Auburn Weather vs Lightning Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auburn Weather
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The Auburn Weather App is your trusted source for real-time weather intelligence and emergency alerts not only across Auburn University’s campus but anywhere you go in the United States. Developed in collaboration with Baron Weather and Auburn University’s Department of Emergency Management, this app empowers students, faculty, staff, and visitors with the tools they need to make informed decisions—whether it’s a sunny day or a severe weather threat. Key Features: - Live Interactive Radar & Forecasts: Powered by Baron’s advanced weather technology, get hyper-local radar, lightning detection, and hourly forecasts tailored to your location. - Severe Weather Alerts: Receive instant push notifications for tornado warnings, lightning proximity, and other critical weather events - Custom Notifications: Choose the alerts that matter most to you so you’re always in the know. - Current weather conditions for Auburn, Alabama and anywhere in the United States. - You choose: Set multiple locations to track forecast, alerts, radar, and more - Weather at your Fingertips: Weather Widget to be set on your homescreen.
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.
- 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auburn Weather at none against Lightning Tracker's 1. Auburn Weather also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Lightning Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 months). On price and ads 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. Lightning Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Auburn Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.
Auburn Weather ships an update every 10 months, Lightning Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auburn Weather | Lightning Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Auburn University | Lightning Alerts Oy |
In-app purchases
Auburn Weather
No in-app purchases
Lightning Tracker
- Ad-free monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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