Outages vs Lightning Distance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outages
Stay informed about power outages across Mauritius. Receive timely notifications for planned and unplanned electricity disruptions. Track outage progress with Live Activities.
- Power cut alerts for Mauritius
- Notifications for planned outages
- Warnings for unplanned outages
- Live Activities for outage progress
- Information on power disruptions
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Outages 2: Power cut alerts for Mauritius. Find out when there are planned or unfortunate power cuts around Mauritius. Enable notifications to get warnings before it happens. Start (or schedule) Live Activities to see the progress.
Lightning Distance
Calculate the distance to lightning by timing the interval between seeing the flash and hearing the thunder. This utility helps you gauge storm proximity and movement.
- Lightning distance calculation
- Storm proximity estimation
- Storm movement tracking
- Simple user interface
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Lightning Distance turns the old "flash-to-bang" trick into a precise, one-tap tool. Tap when you see the flash, tap again when you hear the thunder — the app calculates how far away the storm is using the real speed of sound, with an optional temperature adjustment for even more accurate results. See it, don't just read it: your estimated distance is drawn live on a map centered on your location, so you can watch the strike radius as you count. FEATURES • One-tap timing — no math, no guessing • Live map visualization of the estimated strike radius • Metric and imperial units, detected automatically or set manually • Optional temperature calibration for more precise readings • Clean, modern design built for quick glances during a storm • No ads, no tracking, no account required Your location is only ever used to center the map — it's never stored, transmitted, or shared. Lightning Distance isn't a substitute for official severe weather warnings, but it's a fast, no-fuss way to get a sense of how close a storm really is — whether you're deciding when to head indoors or just curious after that last strike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lightning Distance at weekly against Outages's every 6 months. Lightning Distance also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Outages ships an update every 6 months, Lightning Distance weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Outages | Lightning Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paperboat Ltd | Daelin Campleman |
Customer experience
Outages
Lightning Distance
In-app purchases
Outages
No in-app purchases
Lightning Distance
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Outages free?
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Do Outages or Lightning Distance have ads?
Which is updated more often, Outages or Lightning Distance?
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