# Hail Recon

> Weather

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id602877045](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id602877045)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id602877045`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Interactive Hail Maps, LLC
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (96 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20
- **First published:** 2013-02-19
- **Size:** 30 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hail-recon/id602877045)
- **Website:** [http://www.interactivehailmaps.com/](http://www.interactivehailmaps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.interactivehailmaps.com/terms-of-use/](http://www.interactivehailmaps.com/terms-of-use/)

## Description

Hail Recon is the mobile hail reconnaissance companion app for your Interactive Hail Maps subscription. It delivers radar-accurate hail swaths, a location indicator, Hail Finder, and on-the-ground storm reports to help you pinpoint hail impact. You can add address markers, drop private notes, get driving directions, and generate comprehensive hail impact reports. The app supports multiple map views and integrates with your subscription for access to historical storm dates (over four years), with push alerts across devices to keep you informed.

## Rankings

- #159,535 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers consistently praise Hail Recon for excellent customer service and accurate, data-rich hail maps with useful canvassing features. Many also call it good value compared with alternatives. The main drawbacks are app instability (crashes, bugs), onboarding friction (sign-in loops and no easy sign-up), and pricing concerns (high or opaque). Some note an older, less polished UI and occasional data gaps in certain regions. Overall: strong functionality backed by great support, but stability and pricing clarity need improvement.

### Pros

- Excellent customer service and support, with responsive, knowledgeable staff and 24/7 availability.
- Accurate, detailed hail maps and reports with strong historical data, useful for canvassing and insurance discussions.
- Good value for money; feature-rich and cheaper than comparable services.
- Strong business-use features such as canvassing, sales tracking, and robust reporting.

### Cons

- App instability and bugs: frequent crashes and reliability issues.
- Pricing concerns: high, sometimes opaque or hidden, and perceived as prohibitive.
- Onboarding friction: sign-in loops and no easy sign-up option, plus login-only flow.
- Occasional data gaps or perception of outdated UI/UX in some regions.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id602877045)