Thunderstorm Simulator

Scott Dodson

About this app

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

*Defaults to screen for lightning light effects if camera flash is not available.

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

SETTINGS

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 output: Camera Flash, Screen
• Change lightning transition effects
• Change lightning/thunder occurrence: Default, Occasional, Normal, Frequent
• Change color and max brightness of lightning light effects (Screen only)

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

General
• Keep Awake to prevent your device from going to sleep so lightning effects remain visible
• Hide Status Bar to maximize screen space for lightning effects
• Select a mode to automatically start when the app opens
• Choose a time to automatically stop the selected mode
• Choose a time to automatically restart the selected mode when the sleep timer ends, enabling a recurring cycle

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

• Sleep Timer — Set a timer with a gradual audio fade-out.
• Turn Screen Black — Adds a black overlay and sets the device to minimum brightness. Use the Screen Brightness Delay setting to compensate for brightness ramp-up on some devices. Set to 0.25–1 second if lightning effects do not reach peak brightness when thunder is loudest.
• Lightning on Demand — Start a storm and use the lightning buttons at the bottom of the screen for manual control.
• Bluetooth and Casting Support — Connect to Bluetooth speakers, 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 [e-mail] 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-supported version: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.scottdodson.thunderstorm.simulator.free

Ratings and reviews

This storm simulator is just what I needed for my love of storms. This is very realistic when you don't have a real storm to experience. I have a suggestion, because I don't see the option in the settings. And that would be to allow the flash to "flash" perhaps like 2 or 3 times, like a strobe effect, just like lightning can do. Sometimes the one flash isn't effective when the eyes are closed. If you can create this, I'll purchase the app! Keep up the good work!

best one out there! purchased years ago. best ever. keep up the great work. the thunder on this app is the only one that actually has any depth to it.n most just sound stupid. this one is good.

Thunderstorms have always helped me sleep and this app has awesome ones. Plus, you can adjust so many things like the type of rain, frequency of thunder, etc. I definitely recommend.

What’s new

Need help? Email [e-mail]

- added lightning buttons for on-demand lightning during a storm
- fixed compatibility issue