My Lightning Tracker Pro vs WeatherSentry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Lightning Tracker Pro
Monitor global lightning strikes in near real-time with detailed maps and historical data. Receive timely alerts for nearby storms and share strike information with friends. Track weather radar for incoming conditions.
- Global lightning strike detection
- Real-time storm monitoring
- Lightning strike history
- Detailed map view
- Proximity storm alerts
- Weather radar integration
- Strike sharing
Read full descriptionHide full description
My Lightning Tracker Pro 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. - Pro version is ad-free and includes Apple Watch support! If you want the most efficient way of keeping up lightning strikes and thunderstorms, then My Lightning Tracker Pro is the right lightning network for you. This version is similar to apps such as Blitzortung, Clime, Spark and Live Lightning.
WeatherSentry
This professional weather service offers businesses top-rated forecasts, monitoring, and alerting. It provides real-time meteorological consulting and decision support to enhance safety and efficiency for organizations across various industries.
- Professional-grade weather alerting
- Real-time meteorological consulting
- Location-based alerts
- Severe weather storm tracking
- Radar and future radar
- 15-day forecasts
Read full descriptionHide full description
WeatherSentry is a subscription weather service for businesses, providing top-rated forecasts, monitoring and alerting capabilities. Businesses across numerous industries and public authorities use the WeatherSentry app for professional-grade alerting and decision support to ensure safety and improve efficiency. With WeatherSentry, organizations gain access to a wealth of weather insights and live meteorological consulting from the global weather authority – DTN! If you are not yet a WeatherSentry user, please contact us on dtn.com. The WeatherSentry® app provides full awareness to current and changing weather conditions with alerts for your GPS position and fixed locations; real-time lightning display and alerts; severe weather storm tracks – thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes; radar and future radar; multiple map layers and weather variables; hour-by-hour plus 15-day forecasts, and more! Please note: Allow Location Services when installing. Background location tracking is necessary for receiving location-based alerts, but does have a nominal effect on battery life.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Lightning Tracker Pro at 81% against WeatherSentry's 0%. My Lightning Tracker Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 38). WeatherSentry's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
WeatherSentry is free to download; My Lightning Tracker Pro costs $4.99 up front. My Lightning Tracker Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WeatherSentry asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Lightning Tracker Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Lightning Tracker Pro has 6.1K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of My Lightning Tracker Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of WeatherSentry's.
My Lightning Tracker Pro ships an update fortnightly, WeatherSentry every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | My Lightning Tracker Pro | WeatherSentry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better | 3.3 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JRustonApps B.V. | DTN, LLC |
Customer experience
My Lightning Tracker Pro
WeatherSentry
Bugs and requests
My Lightning Tracker Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Radar not loading properly
- Notifications not working as expected
- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to view strike history
- Improve Apple Watch integration
- Implement real-time strike tracking
- Add weather radar animation/time-lapse
- Provide more customization options
WeatherSentry
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Lightning Tracker Pro
- Buy us a coffee$0.99
WeatherSentry
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My Lightning Tracker Pro free?
Is WeatherSentry free?
Which has better reviews, My Lightning Tracker Pro or WeatherSentry?
Do My Lightning Tracker Pro or WeatherSentry have ads?
Which is updated more often, My Lightning Tracker Pro or WeatherSentry?
Other comparisons















