Comparison

Zelus Enterprise vs Before It Strikes

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

Head to head
About

Zelus Enterprise

Features
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Enterprise Use Only Zelus Enterprise is a professional-grade environmental safety system built for organizations with outdoor teams. It delivers real-time alerts for WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) and lightning strikes without requiring any on-site hardware. Designed for safety officers and operational leaders, Zelus Enterprise supports compliance with OSHA and other workplace safety regulations. From construction and energy to defense and logistics, Zelus helps reduce risk and protect workers at scale. Key Features: • Live WBGT readings for any location
 • Lightning alerts with customizable safety zones
 • Heat stress alerts that are customizable
 • Risk status dashboards for worksites and lone workers
 • SMS, app, and email notifications
 • Historical data tracking for safety review
 • Built to scale across large teams and multiple sites

About

Before It Strikes

This app provides real-time severe weather alerts and lightning prediction. It offers a 30-minute safety countdown after lightning strikes and displays high-resolution 3D radar. Receive instant National Weather Service warnings for any saved location.

Highlights
  • Lightning safety countdown
  • Official NWS alerts
  • Hi-res 3D radar
  • Storm Center overview
  • Heads-up storm notifications
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Severe weather, before it happens. You shouldn't find out about a storm when the first bolt hits. Before It Strikes watches the sky for you — pushing official National Weather Service warnings the instant they're issued, tracking storms headed your way, and counting down exactly when it's safe to go back outside. Free. Nationwide. Built for anyone who has to make the call to head inside. -Lightning safety countdown When lightning strikes within 10 miles, a 30-minute timer starts — and resets with every nearby strike, just like the 30-30 rule the pros use. When it reaches zero, you're clear. It lives right on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch. -Official NWS alerts, instantly Tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash-flood warnings straight from the National Weather Service — for home, the lake house, the kids' school, anywhere you save. With a live expiration countdown, plain-English guidance, and every affected county. - Hi-res 3D radar Crisp, smooth radar you can tilt into 3D and zoom to your own street. 150+ live radar sites, nationwide — pan to any storm in the country. - Storm Center One screen that reads the sky: a 1–5 threat level, live lightning rate, the nearest strike, the next-6-hour outlook, and local storm reports as they land. - See it coming A heads-up when a storm is overhead or heading your way — with tornado, wind, and hail threats in plain words, before the first bolt. - On your wrist The all-clear countdown mirrors to your Apple Watch as a glowing ring — a glance tells you whether it's safe to go back out. - Follows you Save every place you care about, or let it track wherever you are. Loud when it counts, silent when it doesn't. No subscription. No paywall on safety. Every feature, free. A note on safety Official National Weather Service warnings are always the source of truth. Some features — such as lightning prediction and storm scoring — are experimental situational awareness and should never be used in place of official warnings or lightning-safety guidance. When in doubt, seek shelter.

Screenshots

Zelus Enterprise4 screens
Before It Strikes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Before It Strikes at weekly against Zelus Enterprise's every 3 weeks. Before It Strikes also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zelus Enterprise ships an update every 3 weeks, Before It Strikes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zelus Enterprise versus Before It Strikes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZelus EnterpriseBefore It Strikes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZelusports LLCCody Negri

In-app purchases

None

Zelus Enterprise

No in-app purchases

None

Before It Strikes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zelus Enterprise free?
Zelus Enterprise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Before It Strikes free?
Before It Strikes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zelus Enterprise or Before It Strikes have ads?
Neither Zelus Enterprise nor Before It Strikes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zelus Enterprise or Before It Strikes?
Zelus Enterprise ships an update every 3 weeks, and Before It Strikes weekly. Most recently, Zelus Enterprise was updated on October 11, 2026 and Before It Strikes on October 10, 2026.

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