Comparison

BlitzortungLive vs Sea Temperature Map

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

Head to head
About

BlitzortungLive

Monitor lightning strikes in near real-time on a map. Receive push alerts for detected strikes in a customizable area. Supports multiple languages and displays historical strike data.

Highlights
  • Live lightning strike display
  • Historical strike visualization
  • Customizable push alerts
  • Multi-language support
  • Real-time map view
Features
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See thunderstorms the moment they happen. BlitzortungLive shows lightning strikes from the worldwide Blitzortung.org community network on the map in near real time – now together with precipitation radar, thunderstorm forecasts and wind, so you can see at a glance where a storm is, how strong it is and where it is heading. LIVE LIGHTNING • New strikes appear within seconds and fade from yellow to red as they age • Lightning map with the strikes of the last hours (lightningmaps.org) • Strike counter for the visible area • Optional sound for new strikes WEATHER RADAR & FORECAST • Precipitation radar for Germany and neighbouring regions, updated every 5 minutes • Animated timeline: the last two hours plus a 2-hour nowcast • Forecast images are clearly marked – you always know whether you see measured or predicted data • Satellite cloud images and animated wind THUNDERSTORMS • Current and forecast thunderstorm areas across Europe • Thunderstorm tracks in Germany with direction, speed and warning level • Lightning density map • Instability (Lifted Index) shows where thunderstorms can develop LOOK BACK • Scroll back through the last two hours of radar – each image shows the lightning the app received at that time while it was open THUNDERSTORM ALERT • Push notification when lightning is detected near you • Choose the alert area on the map or use your location, radius from 1 to 300 km (0.6 to 186 mi) MADE FOR TODAY'S IPHONE AND IPAD • Completely redesigned for iOS 17 and later • Smooth map with GPU rendering – zoom and pan without waiting • Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support • 12 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil) and Russian FREE – NO ADS, NO TRACKING BlitzortungLive is free and contains no advertising and no tracking. ABOUT BLITZORTUNG.ORG BlitzortungLive is an additional service of the Blitzortung.org project, a community network of volunteers operating lightning detection stations all over the world. Coverage and accuracy depend on the stations in each region. For general questions about Blitzortung.org or to join the network with your own station, please visit www.blitzortung.org and read the documentation and FAQ first. DATA SOURCES Weather data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0), satellite data EUMETSAT. Instability: NOAA GFS (model data). Lightning: Blitzortung.org. BlitzortungLive is not an official warning service. In case of danger, follow the warnings of your national weather service.

About

Sea Temperature Map

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Sea Temperature shows live Copernicus Marine model forecasts for Italy's 15 coastal regions on Apple Maps. Choose one coastal home region to use free. All Regions Annual is an optional one-year subscription that unlocks the other 14 regions. Tap a sea point for a numeric modeled temperature and forecast validity time. The map includes a thermal legend, source details, and up to 25 hourly forecast times. The source model has a native horizontal resolution of 4.2 km and a model depth near 1.018 m. Current forecasts require internet. If provider data is unavailable, the app says so. A separately labeled 4–5 September 2026 archive is included for local queries and is never presented as current data. Apple's basemap may still require internet. Live map tiles and selected-point requests go directly to Copernicus Marine, which receives the requested area or point, forecast time, and IP address. Location access is optional; a GPS-derived point is sent only after you use the location control. Your free home choice remains in your iPhone Keychain. Apple StoreKit handles purchases and restores on-device. Sea Temperature has no developer-operated map or account backend. These are model estimates, not direct beach measurements or safety advice. Check official safety information and current local conditions before entering the water. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

BlitzortungLive4 screens
Sea Temperature Map2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlitzortungLive at none against Sea Temperature Map's 1. Sea Temperature Map's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sea Temperature Map sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. BlitzortungLive asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BlitzortungLive versus Sea Temperature Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlitzortungLiveSea Temperature Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (670 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings670 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco BauerGiacomo Barbieri

Bugs and requests

BlitzortungLive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Delayed or missing strike notifications
  • Inaccurate location of strikes
  • Issues with map updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable alert radius
  • Historical lightning data
  • Weather radar integration
  • Ability to report missing strikes
  • Option to remove ads

Sea Temperature Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlitzortungLive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sea Temperature Map

Subscriptions1
  • All Regions Annual$3.991 Year

Questions

Is BlitzortungLive free?
BlitzortungLive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sea Temperature Map free?
Sea Temperature Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BlitzortungLive or Sea Temperature Map have ads?
BlitzortungLive shows ads; Sea Temperature Map does not.

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