Tornado Tracker Weather Radar vs Project Tornado
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)
Project Tornado
Learn about tornadoes with safety tips and detailed information on their formation. This app provides educational content to help you understand severe weather events.
- Tornado safety tips
- Tornado anatomy explained
- Educational content
- Severe weather information
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We offer safety tips, the anatomy of a tornado and much more to educate you on tornadoes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Project Tornado at 100% against Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's 24%. Project Tornado also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Project Tornado holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tornado Tracker Weather Radar has 77 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Project Tornado's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tornado Tracker Weather Radar | Project Tornado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
Project Tornado
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
Project Tornado
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
No in-app purchases
Project Tornado
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Tornado Tracker Weather Radar free?
Is Project Tornado free?
Which has better reviews, Tornado Tracker Weather Radar or Project Tornado?
Do Tornado Tracker Weather Radar or Project Tornado have ads?
Which is updated more often, Tornado Tracker Weather Radar or Project Tornado?
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