Comparison

Cyclone vs Storm Tracker° Pro

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

Head to head
About

Cyclone

Track hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones globally with real-time satellite imagery and detailed forecasts. Explore interactive maps with current weather, 10-day predictions, and sunrise/sunset times. Enjoy smooth animations and customizable playback for a comprehensive weather overview.

Highlights
  • Live satellite imagery
  • Hurricane and storm tracking
  • Interactive map exploration
  • 10-day weather forecasts
  • Customizable animation playback
  • Global weather data
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Stay informed and prepared with Cyclone, the comprehensive weather app delivering real-time insights and stunning visuals. Live Satellite Imagery Experience high-resolution cloud cover animations for North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, and parts of Russia. Powered by trusted sources like NOAA-NASA GOES, EUMETSAT, SPC, and GDAC for accurate, global weather data. Track Storms Worldwide Monitor hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones with precise projected paths and detailed forecasts. Toggle between ground station data and satellite imagery for a complete view of weather conditions. Interactive Exploration Navigate dynamic terrain, satellite, or standard maps with smooth zoom and pan functionality. Access current weather, 10-day forecasts, and sunrise/sunset times in an intuitive pop-up window. Seamless and Customizable Enjoy fast performance and fluid animations, even on low-bandwidth networks. Control animation playback and speed for a tailored experience.

About

Storm Tracker° Pro

Get real-time weather updates, accurate forecasts up to 10 days, and an animated radar. Track storms, hurricanes, and view detailed weather charts with customizable map settings. Supports multiple countries and regions.

Highlights
  • Real-time animated radar
  • 10-day weather forecasts
  • Hurricane tracking
  • Interactive weather maps
  • Detailed weather charts
  • Customizable map layers and overlays
Features
Currently charting
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Explore the weather with Storm Tracker! At a glance you can see the current weather conditions for any location, accurate forecasts up to 10 days and a real-time animated radar. Track the weather changes on the interactive map and follow the accurate weather charts to view the pressure, humidity, and wind direction/speed among other weather details WHY YOU’LL LOVE STORM RADAR • Rain and snow radar • Track hurricanes • Warnings on Map (floods and hurricanes) • Forecast Daily & Hourly • Charts for; Temperature, Precipitation & Wind UNDERSTAND HURRICANES Stay on top of the hurricane, it's predicted path (and changes of such), wind speed/quadrants, and much more. And the best part? All of this is visual! UNITS OF MEASUREMENT Fahrenheit/Celsius Miles/Kilometers Wind speed in kn, mph, km/h, Beaufort Barometric Pressure in Inches (inHG) and Atmospheric Pressure in Hectopascal (hPa) MAP SETTINGS Switch between standard and satellite background maps. Choose different forecast layers like; rain, hurricanes, warnings or locations. The rain layer quality covers high- (HD), normal- or low-resolution quality, and an option to choose between green, blue, red or grey color scheme. Customize overlays by adjusting the layer opacity, the number of frames in the future/past and animation speed (f/s). SUPPORTED COUNTRIES AND REGIONS United States, Canada, Mexico EUROPE: France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark APAC: Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan & Australia WE LOVE FEEDBACK! -- As always, we appreciate your feedback. Please keep sharing your experience to feedback@impalastudios.com Enjoying Storm Tracker and want more features? Please show us some love by giving a 5-star review, so we can keep updating with great new features! -- YOUR EXTREME WEATHER RADAR --

Screenshots

Cyclone4 screens
Storm Tracker° Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cyclone at Free against Storm Tracker° Pro's $1.99. Cyclone also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 49%). Storm Tracker° Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating and device support 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

Cyclone is free to download; Storm Tracker° Pro costs $1.99 up front. Cyclone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Storm Tracker° Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Cyclone against 4.6 for Storm Tracker° Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Storm Tracker° Pro has 1K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Cyclone's written reviews are positive against 49% of Storm Tracker° Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cyclone ships an update every 5 months, Storm Tracker° Pro monthly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Cyclone versus Storm Tracker° Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycloneStorm Tracker° Pro
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (98 ratings)4.6 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews — better49.1% of reviews
Number of ratings981K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#44 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB402 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElecont LLCImpala Studios

Customer experience

Cyclone

All ratings98 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative30.3%

Storm Tracker° Pro

All ratings1,048 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative49.1%

User reviews

Cyclone

From 98 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate and friendly
  • 🚀 Fast and precise
  • 👍 Good clear tracking
  • 👍 Good for quick updates
  • 👍 Good for planning trips

