2022-12-01
Great app. Responsive developer.
Works just like it says on the tin. Sent in a feedback request and received a thoughtful and personal response rather than a generic “thanks for your suggestion” reply.
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Description
FloodWatch allows users to monitor rivers and streams throughout the United States. Add USGS gages to your favorites for quick monitoring of current gauge height, precipitation, and flood stage.
By leveraging data from the US Geological Survey and National Weather Service, FloodWatch presents the most recent and historical river heights, precipitation totals, discharge, and flood stage data. Graphs are available to help you visualize the rise and fall of the river, precipitation, and streamflow. Note that only US Geological Survey gauges with real-time data capabilities are surfaced within the application; not all United States gauges are available.
FloodWatch is also geared towards those with interests in or near flood plains. If your home or other interests have been flooded in the past or could be flooded in the future, FloodWatch allows you to easily keep an eye on any potential flooding issues.
What's New in Version 1.12.0
- Lock screen widgets
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
Seller
Name
Brian Deshong
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
1.12.0
Size
10.8 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 16.0 or later
Devices
iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.0 of 5 (5 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2022-09-21
Love the Home Screen widgets
Can you add Lock Screen widgets that are compatible with IOS 16?
2020-10-09
Too many adds
App won’t let you look at the data shoves adds down your throat while you drown minus 100 stars
2020-09-09
Good App Gone Bad
This was an almost perfect app. It provided the data I needed for the several streams I needed to watch. The ads were obtrusive, but tolerable. It has lately become entirely unusable. It provides the data for the top site in my list, but if I try to select any other site, it launches a loud bright full-page animated ad that cannot be cancelled for ten or fifteen seconds. When it is cancelled, you go back to the data for the original site. In other words, the $9 ad-free ransom the developer is demanding is essential to view more than one site. Thanks but no thanks!
2020-08-31
Paid for ad free twice.
This app has been useful to me for a long time as I live in a flood zone. It doesn’t do much, and what it does do is not in real time, but it’s helpful. However, over the years the ads have gotten more and more intrusive. They take over the screen and it requires closing and reopening the app. I think developers deserve to get paid, either by users or advertising, but not both. I’ve given this dude $1.99 on at least two occasions to no effect. Mind you, there have never ever been any added features. He simply converts 3 data points from the USGS and makes it work on a mobile platform. I should ask for my money back. I’ve bought a real rain gauge and will check the creek height using a device with larger screen. I would have thought the app had been abandoned, but dev is selling more ads all the time and has updated enough to work on iOS 13.
2020-06-04
Needs to update automatically
Good app but would be nice to have the favorites list update automatically and send out notifications when reaching flood stage.
2020-03-08
Ads are HORRID
The ads this displays are getting worse. They play videos LOUDLY or take over the screen and FORCE you to a website to load the AppStore page, rendering the app useless. I can accept ads, especially for apps I only use a few days out of the year, but not ads like this. Deleted.
2019-03-22
So sad
Use to be great small advertisement bottom of screen, now full screen advertisement fir each point you are monitoring.
Bye deleting app as soon as I save this review
2018-12-27
Full page ads equal DELETE
Information on this app easily accessible via free apps and web sources WITHOUT ads hence the lack of need to buying this app.
I understand there is no thing like a free lunch, static ads at the bottom of screen is fine.
Ads that impede navigation like full page ads only shows that the developer is greedy and doesn’t care about the user interaction.
2018-11-01
Does not work now
I really relied on this app to keep me updated on the flood stage because I live right on the creek. Hasn’t worked since September 11
2018-10-27
Ads are overly obtrusive
This was a useful app at one time but the full screen ads have become so annoying as to make this app more trouble than it is worth. I would pay to remove ads but $7.99? That is far too expensive for what it provides. There is a competing app that offers the same graphs of more station parameters and it is only $1.99 for the ad-free version. That’s more realistic.
2018-09-20
Full screen ads give me a break
I can see the developer wants to make some money nothing wrong with that but I don’t even see a link to buy the ad free version anywhere. Why is a five star app but I’m giving it three now.
2018-05-31
No longer works. Please fix.
It was a great ap when it worked, so I gave three stars even though it no longer works. The update didn’t resolve the problem either. I cannot open- it kicks me out when I try to access the ap.
When it worked it was a great ap for someone living along the water. Really hoping it gets fixed ASAP.
Update: the recent update worked, thank you. Ap is working now. Thank you for the quick fix. 5- stars!
