Comparison

Storm Radar vs PrankForecast

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

PrankForecast

Create and share realistic-looking fake weather forecasts to prank friends. Customize temperatures, conditions, and precipitation with familiar or custom designs. Perfect for harmless fun and humorous screenshots.

Highlights
  • Customize temperatures and conditions
  • Simulate rain and storms
  • Familiar and custom design styles
  • Create realistic-looking fake forecasts
  • Ideal for harmless pranks and screenshots
Features
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PrankForecast is a prank weather app that lets you fully customise the forecast to mess with your friends. Change temperatures, conditions, rain, storms—whatever you want—and present it in familiar styles that look just like Apple Weather or Google Weather + we also have custom designs! Perfect for harmless pranks, screenshots, and laughs, PrankForecast makes fake forecasts look shockingly real. Terms of Use: https://prankforecast.vercel.app/terms

Screenshots

Storm Radar4 screens
PrankForecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Storm Radar at 4.5 against PrankForecast's 1.8. Storm Radar also leads on ratings volume (136K vs 5) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). PrankForecast's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, review sentiment, 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 PrankForecast sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Storm Radar holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Radar has 136K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Storm Radar's written reviews are positive against 60% of PrankForecast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Storm Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, PrankForecast monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Storm Radar versus PrankForecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStorm RadarPrankForecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (136K ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings136K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size313 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Weather Channel InteractiveMATHEW ALAN ROBERT PITTARD

Customer experience

Storm Radar

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

PrankForecast

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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

PrankForecast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

PrankForecast

Subscriptions1
  • PrankForecast Pro Monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Storm Radar free?
Storm Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrankForecast free?
PrankForecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Storm Radar or PrankForecast?
Storm Radar is rated higher. Storm Radar averages 4.5 out of 5 from 136K ratings, while PrankForecast averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Storm Radar or PrankForecast have ads?
Storm Radar shows ads; PrankForecast does not.
Which is updated more often, Storm Radar or PrankForecast?
Storm Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, and PrankForecast monthly. Most recently, Storm Radar was updated on November 1, 2026 and PrankForecast on October 31, 2026.

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