Project Tornado vs NOAA Weather Elite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project Tornado
Learn about tornadoes with safety tips and detailed information on their formation. This app provides educational content to help you understand severe weather events.
- Tornado safety tips
- Tornado anatomy explained
- Educational content
- Severe weather information
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We offer safety tips, the anatomy of a tornado and much more to educate you on tornadoes.
NOAA Weather Elite
Access detailed weather data with 14 vector map layers, including past and future radar frames, severe weather outlooks, and precipitation forecasts. View global weather radar and satellite imagery, with NWS alerts available.
- 14 vector weather map layers
- Past and future radar frames
- Severe weather outlooks
- Accumulated precipitation forecasts
- Global weather radar and satellite imagery
- NWS alerts with full text
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Weather Radar Elite gives users access to 14 vector weather map layers, many of which are usually paid layers! • 8 Color Schemes for 25 Past Radar Frames & 12 Future Radar Frames • Storm Prediction Center Day 1-3 Severe Weather Outlooks • Weather Prediction Center 24-72 Hour Accumulated Precipitation Forecasts • National Hurricane Center Tropical Weather Outlook • Climate Prediction Center 8-14 Day Temperature & Precipitation Outlooks • Past Observed 12-24 Hour Accumulated Precipitation • NWS Alerts with Full Text Upon Tap • Global Weather Radar (Level 2 Radar in US) • Global Satellite Imagery No need to pay for public data! Download Weather Radar Elite today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Project Tornado at 5.0 against NOAA Weather Elite's 4.4. Project Tornado also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). NOAA Weather Elite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Project Tornado holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Project Tornado's written reviews are positive against 89% of NOAA Weather Elite's.
Project Tornado ships an update every 6 months, NOAA Weather Elite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project Tornado | NOAA Weather Elite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.4 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | Pennsylvania Weather Action LLC |
Customer experience
Project Tornado
NOAA Weather Elite
In-app purchases
Project Tornado
No in-app purchases
NOAA Weather Elite
No in-app purchases
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