# Helios - Sun & Moon Tracker — user reviews

> 162 indexed App Store user reviews of Helios by Matic Conradi, rated 4.80/5 from 1,833 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helios-sun-and-moon-tracker/id1260649184/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helios-sun-and-moon-tracker/id1260649184.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,553 · 4★ 182 · 3★ 51 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 28

## What do users think of Helios?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Accurate sun/moon timing
- 👍 Gorgeous, clean design
- 📍 Helpful location-based features
- 💡 Useful built-in light meter
- 🎨 Excellent for planning outdoor shots

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔍 Unclear or buried UI elements
- 🌐 Lack of language localization

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blank screen on app launch
- AR tools not functioning
- Incorrect sun/moon timing in certain locations
- Issues with Apple Watch app syncing

**Most requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Customizable alarm/notification for golden/blue hour
- Moonrise/moonset times
- Satellite map view for locations
- Apple Watch complications

## Newest reviews (16 of 162)

### 4/5 — Frage zu Live Aktivitäten

*2026-07-22*

Hallo, 
mir gefällt das Design der sehr gut, und die App lässt sich wirklich einfach bedienen. Ich habe letztens bemerkt, dass die App Live Aktivitäten unterstützt, doch ich habe bisher nicht herausfinden können wie ich diese einschalte. Ich würde mich freuen wenn sie mir Rückmelden, wie ich die Live Aktivitäten starten kann.

### 2/5 — Widget No Longer Works.

*2026-07-20, version 5.3.0*

The widget suddenly stopped working so the ‘at a glance’ view is broken. The app is updated to the most recent version but it’s worthless to me now. Unfortunate as I really liked it when it worked. If the app gets updated and this error is fixed I’ll update this.

### 2/5 — Meh

*2025-01-12, version 4.3.4*

App itself is alright, but stutter performance. Apple Watch app is unusable—barely swaps between screens. And no complications?

### 3/5 — Ios 18.01 bug

*2024-10-21, version 4.3.4*

The app AR tools doesn’t work after the latest update of IOS 18

### 3/5 — Update was not improvment

*2024-08-16, version 4.3.1*

Been using Helios for several years with my photography.  I mostly used the map to check sun position.  Prior to the update, there were cones that showed the angle of the sun and moon and those cones went to the center of the circle.  Those disappeared in the update from a few months back.  

It may seem like a minor gripe, but I feel the update made the app less user friendly.

### 5/5 — Been using this app for so many years now!

*2024-03-27, version 4.2.0*

I really love this app, happy to see you’re keeping it alive and updating it. Please add a donation section as an in app purchase and I will donate as I remember paying close to nothing like 6 years ago or whenever!

### 2/5 — Leider keine Entwicklung mehr

*2023-09-08*

Ist ne super App. Leider nicht mehr zeitgemäß und würde sie nicht mehr empfehlen. Schade.

**Developer response:** Hi! The app has received a major upgrade just now! I'm sorry for not being able to keep the app in best shape over the past few years, I hope to do better going forward.

### 5/5 — Pour les marcheurs

*2023-09-05*

J’adore 
Très pratique pour prendre de beaux couchés de soleil

### 5/5 — Highly recommend

*2023-08-11, version 3.2.3*

As a amateur photographer i highly recommend this app to anyone getting into photography. And the built in light meter is excellent and comes in handy.

### 5/5 — App perfetta

*2023-02-21*

Fantastica

### 4/5 — Needs widget

*2023-01-15, version 3.2.3*

i paid for this and i really like the way it shows the range of time for blue and golden hour. all i want is a small widget that shows the time ranges so i can have it on the top of my home screen above some other apps, and next to another widget

### 2/5 — No exacto

*2022-10-13*

Debería de poder auto ubicarse y colocar el sol donde debe estar está muy lejos de donde debe estar.

**Developer response:** This can happen due to inaccurate device sensor readings. There is a setting to adjust the heading to correct for this. For the best experience, make sure you're not close to large metal structures or power lines.

### 4/5 — Love it but just one thing

*2022-09-18, version 3.2.3*

It needs a variable alarm! No, not a notification, but and actual alarm would be so helpful and nice! One that changes automatically with the times the sun rises or sets. THAT would be so awesome!

