Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time global lightning strike detection
  • Live thunderstorm mapping
  • Customizable lightning alerts
  • Historical lightning strike data
  • Weather radar integration
  • 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.

About

Sol App

Features
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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.

Screenshots

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts3 screens
Sol App4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts versus Sol App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Lightning Tracker & AlertsSol App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (67K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings67K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
Best chart rank#42 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJRustonApps 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

None

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts

No in-app purchases

None

Sol App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Lightning Tracker & Alerts free?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sol App free?
Sol App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Lightning Tracker & Alerts or Sol App have ads?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts shows ads; Sol App does not.
Which is updated more often, My Lightning Tracker & Alerts or Sol App?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts ships an update every 5 days, and Sol App every 5 weeks. Most recently, My Lightning Tracker & Alerts was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sol App on November 7, 2026.

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