My Lightning Tracker & Alerts: iPhone vs Android

Users appreciate the app's real-time lightning alerts and accuracy for outdoor safety, particularly in storm-prone regions like Florida. However, significant complaints focus on intrusive ads that block critical information, slow map loading, and inaccurate detection radius settings.

Mixed but leaning positive (60% 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. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.

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”

Users appreciate the app's real-time lightning alerts and accuracy for outdoor safety, particularly in storm-prone regions like Florida. However, significant complaints focus on intrusive ads that block critical information, slow map loading, and inaccurate detection radius settings.

Mixed but leaning positive (60% 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. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.

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”

Mixed but leaning positive (71% 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”