Storm Chasers vs global storms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storm Chasers
Learn to interpret storm patterns like a professional. This app uses images, videos, and interactive diagrams to teach you about severe weather and tornadoes. It also includes a cloud chart to help you predict approaching storm systems and identify cloud types.
- Interactive storm diagram
- Video links for learning
- Detailed weather descriptions
- Cloud chart for prediction
- Learn Latin cloud names
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Learn how to read a storm like the pros. Filled with images, video links,detailed descriptions, and an interactive storm diagram; this app will teach you how to read the skies and predict the behavior of severe weather and tornadoes. A complete cloud chart will also allow you to predict when distant storm systems are approaching, and allow you to impress your friends with the correct Latin names of the various cloud forms.
global storms
Access real-time severe weather alerts, including hurricanes, typhoons, and tornadoes. View worldwide animated satellite imagery, marine data, and US radar. Track global climate and space weather phenomena.
- Hurricane, typhoon, and tropical storm tracking
- Worldwide animated satellite views
- Marine weather information
- US tornado and thunderstorm alerts
- Animated US radar and forecast charts
- Global climate and space weather data
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global storms provides the latest severe weather information including: - hurricanes, typhoons and tropical storms in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans - worldwide animated satellite views - the latest worldwide marine information - US ultraviolet index - US mainland storms, including the latest tornado and severe thunderstorm alerts - animated radar for the US - animated US forecast chart - global climate imagery - space weather Information in the app is courtesy of various open government sources as indicated in each section. There is an auto-renewing subscription option within the app to track worldwide tropical cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes and other global weather hazards, and comprehensive ocean conditions forecasts for the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Development of global storms is funded in part by ads, which can be removed by selecting the monthly auto-renewing subscription option "Remove Ads" from the app's settings menu. Removing ads also provides access to other premium content and features. The subscription price of 0.99 USD (in your local currency) will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and, for each renewal, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current month. You can cancel the subscription at any time through your iTunes account settings, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current month to avoid being charged, and ads will show again at the start of the subsequent month. Terms of use: https://www.kellytechnology.com/privacy/tac.html Privacy policy: https://www.kellytechnology.com/privacy/privacy_policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: global storms at Free against Storm Chasers's $1.99. global storms also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 53 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 3). Storm Chasers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
global storms is free to download; Storm Chasers costs $1.99 up front. global storms sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Storm Chasers asks for nothing beyond the download.
global storms holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: global storms has 13K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Storm Chasers's written reviews are positive against 27% of global storms's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Storm Chasers ships an update every 53 months, global storms every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storm Chasers | global storms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 27.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 53 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jason Vance | Kelly Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
Storm Chasers
global storms
Bugs and requests
Storm Chasers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
global storms
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads not closing or loading properly
- Satellite imagery not loading consistently
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable ads for a fee
- Improved ad placement and user experience
- Ability to save favorite locations
In-app purchases
Storm Chasers
No in-app purchases
global storms
- Remove Ads$0.991 Month
- Global Tropical Hazards$9.99
- Ocean Conditions Forecast$9.99
Questions
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