Decent app, could use additional features to make it stellar
I downloaded this app to better understand the clouds that we see in the sky around our area. Also with the increase in regional tornadoes I wanted an app I could point at the clouds and make a determination as to whether we needed to head to the basement. This is a decent app overall and I do enjoy it. It does a good job of identifying the top level cloud types (as noted under NOAA’s Top 10 clouds website). There are cases where I can be pointing this app at the clouds though and it doesn’t recognize anything in the sky, or there is overlap in the cloud types and it freaks out. Hard to tell when that occurs, but typically happens when the clouds aren’t in the forefront and require “zoom”, or when multiple cloud types are present. I took off one star for those operability issues. Some improvements and wish-list items I’d like to see in the app that would make it absolutely stellar though are listed below:
1) Enhance the algorithm to better ID clouds in the sky. It flits too often between cloud types and can’t accurately ID clouds at times. For example, I’m currently pointing the app at some less-prominent Cirrus clouds in the sky. The app doesn’t recognize them at all (even when zoomed in), but has no problem latching onto the Cumulus clouds in the sky (that are now offscreen because I zoomed in). Granted it can’t figure whether the clouds it wants to focus on are Cumulus or Stratocumulus, varied results, but the ability to click an area of the screen to say “focus” here could help in enhancing identification. Especially for less prominent clouds.
2) Ability to pinch the screen to zoom in and out. Don’t really like having to hunt-and-peck to click the screen, so adding that in would help.
3) Enhance the app to distinguish between the species of clouds while in use. Ie if I point this at the cloud, I’d love to see it say “Stratus - Fractus”. Not just the top level “Stratus” result.
4) Add in pictures for the cloud species. The species links don’t currently lead to anything “on-click” within each top-level cloud profile. Be nice to see pictures of the sub-types to better reference the sky by (unless it’s a paid feature I’m missing).
5) Expand the library to include cloud sub-species. For example, Cumulonimbus has additional sub-species of “Cumulonimbus Calvis Incus” and “Cumulonimbus Capitallus Incus”. These are associated with those fun shelf style anvil clouds that we see in the sky sometimes here. The dangerous ones that I picked this app out for.
6) Subsequently, as a fun addition, it’d be cool if the app could identify potential funnel clouds (trumpets). By trumpet pattern and/or by rotation even.
7) Support for fun “additional” cloud types like “Mammatus” and “Kelvin-Helmholtz”. I recall seeing “Mammatus” clouds as a kid prior to a tornado event, which in hindsight was pretty cool to see.
Overall though, in a pinch, this helps ID the clouds in the sky. Teaching my kiddo the cloud types has been fun too. But to make it a useful field tool, adding the above features would be a big nice-to-have in the next major release. Thanks!E-Baus
Decent app, could use additional features to make it stellar
I downloaded this app to better understand the clouds that we see in the sky around our area. Also with the increase in regional tornadoes I wanted an app I could point at the clouds and make a determination as to whether we needed to head to the basement. This is a decent app overall and I do enjoy it. It does a good job of identifying the top level cloud types (as noted under NOAA’s Top 10 clouds website). There are cases where I can be pointing this app at the clouds though and it doesn’t recognize anything in the sky, or there is overlap in the cloud types and it freaks out. Hard to tell when that occurs, but typically happens when the clouds aren’t in the forefront and require “zoom”, or when multiple cloud types are present. I took off one star for those operability issues. Some improvements and wish-list items I’d like to see in the app that would make it absolutely stellar though are listed below:
Enhance the algorithm to better ID clouds in the sky. It flits too often between cloud types and can’t accurately ID clouds at times. For example, I’m currently pointing the app at some less-prominent Cirrus clouds in the sky. The app doesn’t recognize them at all (even when zoomed in), but has no problem latching onto the Cumulus clouds in the sky (that are now offscreen because I zoomed in). Granted it can’t figure whether the clouds it wants to focus on are Cumulus or Stratocumulus, varied results, but the ability to click an area of the screen to say “focus” here could help in enhancing identification. Especially for less prominent clouds.
