My Lightning Tracker Pro vs Kestrel LiNK
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
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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.
Kestrel LiNK
This application allows users to monitor, download, and share environmental data collected by Kestrel Instruments meters and data loggers. It provides a seamless way to send your weather information to the cloud for further analysis and accessibility.
- Monitor environmental data
- Download data
- Share data
- Send data to the cloud
- Connect with Kestrel Instruments devices
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Monitor, download, share or send your weather data to the cloud from your Kestrel Instruments environment meter or data logger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Lightning Tracker Pro at 81% against Kestrel LiNK's 27%. My Lightning Tracker Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 31). Kestrel LiNK's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
Kestrel LiNK is free to download; My Lightning Tracker Pro costs $4.99 up front. My Lightning Tracker Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kestrel LiNK asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Lightning Tracker Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Lightning Tracker Pro has 6.1K ratings behind it against 31, 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 27% of Kestrel LiNK's.
My Lightning Tracker Pro ships an update fortnightly, Kestrel LiNK every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | My Lightning Tracker Pro | Kestrel LiNK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better | 2.9 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 31 |
| 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 | #4 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JRustonApps B.V. | Nielsen-Kellerman Co. |
Customer experience
My Lightning Tracker Pro
Kestrel LiNK
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
Kestrel LiNK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Lightning Tracker Pro
- Buy us a coffee$0.99
Kestrel LiNK
No in-app purchases
Questions
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