Room to improve

  • 😠 Ads make checks impossible
  • 😠 Ads force clicks
  • 😠 Ads are too intrusive
  • 😠 Interface is poor
  • 😠 Hard to read

Storm Tracker° Pro

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Accurate weather information
  • 🌍 Worldwide weather coverage
  • ⭐ Helpful for weather emergencies
  • 🌟 Great overall app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🚫 Missing radar coverage in certain areas
  • 💸 Paid version not working as expected
  • ⚠️ Inaccurate weather data and forecasts

Bugs and requests

Cyclone

Reported bugs

75 issues
  • Notifications for watch zones needed
  • Ads make quick checks impossible
  • Ads force clicks
  • Ads are too intrusive
  • Interface is poor
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  • Hard to read
  • Not easy to see current location
  • Limited coverage areas
  • Satellite panels do not load
  • Useless app for certain cyclones
  • No satellite reception for Australia
  • Inaccurate data
  • App appears unsupported
  • Not working
  • Waste of money
  • Clouds not shown for weeks
  • Graphics need enhancement
  • Bad cloud depiction
  • Limited to see developing lows
  • Slow updates
  • Not for Russian users
  • App is clunky
  • Only works for America
  • Paid for it, cannot restore purchase
  • Needs updates
  • Force you to click ads
  • CM is too intrusive
  • Satellite images are too rough
  • Maps are outdated
  • Poor coverage
  • Badly designed interface
  • Doesn't show cyclone near NZ
  • Not informative enough
  • Hard to read
  • Not easy to see immediately where storm is
  • Doesn't show radar for southern Gulf of Mexico
  • Doesn't cover Caribbean Sea
  • Limited to see potential developing lows
  • Not for Russian users
  • Rubbish app
  • Satellite images are too rough
  • Maps are outdated
  • Apple cannot restore purchase
  • Cyclones no longer showing up
  • App not updated for years
  • Clouds not shown for weeks
  • Satellite panels do not load
  • Only loads 1/3 of Australia
  • Fails to provide basic forecasts
  • No panels from east coast Australia to west coast US
  • No improvement over free software
  • Satellite images are too rough
  • Maps are outdated
  • Does not cover south half of Gulf and Caribbean
  • Not showing tropical cyclone Wintson (category 5)
  • No Cyclone Winston and no tracking anywhere
  • Doesn't even register Cat 5 cyclone
  • Does not show radar for southern half of Gulf of Mexico
  • Tropical storm not tracked
  • Not shown on radar, not mentioned
  • Cannot see cloud mass off coast of Australia
  • Limited to see potential developing lows
  • Cannot see cloud mass out of the coast of Australia
  • Limited to see potential developing lows
  • Not for Russian users
  • Weather not shown over Russia
  • Image cut off at Russian borders
  • Hardly works
  • No weather on Google map
  • Satellite images are too rough
  • Most cloud situation unclear
  • Maps from two hours ago
  • Hard to tell what's going on
  • Graphics need enhancement
  • No color scales for satellite interpretation

Requested features

17 requests
  • Ability to notify users of watch zones
  • More detail of the Pacific
  • Key to explain color-coded storm intensity
  • Highlight approximate storm location
  • More informative feedback on cyclone intensity (wind strength, speed)
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  • Strength meter with different colored icons for intensity changes
  • Live tracking like Windy
  • Sort functions for locations
  • Add storm surge and potential impact information
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Key for cyclone icon colors
  • Explain what different colors mean
  • More enhancement of cloud images
  • Color scales for satellite interpretation
  • Show cyclones before Kamchatka, not just Russian border
  • All information in Russian

Storm Tracker° Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Radar not showing up in certain regions
  • Settings changes not applying properly
  • Paid version not unlocking all features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Push notifications for weather alerts
  • Customizable radar and map views
  • Improved graphics and visual presentation
  • Extended weather forecasting capabilities

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cyclone

One-time1
  • Remove Ads & Limits$1.99
None

Storm Tracker° Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cyclone free?
Cyclone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Storm Tracker° Pro free?
Storm Tracker° Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cyclone or Storm Tracker° Pro?
Storm Tracker° Pro is rated higher. Cyclone averages 4.5 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Storm Tracker° Pro averages 4.6 from 1K ratings.
Do Cyclone or Storm Tracker° Pro have ads?
Cyclone shows ads; Storm Tracker° Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Cyclone or Storm Tracker° Pro?
Cyclone ships an update every 5 months, and Storm Tracker° Pro monthly. Most recently, Cyclone was updated on September 30, 2026 and Storm Tracker° Pro on September 30, 2026.

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