No alerts
The information I get is historical. About what has happened . I’d like an app that predicts that in a few hours there will be a visible aurora.
Removed most useful function
Original Comment: They’ve removed the cloud cover option on the map so this is no longer useful
After Developer Response: This is so frustrating - here in the UK this MetOffice data should be more freely available especially for apps like this. So inaccurate to say ‘they’ve removed the feature’ it’s clearly not viable to provide it now which is not the developers fault. Thanks for the explanation review star rating put up from an incredibly frustrated 1 to an empathetic 4
After Developer Response: This is so frustrating - here in the UK this MetOffice data should be more freely available especially for apps like this. So inaccurate to say ‘they’ve removed the feature’ it’s clearly not viable to provide it now which is not the developers fault. Thanks for the explanation review star rating put up from an incredibly frustrated 1 to an empathetic 4
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Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. Clearly the primary purpose of the app is to provide alerts relating to geomagnetic activity and thus the chance of seeing the Aurora. The cloud overlay was / is an added, secondary, feature. Sadly the UK Met Office retired their API that was used to provide the free cloud layer data. Work is ongoing with the app, and I will endeavour to fix the cloud layer in the coming months if it is possible to find a free cloud layer.
Love it
Love watching the webcam
Map
Where has the weather overlay gone from the map
Honest App
I’ve been using this app for years …. It’s good BUT why has my cloud cover gone from the map ?
Malcolm Cockrill
Excellent App ✔️
Not alerting
Not alerting when other apps do (Northern Scotland).
Amazing, but big bug needs fix
It was good for looking at the clouds, and determining the clarity of the sky for astronomy etc. Now the clouds are frozen in time and don’t change. Please fix
Thank you for an accurate and decent app, but this bug causes issues.
Thank you for an accurate and decent app, but this bug causes issues.
Great app
Haven’t missed a showing since I began using this app very accurate
Aurora
Love this App
Never sends alerts
I’ve missed the aurora so many times as the app hasn’t send me a notification when the red alert is on - even though I have changed the settings.
Seems okay
Would be much better if I could set alarm limits.
Why would I care about aurora at 3pm?
Other than that seems fine, haven’t used it much yet.
Why would I care about aurora at 3pm?
Other than that seems fine, haven’t used it much yet.
Thankyou for your service
Free app, works, have a nice day
V.good
V.good
Nice app
Does exactly what’s needed
Fabulous
Great way to be kept informed!
Great✨
Great app with no ads
Waste of Time
Unfortunately when I started chasing aurora I only had this one app because I assumed all the apps used the same data and were probably all more or less the same, but they’re not. I wasted about 2 years with this app during the solar maximum and I never got to see the aurora despite many attempts.
The problem is that it alerts you too late and doesn’t give you any information about space weather or long term, or even short term forecasts so that you can be ready when auroras are likely to occur.
The only apps that I recommend are SpaceWeatherLive and the Glendale apps. With these apps I am now having lots of success and can make accurate predictions so I am better prepared for when auroras occur. The Glendale app is not on the App Store, it’s a web app, you have to Google it.
SpaceWeatherLive is great for observing solar events and making long term predictions for auroral activity. The Glendale app is great for making short term predictions and tracking substorm activity in real time in the form of a graph. AuroraWatch UK supposedly tracks the aurora in real time too, but the difference is it doesn’t tell you anything about the arriving IMF which would give you about 1/2 an hour to an hour’s heads up to whether or not a substorm is likely to start so that you can be prepared and get to your spot and be ready.
In my experience AuroraWatch UK is always the last app to give me an alert, and it’s usually by the time I’m already out photographing the aurora and it’s already well under way or sometimes it’s already over. So I just deleted it because there’s no point in having it.
Sorry for the bad review but I just want people to be able to see the aurora without wasting as much time and effort as I have using this app.
The problem is that it alerts you too late and doesn’t give you any information about space weather or long term, or even short term forecasts so that you can be ready when auroras are likely to occur.
The only apps that I recommend are SpaceWeatherLive and the Glendale apps. With these apps I am now having lots of success and can make accurate predictions so I am better prepared for when auroras occur. The Glendale app is not on the App Store, it’s a web app, you have to Google it.
SpaceWeatherLive is great for observing solar events and making long term predictions for auroral activity. The Glendale app is great for making short term predictions and tracking substorm activity in real time in the form of a graph. AuroraWatch UK supposedly tracks the aurora in real time too, but the difference is it doesn’t tell you anything about the arriving IMF which would give you about 1/2 an hour to an hour’s heads up to whether or not a substorm is likely to start so that you can be prepared and get to your spot and be ready.
In my experience AuroraWatch UK is always the last app to give me an alert, and it’s usually by the time I’m already out photographing the aurora and it’s already well under way or sometimes it’s already over. So I just deleted it because there’s no point in having it.
Sorry for the bad review but I just want people to be able to see the aurora without wasting as much time and effort as I have using this app.
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Amazing
Love the app I saw the northern lights 2 times because of this app!
Meh
You have to pay for alerts but good
Response from developer
Thank you for using AuroraWatch UK. The app is free to download and there is no charge for alerts. I’d really appreciate you reaching out to me support@aurorawatchapp.uk and explaining where you are paying for alerts?
