NOAA Center Hurricane vs Civasure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NOAA Center Hurricane
Stay informed with real-time updates on hurricanes, storms, and tropical cyclones worldwide. Access detailed weather data, including satellite and radar imagery, forecasts, and news.
- Real-time hurricane and storm updates
- Tropical cyclone analysis and forecasts
- Satellite-based rainfall estimates
- Global weather news
- Satellite and radar imagery
- Marine forecasts
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Get real-time Hurricane, Storm, Tropical Cyclone, and other weather disturbance updates directly to your iPhone and iPad. Be updated anywhere in the world with the latest and real-time weather update, especially this hurricane and typhoon season! - Receive tropical cyclones or hurricane updates. - Get analyses and forecasts over the tropical and subtropical eastern North and South Pacific and the North Atlantic basins year-round. - Access satellite-based rainfall estimates for the international community. - Be updated with the top weather news of the day. Coverage: Anywhere around the World. Available weather data and tools: - Satellite Imagery - Radar Imagery - Aircraft Reconnaissance - Tropical Weather Discussion - Tropical Weather Outlook - Marine Forecast Available Subscriptions (per device): - Premium (monthly): it adds enhanced features (e.g., continuous weather updates, extra push data, news messages). - No Advertisement (monthly): it removes ads for one month. The in-app purchase is valid only on the device where you buy the subscription. IMPORTANT NOTE: This app displays all the AVAILABLE weather data provided by National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center. If you don't see any weather update, 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 we depend on reviews to survive on the market. “It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain”. - Mark Twain
Civasure
Prepare your household for disasters anonymously. Enter your ZIP code and answer a quick survey to receive a readiness score and personalized recommendations. Track your progress and stay informed with an activity feed.
- Anonymous household disaster readiness assessment
- Personalized readiness score and gap analysis
- Actionable suggestions for improvement
- Progress tracking through score updates
- Activity feed with notifications
- Optional community code for organizational connection
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Civasure is an independent, privately operated platform built to help communities prepare for disasters before they happen. Civasure is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or representative of any government agency. There's no login and no account. Open the app, enter your ZIP code, and answer a few questions about your household. Civasure gives you a readiness score from 0 to 100 and shows you exactly what you're missing. No water stored? It shows up. Don't know your evacuation zone? That shows up too. You also get suggestions on what to do about each gap. When things change, update your survey and your score updates with it. The activity feed keeps a history of your scores and shows notifications from emergency management teams in your area. None of this requires creating an account or giving up any personal information. If your HOA, employer, county, or local organization is using Civasure, you can enter their community code to connect your anonymous responses to their readiness data. Planners see the aggregate picture for their area and can figure out where to focus. HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your ZIP code and answer a 2-minute survey about your household 2. Get your readiness score with a category-by-category breakdown 3. See what you need to work on and how to fix it 4. Come back anytime to update your answers and track improvement ANONYMOUS BY DESIGN • No account, no login, no sign-up of any kind • No email, phone number, or personal information collected • No tracking across sessions or devices • Responses are never tied to an individual • Your identity is not known to Civasure, your community, or anyone else • The app does not have the ability to identify you The data you contribute helps local emergency managers, hospital groups, and EMS coordinators understand what their communities actually need before a disaster hits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Civasure at 5.0 against NOAA Center Hurricane's 4.3. Civasure also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). NOAA Center Hurricane's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. NOAA Center Hurricane sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Civasure asks for nothing beyond the download.
Civasure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOAA Center Hurricane has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NOAA Center Hurricane ships an update every 10 months, Civasure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NOAA Center Hurricane | Civasure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrea Bisegna | Civasure LLC |
Customer experience
NOAA Center Hurricane
Civasure
In-app purchases
NOAA Center Hurricane
- No Ads Plus Premium$0.991 Month
Civasure
No in-app purchases
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