# Skylight Forecast — Sunset & Golden Hour Companion

> Predicts evening light quality, golden hour, and sunset conditions with forecasts. (iPhone/iPad app by Lux Optics Incorporated.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skylight-forecast/id1571209409 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lux Optics Incorporated](https://appshunter.io/developer/885697371)
- Category: Weather, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 243 App Store ratings · 30 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 21 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-04-14
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skylight-forecast/id1571209409/reviews.md

## What is Skylight Forecast?

*Skylight is a service that requires a paid subscription to show you forecasts*

Do you ever wish you could know when those magical, gorgeous sunsets happen? 

Skylight is the new app from the Apple Design Award winning team of friends behind Halide Camera and Spectre that magically predicts what the quality of light in your evening will be. 

Skylight not only tells you when important events like golden hour and sunset happen, but does something magical: with the help of lots of weather and environmental data, machine learning and a pinch of magic, the app gives you a brief forecast. Is it going to be a clear, great golden hour and spectacular sunset, with a scarlet lingering afterglow, or a dim and cloudy glow on the horizon? Checking the app or widget will help you get out the door when you are chasing the light.

POWERFUL PREDICTIONS

The Skylight prediction model uses many atmospheric factors near your location to make a prediction about golden hour, sunset and afterglow. Golden hour is the period of time directly before sunset, when the light is at its most beautiful. The sunset period, when the sun starts touching the horizon, is a stunning daily moment when colors can be at their most dramatic. Finally, the afterglow of a sunset is the period of time when the sun’s light can still color the sky and clouds in beautiful, vibrant colors.

Weather forecasts only tell you if you are likely to see clouds, or low visibility. With a quick, scannable forecast and extra information about conditions, Skylight takes out the guesswork when it comes to the most beautiful light of the day. Whether you are trying to plan a photoshoot or simply love beautiful sunsets, Skylight can be a fantastic utility to check every afternoon.

GORGEOUS DESIGN

Skylight is made by Lux, a group of three friends with a passion for making gorgeous, innovative apps. We previously brought you Halide Camera, the Apple Design Award winning camera app for iPhone and iPad, and Spectre, the iPhone App of the Year of 2019. 

Skylight builds on our tradition of making thoughtfully crafted, beautiful products. The app’s colors and iconography changes with the quality of light, and every feature and screen was designed with care.

HANDY TOOLS

Use the beauitful, quick app as it is or place one of Skylight’s widgets on your home screen to stay informed about the light near you.

FROM YOUR TINY TEAM

We truly love making apps — it’s truly our dream to create something like Skylight, and we hope you love it. If you like the app and the work we put into it, we’d love to hear from you with a review or rating, or a message! Thanks for your support — we couldn’t do this without you.

COMPATIBILITY

Skylight is available on iOS 15 and above, for iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and newer devices. 

PRIVACY AND LOCATION

Skylight needs Location Services to create forecasts for your local light. Skylight uses background location services by default for constantly updating forecasts and to update your local forecast requiring you to repeatedly open the app. Just a note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

## Key features

- Evening light quality prediction
- Golden hour and sunset timing
- Spectacular sunset forecast
- Weather and environmental data analysis
- Machine learning for predictions
- Home screen widgets

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Yearly | $11.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 30)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skylight-forecast/id1571209409/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Gorgeous design but not very accurate

*2024-04-05*

The app features gorgeous design, throughout, thanks to the profound talents of Seb. As far as accuracy goes, it’s ok. Hopefully, as AI improves, they’ll update their algorithm to be far more accurate. It’s also surprising that an app named ‘Skylight’ completely ignores sunrises. I’m also concerned about the lack of updates for 9 months, and the missing icon that was promised to early adopters 10 months ago. It seems they’ve moved on to another app.

### 3/5 — Gorgeous design but not very accurate

*2024-03-31*

The app features gorgeous design, throughout, thanks to the profound talents of Seb. As far as accuracy goes, it’s ok. Hopefully, as AI improves, they’ll update their algorithm to be far more accurate. It’s also surprising that an app named ‘Skylight’ completely ignores sunrises. I’m also concerned about the lack of updates for 9 months, and the missing icon that was promised to early adopters 8 months ago. It seems they’ve moved on to another app.

### 5/5 — 5 stars IS NOT ENOUGH!!!! =)

*2023-11-14*

wow you guys are really doing something(s) i’ve always dreamed about as an amateur photographer but these daze on my iphone ios  :)  thanks for everything and sharing this with us all! truly. cheers!! later on. 🌙✌🏼🇭🇺😊🖥️👍🏼

### 5/5 — Well-crafted, simple and useful

*2023-11-02*

Skylight is a simple, well-crafted app that has been correct much more than it has been incorrect in predicting the chance of great evening light. I personally think the widget for home and lock screens provide more value for the day-to-day. 

It’s helps me to decide when to pick the camera up from the shelf to capture the view.

### 3/5 — Not bad but not great.

*2023-09-24*

I participated in the beta and it was ok.  Wasn’t great but wasn’t bad either.  I did discover that on the days the app said the sunset wasn’t going to be great because of the weather, I saw the sunset was great because of the weather.  While this might be a good app for beginner photographers, it’s experience that tells you when a time is going to be good.

While the $10/year isn’t unreasonable, it’s just not something I’m going to pay for having been in the beta.

