Alpenglow: Sunset Prediction

Alpenglow: Sunset Prediction

By Andrew Yates

  • Category: Weather
  • Release Date: 2016-04-19
  • Current Version: 10.0.3
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 102.34 MB
  • Developer: Andrew Yates
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Score: 4.5
4.51813
From 1,517 Ratings
Free On itunes

Description

Never miss an incredible-looking sunrise or sunset again. We've all caught the last glimmer of a beautiful Sunrise or Sunset, missing out on a spectacular photo opportunity. Alpenglow tries to make that a thing of the past with both reminder notifications and Sunrise/Sunset quality forecasts. • Sunrise, Sunset, Golden Hour, and Blue Hour Times. • Sunrise and Sunset Quality Forecasts. Available up to 4 days into the future with - Alpenglow Plus or Pro. • Sunrise and Sunset Reminder Alarms. • Adjust when Alpenglow delivers your Reminder Notification. • Custom Location Selection to help plan your next photography trip. • Quickly switch dates using the arrows or the Date Picker. • Submit Field Reports; reports will be used to improve Sunrise & Sunset Color Forecasts. • Sunrise, Sunset, and Magic Hour Times Home Screen Widget. • Sunrise & Sunset Forecast Widget for Alpenglow Pro Users. • Share Quality Forecasts with Friends & Family. • Support for Light & Dark Mode. • Dynamic Type support throughout. • Also available on your Apple Watch, including Complications for your favorite Watch Face. Alpenglow will always be free to use, with the ability to unlock additional features with Alpenglow Plus and Alpenglow Pro. By supporting the development by sending a tip, you'll unlock Alpenglow Plus, gaining access to the additional features... • See Quality Forecasts further into the future. You'll have access to forecasts for up to 4 days into the future. • Alpenglow will use a more accurate location to retrieve forecasts, all while keeping your position on your device and never stored online. • The elevation for your location will be retrieved to calculate more accurate Sunrise, Sunset, and Magic Hour times. • Select from your recently searched locations, allowing you to quickly check the forecast/times at your favorite spots. • Adjust Alpenglow's Color Scheme by adjusting the Primary Color. • Customize the Alpenglow App Icon with Alternative Icons. Alpenglow Pro unlocks everything from Alpenglow Plus, along with extra features that incur ongoing server costs and additional resources to maintain. • Forecast Notifications when a Sunrise/Sunset is forecasted to be above your defined threshold. • Forecast Home Screen Widgets, keep an eye on Sunrise/Sunset forecast(s) right from your home screen. • Outlook Home Screen Widget, showing you the Forecast up to 4 days into the future. • Forecast Apple Watch Complications. • Outlook Complication for the Infograph Modular, Modular Compact Watch Faces. Share your feedback via the Feedback option in the app or via social media... Twitter: @alpenglowapp Instagram: @alpenglowapp Reddit: r/Alpenglow I'd love to see your Sunrise and Sunset shots on Instagram, just tag #alpenglowapp. Sunrise & Sunset quality forecasts are provided by SunsetWX.com. Alpenglow Pro Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your iTunes & App Store Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://alpenglowapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://alpenglowapp.com/privacy

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Reviews

  • Wonderful App & Accurate Sunset Predictions

    5
    By CamerasAndTech
    I’ve happily used this app for several years to ensure I don’t miss a beautiful sunset. I’ve also used it to plan photoshoots with clients including my own proposal around it to get a perfect colorful backdrop for the photos. Thank you!

  • Wanted to love this app

    1
    By Brokenxarroe
    I really did want this app to be my go to for drone photography of sunrises and sunsets. Unfortunately, the algorithms are clearly poor as what they considered a good sunrise was a non existent foggy horizon. Do not rely on this app if your planning a trip to catch a good sunrise at a specific location. You might be wasting your time.

  • How do you even use it?

    1
    By trinkrdink
    I was really excited to download this app. However, when I opened it, I can’t find any instruction page on how to use it. For exactly, there are various colored lines…I don’t know what they mean. I wrote an email to the developer to ask, but haven’t heard back. So the time for my free trial is ticking away, with me having no idea whether the app is helpful or not. Plus the cost. Apple really needs to be more upfront BEFORE downloading on what the associated costs for apps are. This has gotten really annoying, that you have to own the app to be told. Let’s go back to transparent, informed decision making, please.

