NorCast Consulting vs SnowBase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NorCast Consulting
This app provides personalized weather consulting for municipal officials. It aids in storm preparedness and event planning during severe weather with live information, forecast briefings, and interactive radar.
- Personalized weather consulting
- Storm preparedness guidance
- Event planning during severe weather
- Latest forecast briefings
- Live weather information
- Interactive radar
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Personal weather consulting app for municipalities, helping officials make decisions on storm preparedness and decisions for events during severe weather. Featuring latest forecast briefings, live information, and interactive radar.
SnowBase
This app helps backyard snowmakers plan and track their snowmaking sessions. It provides weather data, allows users to log equipment and session details, and connects them with a community of other snowmakers.
- Real-time weather monitoring
- Hourly forecasts and snowmaking windows
- Live snowmaking session tracking
- Equipment management
- Interactive snowmaking map
- Community sharing and interaction
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**Snowbase is the community and weather app built for backyard snowmakers.** Know when conditions are right, track your snowmaking sessions, organize your equipment, and connect with other snowmakers—all in one place. **PLAN AROUND THE WEATHER** Monitor current temperature, humidity, wind, and wet-bulb temperature. View hourly forecasts and upcoming snowmaking windows to help decide when to start your system. **TRACK LIVE SNOWMAKING SESSIONS** Start a live session, select your snow gun and equipment, and follow changing conditions throughout the run. Record session duration, wet-bulb readings, water usage, photos, and results. **EXPLORE THE SNOWMAKING MAP** See snowmaking activity, weather conditions, radar, and community posts on an interactive map. Search locations and save your home snowmaking location for quick access. **MANAGE YOUR SETUP** Keep your snow guns, pressure washers, and air compressor organized. Save equipment specifications so your setup is ready whenever conditions improve. **JOIN THE COMMUNITY** Share snowmaking posts, photos, session results, and progress updates. Follow other snowmakers, like and comment on posts, and discover what people are making nearby. Whether you are preparing for your first backyard snowstorm or tracking every detail of an advanced setup, Snowbase helps you make the most of every cold night. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://snowbase.app/privacy Snowbase Terms of Use: https://snowbase.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SnowBase at none against NorCast Consulting's shown. SnowBase also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). NorCast Consulting's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NorCast Consulting against 5.0 for SnowBase. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
NorCast Consulting ships an update every 12 months, SnowBase every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NorCast Consulting | SnowBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #191 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NorCast Media Group LLC | Backyard Snowstorm |
Customer experience
NorCast Consulting
SnowBase
In-app purchases
NorCast Consulting
No in-app purchases
SnowBase
No in-app purchases
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