Hurricane Tracker Pro vs 479WX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
479WX
This app provides a local weather grid for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, featuring live radar, active alerts, and community storm reports. It offers a map-first experience to track changing skies, watch live severe weather coverage, and share observations with others.
- Live interactive radar for local storm tracking
- Severe weather alerts, watches, and warnings
- Community storm reports with media
- Live severe weather coverage
- Map layers for weather context
- Focus on Northwest Arkansas and River Valley
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479WX is a local weather grid for Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, built for the moments when the sky changes fast. Follow live radar, active alerts, community storm reports, and severe weather coverage in one map-first experience. See what is happening nearby, watch live coverage during active weather, and share what you are seeing with your community. Features: • Live interactive radar built for local storm tracking • Severe weather alerts, watches, and warnings on the map • Community storm reports with photos, videos, and location context • Live severe weather coverage when storms are active • Layers for radar, posts, alerts, and other local weather context • Designed around Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley 479WX is intended to help you stay weather-aware, but it should not be your only source for life-safety decisions. Always follow official warnings, emergency management guidance, and instructions from local authorities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 479WX at 100% against Hurricane Tracker Pro's 25%. 479WX also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.0). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, chart position 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
479WX 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.
479WX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Hurricane Tracker Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of 479WX's.
| Parameter | Hurricane Tracker Pro | 479WX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #170 — better | #194 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | corey hoggard | Denton Sachs |
Customer experience
Hurricane Tracker Pro
479WX
In-app purchases
Hurricane Tracker Pro
No in-app purchases
479WX
No in-app purchases
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