Storm! vs Storm Distance Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storm!
This app estimates the distance of lightning storms using a physics-based approach. Simply tap "lightning" when you see it and "thunder" when you hear it to get an approximate distance.
- Lightning strike detection
- Thunder sound timing
- Distance calculation
- Physics-based estimation
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"Storm!" is an app which calculates the distance of lightning storm from your location, based on physics facts. once you see the lightning press on "lightning" button then press on "Thunder" button once you hear the thunder sound. The app will give you your approximate distance from the lightning storm.
Storm Distance Tracker
Measure the distance to a storm by timing the interval between seeing lightning and hearing thunder. This tool uses the difference in the speed of light and sound to provide an estimated distance.
- Calculate storm distance
- Uses lightning and thunder timing
- Calculates based on speed of light and sound
- Simple tap interface
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Calculate the distance of lightning and find out how far away the storm is. This app calculates distance using the difference between the speed of light and sound. Tap a button when you see the lightning and then again when you hear the thunder and the app will tell you how far away it is using a time difference between the two.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Storm! at none against Storm Distance Tracker's 4. Storm! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Storm Distance Tracker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Storm! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Storm! against 3.7 for Storm Distance Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 101 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Storm! ships an update every 2 weeks, Storm Distance Tracker every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storm! | Storm Distance Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (38 ratings) | 3.7 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riyad Habash | DOUBLE U s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Storm!
Storm Distance Tracker
In-app purchases
Storm!
No in-app purchases
Storm Distance Tracker
- Remove ads$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- Remove Ads$9.99
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