Comparison

Amazing Aurora vs Aurora Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Amazing Aurora

This app helps you find the best times and locations to see the aurora borealis. It provides solar wind and sun/moon data, forecasts, and allows users to report sightings. Enhanced features are available with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Solar wind and sun/moon data
  • Aurora borealis forecasts
  • User aurora sighting reports
  • Kp index and Hemispheric Power notifications
  • OVATION forecast
  • Subscription for advanced features
Features
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The Amazing Aurora app is designed to assist those who want to witness the beauty of the aurora borealis or, the northern lights. The app includes solar wind and sun/moon data to aid in recommending the best times to try seeing the northern lights. Additionally, the app takes the experience one step further and allows users to actively engage in the chase by reporting whether or not they are witnessing aurora activity. Amazing Aurora attempts to take all of the scientific data and put it in a form that is easy to understand and help its users determine when the best time is, within an hour, to try seeing Lady Aurora in all of her beauty! When you download the app, you will get: - Solar wind data for the next hour - Current and next hour Kp - Kp forecast for the next three days - Current solar wind data charts - Current OVATION forecast - Current aurora reports - Notification options for Kp, Hemispheric Power, Favorable Condition, and Summer Silence With a subscription, you will receive the following added features: - 2-hour OVATION forecast (last hour to next hour) - Solar wind data charts for the past three days - Ability to view reports for the past three days - Notification options already included plus the ability to set your minimum Kp and HPI notification values - Get alerted when solar storms are forecast and sub-storms are detected - Get alerts when other users in your area are seeing aurora activity - Set your location to anywhere in the world so you can be alerted of activity or to conceal your actual location Subscriptions are available for 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year. You can choose whatever length you want to unlock all of the information Amazing Aurora offers!

About

Aurora Tracker

Discover the magic of the Northern Lights with real-time forecasts and an interactive map. Plan your aurora-watching adventures with this intuitive and powerful tool.

Highlights
  • Real-time aurora forecasts
  • Interactive map
  • Aurora viewing planning
  • Intuitive design
  • Accurate predictions
Features
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Experience the magic of the Northern Lights with our intuitive app! Uncover the aurora's secrets with accurate real-time forecasts displayed on an interactive map. Sleek design meets powerful functionality, making it a breeze to explore and plan your aurora-watching adventures!

Screenshots

Amazing Aurora4 screens
Aurora Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aurora Tracker at 5.0 against Amazing Aurora's 4.4. Aurora Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Amazing Aurora's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Amazing Aurora sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Aurora Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aurora Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazing Aurora has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Amazing Aurora versus Aurora Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazing AuroraAurora Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (25 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSharp Rock Ventures LLCArseniy Churanov

Customer experience

Amazing Aurora

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Aurora Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Amazing Aurora

Subscriptions3
  • 1-Month Subscription$2.991 Month
  • 6-Month Subscription$9.996 Months
  • 1-Year Subscription$14.991 Year
None

Aurora Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amazing Aurora free?
Amazing Aurora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aurora Tracker free?
Aurora Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amazing Aurora or Aurora Tracker?
Aurora Tracker is rated higher. Amazing Aurora averages 4.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Aurora Tracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Amazing Aurora or Aurora Tracker have ads?
Amazing Aurora shows ads; Aurora Tracker does not.

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