Comparison

Active Wildfire Tracker Map vs Leeward

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

Head to head
About

Active Wildfire Tracker Map

This app provides an interactive map of current active wildfires across the US. Data is updated hourly and includes GPS functionality for location tracking.

Highlights
  • Interactive wildfire map
  • Current US wildfire tracking
  • Hourly data updates
  • GPS capabilities
Features
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Active Wildfire Tracker Map is an interactive mapping application that tracks the current active wildfires in the US. The data is updated hourly and offer GPS capabilities.

About

Leeward

This app provides daily Caribbean weather forecasts, including marine conditions and beach reports. It also offers real-time hurricane tracking with customizable notifications and multi-storm support.

Highlights
  • Daily marine forecasts
  • Island-specific beach reports
  • Real-time hurricane tracking
  • Customizable storm notifications
  • Multi-storm support
  • Apple Watch app and widgets
  • Live Activities integration
Features
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Leeward is your daily Caribbean weather companion — and your hurricane warning system the moment one starts forming. ISLAND LIFE — every day Daily marine forecasts for your island: wind, seas, and swell from NWS Coastal Waters Forecast (USVI, Puerto Rico) and local met offices across the Caribbean. Zone-specific, not basin-wide. USVI BEACH REPORTS Ranked beach picks for St. Thomas, St. John, and Water Island, refreshed daily. Each rating folds in sargassum exposure, water quality, cruise-ship calls, and swell — so the top of the list is actually the right pick for today. STORM MODE — when it matters Real-time tracking direct from the National Hurricane Center: storm position, category, maximum sustained winds, movement, watches and warnings, 5-day forecast cone, and closest approach distance to your island. Multi-storm support when two or more systems are in the basin. The numbers on the card and the numbers in the storm summary come from the same NHC feed — no AI inventing facts. NOTIFICATIONS YOU CONTROL Five notification modes, from Storm Only (alerts only when a system is a direct threat) to Verbose (every advisory cycle). Granular controls for formation, category change, watch/warning issuance, approach, and passage. Optional daily summary at the time you choose. COVERAGE Nine Caribbean island groups: • Leeward Islands (St. Maarten, Anguilla, Antigua, Guadeloupe) • Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda) • Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra • Northern Lesser Antilles (Martinique, St. Lucia) • Windward Islands (Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad) • Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti) • Jamaica & Cayman • Bahamas (Nassau, Grand Bahama, Abaco) • Bermuda APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS, LIVE ACTIVITIES Standalone watchOS app with risk-level complications. Home and lock screen widgets show island status at a glance. During an active storm, Live Activities and the Dynamic Island keep distance and category visible without opening the app. BUILT IN THE ISLANDS Leeward is built in the US Virgin Islands by someone who lives here — not a mainland app with the Caribbean bolted on. Data sources: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, regional met offices (Antigua, Dominica, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda), NOAA AOML (sargassum), USVI DPNR (water quality).

Screenshots

Active Wildfire Tracker Map2 screens
Leeward2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Leeward at 5.0 against Active Wildfire Tracker Map's 2.3. Leeward also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Active Wildfire Tracker Map's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Leeward holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Wildfire Tracker Map has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Wildfire Tracker Map ships an update fortnightly, Leeward every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Active Wildfire Tracker Map versus Leeward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive Wildfire Tracker MapLeeward
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercorey hoggardBluefin Solutions Ltd.

Customer experience

Active Wildfire Tracker Map

All ratings13 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

Leeward

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Active Wildfire Tracker Map

No in-app purchases

None

Leeward

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active Wildfire Tracker Map free?
Active Wildfire Tracker Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leeward free?
Leeward is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Active Wildfire Tracker Map or Leeward?
Leeward is rated higher. Active Wildfire Tracker Map averages 2.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Leeward averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Active Wildfire Tracker Map or Leeward have ads?
Active Wildfire Tracker Map shows ads; Leeward does not.
Which is updated more often, Active Wildfire Tracker Map or Leeward?
Active Wildfire Tracker Map ships an update fortnightly, and Leeward every 3 weeks. Most recently, Active Wildfire Tracker Map was updated on October 8, 2026 and Leeward on September 30, 2026.

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