Know Snow vs Winter Storm Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Know Snow
This app helps you determine the likelihood of a snow day for schools in Fairfield County, CT. It provides easy-to-understand weather forecasts and predictions to help you plan for the next day.
- Snow day probability
- School closing predictions
- Weather forecasts
- Town-specific predictions
- Plan ahead tool
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What are the chances of a snow day tomorrow? When you need to find out if school will be opening the next day, Know Snow is your perfect place to go. The app provides you with all you need to know about the upcoming weather, along with the chances of it affecting school the following day. With easy to understand weather forecasts, and predictions for every town, the app was built to help people plan ahead for what to expect the next day. Only for schools in Fairfield County, CT.
Winter Storm Tracker
Visualize snowfall predictions for the upcoming 72 hours with an interactive map. Get detailed forecasts to plan your winter activities or travel.
- Interactive snowfall map
- 72-hour forecast
- Detailed predictions
- Winter weather visualization
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Winter Storm Tracker is an interactive mapping application that provides the snowfall forecast for the next 72 hours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Winter Storm Tracker at 3.4 against Know Snow's 2.5. Winter Storm Tracker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Know Snow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (102 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Winter Storm Tracker holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Know Snow has 102 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Know Snow ships an update every 4 weeks, Winter Storm Tracker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Know Snow | Winter Storm Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (102 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bill Pecoriello | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
Know Snow
Winter Storm Tracker
Bugs and requests
Know Snow
Reported bugs
10 issues- App only works for Connecticut
- App does not have user's school
- App is not useful outside of CT
- App has limited info for selected schools
- App has few options/cities to look at
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- App is only for one area
- App is only for parts of CT
- App is only for one state
- App is only for Fairfield County Connecticut
- App is only for Connecticut LOL
Requested features
5 requests- Include more school districts
- Expand to other states/areas
- Allow searching for own school
- Clarify app's geographic limitation
- Add more counties
Winter Storm Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Know Snow
No in-app purchases
Winter Storm Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Know Snow free?
Is Winter Storm Tracker free?
Which has better reviews, Know Snow or Winter Storm Tracker?
Do Know Snow or Winter Storm Tracker have ads?
Which is updated more often, Know Snow or Winter Storm Tracker?
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