Comparison

Thunderstorm Simulator vs happe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thunderstorm Simulator

Create a personalized thunderstorm experience with adjustable rain, thunder, and lightning effects. Customize sound volumes, lightning occurrences, and light colors to relax or fall asleep. Includes a sleep timer and options for background nature sounds.

Highlights
  • Adjustable rain sounds and volume
  • Customizable thunder and lightning occurrences
  • Screen or camera flash lightning effects
  • Background nature sounds
  • Sleep timer with fade-out
  • Keep Awake mode
  • Lightning on Demand control
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Summon a thunderstorm on your mobile device. Relax and fall fast asleep to the sounds of rain and thunder. The screen or camera flashes when lightning strikes.* *Defaults to screen for lightning light effects if camera flash is not available. THUNDERSTORMS • Strong Thunderstorm — Heavy rain with frequent lightning and thunder nearby • Normal Thunderstorm — Steady rain with a full range of lightning and thunder • Weak Thunderstorm — Light rain with occasional lightning and thunder far off • Passing Thunderstorms — Rain and lightning intensity changes as the storms pass SETTINGS Rain • Toggle rain sound effects • Change rain audio: Default, Heavy, Steady, Light, On Tin Roof • Change rain volume Lightning/Thunder • Toggle thunder sound effects • Change thunder volume • Change delay lightning (Wireless audio delay offset) • Toggle delay thunder • Toggle lightning light effects • Change lightning output: Camera Flash, Screen • Change lightning transition effects • Change lightning/thunder occurrence: Default, Occasional, Normal, Frequent • Change color and max brightness of lightning light effects (Screen only) Passing Thunderstorms • Change starting storm for Passing Thunderstorms: Weak, Normal, Strong • Change cycle time for Passing Thunderstorms: 15m, 30m, 60m Background Sounds • Toggle background sounds: Birds, Cicadas, Crickets, Frogs • Change background sounds volume General • Keep Awake to prevent your device from going to sleep so lightning effects remain visible • Select a mode to automatically start when the app opens • Choose a time to automatically stop the selected mode • Choose a time to automatically restart the selected mode when the sleep timer ends, enabling a recurring cycle ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Sleep Timer — Set a timer with a gradual audio fade-out. • Turn Screen Black — Adds a black overlay and sets the device to minimum brightness. Use the Screen Brightness Delay setting to compensate for brightness ramp-up on some devices. Set to 0.25–1 second if lightning effects do not reach peak brightness when thunder is loudest. • Lightning on Demand — Start a storm and use the lightning buttons at the bottom of the screen for manual control. • Bluetooth Support — Connect to Bluetooth speakers. Adjust the Delay Lightning setting to offset wireless audio delay. Please contact me at support@thunderstorm.scottdodson.dev if you experience any issues. I'd love to hear your thoughts and appreciate you taking the time to rate and review the app. I want to continue to improve Thunderstorm Simulator and create a great experience for you and future users. Thank you! —Scott Ad-supported version: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thunderstorm-simulator-w-ads/id1482707561

About

happe

Discover and share local events, places, and artists in your community. This app allows anyone to contribute happenings, including live streams and pictures, to create a go-to resource for what's happening around town.

Highlights
  • Feature local happenings
  • Discover local places
  • Showcase local artists
  • Add and share events
  • Share live streams
  • Post pictures of events
Features
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happe: crowdsourced local happenings provides everyone in every community with a powerful app for featuring local happenings, local places and local artists in their community. happe is powered by you, your friends, and other members of your community. Anyone can add and share local happenings with happe. You can even share live streams and pictures with happe for anyone to take a peek into all the live happenings around town, or check out what they're missing.

Screenshots

Thunderstorm Simulator3 screens
happe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: happe at Free against Thunderstorm Simulator's $1.99. happe also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Thunderstorm Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

happe is free to download; Thunderstorm Simulator costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

happe holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thunderstorm Simulator ships an update every 4 months, happe weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Thunderstorm Simulator versus happe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThunderstorm Simulatorhappe
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0.015.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB76 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperScott DodsonStages Live LLC

Customer experience

Thunderstorm Simulator

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

happe

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Thunderstorm Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

happe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thunderstorm Simulator free?
Thunderstorm Simulator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is happe free?
happe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thunderstorm Simulator or happe?
happe is rated higher. Thunderstorm Simulator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while happe averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Thunderstorm Simulator or happe have ads?
happe shows ads; Thunderstorm Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, Thunderstorm Simulator or happe?
Thunderstorm Simulator ships an update every 4 months, and happe weekly. Most recently, Thunderstorm Simulator was updated on October 24, 2026 and happe on October 27, 2026.

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