Comparison

CFL Weather 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

CFL Weather

Features
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CFL Weather gives you a faster, more useful read on Central Florida weather without the clutter. Built for everyday Florida weather decisions, CFL Weather helps you quickly check current conditions, radar, alerts, tropical outlooks, and how the day may affect your plans. Whether you are heading outside, watching afternoon storm chances, checking radar, or keeping an eye on hurricane season, the app is designed to make local weather easier to understand at a glance. **Features** - Live current conditions for your location - 7-day forecast with hourly drill-down - Interactive radar - National Weather Service alerts - Florida wildfire map access - Hurricane tab with official Atlantic outlook maps - “What This Means” daily weather summary - Activity Guide for Yard Work, Theme Park, Boating, and Springs - Quick access to trusted weather sources **Built for Central Florida** CFL Weather is designed around the way people in Central Florida actually check the weather: quickly, often, and with a focus on heat, storms, radar, and outdoor plans. **Weather sources include** - Open-Meteo - National Weather Service - NOAA - National Hurricane Center - NESDIS satellite imagery - Windy

About

Lightning Tracker

Track lightning strikes in real-time with live maps and receive push notifications before storms arrive. View precipitation radar, storm intensity hotspots, and NOAA's severe weather outlook. Rewind up to 24 hours of storm activity.

Highlights
  • Live lightning strike map
  • Push notifications for lightning alerts
  • 2-hour precipitation radar playback
  • Storm intensity hotspots
  • NOAA severe storm outlook
  • 24-hour storm rewind
Features
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See every lightning strike as it happens — and get a push before the storm is overhead. Lightning Tracker turns NOAA's GOES weather satellite into your personal storm warning system. Strikes appear on the map within seconds of hitting the ground, updated every 20 seconds, so you can watch storm cells form, move, and fade in real time. LIVE STRIKE MAP • Every strike plotted live from NOAA's GOES lightning sensor • Color-coded by age — instantly see where the storm is right now, not 15 minutes ago • Nearest-strike card shows exactly how far away lightning is and which direction it's moving ALERTS THAT FIND YOU • Set your alert radius and get a push notification the moment lightning strikes inside it • Watch multiple places at once — home, the cabin, the ballpark, grandma's house • Alerts work even when the app is closed KNOW WHAT'S COMING • Radar: 2-hour precipitation playback, frame by frame — see the rain that rides with the storm • Hotspots: live storm zones ranked by intensity and distance from you • Forecast: NOAA's official severe-storm outlook for today, tomorrow, and day 3 REWIND THE STORM • Scrub back through 24 hours of lightning, hour by hour • See exactly where last night's storm tracked — and whether it hit your street BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO KNOW Golfers, boaters, hikers, coaches, event organizers, storm watchers, and anyone who's ever stood on an open field wondering if that rumble was close. If lightning is within your radius, you'll know before you hear the thunder. LIGHTNING TRACKER PRO Go further with Pro: extend your alert radius up to 186 miles, unlock radar playback and the 24-hour storm rewind, and watch unlimited saved locations. Free users get the live strike map and alerts up to 31 miles — forever. Download now and never get caught in the open again. Privacy Policy: https://lightningmap.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CFL Weather4 screens
Lightning Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CFL Weather at none against Lightning Tracker's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Lightning Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. CFL Weather asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CFL Weather ships an update fortnightly, Lightning Tracker every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CFL Weather versus Lightning Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCFL WeatherLightning Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB40 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperChad KurthyKurt Higa

In-app purchases

None

CFL Weather

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Lightning Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Lightning Tracker Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Lightning Tracker Pro Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is CFL Weather free?
CFL Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightning Tracker free?
Lightning Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CFL Weather or Lightning Tracker have ads?
Neither CFL Weather nor Lightning Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CFL Weather or Lightning Tracker?
CFL Weather ships an update fortnightly, and Lightning Tracker every 4 weeks. Most recently, CFL Weather was updated on October 25, 2026 and Lightning Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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