Sunset Predictions - Alpenglow

Golden Hour Times & Alarms

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Weather
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Andrew Yates
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Alpenglow helps you capture better sunrises and sunsets, not just the times, but the quality. Whether you’re planning a photography shoot or simply don’t want to miss a great sunrise or sunset, Alpenglow tells you when it’s worth going outside. Unlike other sunrise apps, Alpenglow combines accurate times with sunrise and sunset quality forecasts, so you know how good the light is expected to be before it happens. Key Features • Sunrise, Sunset, Golden Hour, Magic Hour & Blue Hour Times • Sunrise & Sunset Quality Forecasts, showing how good the light is expected to be • Flexible reminder alarms so you never miss a great moment • Custom locations to plan shoots and trips anywhere in the world • Quick date navigation with arrows or a calendar picker • Sun direction map showing where the sun rises and sets • Augmented reality sun path to visualize the sun’s movement • Live Activities to count down to upcoming events • Interactive Home Screen, Lock Screen & StandBy widgets • Apple Watch support, including complications • Light & Dark Mode and full Dynamic Type support Improve the forecasts Submit field reports after a sunrise or sunset — your reports help improve future color and quality forecasts for everyone. Alpenglow uses its own continuously evolving forecast model, designed specifically for predicting sunrise and sunset light quality. The model improves over time as more data and real-world reports are added. Available on all your Apple devices Alpenglow works across iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro, so your forecasts are always close at hand. Alpenglow Pro Alpenglow is free to use, with optional Pro features for photographers and planners who want more control and foresight. With Alpenglow Pro, you can: • View quality forecasts up to 4 days ahead • Get forecast notifications when sunrise or sunset quality exceeds your threshold • Let Alpenglow automatically schedule alarms when a sunrise or sunset is worth catching • Unlock interactive forecast widgets • Access forecast Apple Watch complications • Use more accurate location and elevation data, processed entirely on-device • Quickly revisit recently searched locations • Customize the app with accent colors and alternative app icons • Share Pro features with Family Sharing Privacy-first by design Your location stays on your device and is never stored online. Alpenglow Pro subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://alpenglowapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://alpenglowapp.com/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

1.6K Ratings

Terrific aid for photographers
3d ago

xxdfretysfgh
I often have to drive some distance to get to photographic subjects and being able to have the right sunlight while I’m on location is critical. Alpenglow allows time saving planning, which has increased my productivity and decreased my frustration!
Terrific aid for photographers
3d ago

xxdfretysfgh

I often have to drive some distance to get to photographic subjects and being able to have the right sunlight while I’m on location is critical. Alpenglow allows time saving planning, which has increased my productivity and decreased my frustration!
Inconsistent predictions despite strong concept
4d ago

skygreene
I’ve been using this app for several months and set up the widget to keep it top of mind. Unfortunately, the predictions haven’t matched my real-world experience. Some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets were rated fair or poor, and I haven’t seen a strong prediction line up with conditions yet.I really like the idea behind the app and had high hopes, but the reliability hasn’t been there for me. I may stop using it unless prediction accuracy improves.
Inconsistent predictions despite strong concept
4d ago

skygreene

I’ve been using this app for several months and set up the widget to keep it top of mind. Unfortunately, the predictions haven’t matched my real-world experience. Some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets were rated fair or poor, and I haven’t seen a strong prediction line up with conditions yet.I really like the idea behind the app and had high hopes, but the reliability hasn’t been there for me. I may stop using it unless prediction accuracy improves.
Edit: a good app for approximating sunrise/sunset
05/13/2024

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

Developer Response
Thanks for the update and totally fair to question the replies going so far back mentioning the same project. Alpenglow is a side project that I work on during my days off and as such the updates can take a little bit longer than I would like. I've fortunately been in a position where I've now got someone else working on this project with me in a part time capacity. The next update will introduce a new inspector view which allows you to view forecast information from Apple Weather to help confirm/reject the sunrise/sunset forecasts based on more up to date forecast data and conditions. Part of the slowness in this area has been learning on the job, I'm not a a weather expert by any means so ensuring the output is good enough before I implement it is taking longer than I originally hoped. I'm glad you're finding the app useful even with the odd outlier forecast putting a downer on things. Please share these via the field reports as they are being taken into account.
Edit: a good app for approximating sunrise/sunset
05/13/2024

