StormTracker 12 vs KAKE First Alert Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StormTracker 12
Receive severe weather warnings and detailed forecasts from a trusted team of meteorologists. Features include interactive radar, a 7-day outlook, and customized alerts for tornadoes, storms, and lightning.
- 7-day forecast
- HD Dual Live Doppler radar
- Predictor forecast model
- Severe weather notifications
- 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 — The StormTracker 12 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 everything about weather that is so unique to the North Central and North Eastern region of West Virginia. 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 12 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 12 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 12 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.
KAKE First Alert Weather
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and satellite imagery. Receive future radar predictions, hourly and daily forecasts, and severe weather alerts directly from the National Weather Service. Customize by saving favorite locations and enabling push notifications for your safety.
- 250 meter radar
- Future radar tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Real-time weather updates
- Hourly and daily forecasts
- Customizable favorite locations
- Severe weather alerts
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The KAKE First Alert 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 review sentiment: StormTracker 12 at 80% against KAKE First Alert Weather's 13%. StormTracker 12 also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). KAKE First Alert Weather's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (116 vs 12). 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.
StormTracker 12 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KAKE First Alert Weather has 116 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of StormTracker 12's written reviews are positive against 13% of KAKE First Alert Weather's.
StormTracker 12 ships an update every 5 months, KAKE First Alert Weather monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StormTracker 12 | KAKE First Alert Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 2.7 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 116 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — 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 | 101 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | KAKEland Media |
Customer experience
StormTracker 12
KAKE First Alert Weather
In-app purchases
StormTracker 12
No in-app purchases
KAKE First Alert Weather
No in-app purchases
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