Ability to pinch the screen to zoom in and out. Don’t really like having to hunt-and-peck to click the screen, so adding that in would help.
Enhance the app to distinguish between the species of clouds while in use. Ie if I point this at the cloud, I’d love to see it say “Stratus - Fractus”. Not just the top level “Stratus” result.
Add in pictures for the cloud species. The species links don’t currently lead to anything “on-click” within each top-level cloud profile. Be nice to see pictures of the sub-types to better reference the sky by (unless it’s a paid feature I’m missing).
Expand the library to include cloud sub-species. For example, Cumulonimbus has additional sub-species of “Cumulonimbus Calvis Incus” and “Cumulonimbus Capitallus Incus”. These are associated with those fun shelf style anvil clouds that we see in the sky sometimes here. The dangerous ones that I picked this app out for.
Subsequently, as a fun addition, it’d be cool if the app could identify potential funnel clouds (trumpets). By trumpet pattern and/or by rotation even.
Support for fun “additional” cloud types like “Mammatus” and “Kelvin-Helmholtz”. I recall seeing “Mammatus” clouds as a kid prior to a tornado event, which in hindsight was pretty cool to see.
Overall though, in a pinch, this helps ID the clouds in the sky. Teaching my kiddo the cloud types has been fun too. But to make it a useful field tool, adding the above features would be a big nice-to-have in the next major release. Thanks!Doesn’t do what it says
Downloaded this app hoping to have some fun with it but right from the beginning it does not do what it says it does.
Worked fine for a day or two but now every time you point the camera towards a cloud you get nothing. I have tried everything including reinstalling it but it just won’t work. Then I tried emailing the developer, twice and nothing but crickets.
WATCH YOURSELVES because it isn’t cheap either!Madd59
Developer Response
Hi Madd59, I believe that I had never received your email(s). The last email that I have received of relevance to Atmosphere app was in September of this year, and there hasn't been any Atmosphere related emails since. Considering that this review is written in November, I assume that your emails were delivered to the wrong address? May I check with you on the email address that you have sent to? My email is vincent-neo@outlook.sg. Do note that the - is a hyphen not a _ underscore. Feel free to write in. Though, I can answer your question here as well, on why you are getting nothing: AI image recognition models such as the one used in Atmosphere cannot guarantee detection, 100% of the time. Also note that the live detection feature is absolutely free to use, with the In App Purchase for the image capture and importation features. The live detection feature is intentionally free to use so that users can evaluate if the AI matches expectations or not, before deciding whether or not to purchase the In App Purchase for additional features unlock. I hope this clears things up a little, and thank you for writing this review, regardless.
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Version History of Atmosphere
1.2.2
December 18, 2022
Update for iOS 16! This update includes iOS 16-specific fixes, including support for the iPhone 14 Pro series. Happy cloud-spotting!
More1.2.1
April 1, 2022
Bug hunt time! A bug were found by a user of the app, who reported the issue via email. (Thank you!) This bug causes the app to crash, when a user attempts to delete or share their photos of clouds from an iPad, regardless of trying to delete or share more than one photo, or just a single photo. Thankfully, this bug does not affect iPhone users. This update fixes this issue for our iPad users. Happy cloud-spotting on the iPad!
More1.2
October 17, 2021
Are you ready for more new features? During the recent feature update, there was suppose to be a little more features than just those. Now that all the remaining features are ready, here they are: - Native iPad support! Atmosphere now runs natively on the iPad, with a specially designed user interface just for the iPad. - Fixes for a ton of bugs! - the cloud detection box is more refined now - cloud detection box no longer disappears after switching of cameras (such as for different camera zoom amounts) - improved portrait mode cloud detection We hope you enjoy this release! As always, happy cloud-spotting!
More1.1
October 15, 2021
Feature update time! Not a super big one, but one that I believe many will enjoy: - You can now import photos taken outside of Atmosphere, to be analysed with the AI of the app! Simply go to the "Your Photos" tab and click on the Import button on the top right. - Some super minor glitch fix are included here too. As always, happy cloud-spotting!
