VNL Weather vs WDAY StormTRACKER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VNL Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive daily and hourly forecasts, severe weather alerts, and personalized location tracking. Stay informed and safe with real-time weather information.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Daily and hourly forecasts
- Favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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Valley News Live , is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. 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
WDAY StormTRACKER
Get hyper-local weather information with high-resolution radar and future tracking. Receive current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and severe weather alerts directly from the National Weather Service. Save favorite locations and utilize GPS for real-time awareness.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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The WDAY Mobile Weather App includes: • 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WDAY StormTRACKER at none against VNL Weather's shown. WDAY StormTRACKER also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 36%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for VNL Weather against 4.7 for WDAY StormTRACKER. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9K and 7.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of VNL Weather's written reviews are positive against 52% of WDAY StormTRACKER's.
VNL Weather ships an update every 2 months, WDAY StormTRACKER every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | VNL Weather | WDAY StormTRACKER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9K ratings) | 4.7 (7.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.3% of reviews | 51.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9K — better | 7.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 242 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | Forum Communications Company |
Customer experience
VNL Weather
WDAY StormTRACKER
User reviews
VNL Weather
From 9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Necessary for storms and floods and hurricanes
- 👍 Excellent
- 👍 Everything is very accurate
- 👍 Great
- 👍 Awesome
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notifications
- 🐛 Weather radar
- 🐛 Don't doomsday weather and app ad me
- 🔋 Too many ads
- 🐛 VNL weather tracker
WDAY StormTRACKER
From 7.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate forecasts and easy to use
- 🚀 Very accurate (lightning warning, heavy rain/snow)
- 👍 Sleek, colorful, and simple weather display
- 👍 Fantastic new app update
- 👍 Best weather app for the area
Room to improve
- 🐛 Radar issues (glitchy, doesn't show storms)
- 🐛 Notifications issues (can't turn off temperature alerts)
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Inconsistent and inaccurate forecasts
- 🐛 Outdated road conditions information
Bugs and requests
VNL Weather
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Radar doesn't update
- Radar twitches and scrolling malfunctions
Requested features
4 requests- Localize the weather alerts
- More details on daily like rain amount
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
WDAY StormTRACKER
Reported bugs
3 issues- Radar not working properly
- Temperatures displayed incorrectly
- App crashing and freezing
Requested features
2 requests- Landscape mode for iPad
- Ability to customize notifications
In-app purchases
VNL Weather
No in-app purchases
WDAY StormTRACKER
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is VNL Weather free?
Is WDAY StormTRACKER free?
Which has better reviews, VNL Weather or WDAY StormTRACKER?
Do VNL Weather or WDAY StormTRACKER have ads?
Which is updated more often, VNL Weather or WDAY StormTRACKER?
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