrelated apps by other developers) are using location data from our phones and selling that information to data monetization firms. This was also disclosed as of a few months ago in MyRadar’s location permission description text.

I understand that every developer needs to make money, but this is a paid app. If that’s not enough, I’d sooner say raise the price. But with an app that relies on location permissions to show you current conditions and where you are on the radar map, there is seemingly no way to prevent this data sharing for monetization without crippling MyRadarWeatherRadarPro ’s functionality or uninstalling it altogether.

Due to this recent development around MyRadar, I have no choice but to lower my rating and post this for others to be aware before paying for MyRadarWeatherRadarPro. Outside of this warning, I would implore the developers to consider at least making the data collection for monetization optional in the paid app. MyRadar is too good of a product to be hampered by this virtually non-optional violation of personal privacy.

by DreamBigDreams

This is a great app, however it needs to have a few more features added to it. For example the ability to go backwards and look at data from an hour before or even days before. It would also be beneficial if data could be saved at a touch of a button. If I want to save data with the current app I have to record the screen. MyRadarWeatherRadarPro would be much more useful if I could just tap a button on the screen to record. I’d even be willing to pay extra for that feature. Also a slider bar feature of minutes, hours or days would be great!

For myself, I use MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to work on my theory as to what really causes violent storms to develop. Being able to display the data over and over again would all me the ability to study storms in depth.

I would love to be a bata tester for MyRadarWeatherRadarPro!

by Aviator Sheep

I really love MyRadarWeatherRadarPro. The notifications are spot on, the visuals are amazing, and the number of extras included or purchasable are super cool. Lightweight app, too, for both battery and data. It also works all over the world and even while airborne on inflight WiFi services. Lots to love. I would still purchase MyRadarWeatherRadarPro again and again.

My current “downside”... lately they’ve made some changes and updated the forecasts and things. Looks amazing but bothers me in that it’s not as intuitive as I’d like it to be and an updated tutorial would help. New forecasts have dots and colors and lines and numbers for various things but it isn’t totally clear what they mean.

I could surmise the numbers on the dots dots are the actual times the temperature will reach a high and a low and the color changes are the estimate of where it starts to change but that’s not quite clear.

And the cloud cover forecast. I mean it has blue and grey (for the sky and clouds?) and two percentages that mean...? I’m not sure what, and also times and things and I’d like to think it’s when the sky will go to or from clouds or whatnot but again it’s still guessing. The menu for help tutorial is not very useful.

I miss the old all-in-one but I will come to like the new styling and hope to see some more but really would like some first-time help screens for the layout changes.

by Betsy_K

MyRadarPro is my favorite weather app and I use it exclusively over Apple’s weather app and the Weather Channel app. I particularly like the alert about rain coming!

I USED to sync to my watch face too but now only displays blank lines under MyRadarWeatherRadarPro name. I can still press it and get the radar, hourly temps, and other forecasts to show on my watch but hope they’ll fix this glitch soon. No response from tech support email yet though they appear responsive to these reviews. When it syncs correctly to the watch again I’m upping it back to a 5/5 stars. (10/5 if I could)

On my phone I exclusively use MyRadarWeatherRadarPro and appreciate the straightforward data without all the lurid clickbait some other apps have. I don’t need the TMZ of weather stories. I want science. MyRadar and MyRadarPro provide the info I need to plan my day or pivot accordingly.

by MikeyGinTX

As an instructional aviator, I use a variety of government and non-government weather sources to get my short and longer term weather picture. My Radar is one of my “go to” favorites. With the aviation layers turned on, I can get a great color enhanced current weather depiction that allows me control of the layers I need to see to build a weather picture. With the wind flow depiction, I frequently use MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to train my students in understanding cyclonic and anticyclonic wind flows and their relations to cloud formation, rainfall patterns, and frontal activity. If I could add one feature to MyRadarWeatherRadarPro, it would be an optional overlay of pressure system centers and related frontal boundaries. These can easily be seen using other apps and website weather, but adding it here would really enhance the utility of this otherwise perfect app. I highly recommend MyRadarWeatherRadarPro and it’s add ins!!