2018-05-30
Sorry
Still a great app but I kinda liked the old version better. Huge graphs equals more detail. You should still buy it.
2018-05-23
New Update
I installed the new update then nothing worked. I contacted the developer who already knew what the problem was and was waiting for his fix approval from Apple. For anyone who may have experienced the same problem as I did just remove the old version then install the new one. Or, wait for the fix to arrive then install that update. It’s a good program to have when the river is rising. Thanks.
2018-03-14
Data is good, interface not intuitive
I tapped the “+” symbol to add a gauge but none appeared on the map. I had to pinch or pan the map to get the markers/gauges to appear. I’d recommend showing gauges on initial load, or at least show gauges on the map after a 1 second delay.
Data shows current conditions. It would be fantastic if data included average conditions or trends. E.g. I know the Cumberland River is 27ft height right now. How does that compare to this time last year? What is the average height during the year?
2017-08-26
Good App
Most recent update crashes when updating levels.
2017-07-23
Finally a simple interface with realtime data!
This app is awesome! It has a simple interface that makes it easy to locate stations and get data. The summary page is a nice snapshot and the graphs are great with cfs and feet gauge readings for your viewing preference. This was instrumental in watching local creek levels for paddling my kayak in whitewater.
2017-03-15
Great App
Latest update was a little buggy. Within a day of emailing the developer, Brian everything back to normal. Good app for emergency managers to keep a watch on real time water levels and rain rates. Thanks for the help Brian!!
2017-02-11
FloodWatch doesn't work at all, don't bother!
I just downloaded this app, it has no data or functions whatsoever, other than to pay for another app or leave a tip!!
Here's a tip!
If You are selling an app, don't offer a free one that doesn't function at all and solicits for me to buy another one...
Then asks for gratuity...😏
Pass
2016-08-29
Pretty Worthless
If you live very close to one of the designated locations, this app might be helpful during extreme conditions, such as flooding. Otherwise, it's not worth downloading.
2016-06-12
Really good, could be great.
Simple, easy to use. Would be great with complications for watch faces.
2016-03-13
Really Nice App
Living on the water here in South Louisiana, I'm always looking for the best method of looking at the water levels. This app is quick and easy. I love how is saves my favorites and I don't have to "remember the names" (hint to the other reviewer).
I would really like to purchase the app, but when I go to purchase it for $2.99 it ask if I want to remove "one" ad? No, I'd like to remove ALL of the ads. What? Next month another ad is going to pop up and I have to pay to remove that ad too? I guess my only option is to "tip" the developer because the app is certainly worth "something" even if the ads don't disappear. 👍🏻
2016-01-04
Flood watch
This is a very simple app to use the app will tell you the river waters raising and falling.
Very simple please give it a try!!
2015-11-07
SEARCH BAR!!!
This would be the PERFECT! app if I could search for gauges by name. I don't readily know exactly where each gauge is but when I want instant reads on creeks and rivers, I can definitely offer the name.
As of now though, I will honestly never use this app.
And it's such a shame because it is sooooo close
2014-03-16
Useful tool for floaters!
Easy to use!
2014-01-10
Floodwatch
Amazing. This is a very helpful app if you live in a flood plane. I live in somerset county NJ, we flood severely with just a few inches of rain and are surrounded by rivers.
Today is October 27 and we are preparing for the storm of the century. Super storm Sandy is coming and this app will be tested.
Thanks Brian, you may save our lives with this app during this storm.
2014-01-10
Very helpful!
We live on a river, and it is great to see the upstream height changes to know what to expect! And when it is really high, to see when it starts to subside so we know we don’t have to worry...
2014-01-10
Great App!
This is one of those apps that is useful (not a novelty), is simple, and does exactly as it says.
I live on a river and have boats in the water year round. Knowing what is happening via this app is great. Yes, before the app (and even now) you can go to the NOAA Hydrologic Prediction Service web site and see all the detail. BUT, you can only see one gauge at a time and of course you need a computer.
The app allows for viewing many gauges all at the same time and then looking at the detail of any one of them by just touching it. Add this to your phone and be out of town and you always know what is happening while you are away.
2014-01-10
Useful tool
We use this app quite often as we have land that we have to get to that is across a river. It saves us a trip if the river is too high to cross and it lets us know if we need to get down there to move items out of the way. It is really very helpful and we are happy we found this app!
2013-10-01
Update needed!!
