Comparison

Metar Italia vs St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Metar Italia

Features
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Metar Italia shows the METAR reports of every Italian airport, read straight from the official Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) source. The app opens on the full list of Italian stations with the raw report, the observation time in UTC and the ICAO identifier coloured by flight category: green VFR, blue MVFR, red IFR, purple LIFR. One glance tells you where you can fly. Tap a station and the report is decoded item by item: temperature and dewpoint, wind direction and speed with gusts, visibility, QNH in hectopascals and inches of mercury, field elevation and cloud layers in METAR notation. • Every Italian station, refreshed on launch and on pull to refresh • Search by ICAO identifier • Map of all stations — tap a pin to read the report • Home Screen widget for the station you choose, in three sizes • Apple Watch app: your station plus the ten closest to you • The observation time is highlighted when the report is no longer current • No account, no advertising, no data collected Data comes from the Aviation Weather Center (NOAA), exactly as published at the source. Metar Italia is a quick reference tool: always rely on official sources and the required aeronautical documentation for flight planning.

About

St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER

Get hyper-local weather forecasts and severe weather alerts. This app provides high-resolution radar, future radar, and satellite imagery to track storms. Save favorite locations and receive push notifications for safety.

Highlights
  • 250 meter radar resolution
  • Future radar tracking
  • High-resolution satellite imagery
  • Current weather updates
  • Daily and hourly forecasts
  • Favorite location saving
  • GPS for current location
  • Severe weather alerts
Features
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The St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER Mobile Weather App includes: • 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

Screenshots

Metar Italia4 screens
St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER at every 2 months against Metar Italia's every 8 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Metar Italia ships an update every 8 months, St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Metar Italia versus St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetar ItaliaSt. Cloud Live StormTRACKER
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB246 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmanuele ChiavelliForum Communications Company

In-app purchases

None

Metar Italia

No in-app purchases

None

St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Metar Italia free?
Metar Italia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER free?
St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Metar Italia or St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER have ads?
Neither Metar Italia nor St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Metar Italia or St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER?
Metar Italia ships an update every 8 months, and St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER every 2 months. Most recently, Metar Italia was updated on November 1, 2026 and St. Cloud Live StormTRACKER on November 3, 2026.

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