Highways & Hailstones
By MLU CoLab
Highways & Hailstones is a storm chasing and weather documentation app for iOS and Android that enables live video broadcasting and route logging.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the friction of managing separate tools for live streaming, GPS tracking, and historical weather research during high-stakes storm chasing events.
For Storm chasers and weather enthusiasts interested in tracking, documenting, and sharing extreme weather experiences.
What does it look like?
Key features
Broadcasts live video of storm chases directly from the mobile device to the community map.
Logs precise movement and location data during storm chasing sessions.
Displays real-time radar layers, live chase routes, and active storm chaser locations.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free community tool with no visible IAP or ad-supported tiers.
Velocity
Dormant developmentsocial featuresUX improvementsShow more...
Highways & Hailstones has been inactive for 809 days, placing it firmly in the zombie category. The last release, which introduced social media integration and updated branding, dates back to July 2024. There is no evidence of ongoing development, feature updates, or operational maintenance since that time.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads mixed. Users appreciate storm chasers appreciate the ability to document weather events and stream live video in one place and the community aspect provides a valuable space for weather enthusiasts to connect and watch live chases.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Storm chasers appreciate the ability to document weather events and stream live video in one place
- The community aspect provides a valuable space for weather enthusiasts to connect and watch live chases
- The app fails to load maps or display accurate time data, rendering it unusable for some users
15 of 15 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Highways & Hailstones
How's the Weather market?
Highways & Hailstones occupies a niche in the Weather category, currently holding a 4.31 rating on iOS and a 3.85 rating on Android across a total of 53 ratings. The lack of any store updates since July 2024 signals a maintenance-only posture that leaves the user base vulnerable to more active competitors.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By JRustonApps B.V.
Both apps target weather enthusiasts, with Highways & Hailstones focusing on active storm chasing and My Hurricane Tracker & Alerts providing storm tracking and historical data for hurricane-prone regions.
- My Hurricane Tracker & Alerts includes a historical storm archive, while Highways & Hailstones lacks historical data.
- My Hurricane Tracker & Alerts uses a minimalist interface, whereas Highways & Hailstones relies on a community-focused map interface.
- My Hurricane Tracker & Alerts provides multi-layer imagery and 7-day outlooks, which are absent in Highways & Hailstones.
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Key takeaways for Highways & Hailstones
Where is it heading?
The storm chasing niche is increasingly sensitive to real-time reliability, and Highways & Hailstones' current technical debt makes it an outlier in a category that demands high uptime. Unless the developer resumes a consistent release cadence, the platform will continue to lose its status as the primary community hub for weather enthusiasts.
- The 26-month development silence erodes user trust, as reports of broken maps and upload failures persist without resolution.
The SWOT
- Proprietary community map interface centralizes live chase data
- Monetize offline-mode access for low-connectivity storm zones
Next best moves
Audit map and upload connectivity logic because users report broken core functionality → restore basic utility
The counter-intuitive read
The app's biggest risk is not a lack of features…
Read the full takeBottom line
Highways & Hailstones rests on a unique community-map mechanism, but the two-year development silence has rendered the core experience unstable. Addressing the connectivity failures is the only path to retaining the remaining user base before they migrate to active alternatives.
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Is Highways & Hailstones still being updated?
Sources
- [1] App Store
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