by Lliddell.xi

Typically I do not write reviews but when an app really impressed me I want to send some support. First off looking for a weather app I have one criteria, to be accurate looking in MyRadarWeatherRadarPro Store there are about a dozen different weather apps and only one works it becomes questionable the reputations of the others. Living in Wisconsin with winters i need to know if, when and how much snow will be coming. Or maybe I’m just crazy and like to know those things. Anyways MyRadarWeatherRadarPro is spot on accurate. Better yet the map options and the clarity of the map, plus the speed at which the radar works is amazing. I tried the free app and only after a week I bought MyRadarWeatherRadarPro . For what “my radar pro” offers I would have paid double, because it simply is the best. No other weather app even comes close!

by KWH23

The new version of the my radar pro app is very disappointing. On the iPad. I live on the ocean and use the pro version with the premium features several times a day. The new version on the iPad has reduced the radar window to a postage stam size, has pumped up the size of the line graphs, and uses a good 3/4 of the rest of the screen display for useless “pretty” weather photos = and even worse, the forecast is places over the picture AND as a result the forecast is impossible to read. The pro version works ok on the iPhone but I’m seriously thinking of removing this new upgrade and using the Storm Radar app or one of the NOAA radar apps.

It’s really a shame someone didn’t check out the radar pro version on the iPad before they released it.

by 5 Stars For This Game!

I've looked everywhere for any good radar app, and most are either too confusing or too weird, MyRadarWeatherRadarPro is in all ways, no other world could explain it, absolutely P-E-R-F-E-C-T
Perfect!
Down to the minute storm tracking, i've watched storms form on radar mere minutes to seconds forming in the real world, I've used MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to track weather, watch storms, and keep track of stunning weather events (tornadoes, lightning storms) and it's been dead on accurate!
I don't understand the complaints, I've used MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to check for weather that has happened or is happening in the seconds, and a really good addition is extended past radar! To see more of the past radar throughout the day.
Now i'm a little busy because I got a storm to track and MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to use!

by Spambush

MyRadarWeatherRadarPro is just about perfect. Shows what the rain/snow picture is anywhere in the country and also globally. You can select display layers for winds, cloud cover, even air quality, plus far too many more to mention. It is very accurate, as well. I used it in the Caribbean for the weather picture while we were down there in October. I use it to get the look-ahead when storms gather here in the California desert. I think once or twice in 4 years of owning MyRadarWeatherRadarPro it glitched out on me and never for very long. About the only thing missing here is MyRadarWeatherRadarPro should show up as available for use in CarPlay. All in good time, I suppose. Anyway, of all the radar apps, this one is the easiest to use, to understand, to rely on. All in all one of the best applications of any kind for iPhone. Kudos!

by Riggie711

This is my go to Weather app. I have used many weather apps in the past and must say this one is by far the best. I love the graphics and the accuracy of the radar is phenomenal. While I am out and about I depend greatly on MyRadarWeatherRadarPro for accurate radar display. I can usually tell if it is going to rain or snow within a matter of minutes just by looking at the radar display. I highly recommend MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to anyone who depends on the radar for getting any precipitation data in your area. Five stars all day long! I am also impressed with the weather notifications. Let me know when it is it gonna rain within a matter of minutes. This is my go to radar app when I am checking on the weather. I have owned many weather apps and this is by far the best! If I could give it 10 stars I would!

by Coastaldog

Use it all the time to check for rain along travel route. App supplements what I get on local TV. I can zero in on specific locations with it to check rainy or flooding conditions. I highly recommend it.

For a time - earlier in 2016 - the location dot did not work right. I could travel from home to Mobile, AL and the locator dot would track me. However, lots of times when I got home the locator dot still showed me to be in Mobile. Hasn't done it in about two months. Maybe it was a bug the developers fixed - I hope so anyway.

