Comparison

Radar Pro vs The Weather Network

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

Head to head
About

Radar Pro

View up-to-date weather radar data directly from the National Weather Service. This app provides the most accurate view of precipitation available, with animation features to track storm motion and your location relative to severe weather.

Highlights
  • NEXRAD Level 3 display
  • Storm animation
  • Configurable data updates
  • Favorite radar list
  • Radar site status
  • US/Puerto Rico coverage
  • Map navigation (zoom, pan)
Features
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Radar Pro is an interactive Weather Radar application for anyone with a need for graphical weather updates on the go. It allows you to view the most up-to-date weather radar data - direct from the United States National Weather Service NEXRAD Level 3 Radar Network. Coverage includes the entire 50 states and Puerto Rico. What sets Radar Pro apart from other weather radar apps is that Radar Pro receives radar data directly from the National Weather Service operational servers. The images are in their true, original format and not a smoothed graphic - smoothing any data reduces its accuracy. This means the radar data is the most accurate view of precipitation freely available to the public. Set the Radar In Motion -- easily begin an animation loop to view storm motion over the past several minutes. Know exactly where a storm is and where it's going and how it could impact you -- set the radar image in motion and easily begin an animation loop to view storm motion over the past several minutes; and with one touch, your current location is marked on the map so you'll always know where you are in relation to precipitation or severe weather warnings. Radar Features: ● Level 3 NEXRAD display to 248 nautical miles ● Animation ● User Configurable Data Updates Rates ● Favorite Radar List ● Radar Site Status Information ● Complete US coverage including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico ● 154 Radar Sites Map Features: ● Auto radar selection ● Pinch to Zoom In and Out ● Swipe to Pan ● Complete US/Canada/Mexico outline ● Cities and Towns ● State Boundaries ● County Boundaries ● Major Highways ● Radar Selection via Map

About

The Weather Network

Plan your days with confidence using this app, offering accurate local and travel weather forecasts. Get real-time radar, severe weather alerts, and detailed reports on air quality and UV index to stay safe and prepared.

Highlights
  • Accurate local forecasts (hourly, 7-day, 14-day)
  • Live radar and satellite maps
  • Severe weather alerts and government warnings
  • Precipitation start and stop times
  • Health and weather reports (Air Quality, UV Index)
  • Customizable widgets
  • Bilingual support (English/French)
Features
Currently charting
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Plan with confidence and stay safe with The Weather Network app, your trusted daily planner for accurate weather. Trusted by over 10 million users for reliable forecast, real-time weather radar, and instant storm alerts for over 35 years. Whether you need a local forecast for my location or travel weather for an international trip, you’ll have the most reliable local weather forecast at your fingertips, covering all of North America and beyond. Features You’ll Love: Accurate Local Forecasts – Get the most accurate weather forecast right in your neighbourhood. Plan everything with our Hourly Forecast, 7-day, and long-range 14-Day Forecast, with real-time updates every 15 minutes. Live Radar Maps – Track storms precisely with our advanced Radar and Satellite maps. Our GPS accuracy shows weather at your exact location. Explore map layers for temperature, precipitation, wind, fire, clouds, and highway conditions. Severe Weather Alerts – Your Outdoor Safety comes first. Receive instant Custom Notifications for all types of Severe Weather. Get Severe Storm Alerts, Lightning Alerts, Snow & Rain Alerts, and Temperature Swing Alerts, including official government warnings for your location. Precipitation Start & Stop Times – Never get caught in the rain or snow again! Our precipitation graphs show you exactly when rain or snow will start and stop, accurate to the minute. Health & Weather Reports – Essential for outdoor planning, our detailed reports on Air Quality, UV Index, and allergy risks for your Nearby Weather conditions help you prepare for your day. Weather News & Video – Go beyond the forecast with breaking news and analysis from our weather experts. Customizable Weather Widget – Get a quick glance at today's forecast. Add our customizable widget to your home or lock screen for instant weather updates. Siri Shortcuts – Get quick access to your most-used weather features. Bilingual Weather (English / French) – Full support in both English and French. Go Ad-Free – Your forecast, simplified. A completely ad-free experience.. Subscribe today. Get the most accurate local forecast right in your neighbourhood. Plan everything with our daily, hourly, 7 & 14-day forecasts. Never get caught in the rain or snow again! Our precipitation graphs show you the exact start and stop times, down to the minute. Track storms precisely with our advanced live radar. Safety first: get real-time severe weather alerts and official government warnings to stay prepared. Plan smart with Air Quality, UV and Pollen reports. The most accurate forecast for every travel destination—from Toronto to Berlin. Get a quick glance at today's forecast with our customizable widgets for your home screen & lock screen, so you're always ready to go. Get Canada's weather app, the most accurate and reliable weather forecast for your exact location. Download The Weather Network app today. Your weather, when it really matters. Privacy & Feedback You can visit our website at www.theweathernetwork.com and go to our Help Centre for answers to your questions. https://help.theweathernetwork.com/hc/en-us By installing this app, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy. To learn more, visit: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/about-us/privacy-policy and https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/info/terms-of-use The Weather Network/MétéoMédia app is trusted by 10.9 million mobile app users. Source: Comscore, Mobile Metrix, June 2025. About us: https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/info/about-us The Weather Network (R) is a registered trademark of Pelmorex Weather Networks (Television) Inc.

