9 StormTrack
9 StormTrack is a free weather app praised for its accurate radar and local alerts, but recent updates have introduced significant issues with location accuracy, frequent crashes, excessive ads, and a degraded user experience, particularly for iPad users.
9 StormTrack is a free weather application that users appreciate for its accurate local weather information and timely storm alerts. However, recent updates have led to widespread complaints about the app displaying incorrect locations, frequent crashes, an increase in disruptive advertisements, and a less user-friendly interface, especially on iPads.
What users like
What users complain about
- Frequent issues with incorrect location display, often defaulting to WisconsinR1R6R9R12
- App crashes frequently or fails to openR22R32R38R39
- Excessive and intrusive advertisements, including full-page pop-upsR4R5R18R26
- Radar functionality is often broken, slow to load, or inaccurateR17R19R23R41
- Notifications are too frequent and often for distant areas, leading users to disable themR21R36R37R40
- Poor user experience and lack of optimization for iPads, including missing landscape orientationR54R56R57R58
- General decline in quality and reliability after recent updatesR3R26R27R41
Latest update · v6.2.518
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Bug fixes and performance improvements
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This app is for users who prioritize a free, local weather app with detailed radar and storm tracking, and who are willing to tolerate frequent technical issues, intrusive ads, and potential location inaccuracies R10R29R30. It is not recommended for users who need consistent reliability, dislike ads, or primarily use an iPad R4R5R26.
Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, focusing on performance issues, ads, and location inaccuracies, which contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating. This suggests a significant decline in app quality following recent updates.
Frequently asked
Does 9 StormTrack accurately show my local weather?
Are there many ads in the 9 StormTrack app?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 75 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R16] Easy to see: I like that the radar imaging has bold colors that are easy to see
- [R34] StormTracking: News line 9‘s weather tracker is especially helpful because of the radar storm track nines radar is especially helpful in tracking storms because you can see where it’s been and where it’s going
- [R61] Awesome: Accurate Radar because it's based in central Wisconsin. Please make it possible for me to choose a different town with in Central Wisconsin Area then this will be my number one radar app.
- [R24] Good job!: Your always right on time with what is going on in my area on your app. I love how it talks to me when something is goin on. Thank you for all you do.
- [R30] Dependable: I love this app! Not only does it provide me with an accurate look at the weather at the touch of a button, it alerts me when something ugly is about to happen. The alerts come in early enough so I can prepare for storms before they get here! Thank you for a great service!
- [R10] Weather: Love the app. Great job!!
- [R28] Very helpful: Easy to use and really helpful- I appreciate being able to look at other locations as well
- [R29] Storm Track 9: I love this as I refer to it so many times in this hot weather, wanting to kno if I have to water the garden and is there a chance of rain! It’s invaluable, thank you Virginia
- [R35] EZ, accurate & thorough: I use hourly forecast the most. Love it includes wind direction & velocity, moon rise/set. It works everywhere is US I’ve been. Loads fast
- [R1] Wrong area: Your app shows me Michigans weather even though it's set for Cincinnati weather. I can never find Cincinnati weather because there are no labels on the screens.
- [R6] Kansas City: How do I get my local weather here? I don’t live in Wisconsin!
- [R9] Weather: It needs to be for my local area
- [R12] Not OK weather: This app opens every time in WI and you have to look for OKC. NOT helpful when you need storm information quickly! I’ll use channel 4or5’s weather apps
- [R22] Ok: It locks up all the time and I have to restart it !
- [R32] App isn’t working: I updated the app a few days ago but once I open it it keeps crashing and doesn’t open. Plz fixed the app again
- [R38] Errors: I’ve been getting a lot of errors trying to open this up. It tells me this application isn’t available with my location. I’m home. I haven’t moved. Somethings wrong with this app now. Please fix it
- [R39] Won’t open: Work great but lately the app does not open. I need to turn off my phone and turn it on again then it might open.
- [R4] To many ads: Fairly accurate but the stupid ads that are horrible to get rid of is making me use AccuWeather more often.
