Comparison

Lightning Tracker vs Upstate Storm Chasing WX

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

Head to head
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 strikes - Strength filter and Find > Strongest in view - 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 that removes ads 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/

About

Upstate Storm Chasing WX

This weather app provides detailed forecasts, including hourly and 7-day outlooks, precipitation amounts, and road conditions. It also features severe weather alerts, a storm tracking center, and an aurora viewing guide.

Highlights
  • Perfect day meter
  • Road condition meter
  • 7-day forecast
  • Hourly forecast
  • Severe weather notifications
  • Storm center tracking
  • Aurora viewing center
Features
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This app is loaded with awesome features such as the perfect day meter, road condition meter, 7-day forecast, hourly forecast, severe weather notifications, forecasted precipitation amounts, track severe weather in storm center, aurora viewing center and much more!

Screenshots

Lightning Tracker4 screens
Upstate Storm Chasing WX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Upstate Storm Chasing WX at none against Lightning Tracker's 1. Upstate Storm Chasing WX also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lightning Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Upstate Storm Chasing WX 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 Lightning Tracker against 5.0 for Upstate Storm Chasing WX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lightning Tracker versus Upstate Storm Chasing WX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightning TrackerUpstate Storm Chasing WX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightning Alerts OySteve Martuscello

Customer experience

Lightning Tracker

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

Upstate Storm Chasing WX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lightning Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-free monthly$0.991 Month
None

Upstate Storm Chasing WX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightning Tracker free?
Lightning Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upstate Storm Chasing WX free?
Upstate Storm Chasing WX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightning Tracker or Upstate Storm Chasing WX?
Lightning Tracker and Upstate Storm Chasing WX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lightning Tracker or Upstate Storm Chasing WX have ads?
Both Lightning Tracker and Upstate Storm Chasing WX show ads.

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