Comparison

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker vs Storm Tracker Professional

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

Head to head
About

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker

This advanced weather app provides comprehensive hurricane tracking and radar data. It features global and local radar views, projected storm paths, hazard warnings, and detailed tropical cyclone information. Explore cloud formations, sea temperatures, and a 3D Earth view for a complete understanding of weather patterns.

Highlights
  • 18 World Radars with GOES-19 Satellite
  • Customizable Local Radar (NEXRAD)
  • Projected Tropical Storm Paths (5-day)
  • Forecast and Hazard Warnings
  • Lightning Intensity Radars
  • 3D Earth with Live Clouds and Storms
  • Sea Surface Temperatures
Features
Currently charting
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*This is the Ad-Free version of Hurricane Track* 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! 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

Storm Tracker Professional

This app provides detailed storm tracking with live Doppler radar, storm signatures for tornadoes and hail, and lightning strike data. It also offers hurricane tracking, NWS alerts, and storm reports directly from NOAA and NWS.

Highlights
  • Live Level III Doppler Radar
  • Storm Tracks for Tornadoes, Hail, and Wind
  • Doppler Radar Signatures
  • Hurricane and Tropics Tracking
  • Live Lightning Data
  • NWS Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Features
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Storm Tracker Professional was developed by Severe WX Warn and contains features such as storm signatures(tornado vortex signatures, hail storm signatures and damaging wind signatures.) The pro version does not contain apps, so enjoy an hassle free user experience. 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

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker4 screens
Storm Tracker Professional3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker at none against Storm Tracker Professional's shown. Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). On in-app purchases, monetization model, 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

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker costs $2.99 and Storm Tracker Professional $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Storm Tracker Professional every 27 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker versus Storm Tracker Professional: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane Track+ Storm TrackerStorm Tracker Professional
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating—1.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#138 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software Designcorey hoggard

Customer experience

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Storm Tracker Professional

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Storm Tracker Professional

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker free?
Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storm Tracker Professional free?
Storm Tracker Professional costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker or Storm Tracker Professional have ads?
Storm Tracker Professional shows ads; Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker or Storm Tracker Professional?
Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Storm Tracker Professional every 27 months. Most recently, Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker was updated on October 26, 2026 and Storm Tracker Professional on October 26, 2026.

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