More1.0.3
October 11, 2021
Thank you for using Atmosphere! In this release, - We’ve did some iOS 15 optimisations, so that it work smoother in iOS 15. - There’s also better support and detection for the new iPhone 13 Pro series of 3x optical telephoto zoom camera. For those waiting around for a feature update, just wait a little longer, it’s probably here soon :) As always, happy cloud-spotting!
More1.0.2
April 20, 2021
Thanks for using Atmosphere! In this release, - Fixes an issue resulting in incorrect mass image deletion behaviour Happy cloud-spotting!
More1.0.1
March 21, 2021
Thanks for using Atmosphere! In this release, - Fixes a crash when user denies camera permissions on first launch - Fixes some scaling issues on small devices - Added a new Tips section regarding certain things about using Atmosphere. I hope you enjoy using Atmosphere!
More1.0
March 10, 2021
Atmosphere In-App Purchases History
$1.99
Full App
This unlocks photo taking and classification.
Price History of Atmosphere
Description of Atmosphere
Live, AI Cloudspotter.
NOTE: Newer devices are recommended for better performance in using this app.
Recently got into the hobby of cloud-spotting?
Ever wondered why different clouds have different looks?
Atmosphere is the app for you. Leveraging on the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, Atmosphere classifies and tells you what kind of a cloud you are currently looking at, via your device’s cameras.
Atmosphere includes the following features:
◆ LIVE CLASSIFICATION ◆
- Atmosphere processes each image frame from your camera using Artificial Intelligence, providing you with live classification results and confidence levels, of what it believes it is seeing.
◆ SNAP*, IMPORT* OR AUTO CLASSIFY ◆
- Take a picture of a cloud and that picture will be automatically classified according to the type of cloud it belongs to.
- You can also import an image from your Photo Library for analysis by the AI.
◆ NO INTERNET CONNECTION NEEDED ◆
- This app processes everything on device, ensuring you all the privacy you deserve, while you spot the clouds.
◆ CLASSIFY IT THE WAY YOU LIKE IT ◆
- Artificial Intelligence can have its flaws at times, and when that happens, you can still take a picture of the cloud, and classify it yourself.
◆ NO TRACKING PRIVACY POLICY ◆
- Atmosphere does not, and will not track you. It’s that simple.
Proudly Made in Singapore.
Atmosphere is created by me, Vincent Neo, an individual developer. I believe that being curious about nature is amazing, and that this app would be able to tell individuals what cloud they are looking at, in an easy to use manner.
Get Atmosphere Today!
*In App Purchase is required for the picture taking feature.
Prolonged use of app may decrease battery life more than usual, due to the heighten CPU usage when the camera is on, with live AI processing.
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Atmosphere: FAQ
Does Atmosphere work on iPad devices?
Yes, Atmosphere works on iPad devices.
Who is behind the development of the Atmosphere app?
Atmosphere was released by Vincent Neo.
What is the minimum iOS version to run Atmosphere?
The app needs iOS 14.1 or later to function properly.
What is the overall app rating of Atmosphere?
The average rating for the Atmosphere app is 4.1.
What is the primary genre of the Atmosphere app?
The Primary Genre Of The Atmosphere App Is Education.
Which version of Atmosphere is the latest one?
1.2.2 is the newest version of Atmosphere.
When was the last update for Atmosphere released?
The latest Atmosphere update was rolled out on September 19, 2024.
When was Atmosphere introduced to the market?
The Atmosphere app launched on February 5, 2023.
What is the content advisory rating of the Atmosphere app?
The Atmosphere app contains no objectionable material and is suitable for children aged Vincent Neo.
What languages does Atmosphere support?
You can use the Atmosphere app in English.
Does Atmosphere belong to Apple Arcade's curated library?
Unfortunately, Atmosphere is not on Apple Arcade.
Are in-app purchases part of Atmosphere?
Indeed, in-app purchases are part of the offerings in Atmosphere.
Does Atmosphere support Apple Vision Pro compatibility?
No, Atmosphere does not support compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.
Does Atmosphere use ad-based monetization?
No, Atmosphere does not use ad-based monetization.
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