Comparison

Hurricane Track vs Cane App

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

Cane App

Explore historical and active hurricanes with detailed tracking and stunning 3D animations. Compare storms side-by-side and visualize their paths as if flying through them. Access comprehensive data from leading meteorological sources.

Highlights
  • Replay past hurricanes in animated reproductions
  • Compare multiple storms side-by-side
  • Fly through hurricane paths in 3D animation
  • Access data from National Hurricane Center
  • View current details and projected tracks of active hurricanes
  • Full storm history available
Features
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Cane allows you to pull up past hurricanes and replay them in animated reproductions of the storm. This app gives you options unlike any other tracker out there! The 2 most incredible features that Cane provides are: 1) The ability to pull up past storms side by side with other storms 2) The ability to fly through a hurricane in an animation as if you were flying in an airplane along the actual hurricane path. This animation is so stunning that it has to be seen to be believed! Cane leverages all of the data available from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) and other sources to give you as much information as possible at your fingertips. Cane keeps you up-to-date with the latest information on active hurricanes from the NHC. Cane gives you the full history of each storm, along with its current details and projected track.

Screenshots

Hurricane Track4 screens
Cane App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cane App at 77% against Hurricane Track's 27%. Cane App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Hurricane Track's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.9). On price, in-app purchases, 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. 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 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cane App has 17 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 77% of Cane App'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, Cane App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hurricane Track versus Cane App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane TrackCane App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.9 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software DesignJeff Jolley

Customer experience

Hurricane Track

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

Cane App

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

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

Cane App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hurricane Track

No in-app purchases

None

Cane App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hurricane Track free?
Hurricane Track is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cane App free?
Cane App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hurricane Track or Cane App?
Hurricane Track is rated higher. Hurricane Track averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cane App averages 3.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Hurricane Track or Cane App have ads?
Hurricane Track shows ads; Cane App does not.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Track or Cane App?
Hurricane Track ships an update every 4 months, and Cane App every 3 days. Most recently, Hurricane Track was updated on October 23, 2026 and Cane App on October 24, 2026.

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