StormTracker 7 vs WHIO Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StormTracker 7
Receive severe weather warnings and detailed forecasts from a trusted team of meteorologists. Features interactive radar, custom alerts for tornadoes and lightning, and video forecasts to keep you informed and safe.
- Severe weather warnings
- 7-day forecast
- HD Dual Live Doppler radar
- Predictor forecast model
- Customized storm 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 — Dr. Dave Walker and the StormTracker 7 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 Ohio Valley and West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle. 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 7 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 7 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 7 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.
WHIO Weather
Get live, up-to-the-minute weather coverage with advanced radar, future radar, and storm tracking. Receive precise, location-based push alerts for severe weather events. Access current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and satellite imagery for any saved location.
- Live and future radar with 250m resolution
- Earthquake and storm track layers
- Free push alerts for over 25 alert types
- Precise location-based alerts
- Current, hourly, and daily forecasts
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Save and name custom locations
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Check out weather conditions in your neighborhood, LIVE. You've been able to enjoy up-to-the-minute weather coverage for Dayton, Springfield, and all of Ohio from your computer and TV for years. Now see it all LIVE on your iPad and iPhone! Summary of Features: - There is a new radar in the weather app that matches the radar found on other digital platforms and also includes future radar to provide you with a likely path and outlook of storms. The radar has 250 meter resolution, the highest available. - New tracks - We added earthquakes and storm tracks as layers in the radar. Now you can track the location and magnitude of earthquakes as well for storms the speed, direction and type. Tap the “storm symbols” icon in the radar to see the list. - Push alerts are FREE for more than 25 alert types including everything from tornado warnings to winter storm warnings and tropical storm alert types. - Now you can scroll through the home screen to access most of what you need or want on one tab. - Place a location pin precisely where you want it for a specific address or any position on a map. When saving a location you can name it exactly how you want it. - The app works with identical features on tablet and handset. - Additional items added seasonally The weather app also has these critical benefits and features: - The radar zooms down to your neighborhood or zooms out to check radar anywhere in the country. - The app provides Location-Based alerts. While many other apps offer alerts based on your county, This app supports a more precise type of alert issued for the most dangerous types of weather threats. More precision means you get alerts that matter to you, not false alarms. - Current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts for any location you enter. - High resolution satellite cloud imagery - Ability to add and save locations - A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness - Additional items added seasonally *Data and alerting available for the United States only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WHIO Weather at 23K against StormTracker 7's 15. WHIO Weather also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). StormTracker 7's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WHIO Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WHIO Weather has 23K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
StormTracker 7 ships an update every 5 months, WHIO Weather every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StormTracker 7 | WHIO Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 4.7 (23K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 43.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 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 | 84 MB | 238 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. | Cox Media Group |
Customer experience
StormTracker 7
WHIO Weather
Bugs and requests
StormTracker 7
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WHIO Weather
Reported bugs
4 issues- Radar not updating correctly
- Severe weather alerts not working
- App crashing and freezing issues
- Location services not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add barometric pressure information
- Bring back old, simpler app design
- Improve severe weather alerts and notifications
- Reduce number of ads and notifications
In-app purchases
StormTracker 7
No in-app purchases
WHIO Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
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