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
Developer Response 05/15/2024
Thanks for the update and totally fair to question the replies going so far back mentioning the same project. Alpenglow is a side project that I work on during my days off and as such the updates can take a little bit longer than I would like. I've fortunately been in a position where I've now got someone else working on this project with me in a part time capacity. The next update will introduce a new inspector view which allows you to view forecast information from Apple Weather to help confirm/reject the sunrise/sunset forecasts based on more up to date forecast data and conditions. Part of the slowness in this area has been learning on the job, I'm not a a weather expert by any means so ensuring the output is good enough before I implement it is taking longer than I originally hoped. I'm glad you're finding the app useful even with the odd outlier forecast putting a downer on things. Please share these via the field reports as they are being taken into account.
Love the idea, but dont rely on it 100%
08/11/2023

Axilrod1
I was so excited after finding this app, but after almost a year of using it I’ve found it can do more harm than good. I cant tell you how many times I’ve seen Good or Great as the forecast a few days out that gradually get reduced to fair or poor. Seriously 90%+ of those that ive seen ended up dropping to fair or poor. Then on the flipside there have been some absolutely killer sunsets when the apps forecast said poor or fair.What prompted me to write this was the other night. It had been raining all afternoon and was going to clear up about an hour before sunset, and more often than not thats a recipe for a crazy one. I left home but forgot my drone, was trying to decide whether I should turn around or go. Looked at the app and it said “20% poor.” Of course then I missed one of the best sunsets ive seen in this city with a crazy rainbow. Its my fault, my instinct was that it was going to be good but the app nudged me the other way. My advice is to use this as a quick look to see what theyre forecasting, then check the weather yourself. If it rains all day and clears up towards the evening, be ready!

Developer Response
Sorry to hear Alpenglow led you to miss a good Sunset. I’m actively working on improvements to the forecasting as unfortunately weather forecasts themselves can be incorrect and sunrise and sunset forecasts are based on those which can throw things out. I’m also planning on adding some functionality to use local weather stations to use real world conditions closer to an event to determine whether to increase or decrease a prediction. Hope you see some improvements in the coming months.
Love the idea, but dont rely on it 100%
08/11/2023

Axilrod1

I was so excited after finding this app, but after almost a year of using it I’ve found it can do more harm than good. I cant tell you how many times I’ve seen Good or Great as the forecast a few days out that gradually get reduced to fair or poor. Seriously 90%+ of those that ive seen ended up dropping to fair or poor. Then on the flipside there have been some absolutely killer sunsets when the apps forecast said poor or fair.What prompted me to write this was the other night. It had been raining all afternoon and was going to clear up about an hour before sunset, and more often than not thats a recipe for a crazy one. I left home but forgot my drone, was trying to decide whether I should turn around or go. Looked at the app and it said “20% poor.” Of course then I missed one of the best sunsets ive seen in this city with a crazy rainbow. Its my fault, my instinct was that it was going to be good but the app nudged me the other way. My advice is to use this as a quick look to see what theyre forecasting, then check the weather yourself. If it rains all day and clears up towards the evening, be ready!
Developer Response 08/13/2023
Sorry to hear Alpenglow led you to miss a good Sunset. I’m actively working on improvements to the forecasting as unfortunately weather forecasts themselves can be incorrect and sunrise and sunset forecasts are based on those which can throw things out. I’m also planning on adding some functionality to use local weather stations to use real world conditions closer to an event to determine whether to increase or decrease a prediction. Hope you see some improvements in the coming months.

- Adds ability to reset map to current date/time easily. - Couple of bug fixes with Apple Watch Complications. - Resolves a couple of issues causing duplicate field reports. - Resolves some translation issues. - Fixes up a couple of issues with location retrieval. - Couple of bug fixes within the Globe. - Fix for Custom Locations. - Improved location fetching throughout. - Updated Onboarding Flow - Various bug fixes.

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Feb 19

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