Comparison

The Dew Point vs Lightning Tracker & Thunder

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

Head to head
About

The Dew Point

Features
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The Dew Point turns the current temperature and dew point into one glanceable word that tells you how it actually feels outside — Crisp, Pleasant, Muggy, Steamy. Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story, and relative humidity is misleading: 90% humidity on a cool morning feels fine, while 50% on a hot afternoon can be brutal. The dew point is an absolute measure of the moisture in the air, and it maps directly to how the air feels on your skin. The Dew Point reads it for you and answers in a single word. FEATURES • One-word comfort summary, designed for your watch face • Complications for rectangular, circular, corner, and inline slots: the word, the dew point, and the EPA Air Quality Index • When it's raining or snowing, the word gives way to what's actually falling: Heavy Rain, Snow Showers, Scattered Thunderstorms • Current temperature, dew point, and AQI at a glance in the app • No accounts, no ads, no tracking The Dew Point runs entirely on Apple Watch — no iPhone app needed. Weather data is provided by Apple Weather. Air quality data comes from EPA AirNow (United States only). Location access is used only to fetch conditions where you are; it never leaves your device except to request weather for your coordinates.

About

Lightning Tracker & Thunder

Features
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See lightning strikes in real time — on a live map, on your wrist, and in push alerts when storms move toward you. Lightning Tracker shows where thunder is happening right now: individual strikes colour-coded by age, storm hotspots with strike rate and drift, precipitation radar, a world overview of active regions, and strike history you can scrub through like a timeline. WHY LIGHTNING TRACKER • Real-time lightning map centred on your location • Nearest-strike distance, direction, and trend (closing in or moving away) • Storm cells with strike count, rate per minute, and drift direction • Animated precipitation radar overlay • World view of active storm regions worldwide • Strike history with playback — see what already happened • Flash-to-Bang timer — estimate distance from flash to thunder • Storm-risk forecast and official severe-weather alerts nearby • Push notifications for lightning near your saved locations • Home Screen widget, Apple Watch, and Mac menu bar — glanceable updates everywhere STAY AHEAD OF THE STORM Save alert locations for home, work, the ball field, or anywhere that matters. Choose your radius and quiet hours. Premium unlocks unlimited locations, background monitoring, radar, history, and every platform. Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with one Universal Purchase. IMPORTANT: Lightning Tracker is for informational use only. Always follow official local warnings and seek shelter when thunderstorms are near. Data coverage varies by region. Download Lightning Tracker and know when thunder is getting close — before you hear it. Terms: https://lightningtracker.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/terms.html Privacy: https://lightningtracker.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Lightning Tracker & Thunder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lightning Tracker & Thunder at 17.0 against The Dew Point's 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
The Dew Point versus Lightning Tracker & Thunder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Dew PointLightning Tracker & Thunder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDANNY BROOK TANNERFeynman EinsteinAI Note Taker OU

In-app purchases

None

The Dew Point

No in-app purchases

None

Lightning Tracker & Thunder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Dew Point free?
The Dew Point is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lightning Tracker & Thunder free?
Lightning Tracker & Thunder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Dew Point or Lightning Tracker & Thunder have ads?
Neither The Dew Point nor Lightning Tracker & Thunder shows ads.

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