Bolted: Lightning Alerts
Lightning Alerts & Safety
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Real-time lightning alerts, countdowns to all clear, all-clear notifications, Live Activity on Lock Screen and Apple Watch for your Watch Zones.
Bolted helps you know when lightning is nearby and when it is reasonable to return outside. Great for parents, coaches, and anyone else spending time outside.
Create lightning Watch Zones for the places you care about, get lightning alerts when strikes are detected nearby, and follow a clear shelter countdown until conditions improve. Bolted can notify you when the shelter period has ended, show Live Activity updates on your Lock Screen, and keep key status visible from Apple Watch.
Features:
- Real-time lightning monitoring at current location
- See thunder shockwaves in real-time for each strike
- GPU-optimized lightning animations and haptics for each strike (you see it and feel it)
- Lightning notifications for saved Watch Zones
- Countdown to all clear after nearby strikes
- All-clear notifications after 30 minutes with no detected lightning
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity
- Apple Watch Live Activity view
- Custom Watch Zone radius
- Lightning status: Shelter, Caution, Clear
- Recent strike distance and timing
- Notification frequency controls
- Mute notifications temporarily
- Share live storm view with others
- Distance metrics in miles or kilometers
Terms of Service: https://www.boltedapp.com/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://www.boltedapp.com/privacy.html
Added Share Live Storm feature allows users to share live lightning view with others. Other minor performance improvements.
The developer, Hitt Foundry LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Hitt Foundry LLC
- Size
- 6.5 MB
- Category
- Weather
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Bolted Pro Monthly $3.99
- Bolted Pro Annual $24.99
- Copyright
- © Hitt Foundry LLC