Rick Heggem 19
Friday, June 30, 2023
Show me the smoke! For some reason, the app only sometimes shows the smokey areas in North America. I can turn off/on the smoke setting. I can force close the app and restart. But nothing I do seems to make the smoke visible on occasion. I don't know why smoke is visible on occasion and sometimes not. Thank you to the developer for the smoke explanation. The explanation comports with my experience, but I changed my rating from 3 to 4 for the explanation. Solving the problem would earn a 5. Edited
Qvyshift LLC
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
The smoke info is generally available in the afternoons after a NOAA technician publishes the data. This availability is a side effect of how NOAA publishes the data, and we hope to improve on this in a future update.
Jessica Bagby 8
Thursday, July 11, 2024
I downloaded 4 different wildfire watch apps, and this was the worst. I know, for 100% surety, there is a 12,000+ acre fire about 50 miles away from me, and another small one about 25 miles away from me. This app shows the big fire as a bunch of tiny "hot spots" but has zero info about it, no size, no containment %, nothing. It shows nothing (as in it says there is no fire) on the map for the smaller fire. There are MUCH better fire/disaster apps available, like Watch Duty. Good luck!😅
Qvyshift LLC
Sunday, March 9, 2025
If this happens, please check your internet connection. It sounds like your information didn't finish downloading, or you didn't realize that you can tap things on the map to get more information. In settings, you can customize what you see. The hotspots shown are more akin to radar data in a weather report -- more raw but available sooner.
S. M. Wolfkind 38
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Its okay, but in the middle of a wildfire emergency the information is just not current enough to be useful, and can even be misleading due to plumes of smoke causing heat readings where no fire is on the ground. Pulse Point is much better for immediate notification and location emergencies. Still, i keep Fireguard in my tool kit and bought the paid version so i can keep an eye on areas where my relatives live.
Monique Steyn 23
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Testing this app for our area, Western Cape, South Africa. Unless I'm missing it, there doesn't seem to be a distance calculator directly on the app. Shows a distance when one taps on more info, however, I'm assuming is a distance of one's current location? Not to a specific location elsewhere? One can go to co-ords > Google earth. Is there a possibility for this to be developed still? The quality on mobile seems really good and it is showing accurately an active fire nearby. Edited
Qvyshift LLC
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
You are correct—the distance shown is the distance from the current location of your device. A point-to-point distance measure is something we'll consider for future development. Thanks for the feedback.
JarOCats 2
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
For the radius it shows me in the free version, I could walk out my front door and see further -- unless I want to fork over $9.99. To be clear, the map does not show ANY hotspots outside my immediate area, unless I pay up. And it still gives me ads! Terrible user experience. Uninstalling.
Qvyshift LLC
Thursday, October 12, 2023
You've misunderstood. You can adjust the map to monitor any area you want in the free version. Please contact us if you want help.
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