I've been using Solar Alert for a few months now, and it has become an essential app for me. The early warning system is highly accurate and gives me peace of mind knowing I can prepare for potential solar storms. The app's interface is user-friendly, with easy-to-understand alerts and detailed technical information available if needed. A feature I particularly appreciate is the Solar Plasma Monitor, which visually provides a magnificent simulation of solar events in space impacting Earth, along with useful realtime data on the remaining time until they reach us. It has helped me understand the correlation between solar events and disruptions in electronics and communications. The app also offers great educational content about the sun and its impact on Earth. Moreover, the subscription plans are reasonably priced, and the app is worth every penny for the safety and awareness it provides. The developers are responsive and regularly update the app with new features and improvements. Overall, I highly recommend Solar Alert to anyone interested in staying informed about solar activity and its potential effects on our daily lives. It's a must-have for those who want to be proactive about solar storm preparedness.
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Developer Response
Thank you so much for your detailed and positive review of Solar Alert! We're thrilled to hear that the app has become an essential tool for you and that the early warning system gives you peace of mind. We work hard to provide an intuitive and precise interface, as well as valuable educational content, so it’s a great honor to know that these features have been helpful to you.
Your appreciation of the Solar Plasma Monitor and how it has helped you understand the relationship between solar events and technological disruptions motivates us to keep improving and updating the app with new features.
We're also glad that you find the subscription plans to be a worthwhile investment for your safety and preparedness. We will continue to strive to keep the app updated and useful for all our users.
Thank you again for your recommendation and for trusting Solar Alert! We’ll be here to help you stay prepared for any solar activity.The only app that has a collection of reliable sources, that funnels the important info directly to you with the option of getting as nerdy as you like with the science. This information has helped me stay safe during the recent solar events and I can’t recommend them enough.
The interface looks very high quality but there are buttons all over the place and besides the ones at the top, they are difficult to figure out what they will show without clicking each one individually and that is very time consuming. Instead maybe if they just stated in a word(s) what they will show? I only want to know critical alerts but everyday I receive what they categorize as a “critical alert” only to find out that it is referring to a “moderate event”?! So it’s a case of the boy who cried wolf, whenever I receive critical alerts from this app now I usually ignore them because they do not correspond to critical or extreme events, just moderate ones, which actually defeats the which actually defeats the whole purpose! Actually as I am writing this I am receiving one right now! I’m thinking of just turning off notifications altogether at this point and have already cancelled my renewal of this potentially great, but currently useles app.
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Developer Response
Hello Montgomerycnj!
Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to share your experience with the app. We want to address some of your concerns to improve your experience:
1. Buttons and Interface:
• We appreciate your comment about the button layout. We’d like to clarify that each button is designed to indicate its functionality through its icon and image. While we understand it may take some time to get used to, we believe this layout provides a more visual and direct experience. This allows users to quickly identify their purpose in an easy and intuitive manner and offers more functionalities on your Apple iOS device screen, providing you with the fastest and most complete space weather alert system available on the App Store. We recommend exploring the interface; once familiar, using the app will become more intuitive.
2. Critical Alerts:
• Critical alerts are not sent frequently, as they are related to major solar events impacting Earth. For this reason, they only activate in truly relevant situations, making it impossible for you to receive critical alerts daily. We suggest reviewing your notification threshold settings, as you can adjust Solar Alert notifications to receive only the alerts you need based on your preferences.
3. Subscription Cancellation:
• We regret that you are considering canceling your subscription. By doing so, you might miss important alerts about the next major solar event, such as the Carrington Event. We encourage you to reconsider canceling and instead adjust your notification preferences. To do this, tap the white button on the main screen and select “notification threshold.” There you can adjust the notifications according to your preferences and receive only the most relevant alerts for you.
Remember, we are available for you to contact us through the feedback option within the app by tapping the “i” icon for information. We are happy to assist with anything you need.
Finally, please kindly request that you correct your review, as you are not frequently receiving critical alerts. We appreciate your cooperation.
Best regards!If you ever followed, Ed Dames, you’ll want to know when the next Harrington event is going to take place. This is the app to have on your phone! Besides that, you may want to know when the next northern lights may be visible from your location, this is the app to have. And, there are days when you just shouldn’t take a walk because of the increased solar radiation, then this is the app to have! Highly recommended!