Screenshots

Radar Pro4 screens
The Weather Network4 screens

Verdict

The call

Radar Pro and The Weather Network both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of Radar Pro's written reviews are positive against 27% of The Weather Network's. Radar Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). The Weather Network's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (12K vs 197). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. The Weather Network sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Radar 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 Radar Pro against 4.7 for The Weather Network. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Weather Network has 12K ratings behind it against 197, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Radar Pro's written reviews are positive against 27% of The Weather Network's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radar Pro ships an update every 3 months, The Weather Network fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Radar Pro versus The Weather Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadar ProThe Weather Network
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (197 ratings)4.7 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better26.8% of reviews
Number of ratings19712K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#195 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan NeelPelmorex Corp.

Customer experience

Radar Pro

All ratings167 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative27.3%

The Weather Network

All ratings12,207 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews1,091 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral9.9%
Negative63.3%

User reviews

Radar Pro

From 197 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean design
  • 🚀 Fast updates
  • 👍 Good for severe storm tracking
  • 👍 Informative raw data
  • 👍 Reliable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Broken, choppy loop
  • 🐛 Rough presentation of data
  • 🐛 Images are grossly pixilated
  • 🐛 Poor resolution
  • 🐛 App not worth it

The Weather Network

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Accurate weather forecasts
  • 📊 Detailed weather information
  • 🌍 Global coverage
  • 🎥 Helpful weather videos

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • 🐌 Slow performance and crashes
  • 🤔 Confusing user interface changes
  • 🚫 Paid subscription doesn't remove all ads

