Aurora Tracker vs Aurora Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time aurora forecasts
- Interactive map
- Aurora viewing planning
- Intuitive design
- Accurate predictions
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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!
Aurora Compass
This app provides aurora forecasts and alerts, helping users find the best conditions to see the northern or southern lights. It offers detailed space weather data, real-time geomagnetic activity, and a cloudiness filter for accurate predictions.
- Aurora alert notifications
- Geomagnetic activity tracking
- Aurora forecast map
- Real-time aurora probability
- Solar image animation
- Cloudiness forecast
- Darkness tool
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Aurora Compass is a free aurora and space weather forecast app with no ads or paywalls. With it, you'll get all the data you need to catch the northern or southern lights in a layout that’s simple for beginners, yet detailed for experienced aurora chasers. The main features include: • Aurora alert notifications with cloudiness filter • Near real-time geomagnetic activity from over 110 magnetometers • Aurora forecast map with observation sharing tool • Current and forecasted aurora probability in your location • Solar image animation with x-ray chart and solar regions • WSA-Enlil solar wind forecast animation • Darkness tool to see when it'll be dark • Moon rise, set and phase information • Cloudiness forecast • Solar wind charts • Kp forecasts • Color theme for people with red-green colorblindness
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aurora Tracker at none against Aurora Compass's 8. Aurora Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Aurora Compass's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Aurora Compass sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Aurora Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aurora Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
| Parameter | Aurora Tracker | Aurora Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arseniy Churanov | Otto Ranta-Ojala |
Customer experience
Aurora Tracker
Aurora Compass
In-app purchases
Aurora Tracker
No in-app purchases
Aurora Compass
- Pastel Color Palette$1.99
- Black and White Palette$1.99
- Pink Color Palette$1.99
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- Purple Color Palette$1.99
- IBM Color Palette$1.99
- Mint Color Palette$4.99
- Gold Color Palette$9.99
- Diamond Color Palette$29.99
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