Storm Shield
Severe Weather Alerts & Radar
How much does Storm Shield cost?
Prices are current as of 1 Oct 2026.
7 subscriptions from $1.99
In the United States, Storm Shield has 7 subscriptions priced $1.99 – 29.99. Free trials run 7 days or 1 month.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Subscription | Weekly | $1.99 |
| Weekly with Free Trial | WeeklyTrial: 7 days | $1.99 |
| Lightning Strikes | Monthly | $10.99 |
| Premium Weather | Monthly | $10.99 |
| 30-Day Limited Offer Upgrade | MonthlyTrial: 1 month | $11.49 |
| Yearly Subscription | Annual | $29.99 |
| Yearly with Free Trial | AnnualTrial: 7 days | $29.99 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating / 5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| Reviews | 113K | 371K | 153K | 103K | 84K | 31K | 20K | 7.4K | 3K | 818 | 27 |
| Released | 2012 | 2013 | 2017 | 2014 | 2020 | 2023 | 2013 | 2015 | 2019 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Weekly price | $1.99 | $5.99 | $1.99 | $3.99 | $5.49 | $4.99 | — | — | — | $1.99 | — |
| Monthly price | $10.99 | $1.39 | $3.99 | — | — | $9.99 | — | — | $14.99 | $6.99 | — |
| Annual price | $29.99 | $11.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | — | $29.99 | — | — | $9.99 | $69.99 | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
Storm Shield reviews
4.8 out of 5, based on 113,493 reviews.
What people like
- Radar and weather warnings work well
- Helped users through dangerous storms
- Tracks weather across multiple locations
What they complain about
- Price hikes are too high
- Alerts often show nothing when clicked
- Forecast accuracy has gotten worse
- App stops working after updates
The perfect storm app
This app helped me through strong storms by telling me when they will start and end it also gives me alerts thanks storm shield
Routinely Wrong
Quite often it will not show correct predictions like the other apps. Today it is showing 0 precipitation while it’s raining! That’s the normal.
Why do you have to pay for lighting strikes?
It should be included along with storm track
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.
Widgets
Decent radar app, but definitely needs newer more colorful, updated widgets similar to apples weather widgets!
Read Storm Shield Postings
Posts on Storm Shield are very informative and help one stay aware of conditions that require attention. Stay connected!
Paid subscription for alerts
For an app that describes itself as a “severe weather alerts” app, if you want lighting alerts, it’s a paid subscription
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 request, but it wouldn't let me finish. I hit the submit button multiple times, and it just said, "send more information to be more helpful." I had filled out every field correctly. I triple checked. This has been going on for several weeks. I am disappointed because I have recommended this app to many, many people.
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.
Good app but unable to be used offline
I like this app but when you’re offline it takes forever to load do not recommend
Johnboy
Please turn on notifications
No radar
After latest update the app will not show radar or weather layers. Tried deleting and restoring subscription and it will not restore.
opinon
this app is so good it’s just i wish that you would ent have to pay so see more
Hey, anyone there?
This has been my go-to weather app for years, but now when I need to see closings & delays info, it isn't working. Is app still active or do I move to another?
I purchased this before
I purchased this a few years ago. Now I am being urged to buy a subscription to an app I purchased outright! I am very upset about this. When I purchased it, it was not subscription based. In fact to use it you had to actually buy it. Now because they have decided it’s subscription based I am locked out of function I used to have access to. I really enjoyed this but think I may have to find one that doesn’t just change the rules mid game just because it got popular.
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!
Radar stopped working
The precipitation radar just stopped working, and opening layers doesn’t let me turn precipitation on/off either. So basically the ONE thing the free version did doesn’t even work anymore.
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.
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.
Okay. But this scares me…
I like it because it can alert but instead it does an extremely loud alert that freaks me out.
Cheatham County Tennessee
Please send Cheatham County Tennessee reports
Used to love this app
This used to be my go to weather app. Not anymore, it will say there is an alert, but if you click for more info, nothing. Radar working, flip a coin on whether it’s actually working. Want to adjust the layers, once again, good luck if you even get to see anything regarding what layers you can use. They haven’t updated the app in so long, I’m thinking that they are just milking this for what subscription fees they have left and doing nothing to maintain it.
