Comparison

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker vs RainParade

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

RainParade

Track rainfall totals and compare them to historical averages. Visualize precipitation data to understand its impact on your garden, crops, or outdoor activities. Stay informed about local weather patterns and make informed decisions about watering or planning events.

Highlights
  • Visualize rainfall totals
  • Compare to 30-year averages
  • Search and favorite stations
  • View station details
  • Monthly and yearly breakdowns
  • Data from CoCoRaHS network
Features
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Do you ponder how much it rained yesterday? Are you concerned about precipitation for your crops, trees, or garden? Do you wonder if this spring was wet or dry? Are you curious if the hiking trails will be wet and muddy? Is it time to water your grass or conserve the water? Are you a coach or parent concerned the field will be too wet for practice? If the amount of precipitation we get impacts your life, then RainParade will benefit you. RainParade visualizes data from CoCoRaHS under the Creative Commons License. Only high quality rain stations are shown in RainParade. You can search and favorite stations in areas that interest you the most, then view the station details. Recent precipitation totals are shown on the stations details page. The totals are broken down by month and year. The totals are compared to 30 year averages to determine if the totals are above or below the norm. Rain is essential for life and a healthy environment. You should celebrate the next time it rains on your parade. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, is a non-profit, community-based network of volunteers who measure and report rain, hail and snow in their backyards. Volunteers use high quality rain gauges and then submit their observations using the CoCoRaHS website or apps. Observations are immediately available to the public via the CoCoRaHS Web API. CoCoRaHS is supported by many sponsors and collaborators. To view a full list please visit the CoCoRaHS Web site. Please consider donating to CoCoRaHS today! CoCoRaHS data is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker4 screens
RainParade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RainParade at Free against Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker's $2.99. RainParade also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%). Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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

RainParade is free to download; Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker costs $2.99 up front. RainParade sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker ships an update every 2 months, RainParade every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker versus RainParade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHurricane Track+ Storm TrackerRainParade
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#139 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMach Software DesignVerso lAlto Software LLC

Customer experience

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker

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

RainParade

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RainParade

Subscriptions1
  • RainParade Pro$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker free?
Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RainParade free?
RainParade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker or RainParade have ads?
Neither Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker nor RainParade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker or RainParade?
Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and RainParade every 3 months. Most recently, Hurricane Track+ Storm Tracker was updated on October 29, 2026 and RainParade on October 24, 2026.

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