My Lightning Tracker Pro vs StormClear
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.
StormClear
Get clear, plain-English weather updates and AI-powered briefings. Understand what's coming, when it will arrive, and what to do about it. Includes official warnings and radar, with options for advanced predictive timing and alerts.
- AI-powered weather briefings
- Plain-English explanations
- Predictive storm arrival times
- Official NWS warnings
- NOAA radar
- Customizable avatars
- Home screen widgets
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Rain before pickup? Storms headed for the ballfield? StormClear tells you what's coming, when it's likely to reach you and what to do, in plain English. The weather command center for families: AI-powered briefings, NOAA radar and official National Weather Service warnings in one ad-free app. Built by a family-owned American team. FREE WEATHER. NO ADS. NO CATCH. A lot of weather apps bury the basics behind ads or tiered plans. StormClear Free includes: - A plain-English AI briefing for today, with the real numbers - Best outdoor window: know when to get outside - Full 10-day forecast, hourly forecast, temperature graph and Rain Outlook - Every active NWS warning, word for word, with safety guidance - Observed NOAA radar with official warning areas drawn in red - Up to 3 saved locations - Default, Gerard and Hank avatars - Home Screen widgets, air quality and Quiet mode STORMCLEAR PRO: KNOW WHEN, NOT JUST IF The forecast says "storms this afternoon." Pro tells you when they're likely to reach your location. - Storm ETA: predictive radar and arrival estimates for your exact location - Ten-minute rain-arrival alerts before it starts at home - Storm Command Center: likely impacts, uncertainty and data freshness beside the official warnings - Weather around your calendar: a heads-up when rain may hit practice, the party or the drive - Unlimited locations: home, school, the lake house, grandma's - All six avatars, including Clint, Madison and Don - Wind, Heat Map and Fires layers - Pollen Tracker, plus pollen, lightning and pressure-change alerts - The full background collection ESTIMATES THAT LEARN YOUR BACKYARD After an alert, tap "Right on time," "It was off" or "Never happened." StormClear uses your answers to sharpen timing at each place you save. Storms change as they develop, so StormClear always shows how fresh and how certain the data is. SIX VOICES. SAME ADVICE. Pick who delivers your forecast. The advice never changes, only how it's said. - Default: warm, plain and competent - Gerard: the English butler who has already seen to it - Hank: your neighbor leaning on the fence post - Clint: bottom line first, military-style (Pro) - Madison: the friend who actually knows things (Pro) - Don: a 1977 anchorman with total confidence (Pro) When a warning is active, the jokes stop. Every voice drops the personality and speaks plainly. OFFICIAL WARNINGS ARE NEVER BEHIND A PAYWALL National Weather Service severe-weather warnings are free for everyone. Pro adds StormClear's arrival estimates and advance alerts on top. ONE PLAN. EVERY FEATURE. NO GAMES. No ads. No tiers to decode. No add-on packs. Your data is never for sale. Try StormClear Pro free for 7 days if eligible, then $4.99 per month or $29.99 per year (save 50% with annual). Either option includes every Pro feature. StormClear Free stays ad-free. TRUSTED SOURCES Forecasts from Apple Weather. Radar from NOAA MRMS. Warnings from the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center. Lightning from Vaisala Xweather. Wildfires from NIFC. Air quality and pollen from Google. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS After the free trial, your selected subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or current billing period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Weather can change quickly. Forecasts and arrival times are estimates, and data availability varies. StormClear supplements official warnings; always follow instructions from local authorities during dangerous weather. Support: https://stormclear.io/support Privacy Policy: https://stormclear.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://stormclear.io/terms Subscription Terms: https://stormclear.io/subscription-terms Weather Data Limitations & Safety Notice: https://stormclear.io/weather-data-notice Data Sources & Attributions: https://stormclear.io/attributions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: StormClear at Free against My Lightning Tracker Pro's $4.99. StormClear also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). My Lightning Tracker Pro's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 2) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
StormClear is free to download; My Lightning Tracker Pro costs $4.99 up front. My Lightning Tracker Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StormClear sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StormClear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Lightning Tracker Pro has 6K ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of StormClear's.
My Lightning Tracker Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, StormClear daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Lightning Tracker Pro | StormClear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #3 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JRustonApps B.V. | Weather Dudes LLC |
Customer experience
My Lightning Tracker Pro
StormClear
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
StormClear
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Lightning Tracker Pro
- Buy us a coffee$0.99
StormClear
- StormClear Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- StormClear Pro Annual1 Year trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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