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I have had Solar Alert Basic for years to assist me in my risk management career. Now retired, I have moved to Solar Alert Premium and I wished I had moved much earlier. This app not only provides you data and information but it has links to educate you on the science and technology behind it. I can get focused on a topic and this app satisfies my inquisitive nature on the topic of solar weather and solar events.
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Developer Response
We deeply appreciate your trust in Solar Alert throughout your professional journey and now in your retirement. It’s an honor to know that we’ve been able to contribute to your passion for knowledge by providing both precise information and the educational tools you sought.
Knowing that our app has been part of your journey inspires us, and we’ll continue working to fuel the curiosity that connects us. Thank you for your support and for choosing us to accompany you in exploring solar weather!I've been using Solar Alert for a few months now, and it has become an essential app for me. The early warning system is highly accurate and gives me peace of mind knowing I can prepare for potential solar storms. The app's interface is user-friendly, with easy-to-understand alerts and detailed technical information available if needed.
A feature I particularly appreciate is the Solar Plasma Monitor, which visually provides a magnificent simulation of solar events in space impacting Barth, along with useful realtime data on the remaining time until they reach us. It has helped me understand the correlation between solar events and disruptions in electronics and communications. The app also offers great educational content about the sun and its impact on Earth.
Moreover, the subscription plans are reasonably priced, and the app is worth every penny for the safety and awareness it provides. The developers are responsive and regularly update the app with new features and improvements.
Overall, I highly recommend Solar Alert to anyone interested in staying informed about solar activity and its potential effects on our daily lives. It's a must-have for those who want to be proactive about solar storm preparedness
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Developer Response
Thank you so much for your detailed and positive review of Solar Alert! We're thrilled to hear that the app has become an essential tool for you and that the early warning system gives you peace of mind. We work hard to provide an intuitive and precise interface, as well as valuable educational content, so it’s a great honor to know that these features have been helpful to you.
Your appreciation of the Solar Plasma Monitor and how it has helped you understand the relationship between solar events and technological disruptions motivates us to keep improving and updating the app with new features.
We're also glad that you find the subscription plans to be a worthwhile investment for your safety and preparedness. We will continue to strive to keep the app updated and useful for all our users.
Thank you again for your recommendation and for trusting Solar Alert! We’ll be here to help you stay prepared for any solar activity.There is nothing there but an ad. And a push to buy. Well, I suppose it did was my time.
Developer Response
Hello Vorhaben, your statement is incorrect, as our application does not contain ads. We would ask you to indicate why you claim this. We want to clarify that our application offers a variety of features for our users in the free section, prior to activating the subscription, and these are not ads, such as:
- Personal vulnerability test against an extreme solar event.
- Demonstration of the exclusive solar plasma monitor that shows the trajectory of solar plasma from the Sun to the Earth.
- News about space weather.
- Independent scientific reports.
- Multimedia content that certifies the danger of solar storms.
We strive to provide valuable and high-quality content, and we believe that an optional subscription is a fair way to offer a premium service tailored to the needs of the early warning service provided by Solar Alert. We invite you to explore all the features and benefits our application offers by activating the trial period of up to one month completely free.
For more information or any suggestions, we will be happy to help you. You can access our personalized support from within Solar Alert.
If you need any more adjustments or have any other requests, please let me know.I’m not sure how well this app will work when an actual emergency CME occurs because the user interface is very complicated with so many button/links to explore to get information and customize the settings. I’ve fully enabled notifications but there’s really no way to test to see how the notifications will work for an actual serious event. I can only keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. It would be better if the interface explained more about the buttons and started with the most basic and important features and then went into the more detailed features.
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Developer Response
Hello Montgomerycnj, we would like to better understand your experience, so we would appreciate it if you could provide some argument regarding your assertions about Solar Alert.
Notifications are working perfectly, as we have been experiencing solar storms every week lately and the app is sending notifications flawlessly to all our subscribers according to their personalized settings within the app.
Regarding your concern about the app's performance during a real emergency, please note that the interface has been designed to be intuitive and accessible, even in stressful situations. Notifications have been fully enabled and tested, so you can rest assured that you will receive the necessary alerts in the event of a serious incident.
Additionally, other users have praised the app for its simple and concise way of displaying information. However, if the user wishes, Solar Alert offers expanded information on space weather, making it a valuable resource for staying informed.
For over 12 years, we have designed and refined the interface of our application, making it attractive, simple, and intuitive. By touching each element on the interface, the app displays information about it, and additionally, all screens of the app feature an informative icon about each feature, allowing even a child to efficiently use the app by simply touching each of the elements displayed on the screen.
