Comparison

NT Tide Times vs Lightning Tracker

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

Head to head
About

NT Tide Times

Provides tidal, sunrise, and sunset times for over 50 locations in Australia's Northern Territory. Plan beach days or fishing trips with detailed tide information for current and future dates, accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Tidal times for 50+ NT locations
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Current and future date planning
  • Offline tide information
  • Tide height calculations
  • Covers major NT locations
Features
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Northern Territory Tide Times - Tidal, Sunrise and Sunset times for 50 locations in Australias Northern Territory. Information for your favourite Beach, River or Fishing Spot. The Northern Territory is a great place to live or holiday. With this application you can track the tidal information for the area as it shows all the low and high tide times for the current day, along with the tide heights. Also shown are the Sunrise and Sunset times, along with a calculation of the current tide height. You can also select future dates to make it easier to plan a successful beach day or fishing trip. No internet access is required, so if you have no coverage on your device you can still check the tides, although for the initial display of map details a data connection needs to be available. All major locations in NT are covered, including Darwin, Anson Bay, Fenton Patches, Chambers Bay, Glyde Point, Night Cliff, Parsons Bank, Two Hills Bay, Gove Harbour, Auster Point, Entrance Island, Hutchison River, Paxie Shoal, Yabooma, Centre Island, Milner Bay, Cape Beatrice & West Island.

About

Lightning Tracker

This app provides real-time lightning strike data on a live map, offering alerts for nearby activity. It helps users plan outdoor activities and stay aware of approaching storms with detailed strike information and weather radar integration.

Highlights
  • Live lightning strike map
  • Nearby strike alerts
  • Ground and intracloud strike types
  • Weather radar integration
  • Closest strike distance and age
  • Optional monthly Pro subscription
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Lightning Alerts is a live lightning tracker and storm map for nearby strike awareness, powered by enterprise-grade lightning data. Open the map without creating an app account. Check recent strike activity before travel, golf, hiking, boating, surfing, fishing, open-water activities, or everyday weather planning. The map can show both ground-reaching and intracloud strikes. Ground mode helps filter cloud flashes so busy storms are easier to read. What you can see: - Live map of recent strike activity - Nearby alerts for your location or a saved place - No app account required to open the map - Ground-reaching and intracloud strike types - Ground mode to reduce cloud-flash noise - Closest-strike distance, age, direction, and street context - Strike strength, polarity, and detailed strike type - Polarity filter: show only positive or only negative ground and cloud strikes - Strength filter and Find > Strongest in view - Find > Strike history: the last 7 days around your location or saved place, with storm replays - Camera aim: where to point your camera and how far to tilt it for red sprites above a distant storm - Weather radar with strikes on the same map - Save one place you care about - Clear controls for alerts, ads, privacy, and analytics - Optional monthly Pro subscription: no ads and unlimited storm replays Use Lightning Alerts before you head outside, while storms are nearby, or when you want a clearer view of activity around a place. Choose the strike filter, inspect the closest strike, and use notifications to return to the live map when activity changes. Photographers and sprite chasers can show only positive ground strikes, which are less common and often stronger. Tap a strike to see its distance and direction. Lightning Alerts is a weather awareness tool, not an emergency warning system. Always follow official weather alerts, local rules, and venue safety guidance. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NT Tide Times4 screens
Lightning Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NT Tide Times at none against Lightning Tracker's 1. NT Tide Times also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Lightning Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 12 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Lightning Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. NT Tide Times asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NT Tide Times against 5.0 for Lightning Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NT Tide Times ships an update every 12 months, Lightning Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NT Tide Times versus Lightning Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNT Tide TimesLightning Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTXTVaultLightning Alerts Oy

Customer experience

NT Tide Times

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lightning Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NT Tide Times

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lightning Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-free monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is NT Tide Times free?
NT Tide Times is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightning Tracker free?
Lightning Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NT Tide Times or Lightning Tracker?
NT Tide Times and Lightning Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do NT Tide Times or Lightning Tracker have ads?
Lightning Tracker shows ads; NT Tide Times does not.
Which is updated more often, NT Tide Times or Lightning Tracker?
NT Tide Times ships an update every 12 months, and Lightning Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, NT Tide Times was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lightning Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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