Storm Shield review
A mobile weather app centered on severe-weather alerts, radar and optional storm tools.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Storm Shield is a mobile weather app for people who want warnings about hazardous conditions affecting their current or saved locations. It sends voice and push notifications for more than 160 weather alert types, and displays alerts on a high-definition radar map. Alongside alerts, the app provides current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, and a map for saved locations. It is available for iOS and Android, making it a fit for mobile users who put severe-weather notifications ahead of a broad forecasting toolkit.
The alerting and map features are its clearest strengths. Radar can be viewed with layers for clouds, wind, snowfall and road weather, as well as severe-weather overlays. The app also lets users save multiple locations and view them on a map, which suits people monitoring more than one place. Its forecast offering centers on current, hourly and daily conditions; buyers looking for a wider range of forecast formats may prefer an app built around that need. Storm Shield's focus is narrower: alerts and visual context for approaching weather.
Storm Shield is freemium, with a free plan and optional in-app subscriptions that add specific tools. Premium Weather includes future radar, a future temperature map and storm tracks. Lightning adds lightning-strike push notifications and a lightning map. According to the Google Play listing, both optional subscriptions are listed at $0.99 per month, though prices may differ by platform or region. Choose Storm Shield if severe-weather alerts and radar are your priorities, and the free app covers your needs. Consider another option if you need a desktop product or place more weight on forecast breadth than alerts.
Storm Shield pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Voice and push alerts cover more than 160 weather alert types.
- Alerts can cover your current location and saved locations.
- High-definition radar includes weather layers and severe-weather overlays.
- Where it doesn't
- Forecasts focus on current conditions, hourly forecasts and daily forecasts.
- Future radar, temperature maps and storm tracks require an optional subscription.
- The app is available on iOS and Android, not desktop platforms.
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