iLightningCam 2

Name: iLightningCam 2
Rating: 4.0 (92 reviews)
Author: Florian Stiassny

by Florian Stiassny

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $1.99

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Photo & Video
Weather

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $1.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.0 92 ratings · App Store

4/5Great for lightning...not so for fireworks
I use this all the time for lightning photos and minus the rolling shutter which they cannot control, it gets great lightning photos. Can also work for fireworks but getting the settings correct is harder as it triggers on the flash of the payload detonating but it is set to take pictures in quick succession for lightning flashes, but fireworks are slower. The old lightning cam was better at that. Needs an adjustment for the longer time a firework lasts to get more shots of it...maybe instead of 2-4 as fast as possible do 4-8 with quarter to half second intervals.

traisjames · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Amazing!
I’ve had this app for a long time and it only gets better. Just the other night, i Lightning Cam 2 caught some amazing lightning pics from a storm. I set it up at the window and walk away. What I got was awesome. The improvements to this app make it easy when it’s on ‘auto’. If you can’t get good photos then it’s not the app. I love this app!! I live in a state with frequent summer storms. A+ to the developer. Thanks!

Moon lazy · 31 Jul 2026
3/5Good at first ... issues now.
I’ve gotten some great lightning pics with this app but it is very glitchy and getting worse. Often I have to delete it, reinstall and restart my phone for it to work. I’ll have a lighting strike clearly within the frame and the app will take 4 pics but capture zippo. Or it will have a weird pink light but no lightning strike which I clearly saw. Again, I’ve gotten some really amazing pics but in 2020 it’s mostly has malfunctioned. Just sat through a major cell with lots of strikes and lots of pics taken and zero lightning.

Farmer CP · 31 Jul 2026
5/5My all time favorite app
I’ve been using this since version 1 back in the 2011, I LOVE THIS APP. Over those years I’ve captured thousands of amazing lightning pictures that I cherish and even got my parents and colleagues to download the app and get into lightning photography. Thank you so much Florian and team you guys are rockstars!

PeterNull · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Way too sensitive to movement
The latest update has the app so sensitive to the slightest movement that even when my truck is not moving and I have my phone in a windshield mount, the vibration from my Diesel engine is enough to make it turn detection off. It really needs to be not be so sensitive to movement. I have also noticed it having artifacts a lot more often compared to older versions. I've gotten some great pics with this app the last few years, but this latest version has left me aggravated much more often than happy with the pictures I have gotten.

MSUChaser · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.0
1.1
- Better ISO und exposure settings - Better performance for older iPads
1.2
- Bug fixes and improvements
1.3
- Improved exposure control - New lock ISO function in manual mode - Many bugfixes
1.4
- Bug fixes
2.0
Major update!!! Performance optimization for iPhone 6s and newer with - Faster detection - Faster photo intervals - Super fast detection mode with 120 FPS - More shots of a single strike New iso und exposure control Reduced artefacts Bug fixes and optimisations
2.1
- Critical bugfix for newer devices for night scenes - Higher sensivity
3.0
- Full iPhone X and iPhone 8 support - New modes - Enhanced exposure control - Better detection - More exposure control during early and late day
3.1
- UI improvemts for iPhoneX - Better detection
3.2
- Support for new iPhone XS, XS max and XR - Support for new iPad Pro - Bug fixes
3.5
- Support for telephoto lens - Pictures are now saved in an iLightningCam Album in your camera roll (for devices newer than iPhone 6) - Bug fixes and improvements
3.6
- Bugfix for some users who experienced problems with saving images - Focus bugfix - New and redesigned picture preview
4.0 · 27 Aug 2021
- Support for all 3 lenses on Pro devices - Better focusing at night - Improved manual in English and German - Bug fixes

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