Comparison

Storm Shield vs Tornado Tracker Weather Radar

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

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About

Storm Shield

Receive precise, location-based severe weather alerts for tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and more. Get voice and push notifications, view radar maps, and access forecasts. Optional premium features offer advanced radar imagery and lightning alerts.

Highlights
  • Location-based severe weather alerts
  • Voice and push notifications
  • Hi-Def radar map
  • Today screen widget
  • Apple Watch alerts
  • Current conditions and forecasts
  • Save additional locations
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Named by Time.com's @Techland as one of the best weather apps for your iPhone and Apple Watch. Severe weather alerts for your exact location. Storm Shield gives you storm-based alerts for tornado, hurricane, flood, thunderstorm, winter storms and other life-threatening weather events via voice and push notification. Storm-based alerts help reduce false alarms by alerting you to severe weather based on your exact location within a county. County-based alerts can result in false alarms, warning you when your location in the county is not within the threatened area. What people are saying: • Storm Shield "alerted our family of the Broken Arrow, OK tornado, faster than the TV and tornado sirens." - Robyn • "I was in Oklahoma City during the tornado... we were right in its path. Your app literally was a life saver." - dcalk12 Benefits: • Get voice alerts just like a NOAA weather radio via push notification anywhere in the United States. • With Apple Watch, get a tap on your wrist when alerts are issued for your locations. • Add Storm Shield's widget to your Today screen to get quick access to active alerts for the first location in your app. • Touch Storm Shield's app icon on your 3D-Touch enabled iPhone for widget access. • Hi-Def radar map is your home screen so you can quickly see what's going on at your locations. • Fully supports Dark Mode in iOS 13. • Long-tap on the map to get current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts. • Save additional locations to ensure family members stay safe. View NOAA severe weather alerts on the map to see where dangerous weather is happening: • Tap alerts to view info • Flood watches & warnings • Tornadoes & Thunderstorms • Hurricane & Tropical Storm forecast tracks • Winter storms • Marine & Coastal alerts • Radar & Clouds • Wind Speed • Snow Fall • Water Temperatures • Road Weather • Premium Weather (purchase required) • Lightning Alerts and notifications (purchase required) Enhance your app with auto-renewing monthly subscriptions: • Buy 'Premium Weather' to unlock these features and see predicted imagery for these map layers: 1) Future Radar 2) Future Clouds 3) Future Clouds & Radar together 4) Future Surface Temperature Land 5) Future Surface Temperature Water 6) Future Surface Temperature Land & Water together 7) Future Wind Speeds Map 8) Storm Tracks: See how fast storms are moving & where they're headed. • Buy 'Lightning' to unlock these 2 features: 1) Lightning strike push notifications up to 10 miles away. 2) See lightning on the map within 100 miles of a selected location. Note: • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. • Privacy Policy: https://www.stormshieldapp.com/privacy_stormshield_wxs.html • Terms of Use: https://www.stormshieldapp.com/terms_stormshield_wxs.html • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Storm Shield is made possible by The E.W. Scripps Company & KNXV Phoenix, WCPO Cincinnati, WEWS Cleveland, WXYZ Detroit, WMAR Baltimore, WFTS Tampa, WPTV West Palm, KSHB Kansas City, KJRH Tulsa, RTV6 Indianapolis, KMGH Denver, KGTV San Diego, KERO Bakersfield, WKBW Buffalo, WTVF Nashville, KMTV Omaha, WSYM Lansing, WFTX Ft. Myers, WTMJ Milwaukee, WGBA Green Bay, KIVI Boise, KTNV Las Vegas, KGUN Tucson, WTXL Tallahassee, KXXV Waco, KRIS Corpus Christi. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Tornado Tracker Weather Radar

Track severe weather events with real-time radar and storm signatures. Get detailed reports on tornadoes, hail, and wind, plus lightning strikes and hurricane data. Stay informed with NWS alerts and NOAA reports.

