Comparison

StormCast vs StormTap

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

Head to head
About

StormCast

Features
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Rain on the way? See where it’s moving. With StormCast, follow rain and lightning on the map and get alerts for the places you choose: home, work or your weekend destination. Check the radar alongside hourly forecasts to see how the weather could change. FOLLOW RAIN AND LIGHTNING • Rain radar with two hours of history and a movement forecast up to two hours ahead • Live lightning, with distance from your location • Storm cells with movement direction and speed • Satellite, temperature, wind and wave maps ALERTS FOR YOUR PLACES • Nearby lightning alerts with a customisable radius • Incoming rain alerts with updates as it approaches • Approaching storms with an estimated arrival time • Italian Civil Protection weather alerts for your places in Italy • Quiet hours configurable for each place CHECK THE DAYS AHEAD • Hourly and daily forecasts up to 14 days ahead • Forecast reliability index • Air quality, UV, pressure, visibility and marine data • Sunrise, sunset, daylight hours and moon phases • Recent nearby earthquakes, using INGV and USGS data START WITH YOUR FIRST PLACE Search for a location, explore the map and turn on monitoring. Allow notifications on your device to receive alerts. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PREMIUM StormCast is free to download. Radar, lightning and forecasts are available with ads and a daily usage limit shown in the app. Push alerts remain active after your viewing time runs out. StormCast Premium removes ads and the time limit. It includes Display mode, which turns a tablet into a weather station, beyond the initial trial period. Premium is an annual subscription. The current price is shown in the app before purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled in your store account settings. Restore purchases using the same store account. Available in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. Forecasts and alerts are estimates based on available data. They do not guarantee the timing or location of severe weather and do not replace official guidance or other personal safety measures. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://www.stormcastlab.com/privacy.html

About

StormTap

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StormTap helps you estimate how far away lightning is by pairing the flash you see with the thunder you hear. During a storm, tap LIGHTNING when you see a flash, then THUNDER when you hear it. StormTap estimates the distance from the sound delay and displays the result on a clear map with your recent strikes. StormTap Pro unlocks advanced tools on this device: complete history, timeline navigation, advanced maps, sensor calibration and assisted automatic capture. Collaborative features such as network triangulation and speed ranking are planned to activate progressively depending on rollout and available observations. StormTap is designed for local storm observation. Distances are estimates and must not be used as a safety system. Always follow official weather alerts and local safety instructions.

Screenshots

StormCast4 screens
StormTap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StormTap at none against StormCast's shown. StormTap also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StormCast ships an update weekly, StormTap daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
StormCast versus StormTap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStormCastStormTap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimone BaldiALBAN MAXIME BOUVIER

In-app purchases

None

StormCast

No in-app purchases

None

StormTap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StormCast free?
StormCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StormTap free?
StormTap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StormCast or StormTap have ads?
StormCast shows ads; StormTap does not.
Which is updated more often, StormCast or StormTap?
StormCast ships an update weekly, and StormTap daily. Most recently, StormCast was updated on October 7, 2026 and StormTap on October 25, 2026.

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