Hazard Call vs Project Tornado
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hazard Call
Receive phone calls for tornado threats and stay informed about severe weather forecasts. This community-based service provides early warnings for your safety, funded by your local community association.
- Tornado threat phone calls
- Severe weather forecast awareness
- Early warning system
- Community-funded service
- Ready-Set-Go storm alerts
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HazardCall is a Community based Weather Safety Service. This app and the HazardCall service is Free to individual consumers. This is because you local community has purchased the service for use as a community resource. The details can be found at www.hazardcall.com. The service has 2 primary functions. 1) You will receive a phone call whenever there is a Tornado threat to your community. 2) The Ready-Set-Go service keeps you aware of Storm and Tornado forecasts so you have the early warning you need to be on alert for Severe Weather. Both of these services are provided at no charge by your local Home Owners Association, Manufactured Housing Community or RV Park. Please check with your property manager to see if the service is available.
Project Tornado
Learn about tornadoes with safety tips and detailed information on their formation. This app provides educational content to help you understand severe weather events.
- Tornado safety tips
- Tornado anatomy explained
- Educational content
- Severe weather information
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We offer safety tips, the anatomy of a tornado and much more to educate you on tornadoes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hazard Call at none against Project Tornado's shown. Hazard Call also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Project Tornado's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hazard Call against 5.0 for Project Tornado. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Hazard Call ships an update every 8 months, Project Tornado every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hazard Call | Project Tornado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WeatherCall Services LLC | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hazard Call
Project Tornado
In-app purchases
Hazard Call
No in-app purchases
Project Tornado
No in-app purchases
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