# AuroraChaser: Northern Lights — Northern Norway aurora & spots

> Northern Norway aurora & spots (iPhone/iPad app by Honig Enterprises B.V..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aurorachaser-northern-lights/id6811209279 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Honig Enterprises B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6811209281)
- Category: Weather, Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-09-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-26

## What is AuroraChaser?

Know when to look up.

Built exclusively for Northern Norway and Svalbard, AuroraChaser brings live aurora activity, cloud cover, darkness, moonlight and light pollution together in one simple Aurora Score. See when conditions look best and where to go, with 124 hand-picked viewing spots.

One score for a clearer picture:
Here in the far north, the northern lights can be overhead even when the Kp index is just 0 to 2. Kp alone doesn't tell the whole story. Clear skies, darkness and your viewing location often matter more.

Our aurora algorithm combines these conditions into a score from 0 to 100 for each individual spot:
• Live aurora probability from NOAA's OVATION model, looking toward the auroral oval as well as overhead
• Local cloud cover from MET Norway
• Darkness based on the sun's position, including polar night
• Moonlight and its effect on aurora visibility
• Light pollution at each location

Built on years of aurora camera records, the score shows your chance of seeing the lights with your own eyes.

Explore spots around Tromsø, Lofoten, Alta, Senja, Harstad, Narvik, Bodø, Kirkenes, Svalbard, Nordkapp and Hammerfest, Vesterålen, Lyngenfjord, Varanger and Finnmarksvidda.

Find your spot:
• Plan tonight with the peak score, best viewing window and best spot at a glance
• Open directions in your maps app with one tap, with distance and drive time shown
• Explore a live map of the auroral oval and every spot's score
• Check the hourly clear sky forecast, the 3-day Kp forecast and a 14-day chance forecast
• View live webcams before you set off

Catch the activity:
A live magnetometer indicator shows when aurora activity picks up over the region, using current measurements.

Set custom alerts for high aurora activity and solar storms, or get a daily forecast at 18:00. Set quiet hours to suit your plans and turn off any notifications you don't want to receive.

Share the chase:
• Post a sighting note and photo from the spot where you saw the lights
• Create a chase group with travel companions, with a shared feed and group leaderboard
• Browse community photos and recent sightings at each spot
• Frame your photos with your mascot, location and time
• Collect stamps, dress up your mascot and join weekly, monthly, season and trip leaderboards

Stay informed, even offline:
Lost your signal in a fjord? AuroraChaser keeps working with saved data and shows how old it is. When data is missing, the score is marked "Estimated" and alerts pause, so missing information isn't mistaken for clear skies.

Made for travelers:
• Free to use, with no sign-up. Your device is your account.
• Available in English, Norwegian, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese
• No third-party ad networks or tracking SDKs. Sponsored content, when shown, is limited to a clearly marked partner card.

Trusted data sources:
Powered by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, MET Norway, FMI IMAGE magnetometers, NASA DONKI solar storm data, Statens vegvesen roadside webcams and CARTO maps. All data sources we use are properly credited in the app.

Your precise device location stays on your phone. If you share a sighting, others can see the viewing spot you post it from. All community features are optional.

Privacy policy: https://aurorachaser.app/en/privacy.html
Delete your data: https://aurorachaser.app/en/delete-account.html
Support: hello@aurorachaser.app

## Is AuroraChaser safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess AuroraChaser.

## Is AuroraChaser legit?

AuroraChaser: Northern Lights has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AuroraChaser is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-11

A small update to how AuroraChaser appears in the App Store. The app itself is unchanged.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-07

Our biggest update so far:
• A new aurora score, built on years of aurora camera records: your chance of seeing the lights with your own eyes.
• New 14-day chance forecast and Clear sky forecast.
• Tonight's summary names what holds the night back.
• 21 new spots (124 in all), most on public parking cleared in winter, with safety notes.
• Svalbard recalibrated, "Select spot" on the map, many fixes.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-18

- During the day the map now also shows tonight's forecast.
- The map now gets its scores from our server, so it loads faster and uses less battery and data.
- At night, each region on the map now shows its best live spot score.
- Pull down on the Social tab to refresh it. 
- The Social tab now also keeps itself properly up to date while you have it open.
- Your photos that were not published now show a "Not published" label.
- Leaderboard buttons no longer cut off their text on smaller screens.
- The logo on the launch screen now has rounded corners.
- Smaller fixes and performance improvements.
- Fixed: during the day, map scores could take a long time to appear.
- Fixed: after switching spots, the Home score could briefly show the previous spot's forecast.
- Fixed: on certain device types, some notification types were not being properly delivered.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-17

No release notes.

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