Comparison

StormTeam2 vs WHIO Weather

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

Head to head
About

StormTeam2

Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive severe weather alerts and customized forecasts for your favorite locations. Stay informed about current and future weather patterns to plan your day safely.

Highlights
  • 250 meter high-resolution radar
  • Future radar tracking
  • High-resolution satellite imagery
  • Hourly updated forecasts
  • Save favorite locations
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Opt-in push notifications
Features
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Storm Team 2 is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platform. Features • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather

About

WHIO Weather

Get live, up-to-the-minute weather coverage with advanced radar, future radar, and storm tracking. Receive precise, location-based push alerts for severe weather events. Access current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and satellite imagery for any saved location.

Highlights
  • Live and future radar with 250m resolution
  • Earthquake and storm track layers
  • Free push alerts for over 25 alert types
  • Precise location-based alerts
  • Current, hourly, and daily forecasts
  • High-resolution satellite imagery
  • Save and name custom locations
Features
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Check out weather conditions in your neighborhood, LIVE. You've been able to enjoy up-to-the-minute weather coverage for Dayton, Springfield, and all of Ohio from your computer and TV for years. Now see it all LIVE on your iPad and iPhone! Summary of Features: - There is a new radar in the weather app that matches the radar found on other digital platforms and also includes future radar to provide you with a likely path and outlook of storms. The radar has 250 meter resolution, the highest available. - New tracks - We added earthquakes and storm tracks as layers in the radar. Now you can track the location and magnitude of earthquakes as well for storms the speed, direction and type. Tap the “storm symbols” icon in the radar to see the list. - Push alerts are FREE for more than 25 alert types including everything from tornado warnings to winter storm warnings and tropical storm alert types. - Now you can scroll through the home screen to access most of what you need or want on one tab. - Place a location pin precisely where you want it for a specific address or any position on a map. When saving a location you can name it exactly how you want it. - The app works with identical features on tablet and handset. - Additional items added seasonally The weather app also has these critical benefits and features: - The radar zooms down to your neighborhood or zooms out to check radar anywhere in the country. - The app provides Location-Based alerts. While many other apps offer alerts based on your county, This app supports a more precise type of alert issued for the most dangerous types of weather threats. More precision means you get alerts that matter to you, not false alarms. - Current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts for any location you enter. - High resolution satellite cloud imagery - Ability to add and save locations - A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness - Additional items added seasonally *Data and alerting available for the United States only.

Screenshots

StormTeam23 screens
WHIO Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

StormTeam2 and WHIO Weather are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for StormTeam2 against 4.7 for WHIO Weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.2K and 23K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of StormTeam2's written reviews are positive against 43% of WHIO Weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StormTeam2 ships an update every 4 months, WHIO Weather every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
StormTeam2 versus WHIO Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStormTeam2WHIO Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.2K ratings) — better4.7 (23K ratings)
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews — better43.1% of reviews
Number of ratings8.2K23K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB238 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTegna Inc.Cox Media Group

Customer experience

StormTeam2

All ratings8,003 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative40.4%

WHIO Weather

All ratings22,960 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral12.1%
Negative44.8%

User reviews

StormTeam2

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Accurate weather forecasts
  • 📡 Reliable radar updates
  • 💻 Clean and easy-to-use interface
  • 🌍 Useful for tracking weather across locations

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Radar issues (freezing, not loading, inaccurate)
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent weather predictions
  • 🕰️ Outdated information on daily/hourly forecasts
  • 🔍 Difficulty viewing certain features (e.g. overlays)

WHIO Weather

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relevant and helpful resources
  • 🚀 Accurate weather forecasts
  • 🚀 Dependable and trustworthy weather information
  • 👍 Useful radar and hourly/daily weather forecasts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Radar and weather data not always accurate
  • 🔍 Current weather conditions not always accurate
  • 🔍 Radar issues (not showing storms, showing false storms)
  • 🔍 24-hour radar not completely accurate
  • 🔍 Temperature map bug (missing temperature circles)

Bugs and requests

StormTeam2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Radar not working properly after recent updates
  • App crashes when trying to access certain features
  • Location tracking issues causing incorrect weather data
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add wind speed to 10-day forecast
  • Improve radar reliability and coverage
  • Provide more granular weather alerts and notifications
  • Optimize app performance and reduce crashes

WHIO Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Radar not updating correctly
  • Severe weather alerts not working
  • App crashing and freezing issues
  • Location services not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add barometric pressure information
  • Bring back old, simpler app design
  • Improve severe weather alerts and notifications
  • Reduce number of ads and notifications

In-app purchases

None

StormTeam2

No in-app purchases

None

WHIO Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StormTeam2 free?
StormTeam2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WHIO Weather free?
WHIO Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StormTeam2 or WHIO Weather?
StormTeam2 is rated higher. StormTeam2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while WHIO Weather averages 4.7 from 23K ratings.
Do StormTeam2 or WHIO Weather have ads?
Both StormTeam2 and WHIO Weather show ads.
Which is updated more often, StormTeam2 or WHIO Weather?
StormTeam2 ships an update every 4 months, and WHIO Weather every 2 months. Most recently, StormTeam2 was updated on November 9, 2026 and WHIO Weather on November 10, 2026.

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