StormTrack 13 vs PCB Surf Flags
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StormTrack 13
Access the premiere radar for the Panhandle on your mobile device. Get live radar, forecasts, tropical information, and forecast maps from your local news leader.
- Live radar
- Forecasts
- Tropical information
- Forecast maps
- Local weather leader
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News 13 First Alert VIPIR is the premiere radar in the Panhandle – and now you can have access on your mobile device. Get LIVE Radar, Forecasts, Tropical Information, Forecast Maps and much more from News 13. Your Local Leader.
PCB Surf Flags
Get instant updates on rip current risk at Panama City Beach with this app. It uses the familiar color-coded flag system and offers multiple ways to stay informed, including home screen widgets and Apple Watch complications.
- Rip current risk alerts
- Color-coded flag system
- Home screen widget
- Banner notifications
- Apple Watch complication
- Live beach webcam
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The Panama City Beach, Florida - Surf Flags Advisory App This app allows you to quickly see the currently advised risk of rip current at Panama City Beach, using the familiar color-coded flag system. So quick, you don't even need to open the app! Offering several ways see, pick whichever you prefer: - A widget to place on your Home Screen - Banner notifications when the flags change - A complication and app for the Apple Watch Plus, the app offers information for additional ways to track the status: - How to receive text notifications - Links to the official webpages - A webcam to see the beach live
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PCB Surf Flags at 100% against StormTrack 13's 0%. PCB Surf Flags also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and ads (none vs shown). StormTrack 13's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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.
PCB Surf Flags holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StormTrack 13 has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of StormTrack 13's written reviews are positive against 100% of PCB Surf Flags's.
StormTrack 13 ships an update every 5 months, PCB Surf Flags every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StormTrack 13 | PCB Surf Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexstar Broadcasting | Michael Howard |
Customer experience
StormTrack 13
PCB Surf Flags
In-app purchases
StormTrack 13
No in-app purchases
PCB Surf Flags
No in-app purchases
Questions
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