My Lightning Tracker & Alerts Reviews

by Stinnell

MyLightningTrackerAlerts is going to get someone killed. There is no such thing as any sort of free real time lightning detection. As MyLightningTrackerAlerts builder may want to research there are some big legalities behind providing lightning data to the public. I use a commercial weather company which does provide real time lightning data provided by the NLDN. In the example I just ran it shows 1 strike about 12 miles from my location. Where my commercial app shows 179 within my 8 mile “do not be outside” range. I let MyLightningTrackerAlerts run for 15 minutes as it again states and nothing changed. If you need this for more then personal use do some research on real weather companies.

by Lkyspgot

Your lighting alarm no longer works!! Someone correct this glitch. In the center up on top of my iPhone Mac Plus screen there is a red bell that shows up with a line through the bell every time I would touch the volume button on the left hand side of the phone. I have done what I could to get the red bell un muted but it but it keeps coming up muted it seems. That’s the only thing I notice could be causing the volume not to be heard. I truly apologize it’s just frustrating when lighting does happen the phone will flash but with no volume.

by Al Clr

MyLightningTrackerAlerts for seeing detected and getting alerted of real-time lightning strikes is pretty good and actually does its job alerting you about them for the most part through push notifications. And the alerting time interval and radial distance settings are also a very good and useful +.

But, I really wish that the push notifications alert messages would also include the DISTANCE of the nearest / latest strike instead of just displaying that lightning was detected. Then, the alerting aspect would be A Lot more useful if this was also included every time MyLightningTrackerAlerts is set to alert you, despite the radial distance set from the location. This is because I'd want to know how close the latest strike is. Especially if the storm(s) is moving toward set location for push alerts.

by AstroZamboni

I enjoy capturing low frequency radio clicks from lightning strikes, photographing lighting, and am hoping to attempt sprite observation this summer. The radar maps in MyLightningTrackerAlerts are tremendously useful for all of these endeavors.

MyLightningTrackerAlerts does ALMOST everything I want it to. My only suggestion would be to add the ability to be notified of lightning strikes in an alternate area besides just your current location. As per the previously mentioned sprite observation, it would be useful to be notified of thunderstorms within a certain corridor to the east of my location. That way, when combined with clear sky condition notifications from AstroSpheric for my observing locations (east of the Rockies, looking out over the plains), I can know when my best chances of actually spotting sprites will be happening.

by StormTracker631

Really love MyLightningTrackerAlerts. It’s been great to track storms moving through the area, especially if I’m working in the field. I have noticed that sometimes it shows very few lightning strikes compared to actual strikes and I usually have to reboot MyLightningTrackerAlerts to get a more accurate view. I also wish there was a way to zoom in to the most recent strike; not just the closest. I’d like to see if the storm is increasing in intensity or decreasing. Other than that, it’s a great app and I’d highly recommend it.

by Denise338

When posting is remove you there just happens to be a very strong thunderstorm and lots of warnings in my area this really helped to tell me where all the thunder and lightning was I loved how you had thunder noises to pick the notification that was really cool I chose thunder 2 MyLightningTrackerAlerts can really help you and make sure instead of doing the location while using MyLightningTrackerAlerts I chose always and found that you’ll get better notifications annoying if there’s actual lightning strikes with the location on always you can choose different sounds or you can choose the amount of radius you want the lightning thing to be I really enjoy MyLightningTrackerAlerts and I really want everyone to get MyLightningTrackerAlerts it is super amazing please get it thank you 🙂

by Nameanick

MyLightningTrackerAlerts is great - we have dogs who are terrified of lightning and thunder, and it really helps to know that’s it’s headed our way. If storms have not been forecasted, or if we have a bright blue, sunny sky, yet a storm is just five miles away, it gives us time to get the Thundershirts out and the calming treats started! Also, we watched on MyLightningTrackerAlerts ’s map once, as lightning moved right up our street, and it’s very accurate. It said we had a strike 70ft. away in our backyard, and we sure did. The accuracy is amazing!

