Comparison

Hurricane Tracker Pro vs Cane App

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

Head to head
About

Hurricane Tracker Pro

Track hurricanes, tropical storms, and depressions globally with interactive maps. Access detailed data layers including cloud cover, tracks, precipitation, and wind information. This app provides professional-grade weather tracking.

Highlights
  • Global cloud cover
  • Hurricane tracks
  • Chance of development
  • Tropical storm and depression tracks
  • Wave height and direction
  • Precipitation data
  • Buoy and ship observations
  • Global surface winds
Features
Currently charting
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Hurricane Tracker Pro is an interactive mapping application for tracking hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions in the all over the world. All data comes from the NHC, NOAA and NWS. Listed below are the featured layers of this application. Get the ad free professional version of our top selling mobile app. -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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Hurricane Tracker Pro4 screens
Cane App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cane App at 77% against Hurricane Tracker Pro's 25%. Cane App also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (3.9 vs 2.0). Hurricane Tracker Pro's advantage is chart position (#177 vs unranked). On in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cane App is free to download; Hurricane Tracker Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cane App holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cane App has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Hurricane Tracker Pro's written reviews are positive against 77% of Cane App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hurricane Tracker Pro ships an update every 24 months, Cane App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hurricane Tracker Pro versus Cane App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane Tracker ProCane App
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)3.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercorey hoggardJeff Jolley

Customer experience

Hurricane Tracker Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Cane App

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

In-app purchases

None

Hurricane Tracker Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Cane App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hurricane Tracker Pro free?
Hurricane Tracker Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cane App free?
Cane App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hurricane Tracker Pro or Cane App?
Cane App is rated higher. Hurricane Tracker Pro averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Cane App averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Hurricane Tracker Pro or Cane App have ads?
Hurricane Tracker Pro shows ads; Cane App does not.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Tracker Pro or Cane App?
Hurricane Tracker Pro ships an update every 24 months, and Cane App every 3 days. Most recently, Hurricane Tracker Pro was updated on September 21, 2026 and Cane App on August 5, 2026.

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