HamPulse vs Stormora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HamPulse
Visualize amateur radio propagation, DX maps, and space weather on your Apple TV. Monitor real-time HF conditions, track satellites, and receive weather alerts with customizable map layers and detailed dashboards.
- Real-time HF propagation dashboard
- World map with customizable layers
- Band condition predictions (VOACAP)
- PSK Reporter integration for digital modes
- Spot Browser for POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster
- Satellite tracking with pass predictions
- Space weather monitoring
- Severe weather alerts
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HamPulse brings the world of amateur radio to your Apple TV, transforming your living room screen into a real-time ham radio operations dashboard. Whether you are chasing DX, hunting POTA activators, monitoring propagation, tracking satellites, or keeping an eye on space weather, HamPulse puts everything you need on one beautiful display designed for the big screen and the Siri Remote. At the heart of HamPulse is a full-featured world map rendered on an equirectangular projection with a smooth day/night terminator overlay. The base map blends NASA Blue Marble imagery during daylight hours with Black Marble city-light imagery at night, giving you an instant sense of where the sun is and where HF openings are likely. Over 20 toggleable map layers let you customize exactly what you see. VOACAP-powered band condition predictions cover 80 meters through 10 meters across a full 24-hour timeline, letting you plan your operating schedule around predicted openings. The propagation rose provides a directional view of HF conditions from your grid square, showing which headings are open on each band. PSK Reporter integration pulls in live FT8, FT4, and WSPR reception reports so you can see digital mode activity unfolding worldwide. The Spot Browser brings together POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster, and pico balloon spots in one searchable, filterable list. Sort by distance, frequency, or time, filter by band and mode, and select any spot to set it as your DX target with a great circle path on the map. The dedicated POTA and SOTA dashboard shows all active activators with band breakdowns and top activator stats. The watchlist feature highlights callsigns you care about with alert badges. The Contest dashboard displays upcoming and active contests with a visual timeline, band activity breakdown, mode distribution, and exchange details so you can prepare for the next event at a glance. Satellite tracking covers the ISS and other amateur radio satellites with real-time ground tracks, a sky view polar chart, Doppler shift calculations for 2m, 70cm, and 23cm, and upcoming pass predictions with elevation and azimuth details. Favorite satellites for quick access and refresh TLE data on demand. The Space Weather dashboard gives you an instant read on HF conditions with a color-coded impact banner that tells you whether to get on the air. Solar flux, sunspot number, X-ray class, solar wind, Kp index, Bz, Bt, aurora probability, and a 3-day NOAA R/S/G forecast are all presented with plain-language descriptions readable from across the room. Weather alerts from Environment Canada, NOAA, MeteoAlarm, and OpenWeatherMap show active severe weather near your station with a severity-colored halo indicator on the map. The earthquake layer displays recent seismic events from USGS and EMSC with a full dashboard. Air traffic and pico balloon layers round out the situational awareness. HamPulse supports radio control through rigctld for beacon auto-tune and spot tuning. CQ zone overlays, grid locator overlays, and DXCC entity layers provide contest and DX reference directly on the map. No account required. No personal data collected. No ads. Your callsign and grid locator are stored locally on your device and never transmitted to our servers. All data comes from well-known amateur radio community services and public APIs. VOACAP predictions are computed entirely on-device. Built by VE4ELB from Winnipeg, Manitoba (grid EN19). 73 and good DX.
Stormora
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Stormora: Weather Alerts Map helps you track severe weather warnings, storm alerts, flood warnings, wind alerts, snow and ice warnings, thunderstorm alerts, lightning risk, hurricane alerts, tornado warnings, wildfire conditions, extreme heat and other dangerous weather where supported public warning feeds are available. Weather can change quickly. Stormora gives you a map-first way to see active weather alerts near your current location, around saved places, or around any city you search. Instead of only checking a general forecast, you can see where official warning areas are active, how severe they are, when they expire, and which source issued them. WEATHER ALERTS ON A LIVE MAP • View active weather warning areas on a clear map • Scan nearby alerts and global alert clusters • Check severity, distance, source, start time and expiry • Open full alert details from the warning source • See whether an alert has an official area, point, broad region, or limited location detail STORM, RAIN, FLOOD, WIND AND SNOW WARNINGS Use Stormora to follow severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, flash flood risk, coastal flooding, strong wind, winter storms, snow, ice, extreme heat, wildfire conditions and other local weather hazards. Coverage varies by region, but the app is built around official public warning data where available. APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS AND PUSH ALERTS Stormora supports Apple Watch, widgets, app badge alerts and push notifications so you can keep an eye on severe weather without reopening the map every time. Apple Watch and widgets show nearby weather alert status and help you notice important active warnings faster. MONITOR PLACES THAT MATTER Weather risk is not always only where you are standing. Save home, work, family locations, travel cities or outdoor plans, then adjust the alert radius around each area. You can also search a city manually and use Stormora without granting location access. CONTROL ALERT NOISE • Filter by severity and alert type • Suppress duplicate official warnings • Focus on severe and extreme alerts when you need fewer interruptions • Choose the alert radius around each place • Keep watching conditions even when the map is closed WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Stormora Premium unlocks monitoring for up to 10 saved places, smarter alert rules for severity and event types, duplicate-alert cleanup, Apple Watch and widget-focused monitoring, and an ad-free experience. Stormora is built for one practical question: is dangerous weather active near me or my saved places, how serious is it, where is it, and when does it expire? Coverage depends on country, region and available official public weather warning feeds. Stormora is a weather safety aid. It does not replace local authorities, emergency services, sirens, evacuation orders, emergency broadcasts or official safety instructions. Subscription information: • Stormora Premium Weekly: auto-renewable subscription, 1 week, $0.99 per week. • Stormora Premium Annual: auto-renewable subscription, 1 year, $19.99 per year. • Prices may vary by country. The App Store shows the final local price before purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.deluxeware.com/terms_and_conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://www.deluxeware.com/privacy_policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stormora at Free against HamPulse's $4.99. Stormora also leads on device support (6 vs 3). HamPulse's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Stormora is free to download; HamPulse costs $4.99 up front. Stormora sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. HamPulse asks for nothing beyond the download.
HamPulse ships an update daily, Stormora every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | HamPulse | Stormora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Fabian Lozano | DeluxeWare |
In-app purchases
HamPulse
No in-app purchases
Stormora
- Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- Annual Premium$19.991 Year









