Comparison

Baron Threat Net vs SatSquatch

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

Head to head
About

Baron Threat Net

Access critical weather intelligence for public safety and emergency management. View real-time data including radar, watches, warnings, and exclusive storm tracks to pinpoint threats like tornadoes and flooding.

Highlights
  • High-resolution local and nationwide radar
  • Baron Storm Vectors for storm movement
  • Cloud-to-ground lightning detection
  • Baron Tornado Index (BTI)
  • Street-level mapping for localized threats
  • National Weather Service watches and warnings
  • Tropical weather tracking
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Access Baron Threat Net’s life-saving weather information on your mobile device. The Baron Threat Net companion app for iPhone is your go-to source for critical weather intelligence when life and property are on the line. View real-time weather data, including nationwide and local radar, National Weather Service watches and warnings, Baron’s exclusive storm tracks, and more. You’ll have the information you need to protect your area of responsibility—right in the palm of your hand. Track tornado threats, flooding, hail and severe winds that endanger important locations. Baron Threat Net’s user-friendly interface makes it easy to operate on-the-go with the most precise weather information available. The Baron Threat Net app and service are always on, always accurate, and designed to meet the demands of public safety and emergency management professionals. NOTE: This app is for use with the Baron Threat Net service, and requires a subscription. Once you have downloaded and launched the app, log in with your existing Baron Threat Net account. PINPOINT THREATS WITH PRECISION: • Get high-resolution local radar, or a nationwide view. You can accurately see where areas of heavy rain and potential flooding are occurring. • Baron Storm Vectors project a storm’s movement up to an hour in advance, along with locating hidden threats within every storm. • Cloud-to-ground lightning shows you the precise location of lightning strikes in your area (provided by Earth Networks). • Instantly see the potential for dangerous tornadoes with the exclusive Baron Tornado Index (BTI)—ranking probability on a scale of 1-10. • Local street-level mapping helps you evaluate localized threats and their impact on specific roadways and locations. • Identify areas of high wind shear that could indicate tornadic conditions with the Severe Winds feature. • Locate areas of flooding, hail, and tornadoes in a single glance with the Severe Threats tool. • Use the Future Radar tool to scan one hour into the future for areas of heavy rain and storms, or snow and wintery conditions. • View all National Weather Service watches and warnings, as well as official SPC Outlooks for 1, 2 and 3 days in advance. • Watch for developments in tropical weather with Tropical Tracks and Tropical Track Forecasts. Other features: • An easy-to-use menu allows you to measure distance and telestrate on the map. • Instantly share images of the map to your Facebook and Twitter feed, or save them to your camera roll for easy social sharing. • Choose from three different map styles to enhance your view. • Drag and select different opacity levels for the data on your screen.

About

SatSquatch

Visualize and analyze complex weather data with customizable maps. Access satellite imagery, high-resolution radar, and multiple forecast models. Explore historical data and overlay various meteorological analyses for detailed insights.

Highlights
  • Customizable weather map layers
  • High-resolution Level II radar
  • Multiple satellite imagery bands
  • Various forecast models
  • Archive mode for historical data
  • Overlay NWS warnings and outlooks
  • Animated wind and loops
Features
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SatSquatch is your all-in-one professional weather data app: satellite data, full-resolution Level II radar, forecast models, mesoanalysis and more, layered however you like on a fast, GPU-drawn map. SATELLITE • All 16 GOES-East and GOES-West bands, Himawari-9 full disk, True Color and core composites • RGB composites such as Air Mass, Day Cloud Phase and Fire Temperature (Pro) • GLM lightning and LightningCast (Pro) • GOES fire detections RADAR • Level II radar from every NEXRAD and TDWR site: reflectivity, dealiased and storm-relative velocity, spectrum width and the dual-pol moments (ZDR, CC, KDP, PHI) • Every tilt, echo tops, VIL, MESH, azimuthal shear, rotation tracks, ZDR columns and a tornado debris overlay • Storm-relative velocity from the radar's own storm tracks • 15-second refresh, with live sweeps (Pro) • Radar cross-sections (Pro) • MRMS composite reflectivity and precipitation, plus hail, rotation, echo tops, rainfall totals and flash flood guidance (Pro) ARCHIVE MODE (PRO) • Replay any past date: GOES satellite back to 2017, Level II radar back to 1991, MRMS back to 2020, GLM lightning and fire detections • That day's warnings, watches, SPC outlooks and storm reports, as they stood at the time FORECAST MODELS • HRRR, RRFS, GFS, RTMA and URMA • ECMWF IFS and AIFS, RAP, AIGFS, NBM and the GEFS, REFS, AIGEFS and AIFS ENS ensembles (Pro) • Filled contours, labelled contour lines, wind barbs and animated wind particles • 18 built-in presets, from 500 mb heights and vorticity to reflectivity over updraft helicity tracks • Run-to-run trends and one-tap model compare • Point soundings with skew-T, hodograph and parameters, cross-sections and meteograms (Pro) • Ensemble probabilities, spaghetti and plumes (Pro) ANALYSIS AND OVERLAYS • NWS warnings and watches, SPC, WPC and CPC outlooks, METARs, storm reports, ProbSevere, WPC fronts and Nadocast • Mesoanalysis, observed soundings and VAD winds (Pro) • Tropical model tracks, with ensemble tracks (Pro) CUSTOMIZABLE MAPS • Stack any layers in any order, with per-layer opacity and display units • 49 colormap presets and a full colormap editor • GRLevelX colour table import and export (Pro) • Saved presets, saved locations, annotations and a satellite basemap (Pro) • Split screen with synced panes, a data inspector and measuring tools • Animated wind with a level slider from 10 m to 250 mb • Loops of up to 72 frames; export images, GIFs and videos • Settings and favorites synced across devices SatSquatch Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the features marked (Pro). Also available on the web at satsquatch.wxbyte.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wxbyte.com/satsquatch-privacy

Screenshots

Baron Threat Net4 screens
SatSquatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SatSquatch at 71% against Baron Threat Net's 0%. SatSquatch also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). Baron Threat Net's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SatSquatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Baron Threat Net asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SatSquatch holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Baron Threat Net's written reviews are positive against 71% of SatSquatch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baron Threat Net ships an update every 3 weeks, SatSquatch weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Baron Threat Net versus SatSquatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaron Threat NetSatSquatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (16 ratings)4.3 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1617 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaron Services IncWxByte LLC

Customer experience

Baron Threat Net

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SatSquatch

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

None

Baron Threat Net

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SatSquatch

Subscriptions2
  • SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • SatSquatch Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Baron Threat Net free?
Baron Threat Net is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SatSquatch free?
SatSquatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Baron Threat Net or SatSquatch?
SatSquatch is rated higher. Baron Threat Net averages 3.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while SatSquatch averages 4.3 from 17 ratings.
Do Baron Threat Net or SatSquatch have ads?
Baron Threat Net shows ads; SatSquatch does not.
Which is updated more often, Baron Threat Net or SatSquatch?
Baron Threat Net ships an update every 3 weeks, and SatSquatch weekly. Most recently, Baron Threat Net was updated on November 2, 2026 and SatSquatch on November 7, 2026.

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