Reviews of Storm Hunter WX

By: John McLaughlin Meteorologist App

List of user reviews and ratings for Storm Hunter WX

Total ratings

3.51 (Rating count: 440)

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Review summary

Users appreciate the app's accurate forecasts, reliable radar, and storm alerts developed with meteorological expertise. However, many report frequent crashes, persistent connection errors, and struggles with adding or retaining preset locations. The notification system is criticized for being intrusive and non-configurable, and current temperature updates require opening the app. Despite these issues, the app's radar and alerts remain valued.

Pros

Accurate weather forecasts and storm tracking features.
Useful radar functionality with velocity and lightning alerts.
Non-intrusive advertisements enhancing user experience.
Ability to monitor multiple locations with GPS integration.
Developed with meteorological expertise, providing reliable data.

Cons

App frequently crashes or freezes, leading to poor reliability.
Problems adding or retaining preset locations; lost settings.
Persistent connection errors and black/red error screens upon startup.
Notification system is intrusive, permanent, and lacks customizable settings.
Current temperature updates only when app is opened, reducing convenience.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.30

All time rating average: 3.51

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19% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-04-29	Ke*****	I think this was a great app...and quite accurate. But it seems to me more glitchy all the time. It loses my preset locations often...forcing me to reprogram it all the time. Presently, I can't open up the radar page. And given there is a storm approaching that is extremely unhelpful. Unfortunately, I can't depend on the app anymore.
I think this was a great app...and quite accurate. But it seems to me more glitchy all the time. It loses my preset locations often...forcing me to reprogram it all the time. Presently, I can't open up the radar page. And given there is a storm approaching that is extremely unhelpful. Unfortunately, I can't depend on the app anymore.
2024-02-06	th*****	CAN YOU PLEASE ADD ANY NOTIFICATION SETTINGS at all, I don't wish to be notified about the weather every 5 minutes. And why is the notification permanent if I wanted to know the weather I would come to the app what if I turn it off then I don't get any notifications WHY!!!!!!! And it's still super laggy when it boots up, it seems like you're trying to load all of the locations all at the same time when you should be showing me the the weather for the ONE I'm looking at and load the others later.
CAN YOU PLEASE ADD ANY NOTIFICATION SETTINGS at all, I don't wish to be notified about the weather every 5 minutes. And why is the notification permanent if I wanted to know the weather I would come to the app what if I turn it off then I don't get any notifications WHY!!!!!!! And it's still super laggy when it boots up, it seems like you're trying to load all of the locations all at the same time when you should be showing me the the weather for the ONE I'm looking at and load the others later.
2023-05-02	Ma*****	I really want to like this app. It is pretty buggy, freezes quite a bit and can't seem to add additional locations to track. It stopped recognizing addresses, and zip codes. Maybe a update will fix some things
I really want to like this app. It is pretty buggy, freezes quite a bit and can't seem to add additional locations to track. It stopped recognizing addresses, and zip codes. Maybe a update will fix some things
2023-02-27	Ja*****	The only thing that keeps me from giving this 5 stars is the radar loop moves slightly too fast and is only for 30 minutes. 30 minute of radar tracking movement in 2 seconds is too fast. An hour's worth of radar data on a say...6-8 second loop seems more appropriate. LOVE the lighting alerts and the storm track info. Many apps have these too but only at a cost. And now I am getting the black and red screen telling me I need to be on a better Internet connection too. Yeah...it's broken...
The only thing that keeps me from giving this 5 stars is the radar loop moves slightly too fast and is only for 30 minutes. 30 minute of radar tracking movement in 2 seconds is too fast. An hour's worth of radar data on a say...6-8 second loop seems more appropriate. LOVE the lighting alerts and the storm track info. Many apps have these too but only at a cost. And now I am getting the black and red screen telling me I need to be on a better Internet connection too. Yeah...it's broken...
2023-02-25	Ia*****	Really liked the previous version. Now a connection error is how it starts up at least 50% of the time. Don't appreciate the new layout. It seems like the goal was to cram everything onto one page. It's not nearly as performant as it originally was. Disappointing. Additionally the developer contact info returns an error... Unknown mailbox. Not particularly helpful.
Really liked the previous version. Now a connection error is how it starts up at least 50% of the time. Don't appreciate the new layout. It seems like the goal was to cram everything onto one page. It's not nearly as performant as it originally was. Disappointing. Additionally the developer contact info returns an error... Unknown mailbox. Not particularly helpful.
2023-02-12	Ty*****	I absolutely loved using this weather app until you did away with the option to see the map from satellite view with city's on top. Personally in my opinion it gave more pinpoint accuracy to where you were at and the area you were in. Besides that this is hands down the best weather app I've ever used.
I absolutely loved using this weather app until you did away with the option to see the map from satellite view with city's on top. Personally in my opinion it gave more pinpoint accuracy to where you were at and the area you were in. Besides that this is hands down the best weather app I've ever used.
2023-02-01	E *****	Like the app but since recent update keep getting a black and red screen pop-up when I start the app up that says "This mobile app requires an active connection to the internet to access data such as news, maps, and weather. Please correct or try again later when you have a better signal.". I have to quit the app and try again and sometimes again.
Like the app but since recent update keep getting a black and red screen pop-up when I start the app up that says "This mobile app requires an active connection to the internet to access data such as news, maps, and weather. Please correct or try again later when you have a better signal.". I have to quit the app and try again and sometimes again.
2022-12-29	Je*****	Says unexpectedly quit bug fixed in last update in 2019, yet every time I open it, it unexpectedly quit and wants to send a report or will just close while I'm looking at it. Going to be finding another weather app, as this one is useless anymore.
Says unexpectedly quit bug fixed in last update in 2019, yet every time I open it, it unexpectedly quit and wants to send a report or will just close while I'm looking at it. Going to be finding another weather app, as this one is useless anymore.
2022-08-30	Fr*****	I picked up the app for weather alerts and the forecast. It bothers me that the app has notifications that cannot be cleared without turning off notifications for the app, defeating the purpose of having the app. The notifications that cannot be cleared would not be an issue if the app updated the notification automatically, but instead, you have weather data from hours earlier that does not update until you go in app, which is inconvenient. Also, in app-tutorial appears to not function.
I picked up the app for weather alerts and the forecast. It bothers me that the app has notifications that cannot be cleared without turning off notifications for the app, defeating the purpose of having the app. The notifications that cannot be cleared would not be an issue if the app updated the notification automatically, but instead, you have weather data from hours earlier that does not update until you go in app, which is inconvenient. Also, in app-tutorial appears to not function.
2022-05-03	Ma*****	Has been pretty good overall, but lately it's randomly been way off. For instance, the temperature it's telling me is currently off by more than 10 degrees!!! Not the forecast, just the current weather. The forecast is actually more accurate. I tried to find a place to report issues, but couldn't find one so here I am. I hope this gets fixed cause I'm about to look for another app.
Has been pretty good overall, but lately it's randomly been way off. For instance, the temperature it's telling me is currently off by more than 10 degrees!!! Not the forecast, just the current weather. The forecast is actually more accurate. I tried to find a place to report issues, but couldn't find one so here I am. I hope this gets fixed cause I'm about to look for another app.