Comparison

Hurricane Track vs Wind Map

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

Wind Map

Track live hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones with 3D globe maps of wind currents and satellite imagery. Predict storm formation, view future and past weather patterns, and receive alerts for intensifying cyclones and landfalls.

Highlights
  • Live hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone tracking
  • 3D globe maps of wind currents
  • Satellite imagery for active storms
  • Storm prediction and formation analysis
  • Future and past weather visualization
  • Alerts for intensifying cyclones and landfalls
  • Marine and aviation weather data
Features
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- see Live Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones - Watch the wind currents (LIVE) - satellite images for active storms - alerts for intensifying cyclones - check out Investigate areas to be able to predict storms - Live feed: see what is the community is talking about and sharing - Map Projection: Orthographic, Equirectangular, Winkel Tripel & Waterman Butterfly - This app is excellent for Storm chasing, for surfing and water sports. - Predict wind and storms - see how (hurricanes) and (tornadoes) are formed - living earth is living art - (3D earth) globe maps of wind, heat and other great features - See the Future predictions: go forward and backward - See the past to check out how storms developed - get alerts when Tropical storms land fall on land - 3D heat Map with history & the ability to predict future temperatures - know where are the heat waves around the world and where it is freezing - atmospheric pressure corresponds to altitude - several pressure layers are meteorologically interesting - wind speed at specified height - temperature at specified height - High definition HD mode for High quality screens - become a wind guru with this windy app - hurricane tracker - watch the eye of Hurricane - Wind speed and temperature - Marine & aviation weather - needed for hobbyists from yachting to kiteboarding - whole world anemometer - very useful for fishermen - mesmerizing interactive map of the wind - cyclone tracker & Wind Charts IMPORTANT: we are not affiliated with earth,nullschool,net website, for support Please contact us at info@sp-apps.com special thanks go to Cameron Beccario

Screenshots

Hurricane Track4 screens
Wind Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hurricane Track at 4.5 against Wind Map's 3.6. Wind Map's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 27%) and ratings volume (35 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hurricane Track holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wind Map has 35 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 63% of Wind Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hurricane Track versus Wind Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane TrackWind Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.6 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings235 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software DesignAbduljabbar AlFaqih

Customer experience

Hurricane Track

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

Wind Map

All ratings35 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

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

Wind Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hurricane Track

No in-app purchases

None

Wind Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hurricane Track free?
Hurricane Track is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wind Map free?
Wind Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hurricane Track or Wind Map?
Hurricane Track is rated higher. Hurricane Track averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Wind Map averages 3.6 from 35 ratings.
Do Hurricane Track or Wind Map have ads?
Both Hurricane Track and Wind Map show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Track or Wind Map?
Hurricane Track ships an update every 4 months, and Wind Map every 4 months. Most recently, Hurricane Track was updated on October 22, 2026 and Wind Map on October 14, 2026.

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