Comparison

Hurricane Center vs Storm Tracker° Pro

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

Head to head
About

Hurricane Center

Stay informed about hurricanes, tropical storms, and typhoons with real-time tracking and push notifications. Receive localized alerts, access weather radio, and view high-resolution satellite imagery. Get updates from meteorologists and the National Hurricane Center.

Highlights
  • Hurricane, tropical storm, and typhoon tracking
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Region-specific and localized alerts
  • Weather radio access
  • High-resolution satellite imagery
  • Video updates from meteorologists
  • Spanish language push notifications
Features
Currently charting
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Hurricane Center gives you a focused, modern way to track tropical weather when it matters most. Follow active hurricanes, tropical storms, depressions, and monitored NHC basins with live storm details, forecast tracks, cones, satellite imagery, advisories, outlooks, and alert tools built specifically for hurricane season. Designed around official tropical cyclone monitoring, Hurricane Center helps you quickly understand what is active, where it is headed, and what changed since the last advisory. Features include: - Active storm tracking for hurricanes, tropical storms, and depressions - Official National Hurricane Center advisories and outlooks - Forecast cone, track, wind, surge, and satellite map layers - Basin-based storm monitoring - Followed storm alerts for advisory changes - Recent alert history with read and unread status - Map Pro premium overlays for advanced storm tracking - Synthesized NOAA Weather Radio stations available as an in-app purchase - Universal iPhone and iPad support - Dark hurricane-focused interface built for quick scanning Hurricane Center is built for people who want a serious tropical weather app without clutter. Whether you are watching one storm or monitoring an active basin, the app keeps the most important hurricane information close at hand. For support, questions, or feedback, contact us from inside the app.

About

Storm Tracker° Pro

Get real-time weather updates, accurate forecasts up to 10 days, and an animated radar. Track storms, hurricanes, and view detailed weather charts with customizable map settings. Supports multiple countries and regions.

Highlights
  • Real-time animated radar
  • 10-day weather forecasts
  • Hurricane tracking
  • Interactive weather maps
  • Detailed weather charts
  • Customizable map layers and overlays
Features
Currently charting
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Explore the weather with Storm Tracker! At a glance you can see the current weather conditions for any location, accurate forecasts up to 10 days and a real-time animated radar. Track the weather changes on the interactive map and follow the accurate weather charts to view the pressure, humidity, and wind direction/speed among other weather details WHY YOU’LL LOVE STORM RADAR • Rain and snow radar • Track hurricanes • Warnings on Map (floods and hurricanes) • Forecast Daily & Hourly • Charts for; Temperature, Precipitation & Wind UNDERSTAND HURRICANES Stay on top of the hurricane, it's predicted path (and changes of such), wind speed/quadrants, and much more. And the best part? All of this is visual! UNITS OF MEASUREMENT Fahrenheit/Celsius Miles/Kilometers Wind speed in kn, mph, km/h, Beaufort Barometric Pressure in Inches (inHG) and Atmospheric Pressure in Hectopascal (hPa) MAP SETTINGS Switch between standard and satellite background maps. Choose different forecast layers like; rain, hurricanes, warnings or locations. The rain layer quality covers high- (HD), normal- or low-resolution quality, and an option to choose between green, blue, red or grey color scheme. Customize overlays by adjusting the layer opacity, the number of frames in the future/past and animation speed (f/s). SUPPORTED COUNTRIES AND REGIONS United States, Canada, Mexico EUROPE: France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark APAC: Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan & Australia WE LOVE FEEDBACK! -- As always, we appreciate your feedback. Please keep sharing your experience to feedback@impalastudios.com Enjoying Storm Tracker and want more features? Please show us some love by giving a 5-star review, so we can keep updating with great new features! -- YOUR EXTREME WEATHER RADAR --

Screenshots

Hurricane Center4 screens
Storm Tracker° Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Storm Tracker° Pro at none against Hurricane Center's 2. Storm Tracker° Pro also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hurricane Center costs $2.99 and Storm Tracker° Pro $1.99 up front. Hurricane Center sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Storm Tracker° Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hurricane Center against 4.6 for Storm Tracker° Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Hurricane Center's written reviews are positive against 49% of Storm Tracker° Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hurricane Center ships an update every 14 months, Storm Tracker° Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hurricane Center versus Storm Tracker° Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane CenterStorm Tracker° Pro
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better4.6 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews — better49.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1K1.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#65 — better#104
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB402 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher CoudrietImpala Studios

Customer experience

Hurricane Center

All ratings1,049 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative45.1%

Storm Tracker° Pro

All ratings1,048 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative49.1%

User reviews

Hurricane Center

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Trusted and reliable
  • 🚀 Great for hurricane season
  • 🚀 Knowledgeable and trustworthy information

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and not working as expected
  • 🤔 Difficult to use and not user-friendly
  • 🤔 Lacks important features like cone predictions

Storm Tracker° Pro

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate weather information
  • 🌍 Worldwide weather coverage
  • ⭐ Helpful for weather emergencies
  • 🌟 Great overall app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🚫 Missing radar coverage in certain areas
  • 💸 Paid version not working as expected
  • ⚠️ Inaccurate weather data and forecasts

Bugs and requests

Hurricane Center

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not working on iOS 11
  • Crashing and force closing issues
  • Outdated and non-functional features

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved graphics and visualization
  • Notifications for severe weather
  • Compatibility with latest iOS versions

Storm Tracker° Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Radar not showing up in certain regions
  • Settings changes not applying properly
  • Paid version not unlocking all features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Push notifications for weather alerts
  • Customizable radar and map views
  • Improved graphics and visual presentation
  • Extended weather forecasting capabilities

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hurricane Center

One-time2
  • Map Pro$4.99
  • NOAA Synthesized Stations$9.99
None

Storm Tracker° Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hurricane Center free?
Hurricane Center costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Storm Tracker° Pro free?
Storm Tracker° Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hurricane Center or Storm Tracker° Pro?
Hurricane Center is rated higher. Hurricane Center averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Storm Tracker° Pro averages 4.6 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Hurricane Center or Storm Tracker° Pro have ads?
Neither Hurricane Center nor Storm Tracker° Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Center or Storm Tracker° Pro?
Hurricane Center ships an update every 14 months, and Storm Tracker° Pro monthly. Most recently, Hurricane Center was updated on October 17, 2026 and Storm Tracker° Pro on October 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hurricane Center or Storm Tracker° Pro?
Hurricane Center currently peaks at #65 in the App Store charts, and Storm Tracker° Pro at #104. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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