by Connell Images

I have been interested in photographing lightening for several years. I live in West Virginia. It is difficult to determine when and where lightening is going to be during a storm due to our mountainous terrain. MyLightningTrackerAlerts is perfect. Not only does it give me adequate location, I get it by address and distance from my current location. Game changer for me.

by Conrad1995

I’m a pilot and like most wingnuts we are kind of weather geeks.
However this is real world , relevant intel that is pertain-able to safe operations. Took a lot of classes in college over the course of 6 years of study ( don’t laugh , I finally graduated after changing my major 3 times ).
Meteorology was probably the most useful knowledge I acquired & Calculus being the least applicable info I think that I ever had to digest ( heartburn ) . Get MyLightningTrackerAlerts and you’ll. Be surprised how much you’ll use it.
Keeping the family safe during the kids outdoor sporting events, or summiting the Grand Teton in a summer afternoon. Knowing the proximity of lighting is critical.
Read “ Bolt from the Blue “ and other stories of climbing and the hazards of Lighting. GREAT APP !

by Lemac3000

MyLightningTrackerAlerts provides warnings about lightning nearby. I didn’t want to kill my battery and have my location and use all the time so I disabled the location monitoring for MyLightningTrackerAlerts except for when MyLightningTrackerAlerts was in use. Even without having MyLightningTrackerAlerts open, I still get a notification of lightning nearby. If I want my information I can get into MyLightningTrackerAlerts and see what is specific but even without having app open the information is good.

by Jld3

MyLightningTrackerAlerts allows you to customize the alert radius you desire, there are several notification sounds to choose from, and the strikes disappear from the alert radius at time frames you specify. So if your company has a policy that no outside work can occur if lightning is within 10 miles and you can’t return to work for 30 minutes after lightning has left the 10 mile radius, it’s really easy to determine. I paid for Pro to thank the developer!

by Rio Grande Guy

I found your app when my lightning alert on another app stopped working. I downloaded and setup MyLightningTrackerAlerts for a 35 miles radius! Today, about 3 weeks after I installed it, it alerted me to lightning just coming into range(35 miles). My radar and weather app said nothing until it was with in 10 miles!!!!

I work outside and as soon as it appeared to be headed towards me, I sought shelter.

A REALLY GREAT APPLICATION, I would recommend it to anyone.

by DelloVon

MyLightningTrackerAlerts is a life saver for someone like me, who is terrified of lightning to the point of not leaving where I am until it’s gone. I can monitor how close the lightning is and I can see when it stops, and I can see if a storm is heading in my direction. I base when I leave places on stormy days around MyLightningTrackerAlerts. Sometimes I’ll hear a strike outside and I’ll open up MyLightningTrackerAlerts and I’ll see exactly where it hit. I definitely recommend for anyone who loves or hates lightning, and I’m really grateful that MyLightningTrackerAlerts exists.

by DMD22

I’m not one to write reviews but figured I might as well put it in writing since I’ve told so many people.

I downloaded MyLightningTrackerAlerts once moving to Florida (with all these crazy summer Florida lighting storms like I’ve have never seen before) and I go into the pool and hot tub very regularly which is why I looked for app for lighting.

MyLightningTrackerAlerts has been correct every single time. When I hear my phone go off with the warning you betcha I get out of the pool.

by Busted Flat

I generally don’t rate or promote apps, but this lightning app is surprisingly good for free. Gives real time lightning strikes, and better radar than the weather channel. But what was real cool is the accuracy of the GPS and map. We were hiking, came to a fork and weren’t sure which was to go. Since lightning storm was close I had MyLightningTrackerAlerts up and it showed exactly where we were, showed the trails, showed as we moved on the trails, and showed the storm and lightning strikes. Highly recommend.

by Cyrus Harding

I’m a photographer specializing in nature photography. I love photographing lightening and sometimes we get great opportunities here in South Texas. Thunderstorms tend to have a fairly short life cycle, so you have to be able to get out there and set up quickly. You have to be in the right place at the right time. MyLightningTrackerAlerts is an outstanding tool for that purpose. The detection and plotting of lightening strikes is very near real time. The push notices are excellent. I love that you can set the radius for alerts and set a schedule for silencing them.