- [R5] Delete app: Advertisement on Boston scientific low back pain no way to delete it had to delete the weather app
- [R18] Pop up adds!: I love the weather app! It’s just there are to many pop up add lately.
- [R26] Delete: This app was pretty good till the new update. Note when I want to check to see if rain or snow is on the way, I get a advertisement trying to sway me one way or another. If I wanted adds I’d go on the radio. Deleting this and getting different app
- [R17] Radar: Not sure what’s going on with the radar, but it won’t play anymore, and messed up. Is it only me? I’ve uninstalled and installed again as well.
- [R19] Inaccurate: The radar over the past few months is very inaccurate even during big storms. I’m not talking typical predictions, it just is wrong. Switched to another networks app which seems to have better accuracy.
- [R23] Why only two stars?: On this app, the radar is not consistent. Actually it was wonderful for the first few weeks, but now the areas of rain flash on my screen, and it is really hard to see. Somewhat worthless. I looked for an update, but there was none.
- [R41] Use to be great...: Use to be my favorite weather app but the last few months it has gone downhill...takes a few tries to open it to start with. Sometimes it reverts to Jan 1st rainy and 100°...yeah ok...and the map hardly ever loads...hate the new map! A lot of the time it doesn’t even show the current weather just hourly???? Quit trying to fix something that wasn’t broke in the first place!
- [R21] Used to be good: Used to be great, now you get warnings and updates for the entire state, I only need my area, not constant updates about a place 4 hrs away
- [R36] Too many General notifications: They send out 3-4 notifications per day about the weather in general. I don’t need or want them. You have option to get wide range of notifications depending on the season/type of weather situation. But there’s no way to deselect all of the general ones talking about the forecast and how much precipitation fell. So I ended up turning off all notifications via phone
- [R37] Was good. Not anymore: Constant notifications ruined this app for me. It was nice getting notifications for important weather updates, storms, warnings etc. The notifications now are excessive and I had to turn them off making this app less useful than it used to be
- [R40] Used to be good, now not: Last winter and through the summer it worked great and always kept us up to date on anything coming but now it has stopped sending me weather alerts. My settings haven’t been changed and are correct. I’ve tried turning them off and on and even uninstalling and reinstalling the entire app. Nothing has worked. Very disappointing.
- [R54] Please let me use the old version on my iPad!: If the new version would move to horizontal it would be great. I use my iPad all day for planning trips and I prefer to hold it horizontally. The radar looks much better that way and the "future" hours are are available the way I like in the old version.
- [R56] Horrible for iPads: Like the other review stated- This is not made for iPads!! In fact, I went back to the old version for as long as it is available. Please fix this on the new one-before you drop the old one!!
- [R57] Not good for iPads: This has always been a good app, however the latest update removes landscape orientation and seems to be designed for phones at the expense of iPads.
- [R58] Lackluster upgrade: I don't care much for the new version of the app. This one is cheesier and less informative. At minimum, please correct how forecast is spelled on the navigation bar. Your misspelling looks silly.
- [R3] The Worst: This is the worst weather app I have ever installed. The weather predicted would be more accurate if they threw a dart on a weather board. Their accuracy is at most 15% correct for our area. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I changed my plans because of the impending weather only to find we did not receive that forecast! I have had this app at least 9 years and it has only gotte
- [R27] Full of garbage now: The same reason I got rid of the tv7 app is the same reason I’ll be getting rid of this one also. Forced videos at the start up and full of ads. I’m guessing it will be getting worse.
- [R11] Notifications: I am alerted to notifications but never see anything about the issues. How do you see or find the “Notifications “?
- [R50] Still need to do major updates: Love the app, use it everyday. I’m just annoyed on the fact that it’s not optimized to the iPhone X yet. A couple things you need to do is. -optimize the app so it can also fit the iPhone X screen. -Get rid of ads. NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THEM. Y’all make enough as it is, if ya want more you can do a FUNDRAISER. -Please... GET RID OF THE ADS. And OPTIMIZE THE APP ALR
- [R13] Wrong location: I have tried unsuccessfully to change the location to my city but it always shows me the weather for Wisconsin.
Synthesized from 75 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store