OBX Hurricane Tracker vs Cane App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBX Hurricane Tracker
Track hurricanes, tropical storms, and depressions in the Atlantic with detailed mapping layers. Access real-time data on cloud cover, wave height, precipitation, and wind from official sources.
- Hurricane, tropical storm, and depression tracking
- Atlantic Ocean focus with Outer Banks detail
- Global cloud cover layer
- Wave height and precipitation data
- NOAA buoy and ship observations
- GPS location integration
- Global surface wind data
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OBX Hurricane Tracker is an interactive mapping application for tracking hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions in the Atlantic ocean with a focus on the outer banks of North Carolina. 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
Cane App
Explore historical and active hurricanes with detailed tracking and stunning 3D animations. Compare storms side-by-side and visualize their paths as if flying through them. Access comprehensive data from leading meteorological sources.
- Replay past hurricanes in animated reproductions
- Compare multiple storms side-by-side
- Fly through hurricane paths in 3D animation
- Access data from National Hurricane Center
- View current details and projected tracks of active hurricanes
- Full storm history available
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Cane allows you to pull up past hurricanes and replay them in animated reproductions of the storm. This app gives you options unlike any other tracker out there! The 2 most incredible features that Cane provides are: 1) The ability to pull up past storms side by side with other storms 2) The ability to fly through a hurricane in an animation as if you were flying in an airplane along the actual hurricane path. This animation is so stunning that it has to be seen to be believed! Cane leverages all of the data available from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) and other sources to give you as much information as possible at your fingertips. Cane keeps you up-to-date with the latest information on active hurricanes from the NHC. Cane gives you the full history of each storm, along with its current details and projected track.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cane App at 77% against OBX Hurricane Tracker's 13%. Cane App also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Cane App holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of OBX Hurricane Tracker's written reviews are positive against 77% of Cane App's.
OBX Hurricane Tracker ships an update every 9 months, Cane App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBX Hurricane Tracker | Cane App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (14 ratings) | 3.9 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 days — 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 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Jeff Jolley |
Customer experience
OBX Hurricane Tracker
Cane App
In-app purchases
OBX Hurricane Tracker
No in-app purchases
Cane App
No in-app purchases