### 3/5 — Fine but wishing for a lifetime license

*2023-07-20*

Honestly it’s a good app with a great UI. Well considered. I’m disappointed that there are only subscription pricing options though. I assume this is due to the weather data pricing (are you hitting Apple weather’s API cap?) but it would be more user friendly to explain why the price is what it is so it feels more reasonable even if everything makes sense to charge for. 

Great app though, just pricing feels off for me.

### 5/5 — Awesome App

*2023-06-25*

I really love this app. I like that this app not only tells you the forecast of the sunset, but also how good the vibrancy will be and what kind of colors you can expect. I feel like most sunset prediction apps in the App Store do not tell you this much information as Skylight does. I would like for you to add sunrise forecasts, because I get curious if it will be a good sunrise as well.

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money

*2023-06-06*

Figured I would try this out with the one week trial to see if it was any good. After the first few nights I could see that it was useless. One night it said there would be a “spectacular” sunset. I went outside to check and it was nothing but gray haze. The other days it said sunset would be “good” and it was similarly underwhelming.  But of course, I forgot to cancel the subscription until after I had already been charged $10 for a year… 🙄

**Developer response:** We're sorry to hear you're running into trouble. If you reach out to support@lux.camera we'll dive right into what could be happening.

### 1/5 — Needs more

*2023-05-28*

I beta tested this and found that this app doesn’t provide nearly enough functionality to justify paying for a subscription. The “predictions” regarding the golden hour quality are laughable at best. 

Pro tip: your weather app mostly like will tell you when sunrise/sunset is. Some weather apps even tell you when Golden Hour is, that’s really all you need.

**Developer response:** We're sorry to hear you're running into trouble. If you reach out to support@lux.camera we'll dive right into what could be happening.

### 4/5 — Pretty great and a fantastic UI

*2023-05-21*

It’s been accurate for my location, which is not an easy place to predict weather. My only request is that you include sunrise as well. Then I can know if I need to get up early if the sunset is looking mediocre.

## Frequently asked questions about Skylight Forecast

### What does Skylight do?

Skylight predicts the quality of evening light, including golden hour and sunset conditions. It uses weather and environmental data, along with machine learning, to forecast whether the light will be clear and spectacular or dim and cloudy. The app aims to help users know when to capture the best light of the day.

### What are the key features of Skylight?

Key features include powerful predictions of golden hour, sunset, and afterglow quality based on atmospheric factors. It offers a quick, scannable forecast and extra information about conditions, taking the guesswork out of planning for beautiful light. The app also includes a gorgeous design with dynamic colors and iconography, as well as handy home screen widgets.

### How much does Skylight cost?

Skylight is a service that requires a paid subscription to show you forecasts. The exact pricing details for the subscription are not specified in the provided description, but it is a necessary component to access the app's forecasting features.

### What devices is Skylight compatible with?

Skylight is available on iOS 15 and above. It is compatible with iPhone 6S and 6S Plus and newer devices. The app requires Location Services to create forecasts for your local light.

### Who would find Skylight useful?

Skylight is a fantastic utility for anyone who loves beautiful sunsets or is trying to plan a photoshoot. It's particularly useful for photographers who need to know the best times for capturing light. The app helps users get out the door at the right time when chasing the light.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.9 — 2023-06-13

This update helps out northern friends. This time of year, areas such as Norway won't see a post-sunset "Afterglow," and this bug fix ensures the Skylight interface handles things properly.

### 1.0.8 — 2023-05-18

This update makes a number of small adjustments to alignment and color, and fixes a bevy of tiny bugs. We've also added a "Demo Mode" if you want a taste of the app before you start a trial.

We're excited to hear your feedback! Just email us at support@lux.camera. And if you enjoy Skylight so far, be sure to leave us a review, as it goes a long way!

### 1.0.6 — 2023-05-16

We're excited to officially launch Skylight!

### 1.0.5 — 2023-05-09

We've continued to improve the speed and stability of our widgets.

### 1.0.4 — 2023-05-03

We've improved the stability of widgets, and improved how we handle when altitude data is unavailable.

## Apps similar to Skylight Forecast

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MyFlight Forecast](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/myflight-forecast/id1205114297) | 3.7 (21) | Free | Weather |
| [Helio: Sunset Forecast](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helio-sunset-forecast/id1512790275) | 4.4 (17) | Free | Weather |
| [KFDA - NewsChannel 10 Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kfda-newschannel-10-weather/id1061134383) | 4.8 (7,848) | Free | Weather |
| [Fox 2 St Louis Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fox-2-st-louis-weather/id368499632) | 3.2 (106) | Free | Weather |
| [Overlook Weather](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/overlook-weather/id1639571738) | 4.8 (1,040) | Free | Weather |
| [Weather Up + AccuWeather Data](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/weather-up-plus-accuweather-data/id1196015787) | 4.5 (10,178) | Free | Weather |

## More apps by Lux Optics Incorporated

- [Halide Mark III - Pro Camera](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/halide-mark-iii-pro-camera/id885697368)
- [Spectre Camera](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spectre-camera/id1450074595)
- [HDMI Monitor - Orion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hdmi-monitor-orion/id6459355072)
- [Kino - Pro Video Camera](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kino-pro-video-camera/id6472380172)

All apps by Lux Optics Incorporated: https://appshunter.io/developer/885697371

---

*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*