# BlitzortungLive — user reviews > 266 indexed App Store user reviews of BlitzortungLive by Marco Bauer, rated 4.50/5 from 664 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blitzortunglive/id933558423/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blitzortunglive/id933558423.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 435 · 4★ 160 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of BlitzortungLive? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Real-time lightning tracking - 📍 Accurate location of strikes - 🔔 Useful alerts and notifications - 🌐 Global coverage - 🆓 Free app **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 🔍 Inconsistent detection of strikes - 🗺️ Outdated or inaccurate map data - 🔍 Lack of detailed strike information - 💰 Intrusive advertising **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on startup - Delayed or missing strike notifications - Inaccurate location of strikes - Issues with map updates **Most requested features** - Customizable alert radius - Historical lightning data - Weather radar integration - Ability to report missing strikes - Option to remove ads ## Newest reviews (13 of 266) ### 2/5 — App crashes with iOS 26.5.2 *2026-07-27, version 2.8.0.1* App crashes with iOS 26.5.2 ### 2/5 — Lacks the thoroughness of PC app *2024-09-22, version 2.7.0.1* I use the more advanced PC app. The two are strikingly different. PC app shows a ton of info ### 4/5 — Don’t use it much, but when I need it works. *2024-02-06, version 2.7.0.1* I haven’t needed to use this app very often. However, when weather conditions show the potential for lightning it it fast, accurate, and effective. No problems. Well worth having. ### 4/5 — App rating *2023-11-21, version 2.7.0.1* Overall, I like the app. Things I don’t like are that even when I can see a huge bolt, but it doesn’t always show on the app. And, the distance circle I have to notify me is orange.the strike dots are yellow and orange so hard to see them ### 5/5 — Excellent *2023-09-07, version 2.7.0.1* Great adjunct for sailors and outdoors-types who NEED to know the proximity of lightning strikes ### 4/5 — Reliable alerts but the map doesn’t always update *2023-09-07, version 2.7.0.1* A very useful app for alerting of nearby lightning strikes. When it works, it’s great. However there seems to be a problem with the map updates taking a long time and sometimes not registering a strike at all. I find myself checking the lightningmaps.org website to see where the strike occurred. However the push notification works well so it’s still useful. ### 5/5 — A KEEPER !!! *2023-08-09, version 2.7.0.1* I’ve been using this app for several years now and it has been working its little tail off. Its free and fabulous. Get it loaded and you’ll get notifications like never before …. Yeah, baby! ### 5/5 — informativ und interessant *2023-07-28* Spannend zu beobachten ### 5/5 — My latest app obsession! *2023-07-18, version 2.7.0.1* Thanks to everyone that contributes to this app I'm really enjoying your work!! This is definitely my latest app obsession. I love it & its free!! It's not perfect in UK but its still really good! I looked even looked in to contributing myself & building my own receiver but looks a little beyond my skill set. ### 4/5 — Einfach und übersichtlich *2023-07-15, version 2.7.0.1* aber leider nicht immer zuverlässig. ### 5/5 — Excellent lightning app. *2023-07-14, version 2.7.0.1* Easy to use with very current data. Shows local or entire world’s lightning. I really enjoy this app. and it helps to keep me safe. ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-06-20, version 2.7.0.1* Great app. It's my go to app to find out if there's lightening in the area. ### 5/5 — Reliable *2023-06-16, version 2.7.0.1* App has just what you need: no unnecessary frills, just the tools to cover your area. I use it all the time ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App not timely *2026-08-20, version 2.8.0.1* I really like your website, but your app is useless for tracking an incoming storm. Is there something I need to do to refresh? ### 1/5 — Can’t turn sound off *2026-06-04, version 2.8.0.1* The web site is great (apart from the obvious cookie issues), but the app is completely ruined for the want of one simple feature: turn the sound off. Who wants that incessant clicking all the time it’s running?! ### 1/5 — Nice *2026-05-22* Overall very good but pls let us choose the location/area we want covered manually ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work under latest iOS update *2025-08-18, version 2.8.0.1* Crashes on opening. ### 1/5 — Registers insufficient events *2025-05-22, version 2.8.0.1* Seems to register only half of the strikes and some are extremely delayed. I’ve had several lightning strikes near me and none are recorded in the app. ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2023-08-24, version 2.7.0.1* Nothing like it used to be. The app rarely reports storms, even when I can see the lightning! ### 1/5 — Slow and unstable *2023-08-18, version 2.7.0.1* Crashes on startup, or shortly after. Very slow updates compared to the Blitzortung desktop website. Disappointing. iPhone X / iOS 16.6 ### 1/5 — Unreliable and inaccurate *2023-04-10, version 2.7.0.1* I get an alert saying there’s lightning detected 21 miles away. I go in to the app and it doesn’t show any lightning at all. ### 1/5 — Useless *2022-08-26, version 2.6.9.1* It used to work great but it has not been accurate in over over a year in Montana. We’ve had INCREDIBLE lightning storms (5-10strikes per minute) the last 5-6 days and this app hasn’t registered A SINGLE STRIKE! ### 1/5 — Intrusive advertising *2022-07-31, version 2.6.9.1* Have been a contributor to Blitzortung for well over a decade Ive always liked having an app to view the data. The latest version puts an advertising bar across the middle of the map making it completely unusable. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — cool app *2026-04-11, version 2.8.0.1* seems to work ### 5/5 — Un bel outil de prévention *2025-06-15* Me permet de débrancher mes antennes de radio en fonction de l’ évolution du système orageux. Superbe appli dont je ne me passe plus. ### 5/5 — A KEEPER !!! *2025-04-27, version 2.8.0.1* I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT IT… I’ve been using this app for several years now and it has been working its little tail off. Its free and fabulous. Get it loaded and you’ll get notifications like never before …. Yeah, baby! ### 5/5 — Great App For Tracking Lightning *2024-09-02, version 2.7.0.1* I enjoy the outdoors and this app makes it possible to track lightning so I can get to shelter. ### 5/5 — Tolle App *2024-08-13* Ist selbsterklärend, übersichtlich und hilfreich. ### 5/5 — A valuable app *2024-07-16, version 2.7.0.1* An amazing valued app for us up here on the Great Lakes where we get some of the most wicked lightning strikes and storms, are almost always amplified by "lake affect ". This app keeps me in the know and way ahead when a storm is on its way the closer the strikes, the closer to my location. I'm alerted and prepared. I use every day I can watch lightning all around the world. Thank you developers for your hard work, it makes a difference in our lives. ### 5/5 — Very useful lightning tracker *2024-06-26, version 2.7.0.1* While I wouldn’t rely solely on any app to tell me to get out of a storm, this is one of the few I use regularly. I would be happy to pay to remove the ads, but that does not seem to be an option, and they are not too intrusive. ### 5/5 — Blitzing good app *2024-05-22, version 2.7.0.1* This is a brilliant app can keep alerted and see when risk of lightning is close by. Easy to use clearly visible data. ### 5/5 — Très bien *2024-05-01* Très pratique pour les stressés des orages afin de suivre les progressions en temps réel (moins stressant de voir l’évolution en temps réel plutôt que de rester sur des prévisions vagues et souvent plus anxiogènes). ### 5/5 — It is very accurate *2024-02-26, version 2.7.0.1* Useful and accurate --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*