Comparison

Upstate Storm Chasing WX vs RawWeather

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

Head to head
About

Upstate Storm Chasing WX

This weather app provides detailed forecasts, including hourly and 7-day outlooks, precipitation amounts, and road conditions. It also features severe weather alerts, a storm tracking center, and an aurora viewing guide.

Highlights
  • Perfect day meter
  • Road condition meter
  • 7-day forecast
  • Hourly forecast
  • Severe weather notifications
  • Storm center tracking
  • Aurora viewing center
Features
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This app is loaded with awesome features such as the perfect day meter, road condition meter, 7-day forecast, hourly forecast, severe weather notifications, forecasted precipitation amounts, track severe weather in storm center, aurora viewing center and much more!

About

RawWeather

Get live weather updates for your current location, including hourly and 7-day forecasts. View active severe weather alerts and an interactive radar map powered by the National Weather Service. Enjoy an ad-free experience without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Live weather updates
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
  • Severe weather alerts
  • Interactive NEXRAD radar
  • Ad-free experience
  • No account required
Features
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Live weather for your location. Current conditions, hourly & 7-day forecasts, active severe weather alerts, and interactive NEXRAD radar — all from the National Weather Service. No ads, no account required.

Screenshots

Upstate Storm Chasing WX4 screens
RawWeather4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RawWeather at none against Upstate Storm Chasing WX's shown. RawWeather also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Upstate Storm Chasing WX's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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

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 — 5.0 for Upstate Storm Chasing WX against 5.0 for RawWeather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Upstate Storm Chasing WX versus RawWeather: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpstate Storm Chasing WXRawWeather
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve MartuscelloMark Kaufmann

Customer experience

Upstate Storm Chasing WX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RawWeather

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Upstate Storm Chasing WX

No in-app purchases

None

RawWeather

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Upstate Storm Chasing WX free?
Upstate Storm Chasing WX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RawWeather free?
RawWeather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Upstate Storm Chasing WX or RawWeather?
Upstate Storm Chasing WX and RawWeather are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Upstate Storm Chasing WX or RawWeather have ads?
Upstate Storm Chasing WX shows ads; RawWeather does not.

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