Hurricane Track vs Cyclone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Cyclone
Track hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones globally with real-time satellite imagery and detailed forecasts. Explore interactive maps with current weather, 10-day predictions, and sunrise/sunset times. Enjoy smooth animations and customizable playback for a comprehensive weather overview.
- Live satellite imagery
- Hurricane and storm tracking
- Interactive map exploration
- 10-day weather forecasts
- Customizable animation playback
- Global weather data
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Stay informed and prepared with Cyclone, the comprehensive weather app delivering real-time insights and stunning visuals. Live Satellite Imagery Experience high-resolution cloud cover animations for North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, and parts of Russia. Powered by trusted sources like NOAA-NASA GOES, EUMETSAT, SPC, and GDAC for accurate, global weather data. Track Storms Worldwide Monitor hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones with precise projected paths and detailed forecasts. Toggle between ground station data and satellite imagery for a complete view of weather conditions. Interactive Exploration Navigate dynamic terrain, satellite, or standard maps with smooth zoom and pan functionality. Access current weather, 10-day forecasts, and sunrise/sunset times in an intuitive pop-up window. Seamless and Customizable Enjoy fast performance and fluid animations, even on low-bandwidth networks. Control animation playback and speed for a tailored experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hurricane Track at none against Cyclone's 1. Cyclone's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 26%) and ratings volume (98 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Cyclone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hurricane Track asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Hurricane Track against 4.5 for Cyclone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cyclone has 98 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of Hurricane Track's written reviews are positive against 61% of Cyclone's.
Hurricane Track ships an update every 4 months, Cyclone every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hurricane Track | Cyclone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | 60.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mach Software Design | Elecont LLC |
Customer experience
Hurricane Track
Cyclone
User reviews
Hurricane Track
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🛰️ High-quality satellite imagery and radar loops
- 🎨 Multiple radar enhancement options and visualizations
- 📊 Real-time hurricane tracking and data
- 🆓 Free app with comprehensive features
- ⚡ Accurate NOAA data integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezes
- ⏱️ Extremely slow loading times
- 📊 Excessive data consumption per session
- 📺 Intrusive ad banners blocking menu controls
- 🗺️ Limited geographic coverage in some regions
Cyclone
From 98 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate and friendly
- 🚀 Fast and precise
- 👍 Good clear tracking
- 👍 Good for quick updates
- 👍 Good for planning trips
Room to improve
- 😠 Ads make checks impossible
- 😠 Ads force clicks
- 😠 Ads are too intrusive
- 😠 Interface is poor
- 😠 Hard to read
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
Cyclone
Reported bugs
75 issues- Notifications for watch zones needed
- Ads make quick checks impossible
- Ads force clicks
- Ads are too intrusive
- Interface is poor
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- Hard to read
- Not easy to see current location
- Limited coverage areas
- Satellite panels do not load
- Useless app for certain cyclones
- No satellite reception for Australia
- Inaccurate data
- App appears unsupported
- Not working
- Waste of money
- Clouds not shown for weeks
- Graphics need enhancement
- Bad cloud depiction
- Limited to see developing lows
- Slow updates
- Not for Russian users
- App is clunky
- Only works for America
- Paid for it, cannot restore purchase
- Needs updates
- Force you to click ads
- CM is too intrusive
- Satellite images are too rough
- Maps are outdated
- Poor coverage
- Badly designed interface
- Doesn't show cyclone near NZ
- Not informative enough
- Hard to read
- Not easy to see immediately where storm is
- Doesn't show radar for southern Gulf of Mexico
- Doesn't cover Caribbean Sea
- Limited to see potential developing lows
- Not for Russian users
- Rubbish app
- Satellite images are too rough
- Maps are outdated
- Apple cannot restore purchase
- Cyclones no longer showing up
- App not updated for years
- Clouds not shown for weeks
- Satellite panels do not load
- Only loads 1/3 of Australia
- Fails to provide basic forecasts
- No panels from east coast Australia to west coast US
- No improvement over free software
- Satellite images are too rough
- Maps are outdated
- Does not cover south half of Gulf and Caribbean
- Not showing tropical cyclone Wintson (category 5)
- No Cyclone Winston and no tracking anywhere
- Doesn't even register Cat 5 cyclone
- Does not show radar for southern half of Gulf of Mexico
- Tropical storm not tracked
- Not shown on radar, not mentioned
- Cannot see cloud mass off coast of Australia
- Limited to see potential developing lows
- Cannot see cloud mass out of the coast of Australia
- Limited to see potential developing lows
- Not for Russian users
- Weather not shown over Russia
- Image cut off at Russian borders
- Hardly works
- No weather on Google map
- Satellite images are too rough
- Most cloud situation unclear
- Maps from two hours ago
- Hard to tell what's going on
- Graphics need enhancement
- No color scales for satellite interpretation
Requested features
17 requests- Ability to notify users of watch zones
- More detail of the Pacific
- Key to explain color-coded storm intensity
- Highlight approximate storm location
- More informative feedback on cyclone intensity (wind strength, speed)
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- Strength meter with different colored icons for intensity changes
- Live tracking like Windy
- Sort functions for locations
- Add storm surge and potential impact information
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Key for cyclone icon colors
- Explain what different colors mean
- More enhancement of cloud images
- Color scales for satellite interpretation
- Show cyclones before Kamchatka, not just Russian border
- All information in Russian
In-app purchases
Hurricane Track
No in-app purchases
Cyclone
- Remove Ads & Limits$1.99
Questions
Is Hurricane Track free?
Is Cyclone free?
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