Comparison

Wind Smart vs My Lightning Tracker & Alerts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wind Smart

Features
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Wind Smart application connects your Apple device with a Wind Smart sensors. The Wind Smart measures wind speed, air temperature and wind direction. Current features include: - Average, current and maximum wind speed, wind direction and air temperature - Wind speed graphical and sound alarm - Ability to choose unit (m/s, knots, mph, km/h, Bft) - Wind range: 0.6 - 50 m/s - Resolution: 0.1 m/s - Accuracy: +/- 3% What's new in 1.7 version? - iOS 11 compatible - graphs bugs fixed - minor bugs fixed

About

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts

Monitor global lightning strikes in near real-time with live maps and notifications for your area. Track thunderstorms, view historical strike data, and share strike information with friends. Includes weather radar to monitor incoming storms.

Highlights
  • Real-time global lightning strike detection
  • Live thunderstorm map visualization
  • Customizable lightning alerts
  • Historical lightning strike data
  • Integrated weather radar
  • Strike sharing with friends
Features
Currently charting
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My Lightning Tracker is the best app for monitoring lightning strikes all around the world in close to real-time. With a sleek modern design, you can watch thunderstorms as they occur. You can also receive notifications whenever strikes are detected in your area. - Detects and displays lightning strikes all around the world! - See a history of hotspots where lightning strikes occur most often! - View more detailed information about where the thunderstorm is occurring on a map. - Receive a lightning alarm when a storm is nearby so that you can monitor it live. - Share a strike with your friends so that they can see where the thunder & lightning is occurring too! - Monitor the weather radar to track what could be coming. - Full support for the latest iPhone and iPad models. If you want the most efficient way of keeping up lightning strikes and thunderstorms, then My Lightning Tracker is the right lightning network for you. This version is ad-supported and is similar to apps such as Blitzortung, Clime, Spark and Live Lightning.

Screenshots

Wind Smart2 screens
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Wind Smart at none against My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's shown. Wind Smart also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months) and chart position (#20 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wind Smart ships an update every 8 months, My Lightning Tracker & Alerts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Wind Smart versus My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWind SmartMy Lightning Tracker & Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (67K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—74.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—67K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
Best chart rank—#20 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiha KorosecJRustonApps B.V.

Bugs and requests

Wind Smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing issues
  • Inconsistent performance after updates
  • Location tracking not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add wind direction and speed to radar
  • Provide historical lightning strike data
  • Implement Apple Watch support
  • Allow setting multiple saved locations
  • Add option to only notify on closer strikes

In-app purchases

None

Wind Smart

No in-app purchases

None

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wind Smart free?
Wind Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Lightning Tracker & Alerts free?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wind Smart or My Lightning Tracker & Alerts have ads?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts shows ads; Wind Smart does not.
Which is updated more often, Wind Smart or My Lightning Tracker & Alerts?
Wind Smart ships an update every 8 months, and My Lightning Tracker & Alerts every 5 days. Most recently, Wind Smart was updated on October 29, 2026 and My Lightning Tracker & Alerts on November 1, 2026.

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