GOES Viewer vs cyclonePORT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GOES Viewer
Easily view and share the latest satellite imagery from NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) directly on your mobile device. This app simplifies accessing global satellite views and animations, making it quick to share images via message or save them to your gallery.
- View GOES satellite imagery
- Access global satellite views
- Watch satellite animations
- Easy image sharing
- Save imagery to gallery
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Do you like to view and share the latest satellite imagery of the world? Think the NOAA GOES website is hard to navigate on your phone? Give GOES Viewer a try! This app is designed to give a quick preview of every view NOAA has for it's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and even lets you view the animations of the most recent imagery. To top that all off, sharing is as easy as tapping the share button which will attach the imagery to a message or let you save it to your gallery!
cyclonePORT
This application provides advanced weather data for professionals and enthusiasts. It offers high-resolution radar, lightning detection, storm reports, and various forecast models. Users can customize maps, track storms, and share animations.
- High-resolution radar and satellite data
- Lightning detection and animation
- 24-hour storm reports
- Model data with contours (HRRR, NAM, GFS, ECMWF)
- Severe weather alerts with sound
- Customizable maps and locations
- Share radar animations as GIF/video
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Welcome to cyclonePORT Enterprise for all cyclonePORT clients, institutions, and organizations. This app requires a login for all users. For more information, please reach out to www.cyclonePORT.com or info@cyclonePORT.com cyclonePORT Enterprise (with Gamma login) Features: -High-Resolution Single Site Radar Data -30 Frame Animations for Radar -7 Day Radar History with 30 frames -Lightning Detection/Animation -24 Hour Storm Reports -SPC Convective Outlooks, Watches, & Mesoscale Discussions -NHC Tropical Weather Outlooks, Discussions, & Active Tropical Cyclone Tracking -WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlooks -Fire Weather Outlooks & Weekly Drought Monitor -WPC Winter Weather Forecasts & Winter Storm Severity Index -METARS Data Layer -Real-Time NWS Storm-Based Warnings -Flash animation and in-app sound alerts for Severe, Tropical, and Winter Alerts -WPC Surface Analysis -Buoy Data & Tidal Forecast Charts -NEXRAD Hail History -Spotter Network Locations -Map Type Customization -Detailed City & Road Network -15 Custom Locations with a RadarOmega Account -Drawing, Data Viewer, and Distance Tools -Share GIF and Videos of Radar Animations -Day/Night Layer -Access to cyclonePORT network -Hi-Resolution Satellite Data -Lightning Detection/Animation, METARS, & GLM for Mesoscale & Storm-Based Satellite Sectors -National Digital Forecast Database -Storm Track Drawing Tool -Access to Project MesoVort -75 Frame Animations for Radar/Satellite -Dual View for Radar with 30 Frames -Smoothing for Radar/Satellite -30 Day Radar History with 75 Frames -6 Month Storm Report Archive -3D Radar/Satellite -Upload 3 Custom Color Tables -30 Custom Locations with Icon Upload -2 Custom Location Lists cyclonePORT Enterprise (with Beta login) *Everything in Gamma PLUS* -MRMS Data -150 Frame Animations for Radar/Satellite/MRMS -Dual View for Radar/Satellite with 50 Frames -Smoothing for MRMS -90 Day Radar History with 150 Frames -5 Year Storm Report Archive -3D MRMS -Upload 8 Custom Color Tables -75 Custom Locations with Icon Upload -5 Custom Location Lists cyclonePORT Enterprise (with Alpha login) *Everything in Beta PLUS* -Model Data with Contours for HRRR, NAM3KM, NAM12KM, RAP, GFS, ECMWF, HWRF, & HMON -250 Frame Animations for Radar/Satellite/MRMS -Dual View for Radar/Satellite with 100 Frames -Quad View for Radar/Satellite on iPad and Desktop with 50 Frames -Smoothing for Models -90 Day Radar History with 250 Frames -10 Year Storm Report Archive -3D Models -Upload 30 Custom Color Tables -150 Custom Locations with Icon Upload -10 Custom Location Lists -1 site location monitoring (live monitor only, no SMS) See our Terms of Service below: https://www.cyclonePORT.com/terms.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GOES Viewer at 86% against cyclonePORT's 0%. GOES Viewer also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
GOES Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of GOES Viewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of cyclonePORT's.
GOES Viewer ships an update every 2 months, cyclonePORT every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | GOES Viewer | cyclonePORT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better | 2.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emery Silberman | SDS Weather LLC |
Customer experience
GOES Viewer
cyclonePORT
In-app purchases
GOES Viewer
No in-app purchases
cyclonePORT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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