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Head-to-head

Storm Shield vs Storm Tracker°

Storm Shield 4.8★ · Free + IAP · ⚠ stale 75
Winner Storm Shield
Storm Tracker° 4.6★ · Free + IAP 40

Storm Shield is the better choice for reliable severe weather alerts and radar, despite recent price increases, while Storm Tracker° struggles with accuracy, functionality, and intrusive ads.

Full reviews: Storm Shield · Storm Tracker°

Storm Shield generally provides accurate and timely severe weather alerts and radar, though recent price hikes and occasional glitches are a concern. Storm Tracker° suffers from significant issues with data accuracy, app functionality, and an overwhelming number of ads in its free version, making it less reliable for critical weather information.

Head to head

Features and Functionality edge: Storm ShieldR2R4R6R9
Storm Shield Storm Shield offers detailed radar and storm warnings, with users appreciating its ability to track weather across multiple saved locations and even internationally R2R14. However, some users report issues with alerts not showing up in the app after notification, missing live forecasts, and incorrect location pinning R4R9R15. There are also complaints about heat warnings not appearing as map overlays .
Storm Tracker° Storm Tracker° provides graphics and storm tracks, with some users finding it helpful for storm chasing and tracking tropical cyclones . However, many users report significant issues with core functionality, including the inability to set or change locations, missing forecast data, and radar not updating or being significantly delayed . Some also note it doesn't forecast far into the future .
Alerts and Accuracy edge: Storm ShieldR1R2R8R11
Storm Shield Storm Shield is praised for accurate and timely severe weather alerts, including text-to-speech notifications, and is considered effective for tracking tornadoes and other severe events R2R11. However, a significant number of recent reviews report critical failures, with the app not alerting for tornadoes or other severe weather, or providing alerts that don't correspond to information within the app R1R8R13. Some also find forecasts confusing or inaccurate .
Storm Tracker° Storm Tracker° is cited by some as accurate for tropical cyclones and helpful during a tornado . However, many users report the app's radar and alerts are consistently delayed by 5 to 30 minutes, or are outright inaccurate compared to reality and other sources . There are also complaints about warnings being outdated .
Ease of Use edge: Storm ShieldR3R6R14R35
Storm Shield Storm Shield is generally considered easy to use for checking weather in multiple locations R14R35. Some users find the loud alerts startling R3 and others struggle with managing pinned locations R6.
Storm Tracker° Storm Tracker° has a clean, user-friendly interface according to some . However, many users report difficulty finding basic functions like forecasts, changing locations, or navigating around ads R78.
Price and Value edge: Storm ShieldR7R13R15R19
Storm Shield Storm Shield has seen significant price increases, with users reporting jumps from $0.99/month or $30/year to $6.49/month, then to $11-$12/month, or weekly charges R7R22R34. Many feel the increased cost is not justified by the app's current performance, especially given recent reliability issues and removal of previously free or promised features R13R15R19.
Storm Tracker° Storm Tracker° also has a paid subscription, with users reporting costs of $4.99/week, $10/week, or $29/year . Many users find these prices too high, especially given the app's poor functionality and the prevalence of ads even in the free version R70. Some feel it's not worth paying for features that should be free or that don't work .
Support edge: Storm ShieldR8R37R79R94
Storm Shield One user reported being unable to finish sending a support request R8. Another mentioned issues with family sharing for subscriptions R37.
Storm Tracker° Storm Tracker° users report a complete lack of customer support, with emails going unanswered for over 30 days and support requests disappearing R79R94.
Pick Storm Shield if

you prioritize generally accurate and timely severe weather alerts, especially for multiple locations, and are willing to pay a higher subscription fee despite recent price increases and occasional app glitches R2R14.

Pick Storm Tracker° if

you are looking for basic storm tracking graphics and are willing to tolerate frequent ads and significant functionality issues, or if you primarily need tropical cyclone forecasts .

Evidence note: Recent reviews for both apps show a negative trend, particularly concerning price increases and declining reliability. Storm Tracker°'s evidence for its 'edge' in features is weaker, as many positive comments are general or offset by significant negative reports of non-functionality.

