Comparison

Typhoon Tracker vs Macao Weather

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

Head to head
About

Typhoon Tracker

Stay informed about typhoons with real-time tracking, path, and intensity forecasts from multiple agencies. Access historical data, detailed predictions, and interactive cloud imagery to prepare for storms. Customizable alerts and multi-language support ensure you get critical information quickly.

Highlights
  • Real-time typhoon tracking
  • Path and intensity forecasts
  • Data from 5 meteorological agencies
  • Historical typhoon data
  • Wind speed and rainfall predictions
  • Interactive cloud imagery
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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Our typhoon tracking app is your essential tool for staying informed and safe during typhoon season. Follow typhoons in real-time, observing their path and intensity as they develop. We provide typhoon track and wind force forecasts from five major meteorological agencies: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States, allowing you to compare predictions and make informed decisions. Dive into historical typhoon data to understand past trends and potential impact zones. Prepare for future storms with detailed forecasts, including wind speed, rainfall, and potential storm surge predictions. Visualize weather patterns with interactive cloud imagery, allowing you to grasp the overall situation at a glance. Our app is designed with user experience in mind, featuring an intuitive interface and customizable alerts. Choose your preferred language from a wide selection including English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Malay and Filipino. Access critical information quickly and easily, regardless of your location or language preference. Download our typhoon tracking app today and be prepared for whatever the weather brings. Stay informed, stay safe, and stay ahead of the storm. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Macao Weather

Access comprehensive meteorological information for Macao with real-time weather, forecasts, and alerts. Features interactive maps, desktop widgets, and dedicated cross-border warnings for a clear and intuitive weather experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather with smart positioning
  • Interactive GIS maps and charts
  • 7-day weather forecast and outlook
  • Weather warnings and alerts
  • Desktop widgets for quick access
  • All-sky image products
Features
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"Macao Weather" is the official mobile application of the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (DSMG). It provides Macao citizens and tourists with the most timely, rich, and comprehensive meteorological information. The app integrates extensive meteorological services into five core pages: "Weather," "Monitor," "Forecast," "Warnings," and "News." By introducing interactive GIS maps and charts, it delivers weather services that are more intuitive, clear, and relevant to daily life. The all-new "Macao Weather" app features a redesigned layout and categorization of various meteorological services. The presentation methods and options for various products have been optimized. New features and products include real-time weather based on smart location positioning, real-time apparent temperature information, and “All-sky image” products. Additionally, multiple new desktop widgets have been added, allowing you to easily access information without opening the app. The app also features a dedicated page for consolidating various weather warnings and alerts, as well as a specialized Zhuhai-Macao weather warning page to safeguard cross-border travel. These features help you understand the latest weather news at a glance, providing a more convenient, considerate, and diversified meteorological service experience. · Home - Weather: Based on smart positioning or the selected weather station, this page provides real-time weather and related data. It offers more lifestyle-oriented meteorological products, such as real-time "feels like" temperature information, combined with a weather overview, a 7-day weather forecast and outlook, and prominent special alerts and warnings, helping you fully understand current and future weather conditions. · Monitoring Page: Combining data from monitoring stations across various districts, weather radar, meteorological satellites, weather photos, tide monitoring, earthquake monitoring, and the newly added all-sky images, this page helps you dynamically master weather changes. · Forecast Page: Includes various forecast products such as automated hourly weather forecasts, weather forecast charts, marine weather forecasts, and sunrise/sunset times, meeting user needs for different types of weather forecast information. · Warning Page: This page centralizes the presentation of various weather warnings and alerts. It also features a dedicated Zhuhai-Macao weather warning section, allowing you to understand the latest weather warning information for both places at a glance, making cross-border life and travel safer. · News Page: Provides the Bureau's latest news, special push notifications, event promotions, and popular science information. This allows the public to stay informed about the Meteorological Bureau's latest developments and significant weather changes, while continuously enhancing public meteorological knowledge and disaster prevention awareness. Notes: · Ensure your mobile device has a network connection while using the app to obtain the latest meteorological data in real-time. · It is recommended to enable notification permissions to receive timely pushes for important information such as weather warnings and special weather alerts. · If you encounter functional abnormalities or have suggestions/feedback during use, please contact the official channels of the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau for assistance.

Screenshots

Typhoon Tracker4 screens
Macao Weather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Macao Weather at 100% against Typhoon Tracker's 40%. Macao Weather also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Typhoon Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Typhoon Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Macao Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Macao Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typhoon Tracker has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Typhoon Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Macao Weather's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typhoon Tracker ships an update every 4 months, Macao Weather every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Typhoon Tracker versus Macao Weather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyphoon TrackerMacao Weather
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer镇 王Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau

Customer experience

Typhoon Tracker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Macao Weather

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Typhoon Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
None

Macao Weather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typhoon Tracker free?
Typhoon Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Macao Weather free?
Macao Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typhoon Tracker or Macao Weather?
Macao Weather is rated higher. Typhoon Tracker averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Macao Weather averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Typhoon Tracker or Macao Weather have ads?
Typhoon Tracker shows ads; Macao Weather does not.
Which is updated more often, Typhoon Tracker or Macao Weather?
Typhoon Tracker ships an update every 4 months, and Macao Weather every 3 months. Most recently, Typhoon Tracker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Macao Weather on October 25, 2026.

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