Comparison

Hurricane Track vs Storm Distance Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Hurricane Track

Track hurricanes and tropical storms with advanced radar, forecasts, and detailed storm information. Features global and local radar views, projected paths, and sea temperature data. Stay informed about potential cyclone formations and weather hazards.

Highlights
  • 18 World Radars
  • Customizable Local Radar (NEXRAD)
  • Projected Tropical Storm Paths
  • Forecast and Hazard Warnings
  • Lightning Intensity Radars
  • Interactive 3D Earth Map
  • Sea Surface Temperatures
Features
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Hurricane Track 3.0 is the most advanced, modern, and easiest to use Hurricane Tracking and Radar application! Hurricane Track 3.0 features incredible new features such as 18 World Radars featuring the newly launched GOES-19 Satellite, a new customizable dynamic Local Radar using NEXRAD "next-generation radar" technology, Forecast and Hazard warnings, future projected tropical cyclone paths, Lightning Intensity Radars, Sea Temperatures, Cloud Formations that can potentially turn into tropical cyclones, Maps, an interactive 3D Earth, detailed tropical storm information and discussion, and much much more! Hurricane Track 3.0 brings the most advanced hurricane tracking technology to your fingertips, and the best part is Hurricane Track is Free! Innovative Features! - 300+ World Radars: 18 Radar Locations around the globe with 17 Radars per Location - Customizable Advanced Local Radar using NEXRAD technology (U.S. only) - Projected Tropical Storm paths: Future tropical storm paths for the next five days - Forecast and Hazards give you detailed forecasts for different periods of the day, and hazards that you should look out for (Tornado Watch, Flood Warning, High Tide, etc.) (U.S. only, Updated hourly) - Innovative Lightning Intensity Radars - Interactive Map with Tropical Cyclones, Live Clouds, and Earthquakes - Sea Surface Temperatures for the past two months - Graphical outlines of cloud formations that can turn into potential Tropical Storms - 3D Earth with Live Clouds, Tropical Storms, and Earthquakes - Tropical Storm and Weather Information, Summaries, Discussions, and Outlooks 8 World Radars for 12 different Locations around the Globe! - Visible - Unenhanced visible imagery that transitions to IR2 overnight - Shortwave - Channel 2 Shortwave Infrared imagery - Shortwave, sometimes considered "night visible" - Water Vapor - IR Channel 3 - Aviation - Aviation color enhancement - Dvorak - Used for tropical classifications with the Dvorak technique - JSL - Used to bring out low level and high level clouds in tropical cyclones - Funktop - Higlights intense areas of precipitation - Rainbow - Rainbow enhancement curve, colorful enhancement

About

Storm Distance Tracker

Measure the distance to a storm by timing the interval between seeing lightning and hearing thunder. This tool uses the difference in the speed of light and sound to provide an estimated distance.

Highlights
  • Calculate storm distance
  • Uses lightning and thunder timing
  • Calculates based on speed of light and sound
  • Simple tap interface
Features
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Calculate the distance of lightning and find out how far away the storm is. This app calculates distance using the difference between the speed of light and sound. Tap a button when you see the lightning and then again when you hear the thunder and the app will tell you how far away it is using a time difference between the two.

Screenshots

Hurricane Track4 screens
Storm Distance Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hurricane Track at 4.5 against Storm Distance Tracker's 3.7. Hurricane Track also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Storm Distance Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Storm Distance Tracker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hurricane Track asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hurricane Track holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Distance Tracker has 101 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Hurricane Track's written reviews are positive against 33% of Storm Distance Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hurricane Track ships an update every 4 months, Storm Distance Tracker every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hurricane Track versus Storm Distance Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane TrackStorm Distance Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (101 ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software DesignDOUBLE U s.r.o.

Customer experience

Hurricane Track

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative64.9%

Storm Distance Tracker

All ratings101 ratings
Positive60.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative53.3%

Bugs and requests

Hurricane Track

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when opening forecast/projected path sections
  • Loading screen hangs indefinitely before crashing
  • Arrow navigation buttons cause app to crash
  • Radar views display blank/white screens
  • Lightning tab causes app to close
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  • App only loads 3 out of 10 times
  • Maps load 30-50 images unnecessarily on each view
  • Geographic coverage cuts off at certain latitudes
  • Text displays on single line, unreadable
  • Satellite imagery fails to update or refresh
  • Location permission requirement causes issues
  • Incompatibility with specific iOS versions (5.1, etc.)

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ad-free paid version option
  • Zoom functionality for maps and images
  • Help menu and icon explanations
  • Ability to pin/select specific hurricanes of interest
  • Expanded geographic coverage (Australia, New Zealand, Asia)
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  • Speed control for satellite loop animations
  • Better text formatting for advisories and forecasts
  • Offline mode capability
  • Improved color contrast for map overlays
  • Archive access for historical storm data
  • Selective data loading (load only desired maps)
  • World Sea Surface Temperature map restoration
  • Caribbean radar coverage restoration

Storm Distance Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hurricane Track

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Storm Distance Tracker

One-time4
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is Hurricane Track free?
Hurricane Track is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storm Distance Tracker free?
Storm Distance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hurricane Track or Storm Distance Tracker?
Hurricane Track is rated higher. Hurricane Track averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Storm Distance Tracker averages 3.7 from 101 ratings.
Do Hurricane Track or Storm Distance Tracker have ads?
Both Hurricane Track and Storm Distance Tracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Track or Storm Distance Tracker?
Hurricane Track ships an update every 4 months, and Storm Distance Tracker every 7 months. Most recently, Hurricane Track was updated on October 23, 2026 and Storm Distance Tracker on October 21, 2026.

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