CalaWeather vs Tropical Hurricane Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CalaWeather
Provides hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Get detailed forecasts, future radar, and severe weather alerts to stay informed and safe.
- 250 meter radar resolution
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Future radar for severe weather tracking
- Current weather updated multiple times per hour
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Opt-in severe weather push alerts
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The CalaWeather Mobile Weather App includes: • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service
Tropical Hurricane Tracker
Stay informed about hurricanes and tropical storms with real-time tracking maps, NOAA forecasts, and push notifications. This app simplifies complex storm data into an easy-to-navigate interface, offering essential preparedness information for hurricane-prone areas.
- Hurricane Tracking Maps by Region
- NOAA Forecasts
- Interactive Global Map
- Push Notifications
- Ensemble Models
- Saffir-Simpson Scale
- Safety & Preparedness Information
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Tropical Hurricane Tracker provides the most up-to-date information about hurricanes, tropical storms, and disturbances. Most apps are overly complicated and cluttered with information. Tropical Hurricane Tracker offers the unique ability to easily navigate through multiple data points to find the information you need to keep track of these potentially devastating storms. At JPL Tech, we are committed to learning and improving. We welcome feedback that will help us continue to develop this app to best suit the needs of our users. Our goal is to create an app that is easy for everyone to access, especially those in hurricane-prone areas. If there is a feature you would like to see, please let us know by contacting us within the app. Features Include: • Hurricane Tracking Maps by Region (Central Pacific, Eastern North Pacific, Atlantic) • NOAA Forecasts • Interactive Global Map • Push Notifications • Ensemble Models • Historic Seasonal Maps • Historic Storm Tracks • Saffir-Simpson Scale • Safety & Preparedness Information ----- Privacy & Feedback If you have any questions or suggestions about our service, please do not hesitate to get in touch at 'hurricane@jpltech.com'. Privacy Policy, https://jpltech.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use, https://jpltech.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tropical Hurricane Tracker at 4.9 against CalaWeather's 3.0. Tropical Hurricane Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 4). CalaWeather's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Tropical Hurricane Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. CalaWeather asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tropical Hurricane Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tropical Hurricane Tracker has 2.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CalaWeather ships an update every 2 months, Tropical Hurricane Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CalaWeather | Tropical Hurricane Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Lorac Communications Inc. | JPL Technical Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
CalaWeather
Tropical Hurricane Tracker
Bugs and requests
CalaWeather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tropical Hurricane Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notification long-press feature not working consistently
- Filter settings not persisting between app sessions
Requested features
3 requests- Add spaghetti models and more forecast models
- Ability to customize notification settings
- Retain notification history after launching the app
In-app purchases
CalaWeather
No in-app purchases
Tropical Hurricane Tracker
- No Ads (annual)$1.991 Year
- No Ads (forever)$6.99
Questions
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