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Storm Shield vs Storm Radar

Storm Shield 4.8★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 65
Winner Storm Shield
Storm Radar 4.5★ · Free + IAP 40

Storm Shield, despite recent price increases and some reliability issues, is generally preferred for its accurate and timely severe weather alerts, while Storm Radar suffers from significant recent negative updates that have impacted its usability and accuracy.

Full reviews: Storm Shield · Storm Radar

Storm Shield and Storm Radar both offer weather tracking, but recent updates have significantly impacted user satisfaction. Storm Shield users praise its alert accuracy and effectiveness, though many are frustrated by steep price hikes and occasional alert glitches. Storm Radar, on the other hand, has seen a decline in usability and accuracy following recent updates, leading many long-time users to cancel subscriptions.

Head to head

Features tieR2R6R11R14
Storm Shield Storm Shield offers radar, temperature features, and storm warnings, with some users appreciating its text-to-speech notifications and ability to track weather in multiple locations, even internationally R2R6R11R14. However, some users report missing features like live forecasts and streaming TV channel forecasts that were previously available R15.
Storm Radar Storm Radar provides detailed weather information, including predicted precipitation, individual color-coded graphs for various characteristics like temperature, wind, and UV index, and forecast videos . However, recent updates have removed features like future radar for some users, individual rain gauge readouts, and sunrise/sunset times, leading to a perception of reduced functionality .
Ease of Use edge: Storm ShieldR6R14R26R35
Storm Shield Storm Shield is generally considered easy to use for tracking weather and receiving alerts R14R26R35. However, some users find it confusing, with issues like unwanted pinned locations, difficulty in removing them, and discrepancies between daily and hourly forecasts R6.
Storm Radar Storm Radar was previously praised for its user-friendly interface and simplicity R61R72. However, recent updates have made the app harder to navigate, with a 'busy-ness' and clutter, and some users report performance issues like stuttering and slow loading of radar images R61R66R72R76.
Reliability edge: Storm ShieldR1R2R4R8
Storm Shield Storm Shield is often praised for its accuracy and effectiveness in providing timely weather updates and warnings, with some users calling it a 'lifesaver' R2. However, a significant number of recent reviews highlight critical reliability issues, including alerts not showing up in the app, slow alerts, and, most concerningly, a failure to alert for tornado warnings R1R4R8.
Storm Radar Storm Radar was historically known for its accuracy and reliability, with users appreciating its ability to predict weather and provide warnings R62R68. However, recent updates have severely impacted its reliability, with reports of the app only working 'half the time,' showing rain when there is none, inaccurate predictions, and radar images being smoothed to the point of inaccuracy R64R76.
Price/Value tieR7R15R22R27
Storm Shield Storm Shield is a free app with in-app purchases, but many long-time users express extreme dissatisfaction with recent drastic price increases, moving from as low as $0.99 a month to over $11 a month or $30 a year R7R22R34. Users feel the increased cost does not reflect improved features or reliability, leading many to cancel subscriptions R15R27.
Storm Radar Storm Radar is also a free app with in-app purchases, and users report similar issues with price increases, with a yearly subscription reaching $20 . Many paying users have canceled their subscriptions due to the perceived decline in quality and functionality after updates, feeling it's no longer worth the money R72R82.
Support tieR8R37R63R112
Storm Shield One user reported difficulty in sending a support request, as the submission process would not complete R8. Another user mentioned being unable to restore a family shared subscription due to an error R37.
Storm Radar One user notified support about Apple Watch issues and was waiting for a response R63. Another user reported that the 'report problem' page froze, preventing them from submitting an issue R112.
Pick Storm Shield if

You prioritize reliable and timely severe weather alerts, especially spoken notifications, and are willing to tolerate recent price increases and occasional alert glitches R2R11.

Pick Storm Radar if

You are looking for an app with detailed weather information, including future radar forecasts (though some report this feature is now missing), and are hoping for a return to its previous, highly-rated functionality .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of recent negative reviews, particularly concerning price increases and a decline in quality after updates or changes in ownership. This skews recent sentiment lower than their lifetime ratings. The free-vs-paid asymmetry is less pronounced as both offer free tiers with IAP, and much of the negativity stems from paying users dissatisfied with changes to their subscriptions.

