Snow Alerts vs Snowfall Forecast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snow Alerts
Never worry about snow emergency parking again. Receive timely push notifications for snow emergency declarations and when it's time to move your vehicle. Understand parking rules clearly with an intuitive timeline and simple explanations.
- Customizable push notifications
- Snow emergency parking timeline
- Clear, simple rule explanations
- Notifications for moving cars
- Handles overlapping emergencies
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End the panic! Know exactly where to park during a snow emergency. Get push notifications when an emergency is declared, AND when it’s time to move your car. See the snow emergency parking rules laid out in a beautiful, crystal-clear timeline. Read each rule spelled out so that it makes perfect sense. Breathe easy and enjoy the falling snow! Features: • Customizable push notifications • All the rules in one easy-to-understand timeline • Clear, simple language • Elegant snow animation • Notifications when it’s time to move — not just when emergency is declared • Correct rules for winter parking restrictions & overlapping snow emergencies • Specifically designed for the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
Snowfall Forecast
This interactive map application displays 72-hour snowfall predictions sourced from NOAA and NWS. It provides detailed weather data for planning outdoor activities.
- 72-hour snowfall data
- Interactive mapping
- NOAA and NWS data sources
- Detailed weather predictions
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The Snowfall Forecast app is an interactive mapping application showing the next 72 hours of snowfall data from NOAA and NWS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Snow Alerts at 61% against Snowfall Forecast's 9%. Snow Alerts also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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.
Snow Alerts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snow Alerts has 123 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Snow Alerts's written reviews are positive against 9% of Snowfall Forecast's.
Snow Alerts ships an update every 11 months, Snowfall Forecast every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snow Alerts | Snowfall Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (123 ratings) — better | 1.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Bust Out Solutions, Inc. | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
Snow Alerts
Snowfall Forecast
In-app purchases
Snow Alerts
No in-app purchases
Snowfall Forecast
No in-app purchases
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