Storm Radar vs TrueFax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storm Radar
This app provides advanced weather radar and storm tracking with real-time alerts for rain, severe weather, and lightning. It offers detailed visualizations of weather patterns, future radar projections, and customizable map layers for tracking storms like hurricanes and tornadoes.
- Expanded weather map layers (wind, lightning, tropical tracks)
- High-resolution single site radar
- AI Weather Assistant for real-time insights
- Smarter storm alerts (rain, NOAA warnings)
- 6-72 hour future radar projections
- Live local storm warnings and advisories
- Lightning alerts
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Welcome to the NEW Storm Radar, the next generation of weather radar and storm tracking. We’ve re-imagined the app with smarter insights, powerful tools, and a fresh design built on the trusted accuracy of The Weather Channel. Track incoming rain with future radar, watch storm movement and timing on a live map, and follow every storm with accurate live radar. POWERFUL WEATHER & RADAR FEATURES • Expanded weather map layers: Overlay precipitation, hail, wind, lightning, tropical tracks, and storm intensity on detailed maps • Advanced high-resolution single site radar — accurate live radar to track storms in crystal-clear detail • AI Weather Assistant™: Your personal meteorologist for real-time insights • Smarter storm alerts: Rain alerts, NOAA severe weather warnings, and more PLAN AHEAD WITH POWERFUL WEATHER INTELLIGENCE • Visualize changing weather patterns and incoming wind and rain in vivid detail • Track incoming rain and know exactly when and where the storm will hit, with 6 hours of global future radar and up to 72 hours of future radar in the US • Get real-time precipitation alerts before the rain begins STAY SAFE WITH REAL-TIME STORM TRACKING • Receive live local storm warnings, watches, and advisories • Watch lightning strikes and storm cells on the live map, with lightning alerts for your location • Customize map layers to track severe conditions like hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, and cyclones • Use Storm Tracks to see storm movement, timing, and intensity on the map, with up to 30 advanced tracking features SEE MORE WITH DETAILED WEATHER DATA • Add overlays such as wind speed, temperature, and more to your weather radar GO PREMIUM FOR FULL STORM & WEATHER POWER Unlock the complete Storm Radar experience to level up your storm tracking experience, with: • High-res Single Site Radar • Advanced map layers • 72-Hour Future Radar • Expanded access to the AI Weather Assistant • Customizable weather widgets If you choose to purchase the Premium version of Storm Radar, subscription payments will be charged to your App Store account at confirmation of your purchase. • Storm subscription auto renews annually. • Cancel anytime in Settings > AppleID at least 24 hours before your renewal date to avoid charges. • Subscription payments will be charged to your account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. PRIVACY • Our Privacy Policy can be viewed here: https://weather.com/en-US/twc/privacy-policy • Our Terms of Use can be viewed here: http://www.weather.com/common/home/legal.html FEEDBACK • Your feedback is important to us! If you love our weather app, please rate and review us in the App Store. • If you have any questions or suggestions, please email us at twcstormradar@weather.com
TrueFax
This app provides detailed reports on potential storm damage to homes, similar to how vehicle history reports work. It accesses a nationwide database to identify the frequency and severity of weather events that could have impacted a property.
- Storm damage reports for homes
- Nationwide storm database
- Hail, high winds, and lightning data
- Damage frequency and severity
- Property damage history
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A TrueFax report shows possible damage to a house just like a CARFAX report shows possible damage to a vehicle. Using our nationwide database regarding hail, high winds and lightning; TrueFax lists the frequency and severity of storms that may have caused property damage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrueFax at 5.0 against Storm Radar's 4.5. TrueFax also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Storm Radar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 57 months) and ratings volume (138K vs 2). On price 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. Storm Radar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TrueFax asks for nothing beyond the download.
TrueFax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Radar has 138K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Storm Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, TrueFax every 57 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storm Radar | TrueFax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (138K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 138K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Weather Channel Interactive | Home Data Experts, LLC |
Customer experience
Storm Radar
TrueFax
Bugs and requests
Storm Radar
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Radar and forecast data not loading properly
- Saved locations not working
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Issues with weather alerts and notifications
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back old Storm app features
- More customization options
- Improved radar and storm tracking
- Better integration with other weather data sources
- Ability to view weather history and trends
TrueFax
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Storm Radar
- Remove Ads$0.991 Month
- Storm Premium$1.997 Days
- Storm Premium$3.991 Month
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- Storm Premium +$4.991 Month
- Storm Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Storm Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Storm Premium +7 Days trial$29.991 Year
TrueFax
No in-app purchases









