Comparison

Storm Radar vs WeatherWise.app

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

WeatherWise.app

Get hyper-accurate, full-resolution weather radar directly from the source. This app provides official alerts, advanced forecast models, and live storm chaser feeds. Offers a robust free version with optional upgrades for enhanced features like 3D views and advanced storm analysis.

Highlights
  • Full-resolution live radar
  • Official weather alerts
  • Advanced forecast models
  • Live storm chaser streams
  • Radar history archives
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Apple CarPlay integration
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Stay one step ahead of severe weather. WeatherWise delivers original, full-resolution radar straight from the source, with official alerts, forecast models and live storm chasers. Powering top YouTube weather channels, such as Ryan Hall. NEW: Take WeatherWise on the road using Apple CarPlay • Free: live radar and warning areas on your car's display • Plus: navigation that knows the weather (10 trips a month). See how many alerts are on each route before you set off, how far ahead each one is, and hear them called out as you approach • Pro: 30 trips a month, spoken hail size, wind gusts and tornado status, storm-path callouts with arrival times, and Tornado ID CORE FEATURES (ALWAYS FREE & AD-FREE) • Real-Time Radar, plus super-res storm-relative velocity and rotation in the US • Push Alerts: official warnings for your location in the US and Canada, with Critical Alerts for tornado, hurricane and tsunami warnings • Alerts & Outlooks: NWS, Environment Canada, 38 European countries and Israel, plus SPC, WPC and CPC outlooks • Radar History: replay US radar archives back to 1991 • Home-Screen Radar Widgets and the WeatherWise Home dashboard • Forecast Models: HRRR, GFS, ECMWF, ensembles, AI models and more, with soundings • Satellite: GOES, Himawari, Meteosat and VIIRS • Hurricane Tools: spaghetti models, NHC cones and recent Hurricane Hunter recon • Storm Tracks, Lightning (Americas), Local Storm Reports and a storm-track drawing tool with arrival times • Ground Truth: live streams from 40+ storm chasers, Hazcams, traffic cameras and the Spotter Network • Live Weather Stations, air quality and smoke, winter precipitation type and snowfall • 2,000 Custom Locations (free WeatherWise account required) WEATHERWISE PLUS • 3D Radar, 3D Satellite and Globe view • Split View: two maps side by side • Adjustable smoothing for radar, satellite, composites and models • Enhanced Lightning Data • Settings Sync across devices • Play up to 100 radar scans and 12 runs per model • Past warnings, discussions and storm tracks in Radar History • Premium widgets with US warnings • Y'all Mode: Ryan Hall's map and radar style, with Y'all Watches, Y'all-O-Meter, Y'all Tracks and Outlooks WEATHERWISE PRO (EVERYTHING IN PLUS, AND) • Tornado ID (Beta): AI-powered tornado detection on US radar • Radar Wind Particles: animated wind from US and Canadian radar • FastScan: ultra low-latency US radar scans • Triple/Quad View: 3 maps on iPhone, 4 on iPad • Expert Mode: pair radar, satellite or composite on one screen • Realtime radar and model cross sections • Reflectivity X, Max Reflectivity and Min CC (debris) on US radar • Flash a custom reflectivity range • Population and impact reports for alerts and discussions • Play up to 200 radar scans, 100 satellite frames and 24 runs per model • Historical satellite (to 2017) and model runs (HRRR to 2014) • Pro widgets with velocity, CC and lightning Radar coverage: USA, Canada, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, plus UK, Italy and Europe-wide composites. We believe staying safe should be accessible to all. Our core features are completely free and always free from ads. Subscription Details Payment will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription from "Manage Subscription" in the menu. Download WeatherWise today and safeguard your loved ones and property. Follow us @wxwiseapp for the latest updates. Fast & Reliable; Stay WeatherWise. See our EULA (Terms of Service): https://www.weatherwise.app/eula.html Find out how we collect and store your data in our Privacy Policy: https://www.weatherwise.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Storm Radar4 screens
WeatherWise.app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WeatherWise.app at none against Storm Radar's shown. WeatherWise.app also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). Storm Radar's advantage is ratings volume (136K vs 804). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Storm Radar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and WeatherWise.app sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Storm Radar against 4.6 for WeatherWise.app. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Radar has 136K ratings behind it against 804, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Storm Radar's written reviews are positive against 77% of WeatherWise.app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Storm Radar versus WeatherWise.app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStorm RadarWeatherWise.app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (136K ratings)4.6 (804 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews77.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136K — better804
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank#18 — better#23
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB111 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Weather Channel InteractiveInteractive Weather Limited

Customer experience

Storm Radar

All ratings130,788 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2,358 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative29.7%

WeatherWise.app

All ratings804 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Storm Radar

From 136K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate and reliable
  • 👍 Easy to use and understand
  • 💡 Useful features like alerts and radar
  • 🚀 Quick and responsive
  • 👍 Detailed weather information

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Paywall for basic features
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 🔍 Inconsistent data and inaccurate forecasts
  • 👎 Reduced functionality compared to previous version

WeatherWise.app

From 804 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best mobile radar app
  • 👍 Feature-rich free version
  • 👍 Comprehensive weather data
  • 👍 Customizable and user-friendly
  • 👍 Reliable and accurate

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Cluttered and clunky interface
  • 🔍 Removing features over time

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

WeatherWise.app

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Satellite loop/animation option
  • More base map customization options
  • Blinking/on-screen alerts for warnings
  • One-time lifetime purchase option

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Storm Radar

Subscriptions7
  • 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
6 purchases

WeatherWise.app

Subscriptions6
  • Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Pro Monthly$15.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$69.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly$159.991 Year

Questions

Is Storm Radar free?
Storm Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WeatherWise.app free?
WeatherWise.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Storm Radar or WeatherWise.app?
WeatherWise.app is rated higher. Storm Radar averages 4.5 out of 5 from 136K ratings, while WeatherWise.app averages 4.6 from 804 ratings.
Do Storm Radar or WeatherWise.app have ads?
Storm Radar shows ads; WeatherWise.app does not.
Which is updated more often, Storm Radar or WeatherWise.app?
Storm Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, and WeatherWise.app every 2 weeks. Most recently, Storm Radar was updated on November 1, 2026 and WeatherWise.app on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Storm Radar or WeatherWise.app?
Storm Radar currently peaks at #18 in the App Store charts, and WeatherWise.app at #23. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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