WeathAware Plus vs Storm Tracker Professional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WeathAware Plus
This app alerts you to immediate danger from National Weather Service severe weather warnings. It can monitor warnings for your location and up to ten contacts, ensuring you know when storms could affect you and your loved ones.
- Immediate severe weather danger alerts
- National Weather Service warning display
- Monitor own location
- Monitor up to 10 contacts' locations
- Real-time warning issuance
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Does your weather app answer this one question: Am I in immediate danger from this National Weather Service severe weather warning? If not, give WeathAware a try! WeathAware wants to be the first app you think of when severe weather threatens. There is no other app like WeathAware. WeathAware can display the National Weather Service severe weather warnings that are affecting you AND your chosen contacts address or pinned locations as soon as they are issued. When every second counts, you need to know if the storms could be affecting you so that you can act if you need to. WeathAware now has a radar layer available on the maps!
Storm Tracker Professional
This app provides detailed storm tracking with live Doppler radar, storm signatures for tornadoes and hail, and lightning strike data. It also offers hurricane tracking, NWS alerts, and storm reports directly from NOAA and NWS.
- Live Level III Doppler Radar
- Storm Tracks for Tornadoes, Hail, and Wind
- Doppler Radar Signatures
- Hurricane and Tropics Tracking
- Live Lightning Data
- NWS Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
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Storm Tracker Professional was developed by Severe WX Warn and contains features such as storm signatures(tornado vortex signatures, hail storm signatures and damaging wind signatures.) The pro version does not contain apps, so enjoy an hassle free user experience. The app also includes storms reports for tornadoes, damaging winds and severe hail. Along with this the app also includes lightning strike data, active hurricanes and tropical cyclones, global surface winds, cloud cover and NWS watches, warnings and advisories. All data feeds are direct from NOAA, NWS and the SPC. -High Resolution Live Level III Doppler Radar that updates automatically every 5 minutes. -Storm Tracks for Tornado Vortex Signatures, Hail and Severe Wind. -Doppler Radar Signatures for Tornadoes, Hail and Wind. -Hail signatures display max and min. size. -Hurricane and Tropics Tracking Information. -Live Lightning Data. -Current GPS Location. -Address Search for other locations. -NWS Watches, Warnings and Advisories. -SPC Outlooks -Cloud Cover Data -NOAA Storm Reports (24 hr. & Weekly)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WeathAware Plus at 63% against Storm Tracker Professional's 0%. WeathAware Plus also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Storm Tracker Professional's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
WeathAware Plus costs $2.99 and Storm Tracker Professional $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WeathAware Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of WeathAware Plus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Storm Tracker Professional's.
WeathAware Plus ships an update every 3 weeks, Storm Tracker Professional every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WeathAware Plus | Storm Tracker Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #156 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eddie Barber | corey hoggard |
Customer experience
WeathAware Plus
Storm Tracker Professional
In-app purchases
WeathAware Plus
No in-app purchases
Storm Tracker Professional
No in-app purchases
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