High Tide vs Lightning Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
High Tide
Access NOAA tide forecast data with a simple and elegant tool. View current and 7-day hourly forecasts with interactive graphs for over 800 tide stations. Your preferences are automatically saved to the cloud.
- Current and forecasted tide data
- 7-day hourly NOAA tide forecast
- Interactive tide graphs
- Cloud preference saving
- 800+ tide stations
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** A Simple, Elegant Tide Forecast Tool ** Features include: * Quickly view current and forecasted tide data * 7-day, hourly NOAA tide forecast * Interactive tide graphs * Automatically saves your preferences to the cloud * Choose from over 800+ tide stations ** Available for iPad and iPhone with single purchase** Feel free to contact me for feature requests. Enjoy.
Lightning Map
This app provides real-time lightning strike tracking and severe weather alerts. It offers interactive radar maps, instant notifications for nearby storms, and historical data to help you stay safe outdoors.
- Real-time lightning tracker
- Live strike distance and timestamp
- Proximity alerts with customizable radius
- Interactive storm radar map
- Multi-layer display (lightning, precipitation, clouds)
- Storm history and analytics
- Historical lightning heatmaps
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Lightning Map - Storm Radar is your ultimate real-time lightning tracker and severe weather alert companion. Stay ahead of dangerous thunder strikes, sudden storms, and heavy rain with live interactive radar maps and instant safety notifications. Whether you're playing golf, hiking, boating, fishing, camping, or relaxing at home, Lightning Map gives you exact pin-point accuracy on lightning strikes in your immediate area. KEY FEATURES: REAL-TIME LIGHTNING TRACKER • View live lightning strikes across the globe as they happen. • See precise strike distance, exact timestamp, and flash polarity. • Monitor storm movement and strike frequency in real time. ACCURATE PROXIMITY ALERTS • Get instant push notifications when lightning strikes near your location. • Customizable alert radius (e.g., 5 miles, 10 miles, 20 miles). • Early safety warnings to seek shelter before severe weather hits. INTERACTIVE STORM RADAR & MAP • High-resolution dark mode radar map optimized for fast loading. • Multi-layer display: lightning strikes, precipitation radar, storm cells, and clouds. • Smooth pan, zoom, and location auto-tracking. STORM HISTORY & ANALYTICS • Replay recent lightning activity to track storm trajectories. • Historical heatmaps showing high lightning density areas. • Detailed strike counter and storm intensity metrics. PERFECT FOR: • Outdoor Sports & Golfers: Get alerted before thunderstorms endanger your game. • Boaters & Fishermen: Essential maritime safety tool for open waters. • Hikers, Campers & Runners: Know when to take cover on the trail. • Parents & Coaches: Keep outdoor sports practices and events safe. • Weather Enthusiasts & Storm Chasers: Professional-grade strike detection data. WHY LIGHTNING MAP - STORM RADAR? Designed with ultra-fast data feeds and minimal battery consumption, Lightning Map delivers critical weather safety information when seconds count. Download Lightning Map - Storm Radar today and stay protected against severe weather! Privacy Policy:https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/lightning-alert-privacy-policy/1f4af0c2-156d-43cb-8b0c-791d5c23a36a/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lightning Map at Free against High Tide's $0.99. Lightning Map also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). High Tide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (225 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
Lightning Map is free to download; High Tide costs $0.99 up front. Lightning Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. High Tide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lightning Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: High Tide has 225 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
High Tide ships an update every 4 months, Lightning Map every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | High Tide | Lightning Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (225 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LW Brands, LLC | Tirin |
Customer experience
High Tide
Lightning Map
Bugs and requests
High Tide
Reported bugs
8 issues- Map is not identified
- App says one thing, reality is opposite
- Tide station not on maps
- Unable to scroll map
- Charts too small to view
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- Tide table is 20% of screen
- Y axis scale too large
- Time for spot is off by 2 hours
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to zoom in on charts
- Slider bar for times and tide levels
- Way to select tide station
- Display actual times & levels of high & low tides
- Include more tide stations (Alaska, Estero Bay, Henderson Inlet, Harpswell Maine)
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- More than 7-day preview
- Ability to try app before purchasing
Lightning Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
High Tide
No in-app purchases
Lightning Map
- Lightning Map Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Lightning Map Lifetime Premium$6.99
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