Alpenglow: Sunset Predictions

Name: Alpenglow: Sunset Predictions
Rating: 4.5 (1555 reviews)
Author: Andrew Yates

Golden Hour Times & Alarms

Free · In‑App Purchases

1.6K Ratings
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4+
Years
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Weather
Developer

Andrew Yates
Language

EN
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140.5
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We all know what it's like to miss the perfect shot, and Alpenglow aims to help you capture incredible photos at sunrise and sunset. With reminder notifications and Sunrise/Sunset quality forecasts, Alpenglow will let you know exactly when to go out in the morning or evening to get that perfect shot! • Sunrise, Sunset, Golden Hour, and Blue Hour Times. • Sunrise and Sunset Quality Predictions. Available up to 4 days into the future with Alpenglow Pro. • Sunrise and Sunset Reminder Alarms. • Adjust reminders to suit your needs. • Custom Location Selection to help plan your next photography trip. • Quickly switch dates using the arrows or the Calendar Date Picker. • Submit Field Reports; reports will be used to improve Sunrise & Sunset Color Forecasts. • Sun Direction Map: see where the sun will rise and set for any location. • View the Sun's path in Augmented Reality. • Sunrise, Sunset, and Magic Hour Times Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets. • Sunrise & Sunset Forecast Widgets for Alpenglow Pro Users. • iOS Interactive Widgets, allowing you to toggle between Sunrise & Sunset. • Widgets for Standby Mode. • Sun Direction Home Screen & StandBy Widget. • Share quality forecasts with friends and family through an App Clip experience. • Live Activities to countdown to upcoming events. • Support for Light & Dark Mode. • Dynamic Type support throughout. • Available on your Apple Watch, including Complications for your favorite Watch Face. - Also available on Vision Pro, Apple TV and Mac. Alpenglow will always be free to use, and you can unlock additional features with Alpenglow Pro. With Alpenglow Pro you'll be able to... • See Quality Forecasts further into the future. You'll have access to forecasts for up to 4 days into the future. • Get Forecast Notifications when a Sunrise/Sunset is forecasted to exceed your defined threshold. • Interactive Forecast Lock Screen & Home Screen Widgets. • Outlook Home Screen Widget, showing you the Forecast up to 4 days into the future. • Unlock Forecast Apple Watch Complications. • Outlook Complications for various Watch Faces. • Alpenglow will use a more accurate location to retrieve forecasts, all while keeping your position on your device and never stored online. • Your location's elevation will be retrieved to calculate more accurate Sunrise, Sunset, and Magic Hour times. • Select from your recently searched locations, allowing you to check the forecast/times at your favorite spots quickly. • Adjust Alpenglow's Color Scheme by adjusting the Primary Color. • Customize the Alpenglow App Icon with Alternative Icons. • Share Alpenglow Pro with Family Sharing. Share your feedback via the Feedback option in the app or via social media... Twitter: @alpenglowapp Instagram: @alpenglowapp Reddit: r/Alpenglow TikTok: @alpenglowapp 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

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

1.6K Ratings

Polish and Product Pride
06/25/2021

CWK214
Long time photographer, and when I’m feeling lazy and don’t want to check more data and detailed forecasts, this is great. Bought lifetime to support and also just because yay, no subscription! Price may be steep to some for lifetime, but hey, the days of one-time purchases are gone, so the developer even giving us an option is great. Subscription prices are definitely reasonable, too. One thing I’d ask for is (contradicting my own review) for a bit more data. I can hop into one of my many weather apps and see exactly why a sunrise/sunset is going to be good/bad, but sometimes, it’d be nice to get the breakdown of info in the app. Next, a page layout for locations. Obviously, conditions don’t vary much over the course of a couple miles, but as someone who regularly makes trips halfway across Texas (which is many hundreds of miles), conditions vary greatly, and it’d be great to just swipe between pages for each location. For example Houston, Austin, and Dallas… Really no complaints about the app, especially considering this is made by one person. Polish you rarely see nowadays. Much love and respect from a fellow nerd. 🙏Lastly, I’d love a combo large widget, with times AND quality forecasts on it. We have a large times widget, but I’d love to see a large one that combines quality forecasts and times. Would be so nice, so useful, and undoubtedly beautifully designed. Please! :)

Developer Response
Thanks so much for the review and the feedback. I’m working on the next big update so can hopefully make a bunch of that possible. 😁
Polish and Product Pride
06/25/2021

