Thunderstorm Calculator vs weathermate+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thunderstorm Calculator
Measure the distance to a thunderstorm by timing the interval between lightning and thunder. View your storm history to track its movement and toggle between metric and imperial units.
- Lightning and thunder timing
- Distance calculation
- Metric and imperial units
- Storm history tracking
- Apple Watch support
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This application calculates the distance of a thunder storm by measuring the time between a lightning and the corresponding thunder. How to use: - When you see the lightning press the 'Lightning' button. - Wait until you hear the thunder and press the 'Thunder' button. - Tap the distance to toggle between metric and imperial units. - With the help of the history list you can see whether the storm comes closer and moves away. Background: The speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound. By measuring the time between the lightning and corresponding thunder one can easily approach the distance by multiplying the duration with the speed of sound. Apple Watch version: - distance calculation - history list - metric and imperial units - has a Check for a quick start
weathermate+
Get detailed weather information for your current location or any searched area. View current conditions, hourly and daily forecasts, active alerts, and live radar with forecast maps.
- Current observations
- Hourly forecasts
- Active alerts
- Daily forecasts
- Location search
- Live radar
- Forecast maps
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Weathermate+ has a goal to make getting your weather easily. Backed by the multiple stations of collected weather data, weathermate+ uses your current location to provide: * Current Observations * Hourly Forecasts * Active Alerts * Daily Forecasts * Search locations and get current weather and daily forecasts * Live radar * 1 - 3 day forecast maps and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: weathermate+ at 5.0 against Thunderstorm Calculator's 3.0. weathermate+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). Thunderstorm Calculator's advantage is chart position (#160 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Thunderstorm Calculator costs $0.99 and weathermate+ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
weathermate+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Thunderstorm Calculator ships an update every 33 months, weathermate+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thunderstorm Calculator | weathermate+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #160 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Edward Briggler |
Customer experience
Thunderstorm Calculator
weathermate+
In-app purchases
Thunderstorm Calculator
No in-app purchases
weathermate+
No in-app purchases
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