global storms vs Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
Track severe weather events with real-time radar and storm signatures. Get detailed reports on tornadoes, hail, and wind, plus lightning strikes and hurricane data. Stay informed with NWS alerts and NOAA reports.
- Live Doppler radar updates
- Tornado vortex signatures
- Hail storm signatures
- Damaging wind signatures
- Storm reports
- Lightning strike data
- Hurricane tracking
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Tornado Tracker Weather Radar was developed by Severe WX Warn and contains features such as storm signatures(tornado vortex signatures, hail storm signatures and damaging wind signatures.) The app also includes storms reports for tornadoes, damaging winds and severe hail. Along with this the app also includes lightning strike data, active hurricanes and tropical cyclones, global surface winds, cloud cover and NWS watches, warnings and advisories. All data feeds are direct from NOAA, NWS and the SPC. -High Resolution Live Level III Doppler Radar that updates automatically every 5 minutes. -Storm Tracks for Tornado Vortex Signatures, Hail and Severe Wind. -Doppler Radar Signatures for Tornadoes, Hail and Wind. -Hail signatures display max and min. size. -Hurricane and Tropics Tracking Information. -Live Lightning Data. -Current GPS Location. -Address Search for other locations. -NWS Watches, Warnings and Advisories. -SPC Outlooks -Cloud Cover Data -NOAA Storm Reports (24 hr. & Weekly)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: global storms at 4.5 against Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's 2.9. global storms also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 77). Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. global storms sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tornado Tracker Weather Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.
global storms holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: global storms has 13K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of global storms's written reviews are positive against 24% of Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's.
global storms ships an update every 3 weeks, Tornado Tracker Weather Radar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | global storms | Tornado Tracker Weather Radar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13K ratings) — better | 2.9 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelly Technology Inc. | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
global storms
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
User reviews
global storms
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌐 Accurate weather information
- 📊 Useful satellite imagery and data
- 🔍 Comprehensive hurricane tracking
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate past ads
- ⏱️ Lengthy ads that cannot be skipped
- 🚫 Ads blocking access to content
- 🔋 High battery consumption due to ads
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
From 77 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for tracking storms
- 👍 Informative about tornado locations
- 👍 Beautiful design
- 👍 Works as advertised
- 👍 Great free radar app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and slow to load
- 🐛 Radar pictures moving
- 🐛 Map is blank
- 🐛 Does not show warnings
- 🐛 Goes to domain registration site
Bugs and 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
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
Reported bugs
20 issues- White screen on launch
- Goes to domain registration site
- Shows solar power website
- Does not show a map
- Weather radar pictures moving
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- Can move storms with finger
- Map takes 15 seconds to load
- App is glitchy
- Radar does not show watches and warnings
- Cannot open the app
- Latest update causes app to fail
- No weather warnings / weather status show up
- Map is blank
- Layer draw order bug
- Tornado icon not drawing correctly
- Zooming causes radar to move
- Weather radar moves around when zooming
- App crashes or freezes
- Slow to update
- No level 3 data
Requested features
4 requests- Ad-free option
- Add warnings for Canada
- Make storms blink
- Add timestamp to downloaded map
In-app purchases
global storms
- Remove Ads$0.991 Month
- Global Tropical Hazards$9.99
- Ocean Conditions Forecast$9.99
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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