Highlights
  • Live Doppler radar updates
  • Tornado vortex signatures
  • Hail storm signatures
  • Damaging wind signatures
  • Storm reports
  • Lightning strike data
  • Hurricane tracking
Features
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Tornado Tracker Weather Radar was developed by Severe WX Warn and contains features such as storm signatures(tornado vortex signatures, hail storm signatures and damaging wind signatures.) The app also includes storms reports for tornadoes, damaging winds and severe hail. Along with this the app also includes lightning strike data, active hurricanes and tropical cyclones, global surface winds, cloud cover and NWS watches, warnings and advisories. All data feeds are direct from NOAA, NWS and the SPC. -High Resolution Live Level III Doppler Radar that updates automatically every 5 minutes. -Storm Tracks for Tornado Vortex Signatures, Hail and Severe Wind. -Doppler Radar Signatures for Tornadoes, Hail and Wind. -Hail signatures display max and min. size. -Hurricane and Tropics Tracking Information. -Live Lightning Data. -Current GPS Location. -Address Search for other locations. -NWS Watches, Warnings and Advisories. -SPC Outlooks -Cloud Cover Data -NOAA Storm Reports (24 hr. & Weekly)

Screenshots

Storm Shield4 screens
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Storm Shield at 4.8 against Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's 2.9. Storm Shield also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (114K vs 77). Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Storm Shield sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Tornado Tracker Weather Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Storm Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Shield has 114K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Storm Shield's written reviews are positive against 24% of Tornado Tracker Weather Radar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Storm Shield ships an update weekly, Tornado Tracker Weather Radar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Storm Shield versus Tornado Tracker Weather Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStorm ShieldTornado Tracker Weather Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (114K ratings) — better2.9 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews37.8% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings114K — better77
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#17 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.corey hoggard

Customer experience

Storm Shield

All ratings110,836 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews278 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative52.5%

Tornado Tracker Weather Radar

All ratings77 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative48.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative73.8%

User reviews

Storm Shield

From 114K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fastest weather alerts
  • 📡 Accurate radar and forecasts
  • 🔔 Customizable alerts and notifications
  • 💻 Simple and easy to use interface
  • 🗺️ Tracking multiple locations

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription model for advanced features
  • 🔇 Loud and disruptive alerts
  • 🕰️ Delayed alerts compared to other apps
  • 🔍 Difficulty customizing alert locations
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Tornado Tracker Weather Radar

From 77 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good for tracking storms
  • 👍 Informative about tornado locations
  • 👍 Beautiful design
  • 👍 Works as advertised
  • 👍 Great free radar app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and slow to load
  • 🐛 Radar pictures moving
  • 🐛 Map is blank
  • 🐛 Does not show warnings
  • 🐛 Goes to domain registration site

Bugs and requests

Storm Shield

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent alert delivery
  • Radar map not always showing correct location
  • Subscription features not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to read alert details in notifications
  • Option to silence alerts during certain times
  • More customization for alert types and locations
  • Horizontal radar view with manual scrolling
  • Integration with smart home devices for alerts

Tornado Tracker Weather Radar

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • White screen on launch
  • Goes to domain registration site
  • Shows solar power website
  • Does not show a map
  • Weather radar pictures moving
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  • Can move storms with finger
  • Map takes 15 seconds to load
  • App is glitchy
  • Radar does not show watches and warnings
  • Cannot open the app
  • Latest update causes app to fail
  • No weather warnings / weather status show up
  • Map is blank
  • Layer draw order bug
  • Tornado icon not drawing correctly
  • Zooming causes radar to move
  • Weather radar moves around when zooming
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Slow to update
  • No level 3 data

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ad-free option
  • Add warnings for Canada
  • Make storms blink
  • Add timestamp to downloaded map

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Storm Shield

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Weekly with Free Trial7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Weather$10.991 Month
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  • Lightning Strikes$10.991 Month
  • 30-Day Limited Offer Upgrade1 Month trial$11.491 Month
  • Yearly with Free Trial7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
None

Tornado Tracker Weather Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Storm Shield free?
Storm Shield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tornado Tracker Weather Radar free?
Tornado Tracker Weather Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Storm Shield or Tornado Tracker Weather Radar?
Storm Shield is rated higher. Storm Shield averages 4.8 out of 5 from 114K ratings, while Tornado Tracker Weather Radar averages 2.9 from 77 ratings.
Do Storm Shield or Tornado Tracker Weather Radar have ads?
Storm Shield shows ads; Tornado Tracker Weather Radar does not.
Which is updated more often, Storm Shield or Tornado Tracker Weather Radar?
Storm Shield ships an update weekly, and Tornado Tracker Weather Radar every 6 months. Most recently, Storm Shield was updated on October 27, 2026 and Tornado Tracker Weather Radar on October 24, 2026.

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