Lightning Camera vs MacroShader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightning Camera
This app automatically captures photos of lightning strikes as they happen. Simply open the application and let it detect and photograph lightning for you. It's designed for easy use by anyone interested in weather phenomena.
- Auto lightning detection
- Automatic photo capture
- Easy to use interface
- No photography skills required
- Weather fan tool
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ThunderCatch detects lightning and automatically takes photos when it strikes. Whether you're a weather fan or just want to capture lightning, open the app and let ThunderCatch do the rest. - Auto Lightning Detection: The app snaps a photo as soon as lightning is detected. - Easy to Use: Just tap to start, and ThunderCatch handles everything. - Simple Interface for Everyone: No photography skills needed, anyone can use it. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MacroShader
Capture stunning close-up images with advanced manual camera controls and specialized processing. Features include focus peaking, RAW saving, and a unique focus shutter for precise macro shots.
- Focus shutter
- Focus peaking
- Manual camera controls
- Save in RAW
- Customized image processing
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A macro photography app for iPhone. Features include: - Focus shutter: Tap, hold, focus and release to shoot a photo. Also just tap to shoot - Focus peaking - Manual camera controls - Save in RAW - Customised image processing for macro photography to preserve details Future releases will add more camera controls, editing tools and more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MacroShader at 100% against Lightning Camera's 50%. MacroShader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Lightning Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Lightning Camera sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. MacroShader asks for nothing beyond the download.
MacroShader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightning Camera has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Lightning Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of MacroShader's.
Lightning Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, MacroShader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightning Camera | MacroShader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sezer Iltekin | AstroShader Limited |
Customer experience
Lightning Camera
MacroShader
In-app purchases
Lightning Camera
- ThunderCatch PRO Weekly$4.997 Days
- ThunderCatch PRO Annual$12.991 Year
- ThunderCatch PRO Yearly$12.991 Year
- ThunderCatch PRO Lifetime DC$19.99
- ThunderCatch Pro Lifetime$49.99
MacroShader
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lightning Camera free?
Is MacroShader free?
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