Update Sep 2018 - Hey developers! Some of us wear trifocals. Your zoom in feature on locale temps works in reverse! When one zooms in on Billings, MT, for example, the numerical values of temp get smaller. You too will someday wear bifocals or tri-focals. Give us a break and let the numbers stay BIG when we zoom into a location.

by 4$$

I’ve always been a fan of this platform, but the new arrival of wildfire and electrical outage layers is both surprising and welcomed! The developers are quickly removing the need to have any other platform for private sector emergency management hazard tracking on their phones! I have a few minor complaints, mainly surrounding their decision to alter the colours of the warning/watches for severe weather (move tornado warnings back to pink as the red warnings for flooded rivers and the red warnings for tornadoes causes too much confusion). Additionally there are a few features in other applications such as wind velocity and targeted regional warning notifications for tornadoes and other hazards that have unique audio tone alerts that I wish this platform would adopt. However, all that aside, I’m breaking my #1 rule of attaching my name to any review for the pure sake of helping this application grow in its popularity and it’s use! Thank you and great work!

by Three60guy

I believe forecasts in weather apps should have the highest priority whether they have radar or not. This developer doesn’t agree. At least their actions do not agree with their written statements after telling them the forecasts get cut off before the completion of the forecast on both the iPhone and iPad Pro. They said they will eventually fix the problem but they have other priorities right now. I would imagine you can guess what I said to them after that one. In all other areas it’s a pretty good app. But because I believe the forecast being cut off was not addressed on purpose I gave MyRadarWeatherRadarPro 3 stars. Once they fix that issue I would give it 5 stars. It’s funny that the forecast appears in full on their Apple Watch version of MyRadarWeatherRadarPro.

Edit: The forecast problem was fixed. So as stated above I have changed the number of stars to 5. This is now my go to weather app.

Edit 2: I also would love it if it supported Personal Weather Stations (PWS).

by Riddles27

Simply outstanding; gorgeous graphics making full use of modern smartphone/tablet screens. Most current weather apps have good data, including this one, so the it’s the finer details that set MyRadarWeatherRadarPro apart, and a vital part of my weather app collection.
The perfect weather app has yet to be created, so most of us weather nuts have a multitude of these programs we will check daily, and this one currently sits with the best in the top row.
Excellent selection of radar data, incredibly fast data load speeds, smart map layer options, and the manner in which the data is presented makes for a quick, reliable, and, frankly, beautiful check of the weather. Includes up to the hour data on wildfires and earthquakes around the globe. And the aviation layers provide a great basis when initiating a flight plan (which route today?) and setting expectations.
Biggest WEAKNESS: lacks storm cell tracks, jet stream overlay, and access to PWS’s. Add those and you guys might literally have the finest weather app in the world. Great job

by Reepies

I’ve read the negative reviews and I don’t get it. I have used MyRadarWeatherRadarPro since it first came out - for many years. It’s my go to app for weather and I prefer to use this over the local TV channels for bad weather. I’m in Dallas TX and MyRadarWeatherRadarPro has safely taken me through many tornado warnings and 2 tornados. Last year the weather looked bad and not a single local weather channel reported anything. I followed the bad storm for 15 miles while the storm came right over us. Knowing what was happening because of MyRadarWeatherRadarPro , I was able to record the storm with the hurricane winds and golf ball size hail. It did almost $50K in damage to my home and yard. I even got a screen shot of the radar as it was overheard with yellow, red, purple and pink denoting the ferocity of the storm and a white center over our house - probably denoting the golf ball size hail. I use MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to warn my elderly friends to take shelter or that it’s nothing to worry about. I have used MyRadarWeatherRadarPro with 4 iPads and several iPhones and never had any issues. Thanks to the developers and please keep up the good work!!

by He Covers Me

I wasn’t going to do this but I am fed up with MyRadarWeatherRadarPro. Every time I use the two finger pinch to zoom in or out MyRadarWeatherRadarPro crashes and I have to open it up try it again in this revolving door scenario. I was contacted by developers, after my complaining, and they seemed very concerned offering me solutions. I no sooner applied the tips and it happened again and again and again. This is very disappointing since I paid to get the pro version to remove ads. I swear the free version never gave me these kind of issues. So please developers will you get this thing right? Now as of Mothers Day 2019 MyRadarWeatherRadarPro is still garbage. Crash crash crash only radar that is working is over Usa. The rest of the world shows nothing. I would never recommend this garbage app. Still one star just because I can’t give it zero stars. I paid for pro version and now they’ve snuck in other features to try to charge even more instead of including them for the extra money I already paid.

by OnlyTheAppsILike

Another update: I’m getting data now but it’s in Celsius. My iPhone app is in Fahrenheit. This shouldn’t be that hard to fix. If you’re going to charge money for your products, I believe you’re obligated to make them work.

