Reviews of Flow Alert!

By: Shaina App

List of user reviews and ratings for Flow Alert!

Total ratings

4.43 (Rating count: 53)

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Review summary

Flow Alert! is praised for its user-friendly interface, home screen widgets, and usefulness for monitoring river conditions crucial for fishing, kayaking, and flood safety. It serves as a more accessible alternative to USGS websites and allows users to save favorites and set alerts. However, users note missing gauge data for some rivers, limited alert functionality, insufficient widget information (like combined flow and stage data), and desire for extended historical data and improved navigation. Overall, it remains a valued app for those needing quick river flow information.

Pros

Provides easy access to river flow and stage data on the phone's home screen through widgets.
More user-friendly and accessible alternative to the USGS website for monitoring river gauges.
Useful for outdoor activities like fishing, kayaking, and safety during flood conditions.
Allows saving favorite rivers and setting alerts for specific flow conditions.
Clean, simple, and smooth interface that is easy to use.

Cons

Limited availability of gauges for certain rivers or areas, with some important locations missing.
Alerts clear automatically after activation; users want alerts to persist and support multiple alerts.
Widgets show either flow or stage but not both simultaneously, and lack display of units or water temperature data.
History view limited to several days; users want longer-term historical data for comparison.
Navigation can be a bit convoluted when switching between rivers or exploring different dates.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.60

All time rating average: 4.43

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Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-06	D *****	This app lets you put your chosen river, and river stage, on your phone's home screen. Love this feature.
This app lets you put your chosen river, and river stage, on your phone's home screen. Love this feature.
2024-04-12	Al*****	Very useful. Best app for monitoring USGS gauges that I've been able to find.
Very useful. Best app for monitoring USGS gauges that I've been able to find.
2021-08-19	Ch*****	This app works great on my android but I cannot seem to find it for my apple.
This app works great on my android but I cannot seem to find it for my apple.
2021-07-22	*****	Great app to check on Tonto Creek flow, AZ. Has helped save us from getting flooded many times.
Great app to check on Tonto Creek flow, AZ. Has helped save us from getting flooded many times.
2021-04-10	Ma*****	Good app! As the NCOIC of a state Swift Water Rescue Team I use this app to keep track of the river gauges where we train and during flood conditions for response. I would like to see an update where the widget shows both the flow and stage at the same time. Also, it would be great to see the USGS water temperature data, where they have it, as well. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Good app! As the NCOIC of a state Swift Water Rescue Team I use this app to keep track of the river gauges where we train and during flood conditions for response. I would like to see an update where the widget shows both the flow and stage at the same time. Also, it would be great to see the USGS water temperature data, where they have it, as well. Thanks and keep up the great work!
2021-03-31	SR*****	Excellent, I use it often, as VP of local club, we use it alot, along with state gauges that are not on USCG.
Excellent, I use it often, as VP of local club, we use it alot, along with state gauges that are not on USCG.
2021-03-20	Br*****	I'm a kayak fisherman it puts me at ease to take as much risk out of my day as possible. Not able to open lately? Hoping it's back up soon. Thanks much.
I'm a kayak fisherman it puts me at ease to take as much risk out of my day as possible. Not able to open lately? Hoping it's back up soon. Thanks much.
2020-06-08	Kr*****	Really nice. I use it to monitor local sites for kayaking conditions. I see you're working on increasing viewable history, which will be nice, so I can compare flood to base levels. It would also be cool if we could see where flood stages are, or be able to add that to the axis ourselves. For example, major flooding on Waccamaw near Conway is stage 14'+. Moderate is 12–14' and so on. It would be cool if I could add that to my faves' y-axes. Great app, thank you!
Really nice. I use it to monitor local sites for kayaking conditions. I see you're working on increasing viewable history, which will be nice, so I can compare flood to base levels. It would also be cool if we could see where flood stages are, or be able to add that to the axis ourselves. For example, major flooding on Waccamaw near Conway is stage 14'+. Moderate is 12–14' and so on. It would be cool if I could add that to my faves' y-axes. Great app, thank you!
2020-06-05	Ka*****	Very smooth product, Shaina. I use the USGS site for fishing and this makes it accessible on the fly, so to speak. Their website displays historical flows. That would be useful here for judging whether current ones are abnormal. Thanks for a useful tool!
Very smooth product, Shaina. I use the USGS site for fishing and this makes it accessible on the fly, so to speak. Their website displays historical flows. That would be useful here for judging whether current ones are abnormal. Thanks for a useful tool!
2020-04-29	Cj*****	Simple, handy, easy to use, this is one of two pre-checks before deciding whatever to fish and, if so, where (the other is the weather). Not too technical. Just a clear picture of the river flows, which is all I need.
Simple, handy, easy to use, this is one of two pre-checks before deciding whatever to fish and, if so, where (the other is the weather). Not too technical. Just a clear picture of the river flows, which is all I need.