StormTrack 5 vs UC Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StormTrack 5
Get hyper-local weather updates with high-resolution radar and future tracking. Receive severe weather alerts and customizable forecasts for your favorite locations. Stay informed with timely updates and detailed weather data.
- 250 meter radar with future tracking
- High-resolution satellite imagery
- Current weather and hourly forecasts
- Save favorite locations
- Integrated GPS for current location
- Severe weather alerts
- Opt-in push notifications
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WCYB is proud to announce a full featured weather app for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Features • Access to station content specifically for our mobile users • 250 meter radar, the highest resolution available • Future radar to see where severe weather is headed • High resolution satellite cloud imagery • Current weather updated multiple times per hour • Daily and Hourly forecasts updated hourly from our computer models • Ability to add and save your favorite locations • A fully integrated GPS for current location awareness • Severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service • Opt-in push alerts to keep you safe in severe weather
UC Weather
Provides real-time, hyperlocal weather information for the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. Get Doppler radar, alerts, current conditions, forecasts, and live camera feeds.
- Real-time hyperlocal weather
- Site-selectable Doppler radar
- Weather alert products
- Current weather conditions
- Local forecasts
- Live weather cameras
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Proudly serving the Upper Cumberland region of Middle and East Tennessee with real-time, hyperlocal coverage during severe and winter weather. View site-selectable Doppler radar, weather alert products, current weather conditions, local forecasts and LIVE weather cameras from across the Upper Cumberland and beyond. Get the latest forecast and severe weather updates from Anthony Taylor with the Upper Cumberland Weather app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UC Weather at 100% against StormTrack 5's 60%. UC Weather also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). StormTrack 5's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 40). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UC Weather holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StormTrack 5 has 21K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of StormTrack 5's written reviews are positive against 100% of UC Weather's.
StormTrack 5 ships an update every 2 months, UC Weather every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StormTrack 5 | UC Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21K ratings) | 5.0 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 235 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc | SDS Weather LLC |
Customer experience
StormTrack 5
UC Weather
Bugs and requests
StormTrack 5
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes on splash screen
- Radar not displaying current weather conditions
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add lightning strike detection
- Improve radar and map visualization
- Provide more customization options
- Enhance severe weather alerts and notifications
UC Weather
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StormTrack 5
No in-app purchases
UC Weather
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is StormTrack 5 free?
Is UC Weather free?
Which has better reviews, StormTrack 5 or UC Weather?
Do StormTrack 5 or UC Weather have ads?
Which is updated more often, StormTrack 5 or UC Weather?
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