Tornado Tracker Weather Radar vs Tornado Vision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
Track severe weather events with real-time radar and storm signatures. Get detailed reports on tornadoes, hail, and wind, plus lightning strikes and hurricane data. Stay informed with NWS alerts and NOAA reports.
- Live Doppler radar updates
- Tornado vortex signatures
- Hail storm signatures
- Damaging wind signatures
- Storm reports
- Lightning strike data
- Hurricane tracking
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Tornado Tracker Weather Radar was developed by Severe WX Warn and contains features such as storm signatures(tornado vortex signatures, hail storm signatures and damaging wind signatures.) The app also includes storms reports for tornadoes, damaging winds and severe hail. Along with this the app also includes lightning strike data, active hurricanes and tropical cyclones, global surface winds, cloud cover and NWS watches, warnings and advisories. All data feeds are direct from NOAA, NWS and the SPC. -High Resolution Live Level III Doppler Radar that updates automatically every 5 minutes. -Storm Tracks for Tornado Vortex Signatures, Hail and Severe Wind. -Doppler Radar Signatures for Tornadoes, Hail and Wind. -Hail signatures display max and min. size. -Hurricane and Tropics Tracking Information. -Live Lightning Data. -Current GPS Location. -Address Search for other locations. -NWS Watches, Warnings and Advisories. -SPC Outlooks -Cloud Cover Data -NOAA Storm Reports (24 hr. & Weekly)
Tornado Vision
Visualize severe weather phenomena using augmented reality. This app overlays crucial storm data, including tornado and hail probabilities, directly onto your phone's camera view. It features specialized filters and night mode to detect hidden storms, aiding in safety and observation.
- Augmented reality storm data overlay
- Tornado and hail probability display
- Tornado and severe thunderstorm warning alerts
- Specialized camera filters for rain
- Night mode for hidden tornado detection
- Storm characteristic data (rotation, hail size)
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See severe weather with augmented reality! Tornado Vision can help you see tornadoes hiding in the rain or at night. Simply point your phone at any severe storm and you'll get a heads up display on what is happening inside the storm. Groundbreaking weather technology. - Augmented Reality displays chance of tornado, hail (and size) and wind when looking at any storm within 400 miles. - Augmented Reality displays if you are in tornado or severe thunderstorm warning. - Augmented reality displays any Tornado or Hail reports. - Four specially designed camera filters help bring out tornadoes hiding in the rain. - Night mode automatically captures hidden night tornadoes. - Bring up data on storm characteristics, including rotation, maximum hail size and lightning flash rate. - Bring up environmental data like storm relative helicity, CAPE and bulk wind. Perfect for emergency responders, storm spotters, storm chasers, weather enthusiasts and anyone wanting to keep a better eye on approaching storms. Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13FhhPp-3bVxwhQjccGLXBox-HEB9wXH-fjEKfv9aOKg/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1suVpdrUYj4LKoZ5kkVgH1ZmJLe8Si-jAETLkATdc2XE/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tornado Tracker Weather Radar at none against Tornado Vision's 2. Tornado Vision's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 24%) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tornado Vision sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tornado Tracker Weather Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tornado Vision holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 155 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's written reviews are positive against 43% of Tornado Vision's.
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar ships an update every 6 months, Tornado Vision every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tornado Tracker Weather Radar | Tornado Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (77 ratings) | 3.1 (155 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 155 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Collective Innovation, INC |
Customer experience
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
Tornado Vision
User reviews
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
From 77 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for tracking storms
- 👍 Informative about tornado locations
- 👍 Beautiful design
- 👍 Works as advertised
- 👍 Great free radar app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and slow to load
- 🐛 Radar pictures moving
- 🐛 Map is blank
- 🐛 Does not show warnings
- 🐛 Goes to domain registration site
Tornado Vision
From 155 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate and real-time storm info
- 💡 Useful for storm chasing
- 👍 Can distinguish sky activity
- 👍 Night mode works well
- 👍 Rain vision filter enhances clarity
Room to improve
- 😞 Costs money for features
- 😞 Not worth the price
- 😞 Expensive
- 😞 Confusing to use
- 😞 Boring
Bugs and requests
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
Reported bugs
20 issues- White screen on launch
- Goes to domain registration site
- Shows solar power website
- Does not show a map
- Weather radar pictures moving
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- Can move storms with finger
- Map takes 15 seconds to load
- App is glitchy
- Radar does not show watches and warnings
- Cannot open the app
- Latest update causes app to fail
- No weather warnings / weather status show up
- Map is blank
- Layer draw order bug
- Tornado icon not drawing correctly
- Zooming causes radar to move
- Weather radar moves around when zooming
- App crashes or freezes
- Slow to update
- No level 3 data
Requested features
4 requests- Ad-free option
- Add warnings for Canada
- Make storms blink
- Add timestamp to downloaded map
Tornado Vision
Reported bugs
3 issues- Black screen on launch
- App doesn't show tornadoes
- App doesn't work in all areas
Requested features
7 requests- Make the app free
- Add a filter for simulated storms
- Allow control of wind speeds and size
- Add short descriptions for each filter
- Provide instructions on how to use filters
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- Make tornado simulation available without real supercells
- Add more free features
In-app purchases
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
No in-app purchases
Tornado Vision
- Tornado Vision Pro$9.991 Month
- Tornado Vision Pro$29.991 Year
Questions
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