BlitzortungLive app good for
Love this app for going on multi-day hikes in the mountains. Adds a new element to trip planning! Im really hoping it gets an update that allows for the integration of "location services" though. It would make the alerts much more useful.
Storm is nearby, lightning cracks nearby. Its helpful to see frequency etc. of nearby strikes and approaching storm.
Good, useful and reliable but Im missing the gps position tracking for real alerts. And would be great to pay few € to disable ads.
Great application it lets you know where the thunderbolts are so you can avoid them or getting in panic
Very fast with information and the interest area customization is excellent
Does exactly what it supposed to do, when it supposed to do it. Works like a dream!
Some bad moments
Look, anyone who has ACTUALLY used this current version, and has any experience with the original site will tell you that this leaves sooo much to be desired. Dont get me wrong, I love the idea and Ive wanted an app for a long time, but.. Lets just go to a list.
Resolution - its far too fuzzy to be useful beyond a 50x50 mi area. The strike indicators are very small; as you zoom, the icons dont change dynamically to make them stand out from features on the rest of the map. The core reason for blitzorgung is to show an approximate location of a strike that IS VISIBLE. When I get to a level where structures are distinguishable (you can make out a football stadium or large retail outlets, so still fairly far out), I cant differentiate the color of strikes from geographic features and structures.
Options - there is a lot to be desired, the one thing I would fix before anything else is the ability to turn strike sounds off. When a very intense storm is in the area, its a constant clicking bombardment. Im not going to silence the rest of my phone to avoid an annoyance with one app.
Advertised features that dont exist - in the app description, the author mentions the ability to measure linear distance between your location and the location of the most recent strike... That doesnt exist. There is an option to zoom a map based on an area that you predefine, supposedly to notify you / warn you when a strike happens within a set distance of your location. Thats not there either.
So, to the reviewers that said this is "a baller app", or the other 4⭐️ reviews... DID YOU EVEN USE IT? Because if you had, that sure as sh*t wouldnt be the rating you left.
Im not trying to ruin your day app developer, but if you say your app does something, it had better be able to do it... At the very least, partially, or most of the time. I want to support you, but if this is the quality I can expect of this version... Forget about it.
You will NOT find a better live bolt tracker and free at that !! Get it and set up notifications. You can actually hear the thunder and see the notifications at the same time. AMAZING APP.
The app does an OK job displaying lightning data from Blitzortung and sending out notifications of lightning nearby. However, it needs two features/fixes. 1. It needs to be optimized for the iPhone 6s screen. Right now, it looks a little blurry on the iPhone 6s. 2. I would like to see and ad-free in-app purchase so I could remove the ads by supporting the developer.
Handy for the weather aware user. Might want to have an option of push notification tones- the one assigned tends to scare the young ones ~
Great at showing where convection is beyond the range of radar. Anywhere in the world really. Perhaps get rid of the ad by paying a dollar?
I have got lightning detector apps before but they all take almost a minute to update. This app is nearly instant. I can literally watch the lightning bolt hit and about a second later see it pop up on the screen. I love it haha.