Comparison

Pacific Hurricane Tracker vs TW typhoon tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pacific Hurricane Tracker

Track hurricanes, tropical storms, and depressions in the Atlantic with detailed weather data. View global cloud cover, precipitation, wind, and wave information on an interactive map. Includes real-time data from official sources.

Highlights
  • Hurricane, tropical storm, and depression tracking
  • Global cloud cover visualization
  • Wave height and precipitation data
  • NOAA buoy and ship observations
  • Real-time wind data
  • GPS location integration
Features
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Pacific Hurricane Tracker is an 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

About

TW typhoon tracker

This app provides real-time information on typhoons affecting Taiwan. It displays typhoon positions, wind speeds, air pressure, and relevant warning details. Users can also view school and work closure information for affected administrative areas.

Highlights
  • Real-time typhoon positions
  • Wind speed and air pressure data
  • Typhoon warning information
  • School and work closure alerts
  • Administrative area map view
  • Clickable information access
Features
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Present to you the Taiwan's typhoon realtime information. Including the position of typhoons, wind speed, air pressure and related typhoon warning information. Show the school and work called off information on the Administrative area figure. Just simply clicks to get the Taiwan typhoon information you want.

Screenshots

Pacific Hurricane Tracker4 screens
TW typhoon tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TW typhoon tracker at none against Pacific Hurricane Tracker's shown. TW typhoon tracker also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pacific Hurricane Tracker ships an update every 9 months, TW typhoon tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pacific Hurricane Tracker versus TW typhoon tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacific Hurricane TrackerTW typhoon tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercorey hoggardChi-Cheng Liao

Customer experience

Pacific Hurricane Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

TW typhoon tracker

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pacific Hurricane Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

TW typhoon tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pacific Hurricane Tracker free?
Pacific Hurricane Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TW typhoon tracker free?
TW typhoon tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pacific Hurricane Tracker or TW typhoon tracker have ads?
Pacific Hurricane Tracker shows ads; TW typhoon tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Pacific Hurricane Tracker or TW typhoon tracker?
Pacific Hurricane Tracker ships an update every 9 months, and TW typhoon tracker monthly. Most recently, Pacific Hurricane Tracker was updated on October 12, 2026 and TW typhoon tracker on October 11, 2026.

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