Comparison

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts vs Lightning Tracker‎

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
  • Global lightning strike detection
  • Real-time thunderstorm monitoring
  • Lightning strike notifications
  • Historical 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

Lightning Tracker‎

Monitor real-time lightning strikes on a live map, with detailed information on time and distance. Receive background notifications for nearby activity and customize your monitoring radius. View current weather conditions alongside lightning data.

Highlights
  • Real-time lightning strike map
  • Strike details (time, distance)
  • Background monitoring & notifications
  • Customizable monitoring radius (1-50 miles)
  • View current weather conditions
Features
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Track and monitor lightning strikes in realtime nearby to your location, with Lightning Tracker Live. Lightning strikes are presented on a map view, where you can tap on each marked lightning strike for more details, including: • Time of strike • Distance from your current location Lightning strikes will appear on the map view in realtime & will expire after 15 minutes, keeping you up to date with only the latest lightning activity all the time. The app will also work when in the background, periodically checking for any lightning strikes & notifying you if any do occur. As a default setting, the app will check/monitor at a radius of 25 miles within your location for lightning activity. This can be customized in the app settings from anywhere between 1 & 50 miles. Your chosen radius value will be saved for future use. Other features include an option to view your current weather conditions. We hope that you find this app useful. Please reach out to us via email support if you have any feedback or questions. Subscription: Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. If your subscription is subject to any promotional discount, the discount will expire upon the end of the current period and you'll be charged the standard rate upon renewal. Go to your iTunes Account under subscriptions to manage your membership and to turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Privacy Policy: https://goingmerry.xyz/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://goingmerry.xyz/terms-conditions/

Screenshots

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts3 screens
Lightning Tracker‎4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Lightning Tracker & Alerts at 75% against Lightning Tracker‎'s 8%. My Lightning Tracker & Alerts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lightning Tracker‎ sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. My Lightning Tracker & Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Lightning Tracker & Alerts has 67K ratings behind it against 178, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's written reviews are positive against 8% of Lightning Tracker‎'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts ships an update every 5 days, Lightning Tracker‎ every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts versus Lightning Tracker‎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Lightning Tracker & AlertsLightning Tracker‎
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (67K ratings) — better4.4 (178 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings67K — better178
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJRustonApps B.V.Going Merry LLC

Customer experience

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts

All ratings66,797 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews709 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative19.2%

Lightning Tracker‎

All ratings178 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

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

Lightning Tracker‎

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

My Lightning Tracker & Alerts

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Lightning Tracker‎

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
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  • Premium Yearly$6.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is My Lightning Tracker & Alerts free?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightning Tracker‎ free?
Lightning Tracker‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Lightning Tracker & Alerts or Lightning Tracker‎?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts is rated higher. My Lightning Tracker & Alerts averages 4.8 out of 5 from 67K ratings, while Lightning Tracker‎ averages 4.4 from 178 ratings.
Do My Lightning Tracker & Alerts or Lightning Tracker‎ have ads?
Both My Lightning Tracker & Alerts and Lightning Tracker‎ show ads.
Which is updated more often, My Lightning Tracker & Alerts or Lightning Tracker‎?
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts ships an update every 5 days, and Lightning Tracker‎ every 4 months. Most recently, My Lightning Tracker & Alerts was updated on November 12, 2026 and Lightning Tracker‎ on November 11, 2026.

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