US Weather Tornado Reports vs VORTEX Storm Intelligence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
US Weather Tornado Reports
View 7 days of tornado reports across the US on an interactive map. Features GPS location and address search for easy navigation. Stay informed about severe weather events.
- Interactive US tornado report map
- 7-day forecast data
- GPS location search
- Address search functionality
- NOAA data integration
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US Weather Tornado Reports uses data from NOAA in the form of an easy to use interactive map to show 7 days worth of tornado reports for the entire US. This map features GPS location and address search.
VORTEX Storm Intelligence
Get real-time severe weather alerts for the United States, including tornado warnings and live radar. Track storms with motion projection and receive NWS-powered notifications for your exact location. Monitor multiple locations and understand severe weather risk with detailed data.
- Live NWS alerts
- Tornado tracking with projection
- Animated live radar
- Severe weather risk scoring
- Multiple location tracking
- Critical alert bypass
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VORTEX is real-time severe weather intelligence for the United States — tornado warnings, live radar, and NWS-powered alerts in one fast, focused app. WHAT YOU GET • Live NWS alerts — tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, and winter warnings the moment they're issued, mapped to your exact location. • Tornado tracking — follow active tornado warnings with storm-motion projection: the funnel's path, 15/30/45-minute lead points, and a detail card with bearing and speed. • Live radar — smooth animated radar on a clean dark map, plus satellite, snow, wildfire, and earthquake layers. • Risk scoring — a real-time severe-weather risk score for your home and saved locations, built from CAPE, shear, and storm-relative helicity. • Multiple locations — track home and the places that matter to you. BUILT ON OFFICIAL DATA VORTEX is powered by the National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA, and the Storm Prediction Center — the same sources emergency managers rely on. CRITICAL ALERTS FOR LIFE-SAFETY Tornado warnings can reach you even when your phone is silenced or in Do Not Disturb, so a life-threatening warning is never missed. You're always in control of which alerts break through. VORTEX PRO Upgrade to VORTEX Pro for push notifications, phone-call alerts for tornado warnings, cache prewarming, and unlimited saved cities. Purchases are handled securely on the web at vortexintel.app. VORTEX is designed for storm season in the United States. Stay aware. Stay safe. VORTEX Pro is an auto-renewable monthly subscription ($5.99/month after a 14-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VORTEX Storm Intelligence at 5.0 against US Weather Tornado Reports's 3.8. VORTEX Storm Intelligence also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ads (none vs shown). US Weather Tornado Reports's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement 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. VORTEX Storm Intelligence sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. US Weather Tornado Reports asks for nothing beyond the download.
VORTEX Storm Intelligence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: US Weather Tornado Reports has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of US Weather Tornado Reports's written reviews are positive against 100% of VORTEX Storm Intelligence's.
| Parameter | US Weather Tornado Reports | VORTEX Storm Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Jordan Hansen |
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US Weather Tornado Reports
VORTEX Storm Intelligence
In-app purchases
US Weather Tornado Reports
No in-app purchases
VORTEX Storm Intelligence
- VORTEX Pro14 Days trial$5.991 Month
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