Comparison

AI CometStack vs Nightfall Atlas

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

Head to head
About

AI CometStack

Features
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AI CometStack is a breakthrough comet alignment app designed specifically for mobile astrophotography workflows. Overcome the long-standing tradeoff of comet movement during long imaging sessions. Traditionally, you had to choose between sharp stars (streaked comet) or a sharp comet (trailed stars). AI CometStack solves this by eliminating complex desktop compositing and advanced scripting. Core Features Motion-Aware Stacking: Aligns the comet nucleus across time while preserving star geometry. Two-Path Automation: Integrates stars and comets separately, then blends them on-device. Batch Processing: Handles full-night capture sets with uniform parameters. Pro Format Support: Works natively with FITS, RAW, TIFF, PNG, and JPEG files. Mobile-First Flow: Real-time previews and guided steps built for iOS deep-sky sessions. Simple Workflow Import your exposure frames (or use the included sample files). Let the app automatically track and model comet motion. Validate and adjust the seamless background blend in real time. Export gallery-grade, press-ready images instantly from the field. Support & Feedback Questions, feedback, or need help? Contact us directly at ustransit74@gmail.com Privacy policy and term of use (EULA) is at https://deepskycolor.blogspot.com/2018/12/privacy-policy-for-deep-sky-color-app.html

About

Nightfall Atlas

Plan your next astrophotography session with equipment-aware recommendations, observing conditions, and a camera-based sky preview. Scout targets, check field risks like weather and obstructions, and receive alerts for optimal imaging windows. Spend less time guessing and more time capturing the night sky.

Highlights
  • Equipment-aware target recommendations
  • Observing conditions and field risk analysis
  • Camera-based sky preview (Scout)
  • Nightly and weekly planning
  • Target path and visibility tracking
  • Native alerts and calendar integration
  • Offline target path calculation
Features
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Make the most of your next clear night. Nightfall Atlas helps you choose what to photograph, when to photograph it, and where to set up—with equipment-aware target recommendations, observing conditions, and Scout’s camera-based sky preview. PLAN YOUR NEXT IMAGING SESSION Plan around your location, gear, sky conditions, Moon phase, darkness windows, and target visibility. Check practical field risks like wind, dew, freezing temperatures, clouds, and precipitation before setting up. Build tonight or week-ahead plans, save target windows, export plan cards, add sessions to your calendar, and get native alerts when conditions or saved targets line up. SCOUT YOUR SKY BEFORE YOU SET UP What could you photograph through that gap in the trees—and where will it be later tonight? Scout brings target discovery and planning into your phone’s camera view. • Discover targets where you’re pointing. Explore recommendations for your observing site, night, and equipment, or browse nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, solar-system objects, and saved targets. • Follow a target through the night. Overlay its approximate path and observing times on your surroundings to help judge where trees, roofs, or nearby buildings might get in the way. • Explore another night. Preview future dates, compare paths, and watch deep-sky target paths change through the season. • Save your setup idea. Capture a snapshot with the target’s path and time labels to revisit later. • Take prepared paths off-grid. With your catalog and observing site loaded beforehand, Scout can calculate cached deep-sky target paths without a connection. Solar-system targets require internet access. Scout works in daylight or under cloudy skies—no visible stars or star alignment required. Pointing is approximate and depends on your device’s sensors; Scout does not automatically detect obstructions. MORE TOOLS FOR YOUR NIGHT • Tonight and week-ahead astrophotography planning • Target visibility and imaging-window recommendations • Weather, Moon, darkness, and field-risk signals • Saved target and saved plan reminders • Native widgets and observing alerts • Plan sharing and image export • Equipment-aware planning for common astrophotography workflows From your backyard to your next dark-sky trip, Nightfall Atlas helps you spend less time guessing and more time imaging.

Screenshots

AI CometStack2 screens
Nightfall Atlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nightfall Atlas at none against AI CometStack's 1. Nightfall Atlas also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. AI CometStack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Nightfall Atlas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AI CometStack versus Nightfall Atlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI CometStackNightfall Atlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryong chong lohBuilder of Things Studio LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AI CometStack

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
None

Nightfall Atlas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AI CometStack free?
AI CometStack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nightfall Atlas free?
Nightfall Atlas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AI CometStack or Nightfall Atlas have ads?
Neither AI CometStack nor Nightfall Atlas shows ads.

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