Many thanks to the folks that created this. Outstanding!

by Cjschr

Had MyLightningTrackerAlerts open during a thunderstorm. Watched the map update with nearby strikes. Never received a notification of lightning in the area. I adjusted the radius multiple times but no change. Unable to report a problem because the link isn’t working.

Update: notifications don’t sound when MyLightningTrackerAlerts is open. Since I left my original review I’ve had to reset my phone and change some settings. The next storm came through and I received several notifications. I work outside so it is extremely helpful having MyLightningTrackerAlerts to stay safe. Thanks for MyLightningTrackerAlerts !

by Yourdysfunctionhere

Update: the developer responded to this review to let me know that there was a temporary issue that caused a disruption. I got the sense it was a problem external to MyLightningTrackerAlerts . It seems to be fine now and I give high marks for the developer that took time to respond.
Previous 1 star review text follows...This used to be reliable, but the latest update seems to have completely broken it. Will alert me, but not show me lightning strikes on the map. Then it hangs when I try to select my location. If I move the map and then relocate myself (when I can get that feature to work) it will then show strikes. Kind of useless now.

by Felipegeek

MyLightningTrackerAlerts is easy to use. The strike location points change color based on age which makes clear where the most recent activity is. It was useful the following night when some storms were cruising by at a distance and I setup my tripod and cam to get some shots from the balcony. I would have missed it otherwise.

Not considered in the rating as the radar feature is new. Radar is presented as static current view (no animation of recent movement). Some of the tiles don’t load and with no refresh button I can’t force it to reload it easily.

I just bought the paid version to support MyLightningTrackerAlerts dev and remove the ads.

by TXAggie97

This is one of the best lightning detection apps out there! Reliable strike data, color coded time dots, and nice push notifications. I would love to see the ability to add some saved locations to MyLightningTrackerAlerts and send push notifications based on those saved locations. You can manually turn off the auto-update location feature to have MyLightningTrackerAlerts just fixed on one point and notify based on that point but then you lose current location notifications. Having a saved location in addition to current location would help me to monitor lightning at a sports practice location for example.

by Anastacias

I’m somewhat disappointed with MyLightningTrackerAlerts I throughly that it would be a lot better then ‘his I heart the notifications sounds on my phone but that’s it it doesn’t show me me exact location of the lightening or where it’s coming from there is just this very broad yellow color that’s covering the whole screen like I just said I don’t see where lightening is I just see this very broad yellow color on the entire screen on my cell phone and I don’t know what this means please correct this feature on MyLightningTrackerAlerts thank you

by It Was The Best Now Idk

First off an amazing app. On the iPhone can you make the notification automatically take you to the last or most recent strike when you Click on notifications. And do you have a feature to be able to know when the last strike hit. Like for an all clear after 30min....For Another notification to be integrated. Would make this the #1 app I think. Thanks.

by Brush 571

I am a wildland fire engine capt. I keep track of many variables to assist my crew in preparation of possible wildfires, I have recently downloaded MyLightningTrackerAlerts for tracking lighting.. App seems to work as it is intended along with notifying me when a bolt is as close or far as I set the miles to strike Notification.. very simply, if you don’t like it delete it or if you like real time notifications use it...

by Kahlebs Grandpa

I’ve been enjoying MyLightningTrackerAlerts for about a year from the perspective of one who photographs lightning. It does a good job of alerting me of local lightning strikes. The recent addition of radar is a big help. The only things I could ask for is a 15, 30, 60 minute playback to better see where it’s coming from and where it’s going. Otherwise, best lightning related app!

by Johninladd

I found MyLightningTrackerAlerts in a search and thought it would benefit my service as a flight instructor...maybe. I have not been able to make it locate my position. As such, it defaults to Europe when opening. Seems to be accurate and updated in the pictorial display.

Update: With a little review, I found the error is mine. MyLightningTrackerAlerts now works great!