# Storm! vs Storm Distance Tracker

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Storm! | Storm Distance Tracker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.7 (38 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storm/id1118753431/reviews) | [3.7 (101 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storm-distance-tracker/id1123064491/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 38 | **101** |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.4** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Riyad Habash](https://appshunter.io/developer/1073719756) | [DOUBLE U s.r.o.](https://appshunter.io/developer/331787042) |

## What reviewers say

### Storm!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storm/id1118753431)

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.

**Highlights:** Lightning strike detection, Thunder sound timing, Distance calculation, Physics-based estimation

**In-app purchases:** none


### Storm Distance Tracker

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storm-distance-tracker/id1123064491)

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.

**Highlights:** Calculate storm distance, Uses lightning and thunder timing, Calculates based on speed of light and sound, Simple tap interface

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $1.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $4.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Storm! free?

Storm! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Storm Distance Tracker free?

Storm Distance Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Storm! or Storm Distance Tracker?

Storm! and Storm Distance Tracker are both rated 3.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 38 and 101 ratings respectively.

### Do Storm! or Storm Distance Tracker have ads?

Storm Distance Tracker shows ads; Storm! does not.

### Which is updated more often, Storm! or Storm Distance Tracker?

Storm! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Storm Distance Tracker every 7 months. Most recently, Storm! was updated on October 16, 2026 and Storm Distance Tracker on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*