Comparison

Thunderstorm Simulator vs Stormy Ambience

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

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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 smart 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 • Hide Status Bar to maximize screen space for lightning effects • 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

Stormy Ambience

Features
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Bring in the ambience of rain and thunder onto your TV, Tablet with Stormy Ambience complete with soothing, relaxing sounding rain and thunder SFX coupled with great visuals of falling rain. Settings allow you to change volume levels to suit your comfort level, rain intensity and frequency of thunder, you can also set a sleep timer.

Screenshots

Thunderstorm Simulator3 screens
Stormy Ambience4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stormy Ambience at Free against Thunderstorm Simulator's $1.99. Thunderstorm Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Stormy Ambience is free to download; Thunderstorm Simulator costs $1.99 up front. Stormy Ambience sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thunderstorm Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thunderstorm Simulator versus Stormy Ambience: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThunderstorm SimulatorStormy Ambience
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.0.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB202 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperScott DodsonEdgeway Software

In-app purchases

None

Thunderstorm Simulator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Stormy Ambience

One-time1
  • Unlimited scenes$2.99

Questions

Is Thunderstorm Simulator free?
Thunderstorm Simulator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stormy Ambience free?
Stormy Ambience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thunderstorm Simulator or Stormy Ambience have ads?
Neither Thunderstorm Simulator nor Stormy Ambience shows ads.

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