How accurate is the hail map?

Every hail map on the market, ours included, is built from radar. Overview shows two surfaces for each storm date — the NEXRAD radar signature and the MESH radar-estimated size — and pins the NWS/SPC spotter reports beside them, so you can see where radar and the ground agree before you knock. HailTrace describes its maps as hand-reviewed by meteorologists and does not name the radar products it starts from; we publish ours and skip the review step. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address, on any map. The honest test is to open a storm date you worked this season in both tools and compare it to what your crew found on the roofs.

I already have HailTrace — why switch?

If you're locked into an annual HailTrace term, its terms say there's no refund or proration. Compare a storm date you know before your renewal. Overview offers hail maps, recommended prospecting areas, and canvassing in one iPhone workflow, at $149.99/month in the US App Store. 7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start. Homeowner contacts cost an optional $0.21 each. Consider the field workflow, your existing term, and your expected contact usage before switching.

When is HailTrace the better choice?

When you need a meteorologist's signature on a report for a claim dispute, or when your crews work wind events as much as hail. Overview's map is hail-only, and we don't produce certified reports.

/ as of September 2026

Overview vs HailTrace. For your day in the field.

HailTrace's plans are priced by quote, and its terms of service say all sales are final, auto-renewals included. Overview brings hail maps, recommended areas, and canvassing together on your iPhone at $149.99/month in the US App Store. Compare the published terms and map capabilities, then see how each fits your day in the field.

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

View this storm in the web app →

Cities tracked 15,951 50 states

Storm days on record 242 since 2026

Homes in mapped footprints 20,559,296 building footprints × recorded hail

NWS ground reports 14,418 pinned beside the radar

Radar surfaces per storm 2 NEXRAD + radar-estimated size

Live radar in the app · these pages rebuilt nightly · newest rendered storm Sep 10, 2026

Side by side · as of September 2026

What HailTrace publishes, and what we do.

Their column: their pages, linked

Each HailTrace cell comes from the page linked beside it. Overview includes the iPhone app and web access on the same account; checkout prices and trial terms are labeled separately. Map capabilities below describe the full product.

What	HailTrace	Overview
Published price	By quote. Free, Maps Only, Maps & Data and Enterprise are all "Contact us". Single map $229 one-time. source	$149.99/mo in the US App Store; $150/mo through web checkout. Pro includes 5,000 new addresses per user each month. Homeowner contacts are an optional $0.21 each.
Free trial	Not published. The Free plan is limited to 1-Star maps; the FAQ offers a demo "prior to creating a paid subscription". source	7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start. Includes 200 addresses; choose whether to subscribe when it ends. The separate 7-day web trial requires a card.
Contract	Annual, quarterly or monthly, auto-renewing. "All sales are final, including auto-renewals. No refunds or prorated amounts." source	Month to month. Manage or cancel App Store subscriptions in Apple Account settings; manage web billing in Overview.
Per-map fees	$229 for a single map purchase. Per-address reports in three tiers, $40 to $1,000. source	None. Every storm date, every state, is in the base plan.
Radar products named	Not published. Describes "dual-pol radar" and maps "created by hand by our team meteorologists". source	Yes — NEXRAD radar signatures and MESH radar-estimated hail size, both shown for every storm date.
Ground reports	Describes "verification of ground truth reports"; the report source is not named. source	NWS/SPC hail, wind and tornado reports pinned beside the radar for each storm date.
Refresh cadence stated	Not published. source	Yes — live radar in the app; the public hail pages rebuild nightly for every convective day.
Historical replay	History "back to 2010 for hail". source	Every storm date in the feed, replayed on the same map with both radar surfaces.
Contacts	Through Cole Information on the Maps & Data tier. Price by quote. source	Highly accurate names and phones at $0.21 a contact, aggregated from multiple sources in real time when you pull — no stale lists. Dated, DNC-flagged; you only pay where a contact matches.
Seats	Not published. source	Up to 4 team members included.

HailTrace figures verified September 2026 from the linked pages; they may have changed since. Overview figures are the published rate sheet.

The product and the field workflow

Their model. Ours.