Bugs and requests

Radar Pro

Reported bugs

140 issues
  • Broken, choppy loop
  • Dallas has disappeared (data shows incorrect times)
  • App won't open
  • Radar in motion quit working properly
  • Screen locks up or blinks
Show 135 more
  • App crashes
  • Radar menu of states does not always scroll completely down
  • Faint green haze surrounding radar location
  • Tile windows don't open fully
  • Starts so expanded you can't see anything
  • Won't accept current location
  • Only allows two inaccurate locations
  • Radar seems to lag behind
  • Doesn't update for at least 10 minutes
  • Looping works very poorly
  • County borders are inaccurate
  • Radar Pro doesn't work half the time
  • Doesn't work in Kansas
  • Looping of random images from the past
  • App has not been kept updated
  • Support site no longer exists
  • Images are grossly pixilated
  • Poor resolution
  • Constant issues with the app
  • No ability to position for location info
  • Sloppy scrolling
  • Can't tell much with this app
  • Barely make out what's going on
  • Lacking $5 worth of stuff
  • Warning not accurate or timely
  • Very unimpressed with this app
  • Marginal at best
  • Support is non-existent
  • Many other Weather Radar apps are far superior
  • Charged more than quoted fee
  • Extremely disappointing
  • Annoying to find data
  • Difficult to make serious use of data
  • Radar Pro is only marginally iPad compliant
  • Very frustrating to navigate
  • Insulting to the user
  • Not kept updated
  • This app has not been kept updated
  • Marginal at best
  • Support is non-existent
  • Many other Weather Radar apps are far superior
  • Tile windows don't open fully
  • Starts so expanded you can't see anything
  • Blurry
  • Charged more than quoted fee
  • Won't accept current location
  • Only allows two inaccurate locations
  • Extremely disappointing
  • Annoying to find data
  • Difficult to make serious use of data
  • Radar Pro is only marginally iPad compliant
  • Very frustrating to navigate
  • Insulting to the user
  • AppRadio support needed
  • Pioneer AppRadio support needed
  • Quadruple sales potential missed
  • Would use for work
  • Perfect to view while driving to storms
  • Not worth the money
  • Only view 1 radar site at a time
  • Not what was expected
  • Doubt review will be posted
  • Very disappointed
  • Not worth 1 star
  • Crashes or program failures
  • No speed issues
  • Easy to zoom and pan
  • Great for portable use
  • Use when spotting
  • Radar menu of states does not always scroll
  • Leaving Wyoming unable to open
  • Navigation from state to state could be easier
  • Size of listings is quite small
  • Prefer landscape presentation
  • Primitive and useless maps
  • County borders inaccurate
  • Poor reference of precipitation locations
  • Loops work very poorly
  • Faint green haze surrounding location
  • Irritating haze
  • Not all alerts are listed
  • Chaos if all alerts listed
  • Lacking features
  • Not worth it
  • Static pixelated image
  • No animated loop
  • Background maps outline only
  • Warnings lumped with radar selection
  • Does not detect chosen radar location
  • Have to scroll through unrelated warnings
  • Does not feel polished or complete
  • Not very useful
  • Prefer free MyRadar app
  • Title bar transparency not set
  • Need a few more enhancements
  • Temperature information would be helpful
  • Needs more extras to be worth the $
  • Images are extremely pixelated and coarse
  • Not updated every five minutes
  • Hesitate to give more than three stars
  • Others do more for less
  • Decent start, needs updates
  • Radar seems to lag behind
  • Doesn't update for at least 10 minutes
  • Need ability to see multiple radar sites
  • Looping would be an added bonus
  • Other apps available for less
  • Still needs time stamp
  • Without time stamp, timing uncertain
  • Images may not be current
  • Needs time stamp for 5-star rating
  • Lacking in features
  • Not worth the price
  • No animated loop
  • Background maps outline only
  • Warnings lumped with radar selection
  • Does not detect chosen radar location
  • Have to scroll through unrelated warnings
  • Not polished or complete
  • Not very useful
  • Prefer free MyRadar app
  • Title bar transparency not set
  • Need a few more enhancements
  • Temperature information would be helpful
  • Needs more extras to be worth the $
  • Images are extremely pixelated and coarse
  • Not updated every five minutes
  • Hesitate to give more than three stars
  • Others do more for less
  • Decent start, needs updates
  • Radar seems to lag behind
  • Doesn't update for at least 10 minutes
  • Need ability to see multiple radar sites
  • Looping would be an added bonus
  • Other apps available for less

Requested features

40 requests
  • CarPlay support
  • More Doplar radar options (e.g., velocity maps)
  • Show storm watch areas
  • Add landscape option
  • Add street names to maps
Show 35 more
  • Option to display all radar locations at once
  • Remove favorite locations
  • Instructions for app functions
  • Alerts when watch or warning is issued
  • Ability to zoom to major streets
  • Add lightning detection
  • Show time stamps for radar animation
  • Add video of past updates
  • Add temperature information
  • Add favorites functionality
  • Add landscape mode
  • See multiple radar sites simultaneously
  • Add looping functionality
  • Add time stamp for storm speed calculation
  • Add GIS data for Canadian border cities
  • Make available on Pioneer AppRadio
  • Auto-target best radar based on location
  • Add tutorial information on analyzing radar
  • Extend length of loop on current radar
  • Add alert for watches/warnings
  • Add lightning detection
  • Show time stamps for radar animation
  • Add video of past updates
  • Add temperature information
  • Add favorites functionality
  • Add landscape mode
  • See multiple radar sites simultaneously
  • Add looping functionality
  • Add time stamp for storm speed calculation
  • Add GIS data for Canadian border cities
  • Make available on Pioneer AppRadio
  • Auto-target best radar based on location
  • Add tutorial information on analyzing radar
  • Extend length of loop on current radar
  • Add alert for watches/warnings

The Weather Network

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to restore purchases
  • Geolocation issues
  • Forecast data inaccuracies
  • Compatibility problems with newer OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable weather widgets
  • Metric units option
  • Improved location search
  • Better weather alerts and notifications

In-app purchases

None

Radar Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Weather Network

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Remove Ads - Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Radar Pro free?
Radar Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Weather Network free?
The Weather Network is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Radar Pro or The Weather Network?
The Weather Network is rated higher. Radar Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 197 ratings, while The Weather Network averages 4.7 from 12K ratings.
Do Radar Pro or The Weather Network have ads?
The Weather Network shows ads; Radar Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Radar Pro or The Weather Network?
Radar Pro ships an update every 3 months, and The Weather Network fortnightly. Most recently, Radar Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and The Weather Network on October 28, 2026.

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