Update: The Apple Watch app doesn’t ask me to upgrade anymore, but the only thing that shows up is the radar. Everything else is dashes or blanks. There is no Hourly data or 5 Day data at all. And not a word from the people who charge extra for the Watch app. I like MyRadarWeatherRadarPro , so please make it work.

Prior Review: Paid for both the pro version and the Apple Watch upgrade. Worked for a while on my Apple Watch, but now all it does is tell me to purchase the Apple Watch upgrade. I’ve restored my purchases from the iPhone app many times. Still no luck. Sent a request to the company from their app, but no response. I don’t mind an app having a problem, but I hate it when the don’t care about you and don’t feel any obligation to respond.

by Pattii

UPDATE: Had MyRadarWeatherRadarPro a few years now, its still great and runs flawlessly. I just bought the $2.99 Hurricane Tracker on my iPhone, BUT the additional feature doesn't show up on My Radar Pro on my iPad. I even uninstalled and reinstalled it. If I purchase an In-App feature it should show up in that app on EVERY device my Apple ID is tied to. My games do it. This so far is my only complaint on this great App, but a valid one.

PREVIOUS: Got the Pro version. This is my new favorite radar map. Love that you can vary the transparency so you can read the cities through the colored weather areas. Well thought out map and user interface. You get what you pay for. I don't mind paying people who make a decent product. MyRadarWeatherRadarPro is reasonably priced and the additional warning app is less than a beer--fair price.

by Lexluger10

I’m always hesitant to pay money for ANY app. I normally go to the NOAA website but it’s not that mobile friendly so gave in and bought MyRadarWeatherRadarPro. To get it out of the way; there are features that need additional purchases. Which I do not have a problem with. MyRadarWeatherRadarPro is very detailed and fully customizable to what data & how you see it, the hourly forecast is very accurate. I no longer use google weather to plan my trips or outdoor events. My main use rely on accurate hourly localized rain forecast. The ability to cross reference two local base stations is a very nifty ability. Would recommend especially if you can use it as a company expense. Sports, concerts, exercise, weddings, traveling, or any outdoor events.... knowing is half the battle, add MyRadarWeatherRadarPro to your toolkit.

by Digital75

I am retracting my previous review and now I am giving a 5 star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟rating. I spoke to the developer of MyRadarWeatherRadarPro and expressed my concerns and they listened! They are now on top of the issues with MyRadarWeatherRadarPro and I am very happy now with how they are doing what they need to do to fix the issues with MyRadar Pro. They are currently fixing the issue with uploading photos, MyRadarWeatherRadarPro isn’t crashing anymore like it was previously and I gave suggestions on good features they should put in the application.

I have to say I am very happy with MyRadar Pro now and it’s my go to app for weather and especially that I live in hurricane country in South Florida having their app is a must for me. Download MyRadarWeatherRadarPro you will love it and not be disappointed it’s worth the price!!

10 stars 🌟 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 all the way!

by Snowpurgatory

I have been a user of MyRadar for about a couple of years now. Have paid for the Pro Version, Professional Radar Pack, and the Hurricane Tracker. I have been very please with using the Hurricane Tracker as it worked very well last year. Now I have to pay to unlock its features even though I already purchased it?! C’mon. That is such a low move. $6.99 per year to use a feature I already paid for? I hope you guys do the right thing and at least allow people who purchased it prior to be grandfathered into the full capabilities of the Hurricane Tracker. I will update my star rating when this is remedied.

UPDATE - I have changed my review from 2 stars to 5 stars. It looks like MyRadar has added the ability to keep the Hurricane Tracker without the need to subscribe to Premium features. I noticed that Hurricane Tracker was unchecked in the layers section. Turned it on and everything is back to normal. I haven’t lost faith in you guys at MyRadar!

Yours Truly,

MyRadar user for the last couple years