Excellent but one major flaw
This is a genuinely impressive astronomy weather app with enormous potential. The observing data, weather information and overall concept are excellent, and it is already one of the most capable astronomy planning tools I have used.
There are, however, a few things that stop it feeling like a polished premium application. The logo feels rather amateur for such a sophisticated piece of software, and although I appreciate the reference to Ouranos, the name is not especially memorable or immediately meaningful.
My main concern is the forecast itself. On my app which is the premium version, the weather forecast does not begin until around twelve hours in the future. As an astronomer, one of the most important questions is simply whether it is worth going outside this evening or in the next few hours. I have tried changing forecast models and other settings, but the behaviour remains the same, so it does not appear to be a configuration issue. If this is a bug, I hope it can be fixed. If it is by design, I would strongly encourage the addition of an immediate forecast view, as this would make the app considerably more useful.
Despite these criticisms, I am impressed. The foundations are excellent, and this feels like an application with a very bright future. I look forward to seeing how it develops.
There are, however, a few things that stop it feeling like a polished premium application. The logo feels rather amateur for such a sophisticated piece of software, and although I appreciate the reference to Ouranos, the name is not especially memorable or immediately meaningful.
My main concern is the forecast itself. On my app which is the premium version, the weather forecast does not begin until around twelve hours in the future. As an astronomer, one of the most important questions is simply whether it is worth going outside this evening or in the next few hours. I have tried changing forecast models and other settings, but the behaviour remains the same, so it does not appear to be a configuration issue. If this is a bug, I hope it can be fixed. If it is by design, I would strongly encourage the addition of an immediate forecast view, as this would make the app considerably more useful.
Despite these criticisms, I am impressed. The foundations are excellent, and this feels like an application with a very bright future. I look forward to seeing how it develops.
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Widget problem
Widget doesn’t allow west, negative, longitudes.
One of the Best Weather Apps for Astronomy
Ouranos is one of the best ways to plan your night under the stars. I’ve been using this app for over six months and have appreciated my communications with its developer. Paul does a great job with this app and updates it often!
Michael,
Late Night Astronomy
Michael,
Late Night Astronomy
Response from developer
Thanks you so much !
Mostly great app
I find the app really useful, the interface clicks with me. Bortle scale for the map is incorrect and needs fixing.
Bien mais abonnements
L’application est très bien faites, complète et pratique mais basée sur des abonnements pour profiter des fonctionnalités étendues sur plusieurs jours. Je veux bien payer un achat unique à vie mais pas d’abonnements.
Has potential but….
This looks to be a great platform. My biggest issue is you can’t search for deep sky objects. If you use their name or scientific designation, it is empty. I paid for the pro version and it is no better. Please fix this app!
Response from developer
Hello ! This bug has been fixed :) !
Ouranos - Switch and bait?
I had purchased Ouranos Pro by this developer. Looks like they have abandoned it and instead switched to a subscription model. This is not good. I am not happy that they took my money and now killed that product.
Needs more features
The data given is useful. Seeing, temps, cloud%, etc. However, there are free alternatives out there that do just that. There needs to be a difference maker on this app that makes me want to pay $40/year.
Great weather, but some aspects of interface poorly tested
Weather tabs are excellent.
Sky analysis graph section is unusable. Tap anything and the legend covers the whole graph so can’t use that. Hard to move away when legend is up. Graph hogs half that screen for no reason even when scrolling down.
Move weather back to front and centre of the app - that’s why I’m using it, not for community photos, that’s what reddit is for.
The app is super useful, please don’t clutter it up. Focus on the core function and get that sorted.
Feature request: Add notifications for clear skies at my location
Sky analysis graph section is unusable. Tap anything and the legend covers the whole graph so can’t use that. Hard to move away when legend is up. Graph hogs half that screen for no reason even when scrolling down.
Move weather back to front and centre of the app - that’s why I’m using it, not for community photos, that’s what reddit is for.
The app is super useful, please don’t clutter it up. Focus on the core function and get that sorted.
Feature request: Add notifications for clear skies at my location
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Paywall
Any feature that’s useful is behind a paywall. Would be cool to see.
Super App🫡
This App is a must have for all stargazers. The prediction is very reliable!
Too basic and missing key features
It misses some key features: notifications for good sky, proper representation (configurable and saved) in the graph for cloud cover etc, possibility to filter out day hours and see only actual night hours.
One time payment version removed
The app is nice but the one-time-payment-pro-version of the app got removed from the store.
Imprécise
Bonne idée, mais imprécise. C’est une déception a ce jour.
Indispensable
Très pratique et de grande qualité !
Bien mais peu mieu faire
L’application est bien pratique mais le faite que je dois payer pour avoir des information pratique comme la météo des autre jour.
Too basic at present
Got loads of astro apps and hoping this one would help plan the right time to get up whilst at week long stargazing events. It will be put to the test this week at the Kelling Star party but the App lacks other features and I am hesitating paying for the upgraded version especially as there is no APPLE WATCH support. Please amend to include this please.
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Meilleure App pour l’astro
Parfait !
Seeing, transparence tout ce qu’il faut !
Seeing, transparence tout ce qu’il faut !
