StormTracker 13 vs WVVA Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StormTracker 13
Receive severe weather warnings and comprehensive weather information from a trusted team of meteorologists. Access 7-day forecasts, interactive radar, and advanced forecast models. Get customized alerts for tornadoes, storms, and lightning to stay informed and safe.
- Severe weather warnings
- 7-day forecast
- HD Dual Live Doppler radar
- Predictor forecast model
- Customized storm alerts
- Lightning alerts
- Video forecasts
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This app can save your life during severe weather! Get all the weather information you need, severe weather warnings, from the trusted source — Spencer Adkins and the StormTracker 13 Weather Team. Get instant access to your 7-day forecast, HD Dual Live Doppler interactive radar and the "Predictor" forecast model in this FREE app. · Our team of 8 full-time meteorologists know the everything about weather that is so unique to the Kanawha Valley and West Virginia, Kentucky Ohio Tri-State region. That's more than 100 years of combined forecasting experience in this app. · Enable notifications, and you'll know what's happening at your current location and be alerted to severe weather 24 hours a day. · Use the new Stormtracker 13 interactive map you can see what's happening where you are and check on family members anywhere in the country! · Watch latest video forecasts from the StormTracker 13 Weather Team. CUSTOMIZED ALERTS *Twisting Storm Alerts - Featuring the Baron Tornado Index, these exclusive alerts have a simple 1-to-10 ranking on the possibility of a tornado in an approaching storm. This ranking is more local and accurate than any system ever designed. *Special StormTracker Alerts - Fully automated weather alerts, in your hand and on your phone are simple to use. These alerts are more specific than weather sirens. These can alert you up to 15 minutes before the storm hits! *Breaking News Alerts: Keep informed with StormTracker 13 ALERT news updates on important stories near you. *Lightning Alerts: Get real-time alerts for your GPS location and know where lightning strikes near you.
WVVA Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and severe weather alerts directly from the National Weather Service. Customize by saving favorite locations and utilizing GPS for real-time awareness.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar
- High resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather updates
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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The WVVA Mobile Weather App includes: * 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WVVA Weather at 4.8 against StormTracker 13's 4.0. WVVA Weather also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 44) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). StormTracker 13's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WVVA Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WVVA Weather has 3.1K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of StormTracker 13's written reviews are positive against 60% of WVVA Weather's.
StormTracker 13 ships an update every 7 months, WVVA Weather every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StormTracker 13 | WVVA Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (44 ratings) | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | Gray Television Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
StormTracker 13
WVVA Weather
Bugs and requests
StormTracker 13
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WVVA Weather
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes after update
- App won't open
Requested features
2 requests- Customizable county-level alerts
- Show school closures/delays
In-app purchases
StormTracker 13
No in-app purchases
WVVA Weather
No in-app purchases
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