Frequently asked

How much do Storm Shield and Storm Tracker° cost?
Storm Shield has seen significant price increases, with users reporting costs ranging from $1.99/month to $11-$12/month, or $30/year R7R22R34R56. Storm Tracker° has various subscription options, including $4.99/week, $10/week, or $29/year .
Are the alerts reliable for severe weather?
Storm Shield has a mixed record; while many users praise its accurate and timely alerts R2, a significant number of recent reviews report critical failures, with no alerts for tornadoes or other severe weather R1R28R31. Storm Tracker°'s alerts and radar are frequently reported as delayed by 5 to 30 minutes or inaccurate .
Do these apps have a free version?
Both Storm Shield and Storm Tracker° offer a free version with in-app purchases. However, Storm Tracker°'s free version is heavily criticized for aggressive and intrusive ads that block content and make the app difficult to use R67R70R78R81.

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. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [R9] Storm Shield 3/5 · US Notifications are Odd: I like the app. But what’s annoying is that it tends to generate weather alert notifications and, when I tap the notification and it launches the app, NO ALERTS are seen. So, I’ll see a “Special Weather Statement” notification, tap it, and the app will open with NO additional information about what the Statement is about. VERY annoying.
  5. [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.
  6. [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
  7. [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.
  8. [R3] Storm Shield 3/5 · US Okay. But this scares me…: I like it because it can alert but instead it does an extremely loud alert that freaks me out.
  9. [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!
  10. [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.
  11. [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
  12. [R13] Storm Shield 1/5 · US Used to work…: I’ve used this app for years but in the last year it’s not reliable. Sometimes a local alert will pop up on my phone, sometimes not, but when I go to check the alert it’s not there (even though it’s active). I have better luck with a local weather station app that’s hundreds of miles away. I’m not sure what glitch is happening, but for a paid app - I expect more. Please address this
  13. [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.
  14. [R19] Storm Shield 1/5 · US New developer firm is greedy: I first downloaded this app several years ago when it’s original owners and developers had it. Living in Iowa, severe weather is a thing and promptness, accuracy and reliability are THE key attributes for a severe weather alerting app to demonstrate. Storm Shield ticked all three boxes for years both in Iowa and for the brief time I lived in another state. Like some o
  15. [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.
  16. [R79] Storm Tracker° 1/5 · US App does not work at this time. Do not purchase this app.: Do not buy this app, it is not working at all. It is currently not populating any current weather data or forecast data. Sent an email 30+ days ago and received no response from Impala Studios the developer. I have to assume at this time the developer is no longer supporting this weather app. It’s too bad it was once my favorite app.
  17. [R94] Storm Tracker° 1/5 · US This app sucks!: I wish I could give it zero! I can’t change my location, I can’t get forecasts. I paid for a subscription- I can’t get a hold of the idiots who created the site, when you push send to contact them, poof, it disappears, just like my trust for this useless product. If l see a charge, I will stop payment!
  18. [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.
  19. [R34] Storm Shield 1/5 · US Price increase: This app is not worth $11.49 a month. What are you doing?
  20. [R56] Storm Shield 2/5 · US Smh at the greed: This app used to be $0.99 a month. Then became $1.99 a month. Then you had to pay for certain alerts and map features. For some reason, the app became $6.49. And now it is $12 a month. The app itself has been great but the price increases are insane and don’t even reflect anything other than wanting to make more money.
  21. [R28] Storm Shield 1/5 · US No alert: Absolutely gave us no alert for the tornado that touched down. At least I was watching the news and heard the sirens
  22. [R31] Storm Shield 1/5 · US No tornado alert: Once again we have tornado sirens and this app was silent. If you are looking for an app to keep you safe, this one is not it.
  23. [R67] Storm Tracker° 1/5 · US Ads everywhere: Very aggressive ads that make the free version even ridiculous to use. Go with Weather Channels app instead.
  24. [R70] Storm Tracker° 1/5 · US $$$$$$: The free version has ads that block everything. The paid version is too expensive for the typical person.
  25. [R78] Storm Tracker° 3/5 · US Old was better.: They updated the free app and remove some functionality and it runs slower. If you were wanting to check a storm quickly you can’t anymore you have to go through a number of ads first. For this reason alone I would not recommend it.
  26. [R81] Storm Tracker° 3/5 · US Theres an Ad every time you open this app: Every time you check the temperature there like a 10 second Ad you HAVE to watch and can’t click out of. Otherwise it’s a good app.

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