Firespot: Wildfire app

Name: Firespot: Wildfire app
Rating: 4.7 (5498 reviews)
Author: Rayner Software LLC

by Rayner Software LLC

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download
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Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

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Free to download
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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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4.7 5498 ratings · App Store

3/5Almost perfect
I’m in wildfire-prone Malibu. This app has so many features that I love. I can customize my alert areas. I can get wind speeds and direction and all sorts of useful weather info. My only issue is that I receive alerts at least twice a day, every day, for small fires in my area that were put out a week ago. It’s the app that cried wolf! I’m beginning to ignore the alerts and don’t want to miss something that I need to know about!

Biddlemarch · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Worked great at first, now useless
Like so many others, we’re dealing with fires cropping up constantly right now. We live on a horse farm and need as much possible advance warning as possible if we have to load horses. This app started out great a few weeks ago when I subscribed. I used it everyday. Now, for some reason, it no longer shows any fires anywhere. And, it keeps dumping my subscription. I bought an annual subscription about 4 weeks ago. I have tried every adjustment, I’ve restarted my phone, I’ve dumped and reloaded the app. It restored my subscription once. Now, nothing. I tried contacting the developer and got no response. Nothing left to do but ask Apple to refund. I’m sad because when it worked it was great. Now it’s completely useless.

BellaC12 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Now fixed…
Addendum #2: Glad I kept nagging. The problems described below are now fixed (+3*s). I look forward to this app providing warnings for the upcoming fire season. Original review: This app is sending me alerts that satellites have detected fires in a large area of E. Canada that I have delineated… yet absolutely nothing shows up on the map for any sensor methods. Then today: “a fire near you.” Nada. The lists are even worse — all categories totally empty. Clearly this app has been abandoned. Complete waste of a $30 subscription. (Dev: please don’t suggest uninstalling, reinstalling, blah, blah. Done that twice. No difference.) Addendum #1: Yes, the lists populate now. But the map in Eastern Canada, still nada. The alerts for the large portion of western Quebec that I outlined now zoom in with a detailed little pop-up but NOTHING shows up on the map.

Upstate Steve · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Amazing app! except for one thing.
So this app is AMAZING at tracking fires except whenever I use it for a few minutes it starts glitching out and the screen freezes. I don’t know if it’s my device or the app itself but it is very glitchy and my device has not had that problem. Other than that it is an amazing app! I recommend this app for people who want to know if there is a fire near the area, people who have a lot of wildfires, and people who like to plan early and get prepared for a wildfire.

I LOVE ROOTBEAR · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Love the app but needs more
I love this app-it provides some peace of mind during this very scary season. I wish it had a few more features though-I would like to know current rate of spread, direction of travel, and acres burnt. There is a huge difference in level of concern when these things are taken into consideration

pjmaness · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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2.0
Firespot 2 is a major update. In addition to satellite-detected fires, we now show current wildfire status and perimeters for the U.S. • New alerts system (with paid subscription) gives you up-to-the-minute device notifications for local fire status • Now showing US fire data from the NWCG and NIFC • Now showing Red Flag warnings from the NWS • Satellite-detected fires and human-reported fires are shown differently on the map • Fire detail view provides up-to-date information on fires including size, containment, and fuel types
2.0.1
Firespot 2 is a major update. In addition to satellite-detected fires, we now show current wildfire status and perimeters for the U.S. • New alerts system (with paid subscription) gives you up-to-the-minute device notifications for local fire status • Now showing US fire data from the NWCG and NIFC • Now showing Red Flag warnings from the NWS • Satellite-detected fires and human-reported fires are shown differently on the map • Fire detail view provides up-to-date information on fires including size, containment, and fuel types
2.0.2
- Added NASA and NOAA satellite data - Improved the display of fire details
2.0.3
- Added city and state to fire details page - Improved handling of fire / red flag alerts. Now centers on a fire when the notification is tapped - Map view centers on alerts radius (if specified) when app is opened - Fixed typo on alerts page
2.1
- Added search - Visual refinements
2.2
- You can now sign up for notifications on individual fires - Added a list view - Improved rendering of fire perimeters - New map filters
2.2.1
- Added a Share button - Fixed an issue where the view options could be obscured by the keyboard - Made the legend smaller on iPad - Defaults to a more zoomed-out map view
3.0
- Added wind data - Major updates to UI. Now faster, and better able to handle large numbers of fires. - Simplified and improved the legend - Simplified and improved the drawing of satellite-detected fires
3.0.1
- Fixed a potential crash on launch which was being caused by certain types of red flag warnings - Fixed an issue where fire overlays could disappear after reloading
3.1
- Major enhancements to the wind overlay - Added a "Date" sort option for the fires list
3.1.1
- Improved the drawing of fire perimeters (holes inside the fire are now drawn correctly) - Added a sensitivity filter for satellite-detected fires - Visual UI refinements - Added subtle animations to wind overlay - Now displaying acres for more fires - Improved resiliency against improperly-formatted fire data from upstream sources
3.1.2
- Fixed a bug where the wind overlay could stop updating
3.2
- Added air quality (AQI)
3.2.1
- Fixed an intermittent long pause on launch
4.0
- Added Water Vapor, Soil Moisture and Vegetation (satellite data rules) - New style for Air Quality overlay (bring on the hexagons) - Reorganized the user interface (everything at your thumb-tip) - Cleanup and optimizations (pruning, streamlining and tidying) - Removed Facebook integration (less is more)
4.0.1
- Added a fallback server to improve reliability
4.0.2
- Fixed a potential crash on the Alerts screen
4.1
- Added a Fire Danger view
5.0
Version 5 is a major update. • Added satellite images feature. See very recent satellite photos of fire areas. • Added aircraft feature. See the position and status of firefighting aircraft. • New alerts system lets you define multiple areas to monitor by drawing directly on the map. • Many pieces of the app have been rewritten.
5.1
- Improved the display of Red Flags - Some improvements to aircraft UI - Added many aircraft to the database
5.1.1
- When aircraft notifications come in, you can now tap the notification to show details for the aircraft
5.1.2
- Minor UI polish - Improved haptics
5.2
- Now includes Canadian fires
5.2.1
- Fixed a potential crash in the image viewer
5.2.2 · 10 Aug 2023
- Fixed a crash on some older versions of iOS

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Wildfire Info — Same category + similar ratings
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