Comparison

Lightning Tracker vs Airport Insight

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

Head to head
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/

About

Airport Insight

This app provides pilots with a quick and practical overview of airport conditions for preflight planning. It displays key information like weather, winds, traffic, and alerts in a clear card-based layout to aid in decision-making.

Highlights
  • Airport condition cards with indicators
  • Flight category, weather, and wind summaries
  • Density altitude and performance awareness
  • Nearby traffic and service availability
  • Alerts, restrictions, and pilot reports
  • Ramp notes for local condition sharing
  • Personalized caution levels
Features
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Airport Insight gives pilots a fast, practical view of airport conditions before heading to the airport. No login is required, so you can open the app and start checking airport conditions right away. Designed for preflight planning and local awareness, the app brings key airport signals into a clear card-based layout so you can quickly scan what matters: flight category, density altitude, winds, crosswind, nearby traffic, alerts, restrictions, pilot reports, and ramp notes. Airport Insight is built to help pilots notice changing conditions earlier and make better-informed go/no-go decisions. Features include: - Airport condition cards with clear caution and no-go indicators - Flight category, weather, wind, and crosswind summaries - Density altitude and performance awareness - Nearby traffic and service availability signals - Alerts, restrictions, and pilot report summaries - Ramp notes for sharing current local conditions - Pilot proficiency mode for personalized caution levels Airport Insight is for planning awareness only and is not a substitute for official aviation weather, briefings, charts, regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify conditions with approved aviation sources before flight.

Screenshots

Lightning Tracker4 screens
Airport Insight2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Airport Insight at none against Lightning Tracker's 2. Airport Insight also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Lightning Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Airport Insight 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 Airport Insight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightning Tracker has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lightning Tracker ships an update every 4 weeks, Airport Insight every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Lightning Tracker versus Airport Insight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLightning TrackerAirport Insight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB16 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperKurt HigaJustek LLC (Apps)

Customer experience

Lightning Tracker

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Airport Insight

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lightning Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Lightning Tracker Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Lightning Tracker Pro Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Airport Insight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lightning Tracker free?
Lightning Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Airport Insight free?
Airport Insight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lightning Tracker or Airport Insight?
Lightning Tracker and Airport Insight are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lightning Tracker or Airport Insight have ads?
Neither Lightning Tracker nor Airport Insight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lightning Tracker or Airport Insight?
Lightning Tracker ships an update every 4 weeks, and Airport Insight every 4 days. Most recently, Lightning Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Airport Insight on November 6, 2026.

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