Comparison

StormNet vs WXorNOT

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

Head to head
About

StormNet

This app provides highly accurate severe weather forecasts using advanced radar and real-time data analysis. It predicts risks for lightning, hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes up to 14 days in advance.

Highlights
  • NEXRAD Super-Res Radar
  • 14-day severe weather forecasts
  • Lightning, hail, wind, tornado risk prediction
  • Real-time data analysis
  • Radar overlays (reflectivity, velocity)
  • National Weather Service warnings
Currently charting
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StormNet is optimized to provide the most accurate severe weather forecast with NEXRAD, Super-Res Radar. StormNet is completely free, with no ads. Trained on decades of severe weather events, StormNet analyzes high-resolution radar, satellites, ground-based sensors, and weather forecast models in real-time to find complex patterns that lead to severe weather. The model updates every 2 minutes to provide 14-day forecasts for lightning, hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and tornadoes. Super-Res Radar is the highest-resolution NEXRAD radar data available from 159 stations across the continental United States. Each radar station updates every 3-4 minutes and measures the intensity of precipitation based on how much energy the radar signal receives back from objects in the atmosphere. Combined, StormNet + Super-Res Radar provides a first-of-its-kind, multiple-component severe weather forecast system for the United States. StormNet Map Overlays • Radar: The highest-resolution radar available for the United States from each radar station. • Radar + Risk: NEXRAD radar, alongside StormNet risk probabilities, for the next 4 hours. • Risk Forecast: The StormNet risk probabilities from real-time to 14 days into the future. StormNet Risk Forecasts • Lightning • Hail • Damaging Winds • Tornado Super-Res (NEXRAD) Radar • Radar Reflectivity • Radar Velocity • Spectrum Width National Weather Service Warnings • Tornado • Severe Thunderstorm • Snow Squall • Flash Flood StormNet vs. National Weather Service The National Weather Service, the Storm Prediction Center, and other government agencies are the official sources for watches, warnings, and severe weather information. StormNet should serve as a trusted and automated guide for severe weather risk, but StormNet should not be treated as an official source. StormNet vs. Traditional Weather Models Existing weather forecast models are incredible feats of engineering and predict the ingredients for severe weather, but they are not designed to excel at severe weather forecasting and are not real-time tools. StormNet was trained and optimized to provide severe weather forecasts. StormNet vs. Other Weather Apps Existing weather apps and companies usually pass along official government watches and warnings, and often communicate if lightning or hail is already close by. While these are valuable features, we are not aware of another weather app or company that matches StormNet’s ability to provide real-time updates for lightning, hail, damaging thunderstorm winds, and tornado risk. Powered by OpenSnow In 2011, OpenSnow began predicting snowfall for skiers and snowboarders. OpenSnow has since become a global leader in mountain weather forecasts and expanded to provide forecasts for every type of outdoor activity. Since lightning is a risk to outdoor activities, especially on longer mountain-based adventures, OpenSnow created a weather forecast system that would provide both lightning forecasts to support real-time decisions and multi-day outlooks to support trip planning. Meteorologist Andrew Brady built StormNet to predict the risk of severe weather. OpenSnow acquired his technology in 2024 to help people stay safe and enjoy the outdoors. — Terms & Conditions — StormNet is free and available in the United States. We'll never track you, sell ads, or collect data. We only ask for your location to show the most accurate radar and severe weather forecast. Full terms and conditions can be found here: https://support.opensnow.com/legal/terms | https://support.opensnow.com/legal/privacy

About

WXorNOT

Provides real-time, hyperlocal weather information for the WABBLES community. Access Doppler radar, alerts, current conditions, forecasts, and live cameras. Stay informed about severe and winter weather.

Highlights
  • Hyperlocal weather coverage
  • Site-selectable Doppler radar
  • Weather alert products
  • Current weather conditions
  • Local forecasts
  • Live weather cameras
Features
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Proudly serving the WABBLES community with real-time, hyperlocal coverage during severe and winter weather. View site-selectable Doppler radar, weather alert products, current weather conditions, local forecasts and LIVE weather cameras from across WABBLES and beyond. Get the latest forecast and severe weather updates from WXorNOT the app!

Screenshots

StormNet4 screens
WXorNOT4 screens

Verdict

The call

StormNet and WXorNOT both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of WXorNOT's written reviews are positive against 82% of StormNet's. StormNet's advantage is chart position (#114 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for StormNet against 5.0 for WXorNOT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of StormNet's written reviews are positive against 100% of WXorNOT's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
StormNet versus WXorNOT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStormNetWXorNOT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloudnine Weather, Inc.SDS Weather LLC

Customer experience

StormNet

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

WXorNOT

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StormNet

No in-app purchases

None

WXorNOT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StormNet free?
StormNet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WXorNOT free?
WXorNOT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StormNet or WXorNOT?
WXorNOT is rated higher. StormNet averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while WXorNOT averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do StormNet or WXorNOT have ads?
Neither StormNet nor WXorNOT shows ads.

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