Outage Prov1.1.1

Released September 2, 2026Major

iOS Android

The latest major update introduced map-based outage tracking and improved data refresh intervals. While the app achieved a category ranking of 148, the lack of post-release user reviews results in a neutral impact assessment. The current data set is insufficient to determine if these functional additions influence long-term retention or user satisfaction.

What changed

New featureAdded County View toggle for US map shaded by outage severity
New featureAdded storm tracks to map, playback, and GIF exports
ContentIncreased data refresh frequency to every 10 minutes for map and views
UXRefined severity shading for more accurate visual representation of outage percentages
UXImproved utility status display to show last-updated time instead of stale data
UXEnhanced GIF export to show clear offline state for incomplete files

Reception

50/ 100 impact scoreNeutral

What worked

New feature
The app secured a position of 148 in the category rankings following the release of the County View toggle and storm track exports.

What didn't

New feature
no evidence
The absence of post-update user reviews prevents verification of feature adoption or utility.
UX
no evidence
Refinements to severity shading and status display timestamps have not yet generated measurable user feedback.
Content
no evidence
Increased data refresh frequency remains unverified by user sentiment metrics.

Marlvel takeaways

Monitor category ranking stability over the next 14 days to determine if the new feature set sustains market visibility.
Promote the new County View and storm track features via in-app messaging to drive user interaction and generate review volume.
Evaluate the impact of the 10-minute refresh frequency on server load and battery consumption as user activity increases.

Original release notes

- County View toggle: get the US map at county level, shaded by outage severity, live and in playback
- Storm tracks appear on the map and extend as playback runs, and in exported GIFs
- Map, radar, playback and storm views update every 10 minutes
- Finer severity shading, so a 1% outage no longer looks like an 8% one
- Utilities with no recent data show as unavailable with a last-updated time, never a stale 0
- GIF export shows a clear offline state instead of an incomplete file