Comparison

MCWX vs VortexWeather

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MCWX

Stay informed about severe weather and plan your day with the latest forecasts. This app provides critical weather alerts and daily planning information for users.

Highlights
  • Severe weather warnings
  • Latest daily forecasts
  • Weather planning assistance
  • Eastern Oklahoma focused
Features
Currently charting
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After 23 years covering Eastern Oklahoma Weather, Chief Meteorologist Mike Collier is releasing a state of the art weather app to help continue to keep Oklahomans safe. Not only will it warn you of severe weather, but it will also help you plan out your daily activities by giving you the latest forecast.

About

VortexWeather

Features
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VortexWeather turns raw NOAA data into fast, interactive weather maps — hurricanes, radar, satellite, lightning, and full numerical models, all in one app. Free to download and use. Features marked (Basic) or (Pro) require a paid auto-renewable subscription — see Subscriptions below. TROPICAL & HURRICANES • Live storm tracks and forecast cones from the National Hurricane Center • Wind radii and tropical watches/warnings • Spaghetti plots from 35+ forecast models (Basic) • Historical storm tracks (Basic) • GPU-accelerated 3D hurricane viewer with wind particle animations and isosurfaces (Pro) RADAR & SATELLITE • National and single-site NEXRAD radar (reflectivity & velocity) • 3D NEXRAD volume scan viewer with cross sections and cell isolation (Pro) • GOES satellite imagery • Satellite animation (Basic) • Real-time lightning FORECAST MODELS • GFS and ECMWF surface temperature, dewpoint, pressure, humidity, and wind — free with a VortexWeather account • Animated surface wind particle flow — free with a VortexWeather account • Upper-air heights and winds, CAPE, precipitation, cloud cover, and more (Basic) • High-resolution HRRR model and animated wind barbs (Basic) SEVERE, AVIATION & MORE • SPC outlooks, WPC forecasts, and live NWS alerts (Basic) • Aviation hazards: SIGMET/AIRMET/PIREP and METARs (Basic) • USGS earthquakes SUBSCRIPTIONS VortexWeather is free to download, with ads. A paid subscription removes ads and unlocks the features marked above: • VortexWeather Basic — $4.99 per month or $50.90 per year • VortexWeather Pro — $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year; includes everything in Basic plus the features marked (Pro) Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://vortexweather.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://vortexweather.com/privacy VortexWeather is provided for informational and educational purposes only. Always rely on official sources such as the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center for life-safety decisions.

Screenshots

MCWX4 screens
VortexWeather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MCWX at none against VortexWeather's 4. MCWX also leads on chart position (#197 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. VortexWeather sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MCWX asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
MCWX versus VortexWeather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMCWXVortexWeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (316 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings316 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike Collier WeatherVORTEXWEATHER LLC

Bugs and requests

MCWX

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Radar not playing
  • Missing radar frames
  • Radar blows up storm size

Requested features

2 requests
  • More extras
  • Advanced features

VortexWeather

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MCWX

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

VortexWeather

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Basic Annual$50.901 Year
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  • Pro Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is MCWX free?
MCWX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VortexWeather free?
VortexWeather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MCWX or VortexWeather have ads?
Both MCWX and VortexWeather show ads.

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