Comparison

RadarScope vs My Lightning Tracker Pro

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

Head to head
About

RadarScope

Visualize professional-grade weather radar data with advanced tools for meteorologists, storm spotters, and enthusiasts. Access real-time radar information, severe weather alerts, and historical data with optional subscription tiers for enhanced capabilities.

Highlights
  • Single-site radar data visualization
  • Severe weather alerts and warnings
  • NWS-generated storm tracks
  • Historical radar data archive
  • GOES satellite products
  • Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor products
Features
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RadarScope is an AMS-award-winning weather visualization tool that empowers meteorologists, public safety officials, storm spotters, and weather enthusiasts to view a full suite of single-site radar data and related severe weather products. Your initial purchase provides professional radar visualization in a fully native app, free from distracting and invasive practices, with optional subscription packages to add even more capabilities. Whether you’re scanning for a mesocyclone’s tell-tale hook echo, pinpointing the landfall of a hurricane’s eye wall, or identifying velocity couplet, hail spike, or debris ball signatures, RadarScope displays native radar data in its original radial format. You see what the radar sees almost as soon as the radar sees it, with automatic updates every two to ten minutes depending on the radar’s scanning strategy. Your initial app purchase includes the following: • Full suite of single-site radar products for the US, Canada, Guam, Denmark, Finland, and Germany • 10-frame radar loops • Two built-in providers for radar data • Tornado, thunderstorm, flash flood, marine, snow squall, extreme wind, tropical, and other warnings in the US • Selected severe weather warnings in Canada and Australia • Severe weather watches in the US and Canada • NWS-generated storm tracks with hail, TVS, and mesocyclone attributes • Inspector and distance tools • Color palette options for radar data • Weather Pulse data plan integration • Spotter Network integration for storm and location reporting • mPING integration for submitting weather reports to NSSL • Bundled maps with political borders, water bodies, and highways, optimized for low-bandwidth use • Support for widgets and complications • Universal app for Apple platforms, including Apple Watch, and Apple TV • CarPlay support • Family Sharing support RadarScope Pro Tier One is an optional annual subscription that adds more features for tracking severe weather: • 30-frame radar loops • Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes • Special weather statements in the US and Canada • Mesoscale convective and precipitation discussions • SPC convective, tornado, hail, wind, and fire outlooks • WPC excessive rainfall outlooks in the US • Local storm reports in the US • Custom color palette support • Multi-pane display (2 on phones; 4 on larger devices) • Family Sharing support RadarScope Pro Tier Two is an optional annual or monthly subscription that transforms RadarScope into a more complete visualization tool for a larger suite of weather products, including: • Everything in Pro Tier One • 50-frame radar loops • A third provider for US radar data • 30-year archive of NEXRAD Level II radar data • 6-year archive of NEXRAD Level III data • 30-day archive of super-res and non-US radar data • 20-year archive of NWS bulletins • GOES satellite data • Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) data • Real-Time Mesoscale Assimilation (RTMA) data • GFS, ECMWF, HRRR, HRW, NAM, and RRFS model data • Surface observations • ProbSevere layer • Atmospheric soundings in the US • Hail size, hail probability, and azimuthal shear contours with a 30-day archive • More detailed transportation and satellite imagery maps • Custom color palette support for GOES, MRMS, RTMA, and forecast products • Server-sent events for radar and warning updates • Cross-platform subscription sharing on up to 5 devices If you choose to buy a RadarScope Pro subscription, it will be charged to your App Store account. The subscription will be auto-renewed within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price you originally paid. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal disabled via your App Store account settings after the purchase. Once purchased, the subscription cannot be canceled during the active subscription period. DTN is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Our privacy policy is available for review at https://www.dtn.com/privacy-policy/ Please visit our web site for more information.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Global lightning strike detection
  • Real-time storm monitoring
  • Lightning strike history
  • Detailed map view
  • Proximity storm alerts
  • Weather radar integration
  • Strike sharing
Features
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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.

Screenshots

RadarScope4 screens
My Lightning Tracker Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Lightning Tracker Pro at 4.8 against RadarScope's 4.2. My Lightning Tracker Pro also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 51%) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). RadarScope's advantage is chart position (#1 vs #3). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

RadarScope costs $9.99 and My Lightning Tracker Pro $4.99 up front. RadarScope sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and My Lightning Tracker Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Lightning Tracker Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.7K and 6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of RadarScope's written reviews are positive against 81% of My Lightning Tracker Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RadarScope ships an update monthly, My Lightning Tracker Pro every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
RadarScope versus My Lightning Tracker Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadarScopeMy Lightning Tracker Pro
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.2 (2.7K ratings)4.8 (6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews80.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#1 — better#3
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBase Velocity, LLCJRustonApps B.V.

Customer experience

RadarScope

All ratings2,748 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews396 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative40.2%

My Lightning Tracker Pro

All ratings5,979 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative13.5%

User reviews

RadarScope

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent radar app
  • 🔍 Detailed radar data and features
  • ⚡ Lightning detection
  • 📍 Accurate location tracking
  • 🌪️ Helpful for storm tracking and chasing

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive with additional subscription fees
  • 🗺️ Limited map details without subscription
  • 🕰️ Radar data can be delayed
  • 🇨🇦 Limited support for Canadian users
  • 🤔 Steep learning curve for novice users

My Lightning Tracker Pro

From 6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⚡ Accurate lightning tracking
  • 📍 Pinpoints lightning strike locations
  • 🔔 Helpful notifications
  • 🌧️ Useful radar overlay
  • 🔍 Detailed information on strikes

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Delayed notifications
  • 🗺️ Inaccurate mapping of strikes
  • 🔍 Difficulty adjusting detection radius
  • 💤 Slow radar updates
  • 🔴 Persistent issues with free version

Bugs and requests

RadarScope

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues and failed purchases
  • Inconsistent radar updates and connectivity problems
  • Apple Watch app limitations and bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Winter weather advisories and precipitation coloring
  • Ability to view multiple radars simultaneously
  • More detailed road maps
  • Archived radar data access
  • Customizable alert colors and notifications

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

RadarScope

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Tier 1$9.991 Year
  • Pro Tier 2$14.991 Month
  • Pro Tier 2$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • RadarScope Pro Subscription$9.99
1 purchases

My Lightning Tracker Pro

One-time1
  • Buy us a coffee$0.99

Questions

Is RadarScope free?
RadarScope costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is My Lightning Tracker Pro free?
My Lightning Tracker Pro costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RadarScope or My Lightning Tracker Pro?
My Lightning Tracker Pro is rated higher. RadarScope averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while My Lightning Tracker Pro averages 4.8 from 6K ratings.
Do RadarScope or My Lightning Tracker Pro have ads?
Neither RadarScope nor My Lightning Tracker Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RadarScope or My Lightning Tracker Pro?
RadarScope ships an update monthly, and My Lightning Tracker Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, RadarScope was updated on September 25, 2026 and My Lightning Tracker Pro on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, RadarScope or My Lightning Tracker Pro?
RadarScope currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and My Lightning Tracker Pro at #3. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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