Lightning Tracker vs My Radar Accurate Weather
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightning Tracker
Track real-time lightning strikes with a live map and receive alerts for your location. View ground and intracloud strikes, filter by polarity and strength, and access historical storm data. Ideal for outdoor activities and weather planning.
- Live strike map
- Nearby alerts
- Ground and intracloud strikes
- Strike filtering (polarity, strength)
- 7-day strike history
- Weather radar overlay
- Camera aim for sprites
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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/
My Radar Accurate Weather
Stay informed with real-time weather updates, including forecasts, rain tracking, lightning maps, and air quality. Plan your activities with confidence using accurate, location-based data.
- 5-day forecast
- Location-based updates
- Real-time rain tracking
- Live lightning map
- Air Quality Index (AQI)
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Get real-time insights with a powerful weather app designed for accuracy and clarity. From sudden rain to lightning activity and air quality changes, everything you need is in one place. [Key Features] - 5-day forecast: Plan your days with confidence - Location-based updates: Accurate, hyperlocal data - Rain tracking: Monitor precipitation in real time - Lightning map: See live lightning strikes near you - Air Quality Index (AQI): Know what you’re breathing Whether you're heading out or planning ahead, stay informed and prepared with reliable weather updates. [Subscription Pricing & Terms] - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal cost will be charged to your account 24 hours before the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. If offered, any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/soosky.co/weather-app-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/soosky.co/weather-app-terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lightning Tracker at every 2 days against My Radar Accurate Weather's every 3 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Lightning Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and My Radar Accurate Weather sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lightning Tracker against 5.0 for My Radar Accurate Weather. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Lightning Tracker ships an update every 2 days, My Radar Accurate Weather every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightning Tracker | My Radar Accurate Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Lightning Alerts Oy | AI Powered App |
Customer experience
Lightning Tracker
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In-app purchases
Lightning Tracker
- Ad-free monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
My Radar Accurate Weather
- Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly2 variants$4.997 Days
- Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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- Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
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