Comparison

Storm Shield vs FOX 17 Code Red Weather

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

Head to head
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

FOX 17 Code Red Weather

Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and future radar to track severe weather. Receive timely forecasts, save favorite locations, and get National Weather Service alerts directly on your device.

Highlights
  • 250 meter radar resolution
  • Future radar tracking
  • High-resolution satellite imagery
  • Hourly forecasts
  • Save favorite locations
  • Severe weather alerts
Features
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FOX 17 Code Red Weather is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Features • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather

Screenshots

Storm Shield4 screens
FOX 17 Code Red Weather3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FOX 17 Code Red Weather at none against Storm Shield's 7. FOX 17 Code Red Weather also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (46% vs 38%). Storm Shield's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (111K vs 4.2K). On price, rating, 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. FOX 17 Code Red Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Storm Shield against 4.8 for FOX 17 Code Red Weather. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Shield has 111K ratings behind it against 4.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Storm Shield's written reviews are positive against 46% of FOX 17 Code Red Weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Storm Shield ships an update weekly, FOX 17 Code Red Weather every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Storm Shield versus FOX 17 Code Red Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStorm ShieldFOX 17 Code Red Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (111K ratings)4.8 (4.2K ratings)
Positive reviews37.6% of reviews46.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111K — better4.2K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB242 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc

Customer experience

Storm Shield

All ratings110,836 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral9.9%
Negative52.6%

FOX 17 Code Red Weather

All ratings4,225 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral13.5%
Negative40.4%

User reviews

Storm Shield

From 111K 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

FOX 17 Code Red Weather

From 4.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate to the minute
  • 🚀 Follows you wherever you go
  • 🚀 Fantastic radar maps
  • 👍 Great weather alerts
  • 👍 Up to date weather reports

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Radar issues - not accurate or not showing up
  • 🐛 Alerts for light rain/weather when none present
  • 🐛 Forecasts and videos not updated often enough
  • 🐛 Radar data lagging behind actual weather
  • 🐛 App freezing or crashing

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

FOX 17 Code Red Weather

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Radar not showing storms/precipitation
  • Radar not loading without logging out/in
  • App freezing on loading screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add iPhone widget
  • Reduce unnecessary weather alerts

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

FOX 17 Code Red Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Storm Shield free?
Storm Shield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FOX 17 Code Red Weather free?
FOX 17 Code Red Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Storm Shield or FOX 17 Code Red Weather?
Storm Shield and FOX 17 Code Red Weather are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 111K and 4.2K ratings respectively.
Do Storm Shield or FOX 17 Code Red Weather have ads?
Storm Shield shows ads; FOX 17 Code Red Weather does not.
Which is updated more often, Storm Shield or FOX 17 Code Red Weather?
Storm Shield ships an update weekly, and FOX 17 Code Red Weather every 3 months. Most recently, Storm Shield was updated on October 1, 2026 and FOX 17 Code Red Weather on September 30, 2026.

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