# StormWatch+ — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of StormWatch+ by Cirrus Weather Solutions, LLC, rated 2.80/5 from 84 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stormwatch-plus/id524537469/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stormwatch-plus/id524537469.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 30 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 35 ## What do users think of StormWatch+? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📢 Loud and timely alerts - 📍 Accurate GPS alerts - ⚡ Fast radar loading - 👍 Works as advertised (when functional) - 💡 Provides safety tips - 🗺️ Nationwide coverage - ✅ Reliable alerts (historically) - ✨ Polished interface (recent rebuild) - 📈 Improved radar (recent rebuild) **Cons** - ❌ Alerts not working - 💸 Subscription issues - 🚫 App not loading/unresponsive - ⏳ Delayed alerts - 🗑️ Useless/waste of money - 🤔 Outdated FAQs - 🪲 Bugs and glitches - 💰 Misleading pricing/not free - 📉 Ratings dip - 😠 Annoying/unnecessary alerts - 📉 Poor UX - ⚠️ Dangerous/unreliable - 😵 Causes anxiety - 🤷‍♂️ No support - 😵‍💫 Map not loading - 😵‍💫 Radar not loading - 😵‍💫 Blank radar - 😵‍💫 App crashes - 😵‍💫 Freezes - 😵‍💫 Inability to exit overlay menus - 😵‍💫 No future radar - 😵‍💫 No standard maps - 😵‍💫 No light or dark menu - 😵‍💫 Layers not saved - 😵‍💫 Cannot tap alerts for details - 😵‍💫 Missing alert details - 😵‍💫 No risk zones showing color - 😵‍💫 No response from support - 😵‍💫 Cannot create password - 😵‍💫 Blank password keyboard - 😵‍💫 Hybrid map only - 😵‍💫 Bunched up options on iPhone - 😵‍💫 No transparency option - 😵‍💫 No ability to change zoom level - 😵‍💫 No ability to swipe down overlay menu - 😵‍💫 Local info not loading - 😵‍💫 Hourly forecast not quick - 😵‍💫 No extended forecast - 😵‍💫 Radar behind free apps - 😵‍💫 Constant reminders of watches - 😵‍💫 No option to turn off alerts - 😵‍💫 Alert didn't turn off - 😵‍💫 Woke up baby - 😵‍💫 No refund from Apple - 😵‍💫 Garbage app - 😵‍💫 No alert settings - 😵‍💫 Outdated FAQs - 😵‍💫 No faith in getting what paid for - 😵‍💫 System doesn't link to iOS - 😵‍💫 6 minutes behind - 😵‍💫 Free apps more robust - 😵‍💫 No refund - 😵‍💫 No weather info - 😵‍💫 Settings never saved - 😵‍💫 No confidence in alerts - 😵‍💫 Horrible app - 😵‍💫 No radar or any information - 😵‍💫 Tracking not working - 😵‍💫 No radar - 😵‍💫 No radar data - 😵‍💫 Precipitation layer never loads - 😵‍💫 Useless if need radar/forecast - 😵‍💫 No radar showing up - 😵‍💫 Constant bugs - 😵‍💫 Risk zones not showing color - 😵‍💫 No response from support - 😵‍💫 Broken app - 😵‍💫 Cannot create password - 😵‍💫 Blank password keyboard - 😵‍💫 Unimpressed - 😵‍💫 Nothing ever loads - 😵‍💫 Expected flawless for price - 😵‍💫 Doesn't offer as much as free app - 😵‍💫 Layers need to be chosen every time - 😵‍💫 Cannot tap to get info - 😵‍💫 Takes minutes to load - 😵‍💫 Free app pops up immediately - 😵‍💫 Advertises no unnecessary notifications - 😵‍💫 Beeps every few minutes - 😵‍💫 Radar way behind - 😵‍💫 Not happy - 😵‍💫 $8.99 not worth it - 😵‍💫 Paying for alerts - 😵‍💫 Plenty of free apps do this - 😵‍💫 Deleting - 😵‍💫 Takes 2 weeks to get response - 😵‍💫 No future radar - 😵‍💫 No standard maps - 😵‍💫 No light or dark menu - 😵‍💫 In theory, great...but unreliable - 😵‍💫 More often than not weather info won't load - 😵‍💫 Paid too much for unreliability - 😵‍💫 No ability to exit overlay choices - 😵‍💫 Inability to change zoom level - 😵‍💫 Inability to swipe down overlay menu - 😵‍💫 Not sure if bug or intended - 😵‍💫 Covered up radar - 😵‍💫 Couldn't access radar to zoom out - 😵‍💫 No reason to pay $12/month - 😵‍💫 Should be free - 😵‍💫 Stopped loading local info - 😵‍💫 Icon just spins - 😵‍💫 Crashes - 😵‍💫 Every time I try to go to radar it crashes - 😵‍💫 Constantly freezes and crashes - 😵‍💫 Only part usable is radar - 😵‍💫 Costs $8.99 for severe alert functionality - 😵‍💫 Should make clearer what free version offers - 😵‍💫 Poor form offering limited free version - 😵‍💫 Charge at outset - 😵‍💫 Consider separate premium app - 😵‍💫 Ain't nothing in this life for free! - 😵‍💫 Have to pay for alerts - 😵‍💫 Crashes after a minute or two - 😵‍💫 Radar worst I've seen - $8.99 not spent well - 😵‍💫 No alert sound for watches - 😵‍💫 Not free - 😵‍💫 Absurd - 😵‍💫 App crashes unless you pay - 😵‍💫 Not really free - 😵‍💫 Free!? Not really! - 😵‍💫 Misleading and dishonest - 😵‍💫 Bait and switch business approach - 😵‍💫 Make it free or mark as paid - 😵‍💫 Not worth the download - 😵‍💫 Make completely free or market as paid - 😵‍💫 Deception at its finest - 😵‍💫 Crashes before map downloaded - 😵‍💫 Not going to risk purchasing - NOTFREE! - Information only app - Not tried paid app **Commonly reported bugs** - Subscription not recognized - App stuck on welcome screen - Alerts not received - Map not loading - Radar not loading - App crashes - App freezes - Settings not saved - Alerts not turning off - Local info not loading - Risk zones not showing color - Cannot create password - Blank password keyboard - Hybrid map only - Options bunched up on iPhone - No radar data - Precipitation layer never loads - No radar showing up - Constant bugs - No response from support - No ability to exit overlay choices - Inability to change zoom level - Inability to swipe down overlay menu - No transparency option - Radar covered up by overlay - Cannot access radar to zoom out - Stopped loading local info - App crashes when going to radar - Constantly freezes and crashes - Only radar usable - Alerts not working - Severe weather alert doesn't work - App crashes before map downloaded - Radar is the worst - No alert sound for watches - App crashes unless paid - Not free - Misleading pricing **Most requested features** - Widget support - Dark mode - Ability to save layer choices - Ability to tap alerts for details - Transparency option for overlays - Ability to change zoom level - Ability to swipe down overlay menu - Future radar - Standard maps - Light or dark menu - More robust free version - Separate premium app ## Newest reviews (16 of 70) ### 2/5 — Will wake you up *2025-04-03, version 5.2.4* Really disappointed to have paid for this. Only thing it does do is wake you up well. But when I needed it most, the rest of the app completely nonfunctional with old info. Many (correct) warning notifications, but once opened, app radar shows blank, list of notices show old watches, and just spins and spins as if trying to update. ### 2/5 — App is Useless these days *2025-04-03, version 5.2.4* I have had this app for years. I feel like it used to be very reliable. The last few active tornado warnings issued by NWS have come 20-30 minutes before this app ever alarms. Useless in a matter of a tornado warning ### 1/5 — 6 min behind *2025-03-15, version 5.2.4* The radar is at least 6-8 minutes behind the current time. What good is this? Wasted money. My free apps provide a more robust experience. ### 1/5 — Splash screen - Nothing more. Apple will not refund-DO NOT BUY *2024-10-17, version 5.2.1* App simply will not run on iOS 18.0.1. Therefore, uninstalled. Update:Apple refuses refund. It’s garbage, do not buy under any circumstances. ### 1/5 — Annoying alerts *2024-05-19, version 5.1.0* Purchased the year subscription to do the notifications and had i set for certain severe events. Went off today multiple times in less then two mins for a minor t storm with its loud buzzing. This would be great if what was for an ACTUAL severe event. The app causes more anxiety then its worth. ### 1/5 — No alert settings *2024-05-09, version 5.1.0* Subscribed for the monthly subscription from the ad in the main column. After applying, I could not locate setting in app navigation to adjust notification alerts. I tried looking in the FAQs for answers but they were outdated. I could not even adjust settings from my phone’s notification management system. Unsubscribed because of the UX and lack of faith I have that I’d get what I paid for. ### 1/5 — This app is going to get someone killed. *2024-05-09* I cannot stress this enough. Do not rely on this app to alert you for storms. Totally unreliable. Bought year subscription earlier today because my weather radio died. Set up and tested everything. Double checked as I was going to bed because there are bad storms tonight. Thank goodness I did. Alerts are not set because it said my subscription expired (it is not because I just paid for it today). This app should be removed from the App Store. It is extremely dangerous. ### 3/5 — Widget *2024-05-06, version 5.1.0* Really would like to see a widget ### 1/5 — App will not open *2024-01-18, version 5.0.7* I have tried to open this app multiple times, deleted and downloaded again and again, still no functionality. It is tough to pay for something that doesn’t work “ ### 2/5 — Used to have alert details *2023-04-01, version 5.0.3* Tornado season in Tennessee. I get tornado watches and warning push notifications. When I “tap to see details” it takes me to the app; however, the alerts are missing. No details at all. I have no idea if the warning is for my work (an hour away), on my way to work, or my home. Why is Apple billing me monthly for “severe-weather-somewhere-but-don’t-know-where-cuz-the-most-important-feature-has-a-known-bug-yet-hasn’t-had-a-solution-for-months.” Fix it or I’m deleting this app ### 1/5 — No radar or any information *2023-02-16, version 5.0.1* Horrible weather app that doesn’t actually give you the weather. I subscribed to the alerts, but any settings never get saved so it gives me very