Frequently asked

How much does Storm Shield cost?
Storm Shield is a free app with in-app purchases, but many users report recent price increases, with subscriptions now costing over $11 a month or $30 a year, up from previous rates as low as $0.99 a month R7R22R34R50.
Is Storm Radar accurate?
Storm Radar was historically praised for its accuracy in predicting weather and providing warnings R62R68, but recent updates have led to numerous complaints about inaccuracy, with users reporting the app showing rain when there is none or displaying smoothed radar images that misrepresent actual storm conditions R64R82.
Why are users unhappy with recent updates to Storm Radar?
Users are unhappy with recent Storm Radar updates because they have made the app harder to navigate, introduced performance issues like stuttering and slow loading, and removed or altered key features such as future radar, individual rain gauge readouts, and sunrise/sunset times R61R66R72R76.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Storm Shield 5/5 · US Accurate and Effective Weather App: I’ve been a subscriber of this app for several years and keep being more impressed over the years. I was in Canada visiting my BFF and was able to track the weather while I was there. This is in another country and still, of course, captures the accuracy of the weather of where I live in the USA - very impressive!
  2. [R6] Storm Shield 3/5 · US Pins Other Areas: I like the radar and temperature features as well as storm warnings. But other places show up as pinned I don't care about. I don't know how they got pinned or how to get rid of them. I'm sure every time I delete it and start over I'm charged for it.
  3. [R11] Storm Shield 5/5 · US Good notifications: I can’t believe Storm Shield has text to speech when a notification pops up. I’m really loving it. Thank you.
  4. [R14] Storm Shield 5/5 · US Go to!: This is the weather answer; I have all our children’s towns in there. I open up this app and know what it happening all over! The best!
  5. [R26] Storm Shield 5/5 · US Great radar: I love your radar and weather warnings. I live in a remote location and your website is invaluable. In
  6. [R35] Storm Shield 4/5 · US Nice to consult: We get a lot of weather information in this very stormphobic area. It’s nice to be able to get a quick visual update without details from multiple states.
  7. [R1] Storm Shield 1/5 · US Terrible: The app never lets you know when severe weather events are coming or other severe weather events will happen.
  8. [R4] Storm Shield 2/5 · US Not as good: This app used to be really good, but I’m getting alerts and when I click nothing is there. It’s also not updating while I’m traveling, even though I refresh.
  9. [R8] Storm Shield 4/5 · US Used to be better: I have used Storm Shield for many, many years. Lately its quality has gone downhill. I get other notices about severe weather in my saved areas, but when I open up my saved locations on StormShield, it is not showing the NWS alerts, even though my saved setting is well within the "polygon" that Storm Shield is supposed to be covering for me. Today, I tried to send a Support requ
  10. [R7] Storm Shield 1/5 · US Do Not Download - Money Hungry Developers: I have been a loyal customer since the app launched. It was my favorite and the best for future radar watches. It helped with Tornado tracking in my area and having the ability to warn my local family. This App has increased its fees from yearly to monthly to weekly at ridiculous levels, especially in a time where everything else is ridiculously expens
  11. [R15] Storm Shield 3/5 · US Not the same: The local weather forecast for the tv channel I chose used to be part of this app. The streaming forecast has not been available in this app for months. The cost of the app is much too high to not have all the features promised. Why not fix this? Not inclined to keep paying for a broken app.
  12. [R22] Storm Shield 2/5 · US Price Increase is too much,: Latest price increase to over $11 a month is too much. It adds uo to more than $120 year. After almost a decade, I am cancelling my subscription. I will miss you but this is too much.
  13. [R27] Storm Shield 3/5 · US Slow to alert and major price jump: I am finding the app is slow to alert compared to other weather apps but more than 2 to 5 minutes. Canceled the subscription due to major price jump of the service since the delay of the alerts. Per email received the before price increase was to make the app better but that has not been the case.
  14. [R37] Storm Shield 1/5 · US Can't Restore Subscription: A family member has a subscription for the app and even though family sharing is enabled on both their devices and mine, Storm Shield errors out and doesn't allow me to restore the subscription.
  15. [R63] Storm Radar 3/5 · US Apple Watch Ultra 2 issues: This was a fantastic app for current conditions as well as local radar. In the past week or so I’ve been unable to see current condition conditions on my Apple Watch Ultra 2. It seems that the radar function itself still works if you tap on the appropriate complication field. I’m hoping that notifications of impending rain are still functioning. Support has been notifi
  16. [R112] Storm Radar 5/5 · US Something changed: The app stopped providing 2 hour before and 6 hour after radar. I can also not report the problem due to page freezing when I click on”report problem” This is the pay version
  17. [R34] Storm Shield 1/5 · US Price increase: This app is not worth $11.49 a month. What are you doing?
  18. [R50] Storm Shield 1/5 · US $12 is Insane: I’ve used this app for years even back when it was $.99. I cringed at $6 but you’ve lost your mind thinking I’m paying that much for an app that has no significant updates.
  19. [R62] Storm Radar 5/5 · US The best weather app: This is the best weather app! It’s accurate, gives warnings, temperatures in our area and shows the radar. We appreciate the app!
  20. [R64] Storm Radar 2/5 · US Works half the time: How can you ask someone to pay money for an app that only works half the time. Most of the time I open the app is shows rain even when there is no rain.
  21. [R68] Storm Radar 5/5 · US Works great for traveling.: I have used this app since 2019 and find the paid version is amazing in accuracy in predicting what weather is coming, not only from where but to where it going and how fast. It is my favorite weather app, and I used to be a “live on-air storm chaser.
  22. [R82] Storm Radar 1/5 · US Inaccurate at Best: Whatever it tells you in terms of radar and predictions seems to be right about 5-10% of the time. Not worth the money, this app panders to useful idiots. Apple Weather is just as accurate and they just make things up entirely. Best advice these days; look at the sky and if you smell rain its going to rain.
  23. [R61] Storm Radar 1/5 · US Old Lady: I enjoyed the simplicity of the old version. Maybe you guys can add a tutorial video somewhere on here, to help navigate the “busy-ness”
  24. [R66] Storm Radar 3/5 · US Lots of potential: This app has potential to be one of the best iOS weather apps but it’s held back by severe performance issues. On an M4 iPad Pro and on an iPhone 17 Pro the app is a stuttering mess.
  25. [R72] Storm Radar 3/5 · US New format is terrible: I’ve had the paid version of this app for years. I liked it because of how user friendly it was. This new update is hard to navigate and glitches often. Unfortunately, I had to cancel my subscription. I don’t want to pay for something I can’t reliably use.
  26. [R76] Storm Radar 1/5 · US Used to work well: This app used to be great. With the update a few months ago it is now very slow to load the actual radar image, sometimes not loading at all.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store