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24 alternatives to Thunderly

Experience real-time lightning from anywhere on earth

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Thunderly launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Lightning Maps▲62

   Real time lightning strikes across the globe

   2014 · lightningmaps.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ThunderCatch▲244

   iOS App designed to capture lightning strikes automatically

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3RT
   Real-time image generation with SDXL Lightning▲444

   2024 · fastsdxl.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4AF
   API for real time lightning strikes▲5

   2015 · lightning.imilan.me · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A Weather Way▲71

   See how the weather impacts your planned day

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Weather Screen▲113

   Bring Real-time Weather Effects to your Mac Screen

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cloudy▲117

   Your new favourite weather app for iOS ☀️

   2018 · getcloudy.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Weather +▲104

   Get weather alerts based on your location

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lightning▲91

   The faster, easier, and cheaper way to get services.

   2017 · lightninghomeservices.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wild Weather▲107

    See local weather with beautiful hand drawn illustrations

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tinyclouds▲217

    An adorable new weather app for iPhone and iPad

    2018 · tinyclouds.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Stormia▲73

    Beautiful animation of live weather in the US

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Thunderstorm▲105

    Easily create and manage Tweetstorms

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Magic Sky Camera▲160

    Remix the sky in your pictures with millions of gifs

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Thunderspace▲67

    Unwind in a thunderstorm

    2014 · thunderspace.me · its alternatives →

16. 16
    (Not Boring) Weather▲56

    Play the weather

    2021 · notbor.ing · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dark Sky for Apple Watch▲86

    Weather Radar, Hyperlocal Forecasts, and Storm Alerts

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rizon▲148

    Find the best time to take photos outside in natural light

    2015 · reiseversicherung.de.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Aurora Go▲5

    Aurora forecast tonight

    Dec 2025 · aurorago.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    StormScape▲130

    Dynamic weather effects for macos

    2025 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Live Lightning Maps▲4

    A real time collaborative lightning location network.

    2016 · blitzortung.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    WeatherScout▲91

    Get the golden hour, blue hour and matching weather

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Sun▲120

    Beautiful weather forecast powered by Dark Sky

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Living Earth for Apple Watch▲80

    Live satellite imagery of the world, including weather

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →