Comparison

NOAA Alerts Weather vs HotHog

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

Head to head
About

NOAA Alerts Weather

Receive real-time weather warnings, watches, and hurricane information directly on your iPhone and iPad. This service provides alerts as soon as they are issued by federal agencies, with options to save favorite stations and access offline aviation observations.

Highlights
  • Real-time NOAA weather alerts
  • Hurricane information
  • Search by State, Zone, County, Code
  • Save favorite weather stations
  • Offline aviation observations
  • Detailed alert descriptions
Features
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Get real-time weather alert from NOAA/NWS/NEC/AWC directly to your iPhone and iPad. This real-time weather alert service sends out weather warnings, watches, and hurricane information as soon as they are issued by federal agencies (such as the National Weather Service). Main features: - Search by States, Zone, County, Code - Save your favorite weather stations so that you can access them quickly - If offline, lastly available aviations observations will always be accessible Each alert has a description, summary, type of event, date, urgency, severity and status. Available Subscriptions (per device): - Premium (monthly): it supports to get push notification for more than one county/zone. IMPORTANT NOTE: With this App we display all the AVAILABLE alert weather provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). If some alerts are missing, or anything else, please understand it is not our fault but a lack of information at the source. Hence, do not leave (please) a bad review for something we can't fix, as on reviews depends our survival on the market.

About

HotHog

This app offers hourly and daily thermal comfort and stress predictions for sows. It provides detailed insights into thermal index categories, physiological changes, and management recommendations. Users can customize predictions and access development information.

Highlights
  • Hourly and daily thermal comfort predictions
  • Thermal index categories (cool to severe heat stress)
  • Physiological and behavioral change information
  • Management observations and mitigation options
  • Customizable thermal index builder
  • Location-based predictions
  • Temperature and precipitation forecasts
Features
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HotHog provides hourly and daily predictions of thermal comfort and stress in non-pregnant, mid-gestation, and late-gestation sows based upon a decision support tool developed through a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant by scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, the University of Illinois, and Purdue University. Specific HotHog features are: • Thermal index categories include: cool, comfortable, warm, mild heat stress, moderate heat stress, and severe heat stress. • Users can set specific geographical locations and may refer to their current location for predictions. • HotHog provides hourly and daily temperature predictions along with daily precipitation predictions. • Physiological and behavioral changes associated with each thermal index category are provided by selecting the pig icon. • Management observations and mitigation options associated with each thermal index category are provided by selecting the fan icon. • By selecting the paper and pencil icon, users can build their own thermal index through temperature, gestation stage, and relative humidity inputs. • The gear icon takes the user to a settings page where they can: 1) edit their individual profile, 2) set preferences such as dark/light mode or Fahrenheit/Celcius, 3) find information on how the decision support tool and HotHog were developed, 4) make considerations for use of HotHog, and 5) report problems with HotHog or ask specific questions pertaining to swine thermal stress.

Screenshots

NOAA Alerts Weather4 screens
HotHog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HotHog at 5.0 against NOAA Alerts Weather's 3.6. HotHog also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). NOAA Alerts Weather's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price 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. NOAA Alerts Weather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HotHog asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HotHog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOAA Alerts Weather has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOAA Alerts Weather ships an update every 4 weeks, HotHog every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
NOAA Alerts Weather versus HotHog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOAA Alerts WeatherHotHog
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea BisegnaPurdue University

Customer experience

NOAA Alerts Weather

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

HotHog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NOAA Alerts Weather

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium subscription - 1 month$0.99
None

HotHog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOAA Alerts Weather free?
NOAA Alerts Weather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HotHog free?
HotHog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NOAA Alerts Weather or HotHog?
HotHog is rated higher. NOAA Alerts Weather averages 3.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while HotHog averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do NOAA Alerts Weather or HotHog have ads?
NOAA Alerts Weather shows ads; HotHog does not.
Which is updated more often, NOAA Alerts Weather or HotHog?
NOAA Alerts Weather ships an update every 4 weeks, and HotHog every 2 months. Most recently, NOAA Alerts Weather was updated on November 3, 2026 and HotHog on November 3, 2026.

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