HailTrace · Overview

Neither column is a pitch. The left is how their pages describe their product; the right is how ours works.

HailTrace · as of September 2026

Quote, then contract.

Four plans — Free (1-Star maps), Maps Only, Maps & Data, Enterprise — all priced "Contact us". A single map is $229, one time.
Terms of service: "All sales are final, including auto-renewals. No refunds or prorated amounts." Plans renew annually, quarterly or monthly.
No trial is published. The FAQ offers a demo "prior to creating a paid subscription".
Maps are "created by hand by our team meteorologists" using dual-pol radar; the radar products themselves are not named on the site.
Contact data is supplied through Cole Information on the Maps & Data tier.
Hail history back to 2010.

Overview · iPhone + web

Prospecting from your iPhone.

Explore hail maps, storm history, and live radar to choose where to work.
Find promising areas with Overview’s proprietary Prospecting Score. Quests turn recommendations, follow-ups, and unfinished work into your next move.
Navigate to an area, start canvassing, and keep visit outcomes, notes, photos, and session history with your work.
$149.99/mo in the US App Store, with web access on the same Overview account and up to 4 team members. Pro includes 5,000 new addresses per user each month.
7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start. Choose whether to subscribe when the trial ends.
Homeowner contacts ($0.21 each) and postcards are optional additional purchases. CSV exports support the tools you already use.

See the iPhone app in action →

In fairness

What HailTrace does that we don't.

Complete, as far as their pages go

If your business is built on certified per-address reports, or your crew works wind as much as hail, HailTrace covers ground Overview doesn't. These are the things their pages describe that we don't offer.

01
A team of meteorologists who review each map by hand before it's published.
02
Paid per-address reports, including meteorologist-signed and certified tiers, for claims and disputes.
03
Wind maps alongside hail.
04
A 1–5 star ranking on every map.

Overview Pro · iPhone + web

One app for your prospecting day.

The hail map, your next recommended area, and the tools to work it. Start on your own; the same subscription also includes access for up to 4 team members.

Hail maps, storm history, and live radar
Recommended prospecting areas and Quests
Canvassing, navigation, and visit tracking
Door notes, photos, and follow-up history
Territory alerts and personal progress

Monthly subscription · US App Store

$149.99/ month

Try the app for 7 days. Choose whether to subscribe when your trial ends.

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

200 addresses during the trial; 5,000 new addresses per user each month on Pro. Homeowner contacts ($0.21 each) and postcards ($0.75 each) are optional additional purchases.

Paid subscriptions renew monthly. Manage or cancel your App Store subscription in your Apple Account settings.

See all pricing and trial details →

Before you switch

Map quality. Workflow. Fit.

Straight answers, including when to stay put

How accurate is the hail map?

Every hail map on the market, ours included, is built from radar. Overview shows two surfaces for each storm date — the NEXRAD radar signature and the MESH radar-estimated size — and pins the NWS/SPC spotter reports beside them, so you can see where radar and the ground agree before you knock. HailTrace describes its maps as hand-reviewed by meteorologists and does not name the radar products it starts from; we publish ours and skip the review step. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address, on any map. The honest test is to open a storm date you worked this season in both tools and compare it to what your crew found on the roofs.
I already have HailTrace — why switch?

If you're locked into an annual HailTrace term, its terms say there's no refund or proration. Compare a storm date you know before your renewal. Overview offers hail maps, recommended prospecting areas, and canvassing in one iPhone workflow, at $149.99/month in the US App Store. 7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start. Homeowner contacts cost an optional $0.21 each. Consider the field workflow, your existing term, and your expected contact usage before switching.
When is HailTrace the better choice?

When you need a meteorologist's signature on a report for a claim dispute, or when your crews work wind events as much as hail. Overview's map is hail-only, and we don't produce certified reports.

Try it in the field

See how it fits your next prospecting day.

Compare a storm you know, review the recommended areas, and try canvassing from your iPhone. Choose whether to subscribe when your trial ends.

7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.

For iPhone. Android coming soon.

HailTrace is a trademark of its owner. Overview is not affiliated with or endorsed by HailTrace. Figures are from HailTrace's published pages as of September 2026 and may change.