How far away was that lightning strike?
Flash-to-bang, done right. Tap when you see the flash and tap when you hear
the thunder — or point the camera at the storm and let it measure hands-free.
⚡ STRIKE ANALYZER — Lightning Distance Calculator
👆 MANUAL MODE
One big glove-friendly button. Tap at the flash, tap at the thunder, get the
distance. Works anywhere, day or night, no permissions needed.
📷 AUTO MODE
The camera watches for the flash while the microphone listens for the thunder
onset, then pairs them automatically. Built to catch daylight bolts, not just
night storms — set the phone down and watch the sky.
📸 BOLT PHOTOS
Auto mode saves the exact camera frame that triggered detection — your
lightning photo, tagged with distance, time, and GPS location.
📈 STORM TREND
Consecutive strikes reveal whether the storm is approaching or moving away,
how fast, and roughly when it'll be overhead.
🗺️ LIVE RADAR MAP
Weather radar with real-time lightning strikes, centered on you. Zoom in on
your neighborhood or pan out to see the whole system moving through.
📒 STRIKE LOG
Every measurement is kept — distance, time, flash-to-bang, GPS pin — and
exports as CSV whenever you want it, your complete history, free or not.
🔬 THE SCIENCE
Distance comes from the temperature-corrected speed of sound (331.3 + 0.606×T
m/s), not a fixed constant — cold air carries thunder slower than warm air,
and that difference adds up over a few miles. Temperature comes from live
local conditions when location is on, or a standard 20°C/68°F otherwise.
Storm trend uses a least-squares regression across your last 30 minutes of
strikes rather than comparing the last two — a single stray reading can't
flip approaching to receding.
🔒 PRIVATE BY DESIGN
All flash and thunder detection runs entirely on your phone — your camera and
mic data never leave the device. Location is optional, used only to GPS-tag
photos, pull live temperature, and center the map on you.
💾 FREE VS PRO
Free includes full manual and auto detection, bolt photos, storm trend, the
live radar and lightning map, and CSV export of your complete history. The
in-app log view shows your last 5 strikes.
A one-time Pro purchase removes ads and unlocks your full strike history in
the log view — everything you logged while free unlocks retroactively.
No subscription. No account.
⚠️ LIGHTNING SAFETY FIRST
Strike Analyzer is not a safety device. Flash-to-bang distances are estimates
and can be wrong. Never use this app to decide whether it's safe to stay
outdoors.
If you can hear thunder, you're close enough to be struck. Follow the
National Weather Service guidance: When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors — and stay
there until 30 minutes after the last thunder.
🆘 SUPPORT
Email: prodirt.co@gmail.com
Website: https://prodirt-llc.github.io/StrikeAnalyzer/
Made in Virginia, USA.
Time the flash and thunder to find how far away lightning struck. Offline.