Comparison

Before and After App vs ThunderCam

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

Head to head
About

Before and After App

Easily compare photos by overlaying a "before" image on your camera to perfectly align your "after" shot. Create side-by-side comparisons, animated GIFs, and more to visualize changes over time.

Highlights
  • Overlay "before" photo on camera
  • Create animated GIFs
  • Side-by-side photo comparison
  • X-Ray detail view
  • Image editor with rotation and color tweaks
  • Re-align "after" shots
  • Inset view for unique perspectives
Features
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The only app of its kind! A very useful and powerful app. Ever wanted to take a before and after picture of a remodeling project, or perhaps weight loss or for any other countless situations? This app allows you to take a photo, then overlay that photo on top of the camera to help align your after shot, allowing one to view the differences perfectly. Use these effects to compare your photos. Even if you have already taken a before picture, simply import it. The app will take over from here by overlaying it on the camera so you can easily take an 'After' photo and compare and share the results! -X-Ray detail - pan around the image in an x-ray style vision. -Slider - slide from left to right or top to bottom comparing the images, create a GIF! -Fade - Fade back and forth between the photos, make it come to life by creating a GIF! -Side By Side - share the photo with custom color backgrounds and stamps -Tiles - have a series of images? Simply share a photo with all the photos together -NEW! Inset - shrink down a before photo to be positioned in a smaller location on the screen, allowing you to create unique perspective 'After' shots -Image Editor - tweak rotation, color, and many more attributes of a photo -Re-Align - Didn't take the perfect after shot? No problem, adjust the image using this tool This app gives you the ability to share the photos anywhere, and create animated GIFs to send to friends. An optional subscription (every 3 months) subscription is available to remove ads for $.99 cents. Cancel anytime. Please view the End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ThunderCam

Features
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Point your iPhone at the storm — ThunderCam does the rest. The camera analyses every frame in real time and saves a photo series the instant lightning flashes. No timing, no reflexes, no luck — mount the phone, press start, and watch the sky. WHY THUNDERCAM • Real-time flash detection at up to 120 fps • A photo series around every strike — frames before and after the flash, so the bolt is on the picture, not just the glow • Storm mode: exposure adapts to day and night automatically, or set ISO and shutter manually • Tinder-style triage: swipe through the catches — right to keep, left to drop; keepers land in your photo library • Motion filter: nothing is saved while you're still adjusting the phone • Catch alert: a sound and a tap the moment a strike is saved • Screen dim mode for long night sessions YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS ThunderCam is fully offline. No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no ads — the App Store privacy label says "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect. Photos go straight to your own photo library. FREE & PREMIUM The free version is fully usable: full-quality detection at up to 120 fps, 30 photo series a day, Auto mode, a small watermark on saved photos. A single one-time purchase (no subscription) unlocks Premium forever: no watermark, Manual mode, unlimited series. Lightning is dangerous — always shoot from a safe, sheltered location.

Screenshots

Before and After App4 screens
ThunderCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ThunderCam at none against Before and After App's shown. ThunderCam also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Before and After App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price and in-app purchases 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. Before and After App sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and ThunderCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Before and After App ships an update every 4 months, ThunderCam every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Before and After App versus ThunderCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBefore and After AppThunderCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarden Consulting LLCSARGAS AGENCY OU

Bugs and requests

Before and After App

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • GIF feature crashes the app
  • App crashes almost every time
  • App crashes often
  • Fullscreen adverts with no way to remove
  • 30-second wait between photos
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  • Image overlay slider missing
  • Ads make the app unusable
  • Infuriating commercials
  • Low res 'after' images
  • App doesn't work in airplane mode
  • Crashes when adding 'before' photo
  • App shuts down when pressing 'done'
  • No option to save to camera roll
  • Cannot rotate output image
  • GIFs are still photos
  • Cannot import photos
  • Bugs in cropping
  • Shifts around when using edit features
  • Useless save feature
  • Cannot access photo library properly
  • App crashed a lot
  • Cannot use wide angle option
  • Poor quality photos
  • GIF creations not saved
  • Image overlay is missing slider
  • App crashes when playing with sliders

Requested features

24 requests
  • Enhance functionality (rotate images)
  • Move take photo button to right
  • Save GIF creations directly to phone
  • Video mode with last frame overlay
  • More modern redesign
Show 19 more
  • Allow rapid shots and exit button
  • Option to remove ads (paid version)
  • Add wide angle lens support
  • Improve image quality
  • Allow multiple 'after' pictures at once
  • Add option to rotate output image
  • Improve save feature for sliders
  • Better photo library access
  • Update for modern devices and higher resolutions
  • Add edges overlay in bright selectable color
  • App to know if too close or far
  • Scaling of after photo to match before
  • More options for comparing pictures
  • Allow import of all photos
  • Fix GIF creation to save as GIFs
  • Fix cropping bugs
  • Fix image overlay slider
  • Fix wide angle lens issue
  • Fix GIF function crash

ThunderCam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Before and After App

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.993 Months
1 purchases

ThunderCam

One-time1
  • ThunderCam Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Before and After App free?
Before and After App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThunderCam free?
ThunderCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Before and After App or ThunderCam have ads?
Before and After App shows ads; ThunderCam does not.
Which is updated more often, Before and After App or ThunderCam?
Before and After App ships an update every 4 months, and ThunderCam every 3 days. Most recently, Before and After App was updated on October 22, 2026 and ThunderCam on October 8, 2026.

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