CWK214

Long time photographer, and when I’m feeling lazy and don’t want to check more data and detailed forecasts, this is great. Bought lifetime to support and also just because yay, no subscription! Price may be steep to some for lifetime, but hey, the days of one-time purchases are gone, so the developer even giving us an option is great. Subscription prices are definitely reasonable, too. One thing I’d ask for is (contradicting my own review) for a bit more data. I can hop into one of my many weather apps and see exactly why a sunrise/sunset is going to be good/bad, but sometimes, it’d be nice to get the breakdown of info in the app. Next, a page layout for locations. Obviously, conditions don’t vary much over the course of a couple miles, but as someone who regularly makes trips halfway across Texas (which is many hundreds of miles), conditions vary greatly, and it’d be great to just swipe between pages for each location. For example Houston, Austin, and Dallas… Really no complaints about the app, especially considering this is made by one person. Polish you rarely see nowadays. Much love and respect from a fellow nerd. 🙏Lastly, I’d love a combo large widget, with times AND quality forecasts on it. We have a large times widget, but I’d love to see a large one that combines quality forecasts and times. Would be so nice, so useful, and undoubtedly beautifully designed. Please! :)
Developer Response 06/26/2021
Thanks so much for the review and the feedback. I’m working on the next big update so can hopefully make a bunch of that possible. 😁
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.
Update: Great App and Great Support
09/14/2022

Doug ha
I tried to edit my 2 star review. I initially gave it two stars because I was not hearing back from AlpenGlow support. However, they were trying very hard and they found me via twitter and asked if I was the 2 star review and wanted to help resolve my issues.Within minutes we connected and got my issues resolved. So. Great App/Great support. They went above and beyond to find me when the messages from the apple store were not reaching me for whatever reason.

Developer Response
Hi Doug. I've responded a couple of times but unfortunately not heard back from you regarding your previous purchase on the Play Store. Is there another email we could try? Feel free to drop me another email to contact@andydev.co.uk and happy to get things sorted for you.
Update: Great App and Great Support
09/14/2022

Doug ha

I tried to edit my 2 star review. I initially gave it two stars because I was not hearing back from AlpenGlow support. However, they were trying very hard and they found me via twitter and asked if I was the 2 star review and wanted to help resolve my issues.Within minutes we connected and got my issues resolved. So. Great App/Great support. They went above and beyond to find me when the messages from the apple store were not reaching me for whatever reason.
Developer Response 09/13/2022
Hi Doug. I've responded a couple of times but unfortunately not heard back from you regarding your previous purchase on the Play Store. Is there another email we could try? Feel free to drop me another email to contact@andydev.co.uk and happy to get things sorted for you.
I wish this was better
03/15/2022

josh lyman
It seems like the person/team behind this app put a lot of effort and research into their methodology, but unfortunately it just doesn’t work. None of it: 1) the app - I don’t get alerts for the threshold I set. When I tap the widget for the day’s forecast it takes me to a forecast from whenever it was the last time I opened the app. I would care less about the second point if the first worked properly - and I pay for this version. And 2) the forecasts themselves. The only ones consistently nailed are obvious rainy/overcast times. Too often there’s a spectacular event on a 20-30% predictor, and too often a dud on the higher ends. I know it’s still a bit of a crapshoot in predicting, but isn’t the whole point in having a methodology that is BETTER than a crapshoot? This ain’t it. At least for the midwest. Maybe this works better out West when there are fewer meteorological factors or something.

Developer Response
Thanks for the review Josh. I've just pushed an update to Apple that will roll out soon to resolve the issue of the app showing previous dates after having the app backgrounded for a few days.In terms of the quality predictions. I'm currently working on a project to hopefully increase the accuracy of these which I'll hopefully be sharing in phases with the US being the first. If you'd like to help with this effort, please submit field reports and these will help in improving the future accuracy of the app.
I wish this was better
03/15/2022

josh lyman

It seems like the person/team behind this app put a lot of effort and research into their methodology, but unfortunately it just doesn’t work. None of it: 1) the app - I don’t get alerts for the threshold I set. When I tap the widget for the day’s forecast it takes me to a forecast from whenever it was the last time I opened the app. I would care less about the second point if the first worked properly - and I pay for this version. And 2) the forecasts themselves. The only ones consistently nailed are obvious rainy/overcast times. Too often there’s a spectacular event on a 20-30% predictor, and too often a dud on the higher ends. I know it’s still a bit of a crapshoot in predicting, but isn’t the whole point in having a methodology that is BETTER than a crapshoot? This ain’t it. At least for the midwest. Maybe this works better out West when there are fewer meteorological factors or something.
Developer Response 04/04/2022
Thanks for the review Josh. I've just pushed an update to Apple that will roll out soon to resolve the issue of the app showing previous dates after having the app backgrounded for a few days.In terms of the quality predictions. I'm currently working on a project to hopefully increase the accuracy of these which I'll hopefully be sharing in phases with the US being the first. If you'd like to help with this effort, please submit field reports and these will help in improving the future accuracy of the app.

- Fully embraces iOS 26’s Liquid Glass Design System for a sleeker, more modern feel. - Enable recurring Alarms for Sunrise, Sunset, and Magic Hours - set it once and never miss a moment. - Long-press any event in the Times tab to quickly schedule a one-off alarm. - Let Alpenglow wake you only when sunrise/sunset predictions hit your quality threshold. - More ways to make it yours with new Widget customizations + polished Dark Mode support. - A smoother experience exploring the Community Globe, with easier day-to-day navigation. - Notifications you can count on, more reliable than ever, and tuned for consistency. - Plus the usual bug fixes and behind-the-scenes improvements.

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