Comparison

iLightningCam 2 Lite vs Bimostitch

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

Head to head
About

iLightningCam 2 Lite

Capture stunning lightning strike photos in real-time with your iPhone or iPad. This app automatically detects and photographs lightning, offering both automatic and manual ISO controls for expert users. Enjoy a user-friendly interface and advanced detection capabilities.

Highlights
  • Real-time lightning detection
  • Automatic day/night mode switching
  • Manual ISO adjustment for experts
  • Double-shot and blend image options
  • High-quality image capture (low quality in Lite version)
  • Modern design
Features
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iLightningCam 2 - The Second Generation - Real-time lightning photography with iPhone made easy. It enables everyone to take spectacular pictures of real lighting strikes with an iPhone or iPad! This is the free Lite version of iLightningCam 2! It offers all features of the full app, but pictures can only be saved with low quality (640x480 - 0,3 MP). For full resolution please buy our complete new iLightningCam 2! After three years of development, iLightningCam 2 follows the unique iLightningCam, which was the only app with ISO control since 2012 with more than 160 000 users. iLightningCam 2 features: - Full AUTO Mode! No user input needed! The app changes automatically between day and night mode Continuous calculation of best ISO settings based on the last strikes - Original Photo Resolution, no tricks, no interpolation! - Much better detection! - Double-shot , + one image as blend of first and second shot! - New modern design! - For experts: ISO ranges are fully manually adjustable, if wished! iLightningCam 2 uses true real-time recognition of lightning strikes. Once recognized, your iPhone takes a picture of the recognized lightning in up to 8MP. And yes - your iPhone or iPad is fast enough! You only need a good view on a real thunderstorm. The app works free hand. Just point your iPhone towards the scene/part of the sky/thunderstorm where you expect the next lightning, start the iLightningCam 2 and wait, the app will automatically press the trigger if a lightning is detected in your view. Warning: Lightning storms are life threatening for you and your phone!!! Take care using this app! Do not take any risks and avoid exposure to thunderstorms! Use this app only in lightning and storm protected places. You are solely responsible for your actions and adverse consequences. Read full safety warning in the instructions page, before using this app. Who is it not for: It is not for children and it is not for mentally handicapped persons, as they may have not the ability to protect themselves against lightning or the associated storm.

About

Bimostitch

Effortlessly create high-resolution panoramas from your photos or videos. This app automatically stitches overlapping images into stunning wide-view images, offering advanced features for professional results. Share your creations instantly with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Stitch hi-res panoramas (single-row, multi-row, 360°)
  • Stitch 2 to 200+ overlapping photos
  • Automatic crop, exposure balancing, and straightening
  • Video-to-panorama conversion
  • Ultra high output resolution (up to 1 Gigapixel)
  • JPEG or PNG output format
  • Auto-lens calibration for distortion compensation
Features
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Automatically stitch high quality, high-res panoramas on-device, right in the palm of your hands. -- KEY FEATURES -- +Stitch hi-res single-row, multi-row, vertical, horizontal, 360° panoramas or photospheres. +Stitch many (2 to 200+) overlapping photos into impressive wide-view panoramas. +Simple and intuitive yet powerful panorama stitcher app. +Share your awesome panos with family and friends via Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Instagram and many more. +Automatic crop with minimal reduction in resolution. +Automatic exposure balancing. +Automatic straightening of panorama. -- PRO FEATURES -- + Fast stitching. + High quality output (Maintains quality of source photos). + No ads. + Ultra high output resolution of up to 1 Gigapixels. + Video-to-panorama for converting videos of panning motion into panoramas. + JPEG or PNG output format. + Compress large panoramas to save space on your device. + Auto-color balancing. + Seam detection modes like optimal cuts for high quality output. + Save previews & load them up later + Adjust seam detection quality + Adjust intensity of auto-exposure/color balancing feature + Control the blending intensity + View source images in panorama while in preview mode + Auto-lens calibration for lens distortion compensation when stitching images captured from wide-angle, ultra-wide angle and fisheye lens. HOW IT WORKS? Simply select/get images or a video in the following ways: > Press the gallery icon then select photos to open the default photo picker, select the images then press done. > Press the gallery icon then select videos to open the video selector, select a video then press done. > Use your favourite camera app to snap overlapping photos. > Use a drone to capture aerial photos. Bimostitch will then automatically match, align and blend together the selected images or video frames into a wonderful panorama using advanced on-device image stitching algorithms. NOTE: You get multiple outputs at once if more than one set of overlapping photos are detected in your selection. All this takes just a few minutes depending on your choice of maximum output resolution and your device’s computational power. You can visit the apps settings page to change properties such as the output album name, maximum resolution and many more choices to suit your needs. You can also shoot a video while panning about a fixed reference point (the camera lens should be the reference point) then select the video in Bimostitch which will automatically merge the key video frames into a panorama. NOTE: At least 4GB RAM required for 1 GigaPixels. WHY USE THIS APP? – Works with photos from any source such as DSLR cameras, downloaded from the web or drones. – Merge vertical, horizontal, multiple rows or a grid of overlapping photos into awesome panoramic images. – Lightweight on your device and will make high quality panoramic photographs. – Create panos conveniently while on the go like on a tour and get immediate high quality results, no need to carry all that equipment anymore and it’s fully an offline app too, no Internet? no problem. – No gyroscope or special sensors needed. It doesn’t matter whether you are a professional or newbie panoramic photographer, this app will work great for you. Hope you enjoy using this panoramic app and that you will make memorable pano shots with it. Enjoy

Screenshots

iLightningCam 2 Lite4 screens
Bimostitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iLightningCam 2 Lite at Free against Bimostitch's $7.99. iLightningCam 2 Lite also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15). Bimostitch's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

iLightningCam 2 Lite is free to download; Bimostitch costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bimostitch holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of iLightningCam 2 Lite's written reviews are positive against 83% of Bimostitch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iLightningCam 2 Lite ships an update every 9 months, Bimostitch every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iLightningCam 2 Lite versus Bimostitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLightningCam 2 LiteBimostitch
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating3.7 (26 ratings)4.5 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2633 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#155 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian StiassnyChomba Bupe

Customer experience

iLightningCam 2 Lite

All ratings25 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative32.5%

Bimostitch

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative10.4%

In-app purchases

None

iLightningCam 2 Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Bimostitch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iLightningCam 2 Lite free?
iLightningCam 2 Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bimostitch free?
Bimostitch costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iLightningCam 2 Lite or Bimostitch?
Bimostitch is rated higher. iLightningCam 2 Lite averages 3.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Bimostitch averages 4.5 from 33 ratings.
Do iLightningCam 2 Lite or Bimostitch have ads?
Neither iLightningCam 2 Lite nor Bimostitch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iLightningCam 2 Lite or Bimostitch?
iLightningCam 2 Lite ships an update every 9 months, and Bimostitch every 3 days. Most recently, iLightningCam 2 Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and Bimostitch on October 27, 2026.

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