Comparison

StrikeLog vs Amber Hour

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

Head to head
About

StrikeLog

This smart camera app automatically detects and captures lightning flashes in real-time, saving them as photos or short videos. It features a simple interface and tools to help you plan for storm photography.

Highlights
  • Automatic lightning detection
  • Real-time flash capture
  • Photo and video capture
  • Lightning forecast tools
  • Simple storm camera interface
Features
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A smart camera app that automatically detects and captures lightning, with no perfect timing required. Simply point your camera at the sky. StrikeLog detects lightning flashes in real time and captures the moment instantly as a photo or short video, so you do not have to press the shutter at exactly the right second. Key Features: • Automatic lightning detection • Real-time flash detection with instant capture • Capture high-quality photos or short videos • Lightning forecast tools to help you plan ahead • Simple camera interface for storms, night skies, and fast flashes Built for storm chasers, weather watchers, photographers, and anyone who wants a better chance of catching lightning on camera. Privacy Policy: https://iphonetelavivi.co.il/_LegoTech/strikelog/privacy.php Terms of Use: https://iphonetelavivi.co.il/_LegoTech/strikelog/terms.php

About

Amber Hour

Features
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The best light lasts about an hour. Amber Hour tells you exactly when — and whether it will be any good. The app works out the sun's path for your location and shows today's golden hour and blue hour with a countdown, so you arrive while the light is still there. Everything is calculated on your phone, so the times are there even without a connection. FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER • Golden hour and blue hour, morning and evening • Sunrise and sunset • A live sun curve showing where the sun is right now • A calendar for planning days and weeks ahead • A background that follows the colours of the sky through the day ON HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN • Widget counting down to the next golden hour • Lock Screen widgets in three sizes • Countdown in the Dynamic Island as the hour approaches • A reminder 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes before WEATHER AND MOON • Cloud cover for exactly the window golden hour covers • Moon phase, moonrise and moonset • Astronomical darkness — when the Milky Way can be photographed FREE AND PRO Amber Hour is free and includes all sun times, the calendar, reminders and the Home Screen widget. Amber Hour Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription, unlocking the weather forecast, moon and astronomical darkness, Lock Screen widgets, the Dynamic Island countdown, widget customisation and multiple saved locations. PRIVACY Your location never leaves your phone apart from the request that fetches the forecast. There is no account, no tracking and no ads.

Screenshots

StrikeLog4 screens
Amber Hour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Amber Hour at weekly against StrikeLog's fortnightly. On price, 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

Both are free to download. StrikeLog sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Amber Hour sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StrikeLog ships an update fortnightly, Amber Hour weekly. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
StrikeLog versus Amber Hour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrikeLogAmber Hour
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiPhoneTelAviviALEXANDER GLASER

In-app purchases

4 purchases

StrikeLog

Subscriptions4
  • Storm Pass$2.997 Days
  • Storm Hero Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Season7 Days trial$29.993 Months
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  • 4 Seasons7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Amber Hour

One-time1
  • Amber Hour Pro$4.99

Questions

Is StrikeLog free?
StrikeLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Amber Hour free?
Amber Hour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StrikeLog or Amber Hour have ads?
Neither StrikeLog nor Amber Hour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StrikeLog or Amber Hour?
StrikeLog ships an update fortnightly, and Amber Hour weekly. Most recently, StrikeLog was updated on October 4, 2026 and Amber Hour on October 4, 2026.

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