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WSVN Hurricane Tracker

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User verdict / 100 High confidence In trouble

The WSVN Hurricane Tracker app, while historically praised for its accuracy and comprehensive hurricane tracking, is currently plagued by critical functionality issues and an overwhelming number of intrusive ads, making it largely unusable for many recent users.

⚠ Not updated in 23 months, this app may be abandoned
4.8★ lifetime (6,837) Free to download since 2014 by Sunbeam Television Corp. recent negative 40% 112 reviews across 2 regions
Blank Screens Excessive Ads Accuracy & Information Performance & Usability
5★55
4★7
3★5
2★12
1★33
recent reviews across 2 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

The WSVN Hurricane Tracker app, once a highly-rated tool for monitoring hurricanes, is now experiencing significant problems with displaying critical information like forecast cones and spaghetti models, often showing blank screens instead. Many recent users also report an excessive number of full-screen pop-up ads that severely disrupt the user experience and make the app difficult to navigate. Despite these issues, some older reviews and a few recent ones still commend its accuracy and ease of use when it functions correctly.

What users like

  • Provides accurate and timely hurricane tracking information when workingR4R11R22R28
  • Offers detailed forecast models, including spaghetti modelsR14R32R92
  • User-friendly interface and easy to navigate for some usersR8R40R67R81
  • Sends useful push notifications for updatesR100R111

What users complain about

  • Critical hurricane tracking graphics (cones, models) often do not display, showing blank screensR1R5R7R10
  • Overrun with an excessive number of intrusive, full-page pop-up adsR3R7R20R30
  • App is slow to load or respondR4R6R29R36
  • Information bubbles for storm details are too small and unreadableR85R86
  • Lacks a key to interpret forecast linesR94

Latest update · v5.12.080063088

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Now offering Dark Mode support in app!

Recurring themes

Blank Screens negative
Many recent reviews report that the app fails to display essential hurricane tracking graphics like forecast cones and spaghetti models, showing blank screens or only ads instead. This directly contradicts the app's purpose and renders it useless for tracking storms.R1R5R7R10
Excessive Ads negative
A pervasive complaint is the overwhelming number of full-page, pop-up ads that appear constantly, sometimes every few seconds or with every tap. Users find these ads highly intrusive, making the app difficult to use and frustrating, often leading them to delete it.R3R7R20R30
Accuracy & Information mixed
While many older and some recent reviews praise the app for its accuracy and comprehensive, timely information regarding hurricanes, a few users reported incorrect information or a lack of detail in specific forecasts. The core issue is that this accurate information is often inaccessible due to other problems.R4R9R11R22
Performance & Usability negative
Beyond the blank screens and ads, users report the app being slow to load, crashing, or having small, unreadable text in critical information bubbles. Some also mention difficulty navigating or tapping on icons, further hindering usability.R4R5R6R21

Who it's for

This app is for users who prioritize detailed hurricane forecast models, including spaghetti models, and appreciate timely alerts, provided they can tolerate significant functionality issues and an overwhelming number of ads R14R28R100. It is not for users who expect a smooth, ad-free experience or rely on the app for critical, real-time storm tracking without encountering blank screens R3R7R12.

Evidence note: The recent reviews overwhelmingly focus on critical negative issues (blank screens, excessive ads, performance problems), which strongly contradict the high lifetime rating. This indicates a significant negative trajectory for the app's quality, likely due to a recent update or lack of maintenance, especially given the app has not been updated in 22.7 months. The developer's notes mention 'Dark Mode support' but do not address any of the major issues reported by users.

Frequently asked

Is the WSVN Hurricane Tracker app free?
Yes, the WSVN Hurricane Tracker app is free to download, but it is heavily supported by ads, which many users find intrusive R3R20R37.
Does the app show hurricane forecast cones and spaghetti models?
While the app is designed to show forecast cones and spaghetti models, many recent users report that these graphics often appear blank or do not display at all R1R7R10R12.
Are there many ads in the WSVN Hurricane Tracker app?
Yes, numerous users report an excessive amount of full-page pop-up ads that frequently interrupt usage, making the app difficult to navigate and frustrating R3R37R45R58.
Is the WSVN Hurricane Tracker app accurate?
Historically, many users have found the app to be very accurate and reliable for hurricane tracking and updates R4R31R69R96.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 112 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.

