Atlantic Hurricane Tracker vs CalaWeather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atlantic Hurricane Tracker
Track hurricanes, tropical storms, and depressions in the Atlantic with an interactive map. Access detailed data layers including cloud cover, wave height, and wind speeds. All information is sourced from official meteorological agencies.
- Interactive hurricane tracking map
- Global cloud cover layer
- Hurricane and tropical storm tracks
- NHC chance of development
- Wave height and direction data
- NOAA buoy and ship observations
- GPS location integration
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Atlantic Hurricane Tracker is am interactive mapping application for tracking hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions in the Atlantic ocean. All data comes from the NHC, NOAA and NWS. Listed below are the featured layers of this application. -Global Cloud Cover -Hurricane Tracks -NHC Chance of Development -Tropical Storm Tracks -Tropical Depression Tracks -Wave Height Data -3 Hour Precipitation Data -NOAA Buoy and Ship Observation Data -GPS Location -Wave Direction -Global Surface Winds
CalaWeather
Provides hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Get detailed forecasts, future radar, and severe weather alerts to stay informed and safe.
- 250 meter radar resolution
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- Current weather updated multiple times per hour
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Opt-in severe weather push alerts
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The CalaWeather Mobile Weather App includes: • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CalaWeather at none against Atlantic Hurricane Tracker's shown. CalaWeather also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Atlantic Hurricane Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Atlantic Hurricane Tracker against 3.0 for CalaWeather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively.
Atlantic Hurricane Tracker ships an update every 7 months, CalaWeather every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Atlantic Hurricane Tracker | CalaWeather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (16 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 235 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Lorac Communications Inc. |
Customer experience
Atlantic Hurricane Tracker
CalaWeather
In-app purchases
Atlantic Hurricane Tracker
No in-app purchases
CalaWeather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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