Thunderstorm Calculator vs Cape Weather
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
Cape Weather
This app offers a comprehensive weather solution for the United States, featuring in-depth storm analysis, advanced radar, and detailed forecasts. Users can track hurricanes, access marine information, and view lightning maps to make informed weather decisions.
- In-depth storm analysis and tracking
- State-of-the-art radar features
- Mapping weather alerts
- 10-day and hourly forecasts
- Hurricane tracking
- Marine forecast information
- Lightning maps
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For two decades, Cape Weather has provided a comprehensive weather solution for the residents of Southwest Florida, and has since evolved into a country wide weather solution for the United States. We pride ourselves on providing a thorough weather experience. Our users rely on our showcased data to make informed weather decisions and can use several tools within our app that include in-depth storm analysis and tracking, state of the art radar features, mapping weather alerts, 10 day and hourly forecast, hurricane tracking, marine forecast information, lightning maps and more. We’re constantly updating our app so check back regularly for new weather offerings from Cape Weather!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cape Weather at Free against Thunderstorm Calculator's $0.99. Cape Weather also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Thunderstorm Calculator's advantage is chart position (#152 vs unranked). On ads, 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
Cape Weather is free to download; Thunderstorm Calculator costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cape Weather holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively.
| Parameter | Thunderstorm Calculator | Cape Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #152 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Chris Hinkle |
Customer experience
Thunderstorm Calculator
Cape Weather
In-app purchases
Thunderstorm Calculator
No in-app purchases
Cape Weather
No in-app purchases
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