AR Lightning vs StrikeLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR Lightning
Create realistic lightning effects from your fingertips using augmented reality. Control the direction and intensity of the lightning in real-time by changing your hand pose. Save your creations as videos or photos and share them.
- AR hand pose recognition
- Real-time lightning control
- Customizable ray color and power
- Save as video or photo
- Share to social media
- Select photos from camera roll
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●This app recognizes the pose of the hand captured by the AR camera and emits a flashy force lightning ray from the finger. ●Apple's human body image recognition technology is used to recognize hand pose images. ●By changing the pose of the hand, you can freely control the direction and on / off of the light beam in real time. In Star Wars, Sith's Dark Sidious and Count Dooku were fighting the Jedi Knights with this Force Lightning as a weapon. The rays of light emitted from the fingers in the camera are amazing just by looking at them. You can enjoy this Force Lightning effect on the AR screen that is displayed in real time. You can also save the powerful image in a video or photo or share it on SNS. You can even select a photo stored in your camera roll and save it to a video or photo. Let's enjoy the feeling of Star Wars. [Image Selection] - AR camera - Camera shooting: Photograph - Camera roll: Photo [Settings] - Selection of light emitting fingers (common to both hands) - Ray color setting (RGBA slider) - Background brightness - Ray power - Sound effect switch - Video length (5-30 seconds) - Save resolution [output] - Save to camera roll: videos, photos - Video / Photo Sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram, ...
StrikeLog
This smart camera app automatically detects and captures lightning flashes in real-time, saving them as photos or short videos. It features a simple interface and tools to help you plan for storm photography.
- Automatic lightning detection
- Real-time flash capture
- Photo and video capture
- Lightning forecast tools
- Simple storm camera interface
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A smart camera app that automatically detects and captures lightning, with no perfect timing required. Simply point your camera at the sky. StrikeLog detects lightning flashes in real time and captures the moment instantly as a photo or short video, so you do not have to press the shutter at exactly the right second. Key Features: • Automatic lightning detection • Real-time flash detection with instant capture • Capture high-quality photos or short videos • Lightning forecast tools to help you plan ahead • Simple camera interface for storms, night skies, and fast flashes Built for storm chasers, weather watchers, photographers, and anyone who wants a better chance of catching lightning on camera. Privacy Policy: https://iphonetelavivi.co.il/_LegoTech/strikelog/privacy.php Terms of Use: https://iphonetelavivi.co.il/_LegoTech/strikelog/terms.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: StrikeLog at Free against AR Lightning's $1.99. AR Lightning's advantage is rating (2.3 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
StrikeLog is free to download; AR Lightning costs $1.99 up front. StrikeLog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. AR Lightning asks for nothing beyond the download.
AR Lightning holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
AR Lightning ships an update weekly, StrikeLog fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR Lightning | StrikeLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masanori Katsuta | iPhoneTelAvivi |
Customer experience
AR Lightning
StrikeLog
In-app purchases
AR Lightning
No in-app purchases
StrikeLog
- Storm Pass$2.997 Days
- Storm Hero Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
- Season7 Days trial$29.993 Months
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- 4 Seasons7 Days trial$39.991 Year