Nevertheless, to dispel any doubts, we will now describe the elements of the interface in a general manner:
• At the top of the main screen, you have identifiable icons for each of the possible alerts related to solar events, from simple disruptions in telecommunications to potential earthquakes caused by extreme solar storms, and damage to electromechanisms sensitive to the effects of solar plasma entering the Earth's atmosphere. You also have icons and messages for easy comprehension to access geo-located forecasts based on your geographic location.
• In the central part, you will find simple, clear, and non-technical information about the current situation and forecasts for the next three days regarding the effects of solar activity on Earth. Additionally, at the bottom, you will have access to recommendations and actions to take in case of notable solar events, from auroras to extreme solar events, which are capable of causing disturbances in electrical grids and even causing electrical transformers to explode, resulting in fires hat can affect nearby homes.
On the sides of the screen, you will find representative icons that show the following resources related to solar activity:
• Real-time images of the sun from space.
• Real-time videos of the sun from space.
• Aurora forecast on Earth as seen from space.
• Notification threshold settings for you to choose which solar events to receive alerts for.
• News section of interest about space weather.
• Preventive test for you to understand how vulnerable you are if a new Carrington event were to strike.
• Official reports on how solar events affect and will affect our vulnerable technological society.
• Real-time position and images of the International Space Station.
• The powerful solar analyzer Helioviewer.
• Hourly forecast of solar events affecting Earth.
• Recommendations and actions to be taken before, during, and after a solar event.
• The status of electrical grids throughout the United States, as they may be affected by solar storms.
• Recent images of auroras from various locations worldwide.
• Section to conveniently and clearly manage your subscription to Solar Alert, as well as other app functionalities such as user support.
• Solar plasma monitor that shows in detail, visually and interactively, the path of solar plasma ejections on their collision course with Earth.
Subscribers to the Premium Plan, in addition to other features, have access to intelligent panels in the central part, which display detailed information about the most significant parameters of space weather affecting Earth. Each panel has its corresponding informative icon explaining the space weather data it displays, such as solar wind, solar plasma intensity colliding with the atmosphere, among others.
Solar Alert is the fastest early warning system for space events available on the Apple App Store. When a solar event that affects us occurs, whether it be solar plasma that can damage all your household appliances or dangerous X-rays that can penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and expose your skin to cancer-causing radiation, while other apps have not yet issued any alerts, Solar Alert is capable of notifying about the solar plasma approaching Earth, even hours before other apps.
Indeed, Solar Alert is capable of warning up to three days before the arrival of solar storms. And this is the most important part: if you are a Solar Alert subscriber, this allows you to be alerted in time and adequately prepare for possible situations of blockage and social chaos. In the event of a total paralysis of food and energy supply networks, this crucial anticipation provides a valuable advantage to take preventive measures and protect your entire family when the new Carrington event occurs, which will leave completely unprepared and unprotected those who have not adequately assessed the potential danger of an extreme solar event.Our planet is a small part of the ALL and this app brings wonderful and exciting information to those of us who are still Earthbound
It is an experience worth looking into and around and is quite extensive in what it offers; technology has brought us so much closer to infinity
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with the Solar Alert app. We are pleased to hear that you have found the information provided by the app exciting and valuable.
We are committed to providing a comprehensive and extensive experience for those looking to learn more about our planet and the vast universe around us.
Your appreciation for the app is motivating us to continue improving and offering quality content.
Thank you for your support!I love this app. I love the alerts that I get however I find the app itself really hard to navigate and it’s really hard to get back to any information that you got in an alert if you missed it.
Developer Response
Dear Flicker44star,
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on our app. Your input is invaluable to us as we continuously strive to enhance the user experience.
Remember that once you receive the alerts, within the app you have access to a multitude of data sources, images, and videos about real-time solar activity. Nevertheless, in our upcoming updates, we will implement improvements in this aspect to further enhance Solar Alert.
Since you brought up alerts, we're excited to highlight that our early warning system is the fastest among all apps across all app stores. It's important to note that Solar Alert is and will always be exclusively available on Apple's App Store. We take pride in achieving such high speed and accuracy in delivering solar alerts to our valued and discerning subscribers, surpassing other apps' alerts by up to several hours in advance.
If you have any additional suggestions or specific improvements you'd like to see, please don't hesitate to contact us. We value your support and thank you for choosing our app, Solar Alert.
John.Macintosh
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