  1. [R4] 5/5 · US Very Accurate: This app is very accurate! I love the weather and love looking at this app, sometimes it is slow but other than that ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  2. [R11] 5/5 · US Excellent weather app: Keeps you informed and up to date.
  3. [R22] 5/5 · US Dependable Information: Timely and clear information.
  4. [R28] 5/5 · US Timely Alerts: Accurate and timely alerts are available and appreciated! Living in a rural area It’s critical to know when there are extreme weather changes. This app continues to “announce” issues. Definitely a must have!
  5. [R14] 5/5 · US Forecast models: It’s the only app that shows the spaghetti models!
  6. [R32] 5/5 · US Dorian: Thank goodness for this app...very clear with all the information you need to hear plus the visual tracking. Great!
  7. [R92] 4/5 · US Good app: I live in flood prone area, I've had this app for awhile. It keeps me informed and up to date. I like seeing all weather tracks at once, very accurate.
  8. [R8] 5/5 · US My “Go-To” Hurricane App!: Very easy to navigate and understand. Loads of information.
  9. [R40] 5/5 · US Easy to get to what I want to know.: This app makes it easier and faster to get to the information I want, than any other hurricane app.
  10. [R67] 5/5 · US Hurricane App: This is so easy to track all the storms. It is very user friendly. Much than NASA app or WX apps. Plus Channel 7 has Vivian the only straight shooter in SoFlo everybody loves her! Eric Elza
  11. [R81] 5/5 · US LOVE IT !!: With all the hurricanes this year I needed something to help me stay informed, I got lucky and picked this APP. It's very helpful and very easy to use. Thank app owners for this amazing app ✔️➰✔️®
  12. [R100] 5/5 · US Very Useful: I love getting the push notifications because I don't watch the news and this allows me to stay up to the minute on hurricane updates.
  13. [R111] 5/5 · US Love it: Sends you messages when there is a storm coming. Great !
  14. [R1] 1/5 · US Blank: When I open the app the options for forecast come and forecast models show up blank.
  15. [R5] 5/5 · US Disappointed: Not working not. The track and models do not display. Plus nothing I type does not display. So I have no idea if what I type is actually being recorded. All I see as I type is the GV lashing vertical bar moving to the next spot as I type. It could be my phone but I base not an idea what setting would cause such behavior.
  16. [R7] 1/5 · US Blank screens: What happened? I only get a screen of ads and no graphics. Mo cones. No spaghetti models. Nothing but ads. Going back to Max…
  17. [R10] 1/5 · US Worthless now!: Used to work great. Now just get a blank screen. No spaghetti models or forecast cone. Please fix!
  18. [R3] 1/5 · US ad driven garbage: horrible app. ads all over the place. i’ll be taking this app out with the rest of the garbage
  19. [R20] 1/5 · US Too Many Ads: Cannot use over the amount of ads that pop up
  20. [R30] 2/5 · US Ads slowing down: Not a good app to serve the local viewers if the ads are popping every minute.
  21. [R6] 2/5 · US Not the best: The app is very slow to load.
  22. [R29] 1/5 · US Worst hurricane tracking app I have used: How about trying any other app. Not even showing the actually storm on the map and super slow. This app is probably using 10xs more data to run then needed.
  23. [R36] 1/5 · US Too many pop-up ads: Every time you exit or enter a new page a pop-up ad comes out.. it’s really annoying and has caused the app to completely freeze and spaz out to the point I have to restart my phone. Ridiculous that you can’t track a hurricane without the stupid ads slowing you and the app down.
  24. [R85] 3/5 · US Forecast Cone info bubble too small..: Everything works great except for the information bubble that pops up when you click on the storm in the Forecast Cone. There is no way to enlarge the bubble so that you can actually read the current category, wind speed, gust speed, and current direction and movement speed. The text is way too small and zooming in does nothing because the pop up bubble stays
  25. [R86] 5/5 · US Very handy!: This app is much better than I thought it would be! The updates are very informative and the different types of information that can be viewed on storms are very useful as well. My issue is that it's hard to tap the icons (small dots) that show the path the hurricane. Zooming in doesn't help and it becomes frustrating as well as it being hard to see the description because it's the fo
  26. [R94] 3/5 · US No key: There is no key to interpret the forecast lines.
  27. [R9] 3/5 · US Usable information: These graphs and forests are great, but they do not tell average viewer The Who, what, when or where…..
  28. [R21] 5/5 · US Motion: Motion on radar does not work. Intrusive ads.
  29. [R37] 3/5 · US Hard to navigate with advertisements everywhere: I’ve had this app for 3 years. I’ve always loved how reliable this app was, but now every time you click on something an add pops up. All I’m trying to do is check to see if I’m getting hit by a hurricane or looking to see the spaghetti models, but it’s hard to do that when adds pop up every 30 seconds.
  30. [R12] 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: Since the late update it won’t show any graphics anymore, the purpose of the app. The cone, the tracks, all stay blank. I would say of all the bugs fixed it created a major one.
  31. [R45] 1/5 · US Pure Adware Ruining a Decent App: Decent app unfortunately riddled with a constant barrage of full page pop-up ads. It’s one thing to fund development via ad revenue but this implementation renders the app almost unusable.
  32. [R58] 1/5 · US Wayyy to many ads: 1 or 2 ads is reasonably but I clicked ‘forecast cone’ and got like 5 huge ads that cover the entire page, within 1 minute. When you’re already getting antsy & worried about a storm, excessive ads are just annoying! This is my fav news station but the ads make this app horrible.
  33. [R31] 5/5 · US Very Useful!: Great app and very handy during Hurricane season! Live updates are accurate!
  34. [R69] 5/5 · US My Early Warning System for North Carolina!: Best & most accurate Hurricane news on the East Coast. I live in North Carolina; this program is my early warning system. App allows me see & track storm systems from the coast of Africa and decide if there’s a possible threat coming in the future long before stations in our area report in any detail about the possibilities. Great App!
  35. [R96] 5/5 · US Great app: Very accurate I live in SW Florida need I say more 👍

Synthesized from 112 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store