Icons and forecast often don’t match
Forecasts rarely accurate anymore. App is fine for radar but compare NWS forecasts today for example 60-80% chance for precip. The app mentions no chance at all? Used to be good but bought out by a new company that decreased quality of forecasts and started charging for basic use. Time to find another app.
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.
Good notifications
I can’t believe Storm Shield has text to speech when a notification pops up. I’m really loving it. Thank you.
Terrible
The app never lets you know when severe weather events are coming or other severe weather events will happen.
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!
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 expensive… $30 a year, $12 a month, $1.99 a week adds up quick I have deleted the app and moved on You think they would Grandfather the loyal customers in that helped make what the app good like it once was with the small team of determined developers that focused on the customer satisfaction and amazing weather information it provided. Instead, the new owners are more interested in ‘pleasing and lining the stock holders pockets’ first and bending everyone over a log while stroking a dry corn cob right up where the sun don’t shine This app is a blundering joke and I hope all others follow along to the point it has to shut down.
Predictions
Heck of a lot better on weather predictions than any local news stations!!!!!
Location changed
I did not change my location but the app now sends weather for Lamont, FL instead of Lamar, TX. Useless. I can’t find a way to fix it.
Great app for outdoor activities
This has been a lifesaver several times for me. I’ve had this app for several years and it is very useful. Living in Ohio it’s a major plus.
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! I don’t want to cancel - but did because it just doesn’t work. The alerts are critical for severe or inclement weather!!! Get it together!
Great radar
I love your radar and weather warnings. I live in a remote location and your website is invaluable. In
Worse than a GARBAGE APP…
After 20+ YEARS of using this app, ROTTING GARBAGE IS MORE ACCURATE & RELIABLE NOW. I relied on this app for decades. This app NO LONGER helps save lives - PERIOD!! (And I KNOW my Meterology. I’ve been SAR, a Volunteer First Responder, Volunteer K9 Searcher, AWS w/Air Force in college & still a Storm Chaser to name just a few professions that require meteorological knowledge.) Greedy buyers/“investors” did what they do best: buy what they know NOTHING about, gut it, significantly increase price & FALSIFY THEIR INFO (WILDLY FALSIFYING STORM SHIELD APP!!! WOW!) with INFO FROM YEARS AGO to impress the unaware. —> SCUM IN DRAIN PIPES HAS BETTER QUALITY & ACCURACY THAN STORM SHIELD NOW! <— —> PRICE GAUGING as well for THIS NOW GARBAGE storm shieldLESS APP. <— The list of what has not been destroyed in this app is so long there is only one thing to list that’s not: graphics have slightly improved. **** CANCELED MY SUBSCRIPTION, and I paid for the best on this app for myself and my team & volunteers, & ALL of MY CLIENTS HAVE CANCELLED AS WELL. PS: WHO IN THE HECK MAKES PIN-DROPS THE SAME COLOR AS THE WEATHER RADARS SO YOU CANNOT FIND A SPECIFIC LOCATION DURING SEVERE WEATHER??!! Oh yeah, the INCOMPETENT “INVESTORS” who bought out THIS NOW GARBAGE APP. (IE: Red pin drops with red severe rain fall radar OVER the red pinned location (and blue pins during blue winter weather alerts) for you incompetent “investors” - just a red or blue blob.)
Storm Shield FAQ
- Is Storm Shield free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 1 country it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $1.99 (US), across 7 subscriptions.
- How much does Storm Shield cost per month?
- 30-Day Limited Offer Upgrade is $10.99 – 11.49 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $29.99 a year.
- Does Storm Shield have a free trial?
- Yes — free trials of 7 days or 1 month (US), depending on the plan.
- What are the best alternatives to Storm Shield?
- Weather Radar - NOAA Channel (4.5 from 371,424 reviews, premium from $1.39), Storm Radar: Weather Tracker (4.5 from 153,486 reviews, premium from $0.99) and Storm Tracker° (4.6 from 103,061 reviews, premium from $2.99).
Storm Shield download
Last updated 1 year ago.
Storm Shield sells in 1 country. It was released 14 years and 4 months ago, on 22 May 2012. It holds a 4.8 rating from 113,493 reviews.
Supports 2 languages: English, Spanish.
How much does Storm Shield make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- Monthly 71%
- Weekly 27%
- Annual 2%
Revenue by country
- United States 100%