My Lightning Tracker & Alerts Downloads & RevenueMy Lightning Tracker & Alerts · App Store & Google Play
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts by JRustonApps B.V. is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts update history & changes
Last change · 49 events since 16 Nov 2016Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 49 events
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.6iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.5iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts added hidden keywords: strikeiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.4iOS- The design of the app has been improved.
- iPhone Duo support. - ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts added hidden keywords: cast, radariOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Weather · US
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· IT
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new screenshotsiOS3 screenshots (was 3) · IT
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.3iOS- The design of the app has been improved.
- iPhone Duo support. - 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new screenshotsiOS3 screenshots (was 3) · FR
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· IT
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new screenshotsiOS3 screenshots (was 3) · IT
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· 4 countries
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new screenshotsiOS3 screenshots (was 3) · 4 countries
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Weather · ES
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts charting in a new countryAndroidSpain
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new iPad screenshotsiOS· DE
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: new screenshotsiOS3 screenshots (was 3) · DE
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.2iOS- Das Design der App wurde verbessert.
- Unterstützung für das iPhone Duo. - 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.1Android- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts charting in a new countryAndroidTurkey
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.1iOS- The design of the app has been improved.
- iPhone Duo support. - 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.0iOS- The design of the app has been improved.
- iPhone Duo support. - 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Weather · SE
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts charting in a new countryAndroidSweden
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts updated to version 26.4.0Android- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Weather · IT
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Weather · CA
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts added hidden keywords: stormiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Weather · AU
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts added hidden keywords: stormiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts added hidden keywords: xcweatheriOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Weather · CA
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts charting in a new countryAndroidCanada
- ✏️My Lightning Tracker & Alerts added hidden keywords: notificationsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Weather · FR
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts charting in a new countryAndroidFrance
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Weather · FR
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Weather · AU
- 📈My Lightning Tracker & Alerts charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSFrance · Italy
- 🆕My Lightning Tracker & Alerts first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidItaly
- 🆕My Lightning Tracker & Alerts first spotted by AppInsideriOS#11 in Top Free · Weather · United States
- 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts version 26.3.4Android- Improved support for tablets and foldable phones.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements. - 📦My Lightning Tracker & Alerts version 26.3.1iOSBug fixes and performance improvements.
- 🆕My Lightning Tracker & Alerts released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕My Lightning Tracker & Alerts released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Weather FreeMy Lightning Tracker & Alerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, ad-supported weather application that provides real-time global lightning strike monitoring and local alerts for users interested in tracking thunderstorms. The app maintains a strong presence in the Australian Weather Free charts at #3, while holding moderate positions in other major markets like the US (#30) and Canada (#47).
Similar apps: Blitzortung, Clime, Spark
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 4 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v26.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | – |
| Google Play | 500+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How My Lightning Tracker & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts shows up in App Store search (US) for 1 word that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #3 Weather Free | 6 of 30 countries | #30 | – |
| Google Play | #7 Weather Free | 3 of 23 countries | #63 | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in Australia ▲ +52% · 
Germany ▲ +33%
New ratings by country (7)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 71 | 46% | ▼ -43% |
| Australia | 58 | 37% | ▲ +52% |
 United Kingdom | 14 | 9% | ▼ -43% |
 France | 3.8 | 2% | ▼ -87% |
 Canada | 3 | 2% | ▼ -60% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% | ▲ +33% |
 Italy | 1.5 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.8 ★ | 67k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 54k 1.6k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 120k |
What users say about My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
From the 57 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's accuracy and life-saving alerts for outdoor activities, particularly in storm-prone regions like Florida. However, a significant portion of reviews criticize intrusive ads that block critical safety information and technical issues with map loading or detection radius settings.
Mixed but leaning positive (63% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about ads, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “As a life guard and a father this app works well”
- Features & content: “The notification feature is wonderful”
- Privacy & data: “It’s really good at tracking the lightning!”
- Ads: “Ads surprisingly barely pop up too, especially since I’m usually in the app for more than 2 or 3 minutes at a time”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Ads have made it unusable”
- Crashes & bugs: “Radar not working correctly”
- Privacy & data: “It means it’s tracking my location while the app is closed”
About My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
- Detects and displays lightning strikes all around the world!
- See a history of hotspots where lightning strikes occur most often!
- View more detailed information about where the thunderstorm is occurring on a map.
- Receive a lightning alarm when a storm is nearby so that you can monitor it live.
- Share a strike with your friends so that they can see where the thunder & lightning is occurring too!
- Monitor the weather radar to track what could be coming.
- Full support for the latest iPhone and iPad models.