little confidence this this will actually alert me when a tornado is about to hit my location. ### 1/5 — No radar like others report dont use *2023-02-16, version 5.0.1* was recommended by others and the radar never worked after multiple installs ### 1/5 — No radar and the tracking isn’t working *2023-02-16, version 5.0.1* This app isn’t showing anything with the radar no matter what I turn on or off. So disappointing ### 1/5 — No Radar Data *2023-02-16, version 5.0.1* Just downloaded the app after hearing about how great the alerts are. I like all those options, but the radar is totally blank every time I look at it. What a bummer. ### 3/5 — Great alerts. Terrible at everything else. *2023-01-12, version 4.2.4* Precipitation layer never loads for me. Pretty much useless if you need radar or forecast. But the alerts are loud and will wake you up so it’s great during severe weather season. ### 3/5 — No radar showing up *2023-01-12, version 4.2.4* Used to be the absolute best app but for over a month now no radar shows up. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled. Changed the overlays. Tried adjusting everything I can think of. But still no radar images. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Why is this still here? *2026-04-28, version 8.2.1* This app used to be very handy. Now it takes my money and says I haven’t subscribed, so can’t get alerts. 🤬 ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2025-11-07, version 8.2.1* …bc it’s one of the few that a) overrides donor disturb WHILE ALSO b) customizing which alerts I get. I, for one, only want tornado WARNINGS, nothing else. But I guess they don’t care about their app any more, hence the ratings dip. Shame. I renewed my subscription but while, yes, they took my money, the app still thinks I’m not paying and won’t send me alerts. I’ve deleted the app and reinstalled. Nothing. Useless. Remove it from the App Store if you’re MIA, devs. It’s okay to move on… ### 1/5 — Can’t get past the welcome screen *2025-11-03* I I get the welcome screen but nothing after that. I see things in back ground, around the edges of the welcome screen loading. But I can’t get to them. And I can’t get rid of the welcome screen. It says to wait for it to move on to the next screen but after 30 minutes of waiting it never moves on. ### 1/5 — Alerts Do Not Work *2025-04-07, version 5.2.4* I’ve been paying for this app for a very long time, however alerts do not come through despite having settings correct. Waste of money and a total disappointment. ### 1/5 — Alerts do not work *2025-04-03, version 5.2.4* A week with multiple days of severe weather; thunderstorms, high winds, tornados and flooding. Not one alert was sent. No longer a trust worthy option for receiving critical alerts. Messages support who replied with one brief response and then nothing. Do not waste your money. ### 1/5 — Useless *2025-04-03, version 5.2.4* I got the all all configured before big storms moved through. I woke up to see 3 tornado warnings had silently appeared on my phone despite testing at volumes that would wake the dead. And the map has entirely quit loading, even after rebooting my phone, switching to 5G, switching to wifi - nothing. Not only a waste of money but a false sense of security. Grateful none of the 3 warnings actually hit my house. ### 1/5 — Used to work, garbage now *2025-04-03, version 5.2.4* This app used to work great when I downloaded it maybe 3 years ago. It seems like it has no support now and can no longer be trusted to keep you weather aware. ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2025-03-31, version 5.2.4* Don’t waste your time or money. Even after subscribing you can’t set to get alerts. Waste of time and money. ### 1/5 — Alert didn’t turn off after I changed settings, woke up my baby *2025-03-23, version 5.2.4* I bought this app because I live in a tornado prone area. It went off during dinner for a thunderstorm warning (is that really “critical”?). So I turned off alerts. Later during bedtime, it went off AGAIN to tell me the warning was canceled. 🙄 and woke up my baby despite the fact I had turned off alerts. Screw this app. ### 1/5 — Didn't work no support *2025-03-23, version 5.2.4* I had completely forgot about this app. Couldn't get it to work originally (couldn't set alerts). Then emailed them about 2 weeks ago. I uninstalled the phone and tried to restore the purchase and it wouldn't let me. Tried to make me sign in to an account. They replied saying I wasn't in their system. I then sent the receipts from iOS and it was crickets after that. I've now set the app to not auto renew. I'd suggest not subscribing through iOS if you want to try it. Then again with 3.3 stars I'm curious if it works at all. It never did for me. Probably because their system doesn't link to iOS. