Comparison

global storms vs Global Climate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Global Climate

Explore real-time global weather conditions with interactive 3D globes. View temperatures, precipitation, wind, pressure, and daylight/nighttime cycles. Monitor climate change indicators directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D weather globes
  • Global temperature display
  • Precipitation and snow visualization
  • Wind and pressure data
  • Daylight and nighttime tracking
  • Climate change indicators
Features
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Four weather globes that you can rotate and zoom in on to see the current weather around the world. Including temperatures, rain, snow, wind, pressure and climate change. Also the current daylight and nighttime sides of the Earth.

Screenshots

global storms4 screens
Global Climate1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Global Climate at 75% against global storms's 27%. Global Climate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). global storms's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (13K vs 6). On price and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. global storms sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Global Climate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Global Climate holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: global storms has 13K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of global storms's written reviews are positive against 75% of Global Climate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

global storms ships an update every 3 weeks, Global Climate every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
global storms versus Global Climate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterglobal stormsGlobal Climate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKelly Technology Inc.Douglas Rudd

Customer experience

global storms

All ratings12,547 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative70.3%

Global Climate

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Global Climate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

global storms

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month
One-time2
  • Global Tropical Hazards$9.99
  • Ocean Conditions Forecast$9.99
None

Global Climate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is global storms free?
global storms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Global Climate free?
Global Climate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, global storms or Global Climate?
Global Climate is rated higher. global storms averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Global Climate averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do global storms or Global Climate have ads?
global storms shows ads; Global Climate does not.
Which is updated more often, global storms or Global Climate?
global storms ships an update every 3 weeks, and Global Climate every 6 months. Most recently, global storms was updated on October 15, 2026 and Global Climate on October 6, 2026.

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