Comparison

Tropical Hurricane Tracker vs Satark

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

Head to head
About

Tropical Hurricane Tracker

Stay informed about hurricanes and tropical storms with real-time tracking maps and NOAA forecasts. This app simplifies complex weather data, offering easy navigation to essential information for hurricane-prone areas. Receive push notifications and access historical data to prepare for potential storms.

Highlights
  • Hurricane Tracking Maps by Region
  • NOAA Forecasts
  • Interactive Global Map
  • Push Notifications
  • Ensemble Models
  • Historic Storm Tracks
  • Safety & Preparedness Information
Features
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Tropical Hurricane Tracker provides the most up-to-date information about hurricanes, tropical storms, and disturbances. Most apps are overly complicated and cluttered with information. Tropical Hurricane Tracker offers the unique ability to easily navigate through multiple data points to find the information you need to keep track of these potentially devastating storms. At JPL Tech, we are committed to learning and improving. We welcome feedback that will help us continue to develop this app to best suit the needs of our users. Our goal is to create an app that is easy for everyone to access, especially those in hurricane-prone areas. If there is a feature you would like to see, please let us know by contacting us within the app. Features Include: • Hurricane Tracking Maps by Region (Central Pacific, Eastern North Pacific, Atlantic) • NOAA Forecasts • Interactive Global Map • Push Notifications • Ensemble Models • Historic Seasonal Maps • Historic Storm Tracks • Saffir-Simpson Scale • Safety & Preparedness Information ----- Privacy & Feedback If you have any questions or suggestions about our service, please do not hesitate to get in touch at 'hurricane@jpltech.com'. Privacy Policy, https://jpltech.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use, https://jpltech.com/terms-of-use

About

Satark

Features
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Satark is a one-stop risk management system with a simplified dashboard to monitor and evaluate the risk associated to different hazard forecasts using standard scientific basis. It provides the user with different advisories related to different hazardous forecasts. The app supports Oriya language as well as English

Screenshots

Tropical Hurricane Tracker4 screens
Satark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Satark at none against Tropical Hurricane Tracker's 2. Satark also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Tropical Hurricane Tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tropical Hurricane Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Satark asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tropical Hurricane Tracker ships an update weekly, Satark every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tropical Hurricane Tracker versus Satark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTropical Hurricane TrackerSatark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB243 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJPL Technical Solutions, LLCRimes

Bugs and requests

Tropical Hurricane Tracker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Notification long-press feature not working consistently
  • Filter settings not persisting between app sessions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add spaghetti models and more forecast models
  • Ability to customize notification settings
  • Retain notification history after launching the app

Satark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tropical Hurricane Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • No Ads (annual)$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • No Ads (forever)$6.99
None

Satark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tropical Hurricane Tracker free?
Tropical Hurricane Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Satark free?
Satark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tropical Hurricane Tracker or Satark have ads?
Tropical Hurricane Tracker shows ads; Satark does not.
Which is updated more often, Tropical Hurricane Tracker or Satark?
Tropical Hurricane Tracker ships an update weekly, and Satark every 3 months. Most recently, Tropical Hurricane Tracker was updated on October 27, 2026 and Satark on October 26, 2026.

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