StormNet vs FeyCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
FeyCast
This app provides detailed weather forecasts and live radar, catering to both casual users and weather enthusiasts. It offers current conditions, hourly and extended forecasts, and extensive map layers for in-depth analysis. A free version is available with core features, while a premium subscription unlocks advanced historical data and customization options.
- Live weather radar
- Hourly and 10-day forecasts
- Extensive map layers
- Historical weather data
- Customizable alerts
- Severe weather warnings
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12 APPS IN 1 Free forecasts and rain radar, with no ads. Follow storms, explore weather maps, check tides, and discover weather history. CloudScan turns the weather map to match the direction you’re facing. Explore live global radar, with enhanced local radar in 75 countries. Local coverage varies by location. FeyCast supports 59 languages. FEYCAST FREE The free version is a complete weather app. • Free small My Places and My Places Carousel widgets, the Lock Screen line above the clock, and the new Temperature widget • Customizable live conditions with 13 weather data points • Detailed hourly forecasts and a 10-day outlook • Live global radar with storm tracking, animation, distance measuring, and four radar styles • 23 interactive weather map layers • 1 active custom alert • Live earthquakes, fires, tropical storms, and tides • Visible ISS and Starlink passes, including when and where to look • CloudScan to line up the weather on your map with the sky in front of you • Connect an Ambient Weather station and see your own backyard readings • 5 saved locations • Your last saved weather when you lose your connection • StormChaser, a tiny retro arcade game for offline moments • Government severe weather alerts • Automatic iCloud backup I built FeyCast to put the user experience first. FEYCAST PREMIUM Premium includes everything in FeyCast Free, plus: • Additional Home Screen and Lock Screen widget designs and larger sizes • All 97 map layers for live weather, observed conditions, outlooks, and severe risk • Possible Futures with 31 forecast scenarios so you can see what might change • Weather history from thousands of locations, with some records going back to 1843 • 30-year Seasonal Patterns for your locations • Climate comparisons for up to 3 places at once • Today’s 10 hottest, coldest, wettest, and windiest places on Earth • U.S. tornado tracks back to 1950 • Global earthquake history back to 1903 • 15 app themes and 15 map styles • Unlimited saved locations • Unlimited custom alerts 14-day free trial for eligible subscribers Family Sharing included The App Store confirms your price and trial eligibility before purchase. Billed through your Apple ID. Cancel anytime in your device's subscription settings. Auto-renews until you cancel. If you allow location access, FeyCast uses your device location for local weather and maps. You can deny or withdraw permission and choose places manually. Privacy: https://feycast.com/privacy https://feycast.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StormNet at none against FeyCast's 2. StormNet also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). FeyCast's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). 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
Both are free to download. FeyCast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. StormNet asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for StormNet against 5.0 for FeyCast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of StormNet's written reviews are positive against 100% of FeyCast's.
StormNet ships an update every 2 months, FeyCast every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StormNet | FeyCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cloudnine Weather, Inc. | Marcus Fey |
Customer experience
StormNet
FeyCast
In-app purchases
StormNet
No in-app purchases
FeyCast
- FeyCast Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- FeyCast Premium Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year