  • It said poor, but it was gorgeous

    1
    By Yogaloverlisa
    We almost skipped going to sunset because the app said “poor” chances - 25%. We went anyway and it was the most stunning sunset of the summer! Bummed, but tried!

  • Can you be serious?

    1
    By Steiny1447
    I rely on this app heavily so that I don’t waste time waking up early packing up my gear to show up on location. It is always the absolute opposite of what the app says. You can make this app effective if you do the reverse of what it says because I’ve never seen anything more un accurate, except for my March madness bracket.

  • Edit: a good app for approximating sunrise/sunset

    4
    By OnlyReviewThingsYouveRead
    I have used multiple different sunrise/sunset apps, and Aplenglow is by far the best one. I can honestly say, that without an ounce of doubt, that if this app says that it’ll be a good sunset, then it will absolutely be a good one. Since I travel extensively for my job, I have used this app to try and find out when there will be a beautiful sunset that I can photograph, and share it with my wife so that we can “share” the experience via FaceTime. Thanks to this app, when I was working out at North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego, I was able to choose the right day to head out to Sunset Cliffs National Park and share a West Coast Sunset with my wife in Florida. I HIGHLY recommend this app for anyone trying to track the sunrise/sunset… Addendum: I’ve dropped my rating by one star due to some instances of extreme inaccuracy. Usually the erroneous percentages are on days when the forecast is “poor” or “fair,” but there have also been a couple times when a “good” or “great” sunrise/sunset ended up being mediocre at best. That said, the initial review still stands, as MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, the forecast is relatively accurate. I have read other reviews and comments from the developer, that point out the fact that the local weather forecast is not always accurate, which is a fair statement. I do wonder though, why I have read replies from the developer that says he’s been working on improvements and attempting to work with local news outlets (and other methods of making this app better) that have read the same way for two years of reviews…I have to wonder if there have been any actual improvement updates…regardless, this app is one of the best for this particular purpose

  • Polished and well-supported app, incredibly responsive developer

    5
    By pamela2222
    Due to days of rain/clouds in my location, I haven’t yet been able to test the accuracy of the forecasts, but in anticipation of eventually seeing the sun again, I’ve poked around in the app and really love how it’s laid out. Intuitive and easy to use, with some really excellent features. I love the 4-day forecast option, as well as the notification options. I really like seeing all the times laid out for first and last light, golden hour and blue hour, and of course, sunrise and sunset. It’s a really good-looking app with more functionality than you’re going to find on, say, sunsetwx.com, which is what I’ve used for years. Communication with the developer is super-easy with multiple email links to provide feedback, and I had an opportunity to use this when I couldn’t get “Restore Purchase” to work and enable me to use the app on all my devices. I emailed my feedback and had a friendly, personalized response within hours saying he’d reported the bug and offering a workaround, and asking me to let him know if the workaround didn’t fix my issue (it did). If you have an Apple Watch, the Watch app is just the thing, with really intuitive displays and functionality, by the way. I think I may love the Watch app even more than I do the phone/iPad app. I recognize that no sunset/sunrise prediction can be 100% accurate every time, any more than a weather forecast will be. Those of us chasing light should know the factors that create a great sunrise or sunset and consider this app, or sunsetwx, or any other prediction app to be a “rule of thumb” kind of general guide. This one is polished and offers exceptional functionality across multiple devices, and you can’t beat the responsiveness of the developer! I find the $24.95 lifetime cost of this app (the most economical way to support this developer) to be entirely worth it.

  • Totally inaccurate

    1
    By 🐆🍫🐆🍫
    It said 97 percent sunset so me and my friend stopped what we were doing and rushed to get ready for it to only be clouds. This has happened many times so please don’t trust this app it will be either a letdown or you will miss a good sunrise/sunset!!

  • A functional & beautiful app

    5
    By Adam Alf
    I really appreciate apps like this, that do one thing well and in a beautiful way. This app is a great way to stay on top of sunset and try to not miss the most beautiful ones. Thanks to the developer for being so responsive and making such a lovely app.

  • Really takes advantage of visionOS

    5
    By bluebyu25
    I was surprised how well this works on Apple Vision Pro, I would think something that deals with taking pictures and knowing about the sunset wouldn’t be a fit here. But it’s actually really well done.

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