My Lightning Tracker & Alerts vs Sol App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
Monitor global lightning strikes in near real-time with live maps and notifications. Track thunderstorms, view historical strike data, and share strike information with friends. Includes weather radar for upcoming conditions.
- Real-time global lightning strike detection
- Live thunderstorm mapping
- Customizable lightning alerts
- Historical lightning strike data
- Weather radar integration
- Strike sharing with friends
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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.
Sol App
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Solskenstid är den tid då energin från den direkta strålningen överstiger 120 W/m². Det motsvarar den sammanlagda tiden under dagen då solen inte skyms av något moln eller täcks av endast tunna moln.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sol App at none against My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's shown. Sol App also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#42 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts ships an update every 5 days, Sol App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Lightning Tracker & Alerts | Sol App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (67K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Best chart rank | #42 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JRustonApps B.V. | Jan Andersson |
Bugs and 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
Sol App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
No in-app purchases
Sol App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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