App crashes every time I open it. I'm using iOS 7.2
2013-08-03
Help! It's broken. Please fix.
Keeps crashing. Won't even open. Please fix. This is a necessary app.
2013-06-26
Whitewater kayaker
Great app! Would like to have cfs readings and the ability to set alerts once river reaches a certain flow. Very important to ww kayakers.
2013-06-17
Currently crashes
This app used to work pretty well but i just trued it again today after perhaps 8 months and it crashes as i try to scroll thru favorites.
2012-10-18
Somewhat useful
This app appears to give stage but lacks the ability to report other data reported at the gage, such as discharge or turbidity. It also would be nice to have a link to the data source website such as the usgs website or the NOAA site so you can see more detailed information. Lastly it would be nice to see more information on the gage itself. Stage is reported, but based on what datum? Again a link would be useful. Other features that would be a step above could include a historical data query or data extractor to email.
2012-08-28
Flood help
We live in a flood plain and this past March had a 15" rain in 3 hours. Having located a gauge close by and tracking it, we now know what level we need to watch. Great peace of mind.
2012-04-02
Good
Great:)
2011-12-23
Works for me
This is a very cool idea and potentially quite useful. I'm running it on the iPad2 w/ the latest OS5. It crashed on initial launch but after a soft reset seems to work fine. Clearly intended for iPhone, so a higher-res iPad version would be nice.
2011-08-29
Crash
If you need an app that's totally annoying and almost useless because it crashes a lot then this is what you're looking for.
2011-08-29
Seems sick
Downloaded this to monitor river and creek gauges for kayaking it seems to pick up the local little spots pretty well. Just wish you could search a creek by name.
2011-06-07
TerribleApp
Very inaccurate and missing major points like the winfeild dam
2011-06-07
Momof 2
Were in the start of flooding on the missouri river and this app is great !!!alarms would make this even better!!
2011-05-26
Great App
Thanks for developing. Very accurate. With all the flooding from the Mississippi River it is great to be able to monitor so many sites. Great job!!!!
2011-05-26
Excellent app
Easy to use, and I can monitor all the points I need to from anywhere. Grab the RSS or XML feeds for the forecasts in the next version, and I'll give 6 stars!
2011-05-21
Great App
Works great. Works as advertise.
2011-05-03
Excellent !!!!'nnnnnnn
One of my favorite apps. Fast accurate info. I'd like to see the favorite screen expanded as I'm monitoring all rivers in six states. They fit but kick me out of the app after viewing which is annoying. Also I'd like push capability and the ability to email the charts created. This app is actually better and more user friendly than the USGS web site. Just keep making it better.
Also, is like the capability to automatically surf over to the USGS web page without leaving the app like the app on earthquakes takes you to the website and gives the ability to email the page to others. I literally use this app every day - is tremendous with great potential.
2011-04-30
Perfect
Honestly this app works 100% as advertised. I lived on the Delaware river and it works great with the gauges there.
2011-03-01
Monitor rivers and streams from your phone!
This is an exceptional app that has come in handy with all the spring rains my area has received. While this app will not give any warnings of potential flooding, you get instant data from USGS gauges that easily shows the degree to which water is rising or falling. There are plenty of stations to choose from in your area.
2010-12-06
Almost perfect
It will be much better once they add push notifications (which will come). I also expected more sensors would pop up. My city has varying elevations, so it'd be nice if I could get notified when water reaches a certain level in a certain area.
2010-11-26
Simply great
This thing is exactly the kind of app I was hoping existed when I bought my phone: easy, simple, super helpful and at zero cost. Wow.
I manage a small historic mill on a river with no gages and we don't have money for monitoring equipment. I can use this app to see what other watersheds are doing in the area to guess on mine. Thanks Brian!
2010-09-22
Just what I needed!
We have a campsite along a river that floods on occasion. On a long shot I searched for an app like this with little hope. Not only is it free but it's exactly what I was looking for. Please add a "tell friends" function.
Thanks for the great app!
2010-09-18
River
Great app!! Could have more stuff like discharge added.
2010-08-21
Nice
Two thumbs up!!
2010-08-19
Nice information
Very informative application. Very nice to have in the event of a flash flood , while you are living in a flood plain or camping in a low area. Combine this app with pin pinpoint lightning, I damage, I disasters and radarscope, and you are ready for anything. The only thing I would add, is each rivers flood level and ability to send a push notification if conditions were approaching a flooding potential, based off past data at that location.