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Storm watch *2024-02-04, version 5.1.0* This app is in the top tier of my weather apps. It has not disappointed. This app woke me up in the middle of the night to alert me that my brother, three hundred miles away, was in a severe storm path. Called him next day, and he said it was dicey at the time of the alert. Check the test notification periodically to make sure it is functioning. ### 5/5 — Works Well *2023-08-09, version 5.0.5* The app does what it says and does it well - the plus alerts have helped me well during severe weather. ### 5/5 — App Does What it’s Designed To Do! *2023-06-11, version 5.0.4* I love this app! Very handy and like having a real time alert system wherever you go. I like being able to pin my home location so I only get notified when severe weather is going to impact my specific location! ### 5/5 — Alerts are fantastic *2023-02-01, version 5.0.0* I’ve been using this app for several years now, even before the app was capable of critical alerts. It’s always been my go to for the alerts but honestly all the other features (radar, forecast, etc) were much better in other apps. Well that has all changed now. I follow them on Twitter and they’ve been extremely transparent during their entire rebuild over the past many months. It was obvious they were putting a lot of work into rebuilding the app. It shows! The radar works better than ever. NWS forecasts are there at the tap of a screen. Everything works much more smoothly and the interface is so polished. Here’s an example of how this app affects your life: I was vacationing in Austin last weekend. As is typical during a vacation I wasn’t staying up to date on news and weather. It was 65° and I got a notification on my phone for a Winter Storm Watch. Without that notification I would have had no idea that in short time the temp would start dropping. Sure enough by the next morning ice was starting to accumulate. Keep in mind if you enable emergency alerts in settings on your phone you will automatically get flash flood warning, potentially dangerous severe thunderstorm warning and tornado warning alerts directly from the EAS as long as the cell tower you’re pinging from is in the warning. But for all other alerts AND getting critical alerts for your EXACT GPS coordinates at all times this is your app. Plus now as soon as that alert pops up on your screen you are one tap away from the NWS’s forecast, the SPC’s severe weather outlook and radar. It’s well worth the investment, especially during severe weather season. ### 5/5 — Good app *2022-01-19, version 4.2.4* Decent app ### 5/5 — Great App for VERY accurate info *2020-08-28, version 4.1.6* Reading through some of the one to three star reviews it seems everyone’s complaint is having to pay for this app. The quality of the app is very good, the weather radar wherever you are is awesome (and has saved me multiple times), and I’m okay paying for that quality. If you want something free, this won’t be as amazing as what those paying for it get so align your expectations before downloading. NashSevereWeather directed me here after our last tornado and I’m glad they did. ### 5/5 — StormWatch+ is brilliant *2020-04-13, version 4.0.3* I used to live in Memphis where I initially came across this app many years ago. Two years ago I moved to Myrtle Beach and thankfully this app works anywhere in the USA. All you have to do is set your location. There are no tornado warning sirens in the Carolinas, thus, this app is especially more important than ever. Today, we had a tornado come through parts of Georgetown and Horry Counties. The closest observed damage was only two miles away. This app gave me ample warning to take action if necessary. I highly recommend this app. It is a potential life saver and worth the cost. ### 5/5 — Love this app!!!! *2020-04-12, version 4.0.3* This app is EXACTLY what I was looking for! It’s simple yet informative! It’s nationwide and it’s the best! ### 5/5 — Enjoying the 4.0 update *2020-01-15, version 4.0* Love being able to check the day’s hourly forecast so quickly. ### 5/5 — Storm spotter *2017-12-25, version 3.1.3* I am a storm spotter. I use this ap and RadarScope to chase and spot storms. I have used the weather alerts ap and many others but nothing compares to the accuracy of this one. No false alarms, no alarms about storms out of my range. This ap is extremely reliable vs the competition. Today during a tornado outbreak storm watch went off to let me know a tornado was near, while weather alerts failed to do so. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*