AlerWX vs PrankForecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlerWX
Receive real-time National Weather Service alerts directly from your chosen Weather Forecast Offices. Stay informed about severe weather, watches, warnings, and critical emergency updates. Features include live feeds, 10-day forecasts, interactive radar, and push notifications.
- Live WFO Feeds
- 10-Day Local Forecast
- SPC/WPC Outlooks
- Interactive Weather Radar
- NOAA Weather Radio Streams
- Push Notifications
- Critical Alerts
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AlerWX delivers real-time weather intelligence directly from the National Weather Service (NWS), giving you instant access to Weather Forecast Office (WFO) products, severe weather alerts, radar data, forecasts, and more—all in one powerful platform. Designed for emergency responders, storm spotters, weather enthusiasts, and anyone who depends on timely weather information, AlerWX helps you stay informed before, during, and after severe weather events. Features: • Live NWS Weather Forecast Office Feeds Follow your preferred National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices and receive real-time access to forecasts, discussions, advisories, warnings, and other issued products. • 10-Day Local Forecasts Stay ahead of changing conditions with detailed local forecasts and current weather information for your area. • SPC & WPC Outlooks View the latest outlooks and guidance from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and Weather Prediction Center (WPC) directly within the app. • Interactive Weather Radar Track storms with a built-in interactive radar featuring advanced products including Super-Resolution Reflectivity, Super-Resolution Velocity, and Additional radar products and layers! • NOAA Weather Radio Streams Listen to community-operated NOAA Weather Radio streams provided through multiple resources! • Push Notifications Receive instant updates from your selected Weather Forecast Offices and stay informed as new products and alerts are issued. • Critical Emergency Alerts Customize alert types in app to be pushed as Critical Alerts to your device! Users can also choose to receive Tornado Emergencies, Flash Flood Emergencies, and Tsunami Warnings nationwide, regardless of selected WFOs. • Widgets (iOS 18+) Stay informed at a glance with Current Conditions widgets available for iOS 18 and later. • Spotter Network Integration Connect with Spotter Network directly within AlerWX for enhanced situational awareness during active weather events. Whether you’re monitoring severe weather, tracking storms, or staying informed on daily forecasts, AlerWX provides the tools and information you need to stay prepared. Download AlerWX today and stay ahead of the storm.
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.
- Customize temperatures and conditions
- Simulate rain and storms
- Familiar and custom design styles
- Create realistic-looking fake forecasts
- Ideal for harmless pranks and screenshots
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AlerWX at 4.8 against PrankForecast's 2.0. AlerWX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (134 vs 4). On price, ads, 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. PrankForecast sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. AlerWX asks for nothing beyond the download.
AlerWX holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlerWX has 134 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of AlerWX's written reviews are positive against 63% of PrankForecast's.
AlerWX ships an update weekly, PrankForecast every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlerWX | PrankForecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (134 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Tar Heel Media Group, LLC | MATHEW ALAN ROBERT PITTARD |
Customer experience
AlerWX
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In-app purchases
AlerWX
No in-app purchases
PrankForecast
- PrankForecast Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
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