### 5/5 — Отличное приложение!

*2022-06-13*

Очень помогает при планировании съемки! Постоянно им пользуюсь. Ни разу не пожалела, что купила!

### 5/5 — Beautiful app

*2021-11-13, version 3.2.3*

Love checking to see when golden hour will start each day!

### 5/5 — Gute Planungshilfe für Filmer und Fotografen

*2021-02-21*

Für die Planung von Film- und Fotoaufnahmen eine großartige Hillz

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Prima andava bene, ora è PESSIMA 👎

*2024-11-25*

Prima andava bene, ora dopo il superfluo l’aggiornamento estetico è inutilizzabile. Oltre a essere diventata lentissima, adesso se si clicca sulla lente nella modalità mappa, non funziona più la ricerca. Inoltre le icone delle funzioni prima erano subito chiare con le fotografie che mostravano la loro funzione, ora invece a messo dei quadrati colorati senza senso. Non si capisce più niente. 👎👎👎👎👎

### 1/5 — App stopped working

*2024-04-14, version 4.2.1*

When the app did an update I tried to open it but it won’t let me go past the update notification page. It’s just stock and I can’t swipe past it so the app is useless right now. 

Please fix this bug or I’ll have to ask for my refund.

### 1/5 — Crap app

*2023-05-07, version 3.2.3*

Don’t buy this app, it’s garbage. I thought it was a different version of an app I used to have which was extremely robust. But the lack of ability to pick a date, time, and location to get sun and moon arcs and path of travel makes it all but useless. Deleting. Wish I could get my money back. It’s not even worth 99¢.

### 1/5 — Incorrect timings

*2022-12-16, version 3.2.3*

It’s showing wrong timing. For example, 18:30 for sunrise and 4:57 for sunset???

### 1/5 — Abandoned for new $30 Pro App

*2019-10-18, version 3.2.3*

Great app but the developer has started a Pro all now for 3x the price after selling tens of thousands of copy’s of this app. Pretty dishonest in my book.

### 1/5 — Wrong times

*2019-03-01, version 3.2.3*

App gives the wrong golden hour times for Uluru, Australia. Time zone bug?

### 1/5 — Обман

*2019-02-02*

Списали 204 руб вместо 75!!!

### 1/5 — Truth?

*2019-02-01, version 3.2.3*

You get exactly what you pay for.....very little.

### 1/5 — Проблема со списанием денег

*2018-11-15*

Деньги с карты ушли давно, еще 5 ноября(75 рубл), на дворе 15 ноября, покупка числится все еще неоплаченной.

### 1/5 — Обман с ценой

*2018-11-10*

Цена была 75 руб, а списали 225 руб. WTF?

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Nouvelle présentation top

*2026-07-22*

La nouvelle présentation sous forme de calendrier est top et super facile à lire.
Bravo

### 5/5 — Place problem corrected

*2026-02-17*

Even if I have selected a place, no selected place is displayed..
Well corrected
Thank’s

**Developer response:** Hi, this issue was fixed in 5.0.3. Thanks for letting us know!

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2025-12-03, version 5.0.9*

I really like the gorgeous, clean design, and it’s super helpful for pinpointing exactly when the golden and blue hours are going to happen, no matter where I am. It makes planning my outdoor shots simple.

### 5/5 — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ but one problem

*2025-11-03, version 5.0.3*

I’ve been a fan of this app for 8 years or so. For some reason, I am getting a blank screen when I open it today. Putting up this review, hoping to get the attention of someone who can fix that.

### 5/5 — Drakce

*2025-06-29, version 4.4.0*

Nice app

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2024-10-14, version 4.3.4*

Let’s me plan trips with moon phases. I like knowing when golden hour is

### 5/5 — 🤯👍

*2024-09-24, version 4.3.4*

Very very very cool app! Best of its kind, thank you for creating this!

### 5/5 — You need this app

*2024-07-15, version 4.3*

I am a professional portrait photographer and this app has helped me plan my photoshoots SO much. Seriously. I use it all the time during my photography season because the sun obviously changes so much during the year. I think I remember paying a cheap amount for this app a few years ago but it was totally worth it. Thankful!

### 5/5 — Fantástico

*2024-07-04*

Muito bom app

### 5/5 — WoW 👍

*2024-04-09*

New design is cool and very useful

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