If you want the most efficient way of keeping up lightning strikes and thunderstorms, then My Lightning Tracker is the right lightning network for you. This version is ad-supported and is similar to apps such as Blitzortung, Clime, Spark and Live Lightning.
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts App Store
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts is #3 in Weather Free in Australia and charting in 6 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Weather FreeMy Lightning Tracker & Alerts at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free, ad-supported weather application that provides real-time global lightning strike monitoring and local alerts for users interested in tracking thunderstorms. The app maintains a strong presence in the Australian Weather Free charts at #3, while holding moderate positions in other major markets like the US (#30) and Canada (#47).
Similar apps: Blitzortung, Clime, Spark
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts’s App Store privacy label declares 4 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 4 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How My Lightning Tracker & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts shows up in App Store search (US) for 1 word that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | WeatherFree | #3 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #30 |
| United Kingdom | WeatherFree | #45 |
| Canada | WeatherFree | #47 |
| France | WeatherFree | #103 |
| Italy | WeatherFree | #171 |
Apps near My Lightning Tracker & Alerts on the chart
Weather Free, around #3.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in Australia ▲ +52% · Germany ▲ +33%
New ratings by country (7)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 46% | ▼ -43% |
| Australia | 58 | 37% | ▲ +52% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 9% | ▼ -43% |
| France | 3.8 | 2% | ▼ -87% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% | ▼ -60% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% | ▲ +33% |
| Italy | 1.5 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
From the 57 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's accuracy and life-saving alerts for outdoor activities, particularly in storm-prone regions like Florida. However, a significant portion of reviews criticize intrusive ads that block critical safety information and technical issues with map loading or detection radius settings.
Mixed but leaning positive (63% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about ads, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “As a life guard and a father this app works well”
- Features & content: “The notification feature is wonderful”
- Privacy & data: “It’s really good at tracking the lightning!”
- Ads: “Ads surprisingly barely pop up too, especially since I’m usually in the app for more than 2 or 3 minutes at a time”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Ads have made it unusable”
- Crashes & bugs: “Radar not working correctly”
- Privacy & data: “It means it’s tracking my location while the app is closed”
About My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
- Detects and displays lightning strikes all around the world!
- See a history of hotspots where lightning strikes occur most often!
- View more detailed information about where the thunderstorm is occurring on a map.
- Receive a lightning alarm when a storm is nearby so that you can monitor it live.
- Share a strike with your friends so that they can see where the thunder & lightning is occurring too!
- Monitor the weather radar to track what could be coming.
- Full support for the latest iPhone and iPad models.
If you want the most efficient way of keeping up lightning strikes and thunderstorms, then My Lightning Tracker is the right lightning network for you. This version is ad-supported and is similar to apps such as Blitzortung, Clime, Spark and Live Lightning.
Latest updates
Store changes
What My Lightning Tracker & Alerts changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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My Lightning Tracker & Alerts gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts is #7 in Weather Free on Google Play in Australia and charting in 3 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Weather FreeMy Lightning Tracker & Alerts on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v26.1.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
My Lightning Tracker & Alerts downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where My Lightning Tracker & Alerts's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How My Lightning Tracker & Alerts makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | WeatherFree | #7 |
| United States | WeatherFree | #63 |
| France | WeatherFree | #94 |
Apps near My Lightning Tracker & Alerts on the chart
Weather Free, around #7.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
From the 116 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users frequently praise the app's accuracy and utility for outdoor safety, particularly regarding lightning strike detection. However, a significant portion of recent reviews criticize intrusive advertising practices and occasional glitches in radar visualization or notification settings.
Mixed but leaning positive (72% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about ads, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “Helpful & highly accurate”
- Ease of use: “Wonderful program and easy to use”
- Speed & performance: “fast on lightning and so far it's accurate”
- Features & content: “Excellent accuracy and easy to use options”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Ads Block entire phone screen”
- Price & subscription: “I wouldn't pay based on their poor behaviour”
About My Lightning Tracker & Alerts
- Detects and displays lightning strikes all around the world!
- See a history of hotspots where lightning strikes occur most often!
- View more detailed information about where the thunderstorm is occurring on a map, like Blitzortung and WeatherBug Spark.
- Receive a lightning alarm when a storm is nearby so that you can monitor it live.
- Share a strike with your friends so that they can see where the thunder & lightning is occurring too!
- Monitor the weather radar to track what could be coming.
- Full support for the latest versions of Android.
If you want the most efficient way of keeping up lightning strikes and thunderstorms, then My Lightning Tracker is the right lightning network for you. This app will let you know when a thunderstorm could be on its way. This version is ad-supported.
What's new in 26.4.1
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