HookEcho vs RadarOmega
The other serious Level 2 viewer, sold as an app plus add-on packs.
Where RadarOmega wins
- A more configurable phone app, with a long list of paid add-on data packs.
- iPhone and iPad builds.
- More non-US radar networks than our US-plus-Germany coverage.
RadarOmega and HookEcho read the same public Level 2 volumes and show the same tilts, velocity and dual-pol products. The difference is the bill and the source: RadarOmega charges for the app and again for the add-ons, and you cannot read its code. HookEcho is MIT licensed, runs in a browser with nothing installed, and the archive goes back to 1991 without an add-on.
Feature by feature
| Feature | HookEcho | RadarOmega |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Yes Free, MIT licensed | Partly Paid app, subscription add-ons |
| Ads | Yes None | Yes None |
| Account required | Yes Never | Partly For the subscription |
| Open source | Yes Every line | No |
| Level 2, every tilt | Yes All elevations, full resolution | Yes All elevations |
| Dual-pol products | Yes ZDR, CC, KDP, ΦDP | Yes Full set |
| Velocity and dealiasing | Yes With storm-relative | Yes With storm-relative |
| National MRMS mosaic | Yes Full resolution | Yes |
| Lightning | Yes GOES GLM | Partly Paid add-on |
| Forecast models | Partly HRRR, NAM, soundings | Partly Paid add-on |
| Tropical tracks | Yes NHC cones and advisories | Yes |
| Archive playback | Yes Back to 1991 | Partly Paid add-on, recent only |
| Works offline | Yes Chase packs, prefetched | No |
| Coverage outside the US | Partly US plus German DWD radar | Partly Several countries |
| Runs in a browser | Yes The whole app, no install | No |
| iPhone and iPad | No Not yet | Yes |
| Desktop app | Yes Windows, macOS, Linux | Partly Windows |
| Mobile polish | Partly Android only, and younger | Yes Deep, and heavily configurable |
| Telemetry | Yes None, at all | No Analytics |
Verified August 2026, from each product's own pricing and feature pages. Tiers and prices move; if a row here is wrong, tell us and it gets fixed.