Comparison

Hurricane Track vs Will it Rain?

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

Will it Rain?

Receive timely notifications about upcoming rain. Get alerts a day in advance or on the day of, with customizable notification times and sounds. Understand the forecast with simple YES/NO answers, rain timing, intensity, and temperature.

Highlights
  • Rain notifications
  • Advance rain alerts
  • Customizable notification times
  • Loud and clear notification sounds
  • Simple YES/NO rain answer
  • Rain timing and intensity
  • Temperature forecasts
Features
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IS IT GOING TO RAIN? If YES, this app will send you a NOTIFICATION. YOU WILL LOVE THE WAY IT WORKS. No more checking forecast for rain every day. If it will be raining, this app will notify you. RAIN NOTIFICATION ● Get the notification a day before the rain. ● Get the notification on the day of rain. ● Select the time you want the notification to be at. ● Rain notification includes loud & clear sound. WEATHER FORECAST ● Simple answer to "Will it rain?", YES or NO. ● Time of rain such as "Early Morning" or "Noon". ● Rain intensity such as "light" or "heavy" rain. ● Forecast includes high/low temperatures. ----- CONTACT US ----- We love to hear your feedback. Go to "Settings" > "Contact Us" or email will-it-rain@katans.com and let us hear your voice :)

Screenshots

Hurricane Track4 screens
Will it Rain?4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hurricane Track and Will it Rain? both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Will it Rain?'s written reviews are positive against 27% of Hurricane Track's. Will it Rain? also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Hurricane Track's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Will it Rain? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hurricane Track asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Will it Rain? holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Will it Rain? has 562 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Hurricane Track's written reviews are positive against 83% of Will it Rain?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hurricane Track ships an update every 4 months, Will it Rain? fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hurricane Track versus Will it Rain?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane TrackWill it Rain?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (562 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews82.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2562 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software DesignJulyApps Ltd

Customer experience

Hurricane Track

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

Will it Rain?

All ratings558 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews554 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative13.5%

User reviews

Hurricane Track

From 2 App Store ratings

What 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

Will it Rain?

From 562 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works well
  • 👍 Accurate and reliable
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 👍 Useful for planning activities
  • 👍 Helpful for cyclists and motorcyclists

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate forecasts
  • 🐛 No notifications or alerts
  • 🐛 App crashes or doesn't work
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💡 Needs more features (e.g. customizable backgrounds, audible alerts)

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

Will it Rain?

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Contradictory rain predictions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set notifications for multiple locations
  • More detailed forecasts (hourly, weekly)
  • Animated or dynamic backgrounds
  • Audible alerts for rain predictions

In-app purchases

None

Hurricane Track

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Will it Rain?

One-time1
  • Pro Version$1.99

Questions

Is Hurricane Track free?
Hurricane Track is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Will it Rain? free?
Will it Rain? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hurricane Track or Will it Rain??
Will it Rain? is rated higher. Hurricane Track averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Will it Rain? averages 4.7 from 562 ratings.
Do Hurricane Track or Will it Rain? have ads?
Hurricane Track shows ads; Will it Rain? does not.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Track or Will it Rain??
Hurricane Track ships an update every 4 months, and Will it Rain? fortnightly. Most recently, Hurricane Track was updated on November 1, 2026 and Will it Rain? on November 1, 2026.

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