Thunderstorm Simulator (w/Ads)

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4.2
123 reviews
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Everyone
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About this app

Summon a thunderstorm on your smart device. Relax and fall fast asleep to the sounds of rain and thunder. The camera flashes when lightning strikes.

THUNDERSTORMS

• Strong Thunderstorm — Heavy rain with frequent lightning and thunder nearby
• Normal Thunderstorm — Steady rain with a full range of lightning and thunder
• Weak Thunderstorm — Light rain with occasional lightning and thunder far off
• Passing Thunderstorms — Rain and lightning intensity changes as the storms pass

Rain
• Toggle rain sound effects
• Change rain audio: Default, Heavy, Steady, Light, On Tin Roof
• Change rain volume

Lightning/Thunder
• Toggle thunder sound effects
• Change thunder volume
• Change delay lightning (Wireless audio delay offset)
• Toggle delay thunder
• Toggle lightning light effects
• Change lightning transition effects
• Change lightning/thunder occurrence: Default, Occasional, Normal, Frequent

Passing Thunderstorms
• Change starting storm for Passing Thunderstorms: Weak, Normal, Strong
• Change cycle time for Passing Thunderstorms: 15m, 30m, 60m

Background Sounds
• Toggle background sounds: Birds, Cicadas, Crickets, Frogs
• Change background sounds volume

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

• Sleep Timer — Set a timer with a gradual audio fade-out.
• Bluetooth and Casting Support — Connect to Bluetooth speakers directly, or cast to Chromecast built-in speakers using the Google Home App. Adjust the Delay Lightning setting to offset wireless audio delay.

Please contact me at support@thunderstorm.scottdodson.dev if you experience any issues. I'd love to hear your thoughts and appreciate you taking the time to rate and review the app. I want to continue to improve Thunderstorm Simulator and create a great experience for you and future users. Thank you! —Scott

Ad-free version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.scottdodson.thunderstorm.simulator
Updated on
Apr 30, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.2
113 reviews
Kevin Carson
August 27, 2020
Great app but one big issue. Most people use this app for going to sleep. I understand the ads and the revenue for such wonderful app. But the FULL SCREEN WHITE BACKGROUND ADS need to go! This is helping people go to sleep but a white screen ad only wakes you up when your in the dark going to bed. Otherwise this app is amazing. It has the most REALISTIC THUNDER sounds available. I love the app keep up the good work and please get rid of the full screen white background ads. Thank you
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Scott Dodson
May 23, 2020
Hi Kevin, thanks for the review! I'm sorry but I don't have control over which ads are served by Google Ads. The full screen ads are infrequent and should only appear before a storm starts. After this, you can turn off your display. Please contact me at support@thunderstorm.scottdodson.dev if you have any questions. An ad-free version is available.
James Williamson
April 18, 2022
Lightning effects and thunderstorm doesn't seem to be properly spaced-out for the 7 second account that is naturally occurring and would be nice to have a ten band equalizer for the storms so I don't have to mess around with my internal phones equalizing system.
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Scott Dodson
April 18, 2022
Hi James, thank you for your feedback. You can turn on Delay Thunder under Settings. The delay between lightning and thunder changes depending on the distance of the lightning strike. Please contact me at support@thunderstorm.scottdodson.dev if you have any questions.
Kris Hudson-Lee
January 13, 2021
I bought the full version. It's a great idea but it needs to vary the brightness of the flash and it desperately needs more thunder samples including distant rolling thunder.
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Scott Dodson
January 13, 2021
Thank you for the feedback! When using Screen as the Lightning/Thunder Output (paid version), the brightness of the flash changes depending on the distance of the lightning strike. Normal Thunderstorm offers the widest range of thunder, and you can override the default Rain Audio. Please contact support@thunderstorm.scottdodson.dev for help.

What’s new

Need help? Email support@thunderstorm.scottdodson.dev

- fixed compatibility issue