# Solar Beam: James Webb Images — Astronomy Picture of the Day > Astronomy Picture of the Day (iPhone/iPad app by Midgar Oy.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-beam-james-webb-images/id6705124497 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Midgar Oy](https://appshunter.io/developer/1484270247) - Category: Photo & Video, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 14 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish and 1 more - Released: 2024-09-29 - Data updated: 2026-09-30 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solar-beam-james-webb-images/id6705124497/reviews.md ## What is Solar Beam? Every great image from the James Webb Space Telescope, with the story behind it — plus the Astronomy Picture of the Day every morning and the asteroids passing Earth this week. Solar Beam is free, and your first week includes everything in Premium. THE JAMES WEBB GALLERY Explore a curated gallery of Webb's most breathtaking images, straight from the ESA/Webb archive. Every image comes with its real caption, credit, distance, and sky position — the Cosmic Cliffs, the Pillars of Creation, Webb's first deep field, and hundreds more. Browse by collection — Nebulae, Galaxies, Star Birth, Our Solar System, Deep & Distant — or search for any target. WHERE IS WEBB A live status dashboard for the telescope itself: how many days it's been in space, its orbit at Lagrange Point 2 a million-plus miles away, and the astonishing temperature contrast between its sun-facing side and its supercooled instruments. 4K WALLPAPERS Save any Webb image as a 4K wallpaper or full-resolution download — straight from the source. WIDGETS NASA's Picture of the Day on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, in every size — free. Premium adds Webb Daily: a different curated James Webb image on your Home Screen every day. PICTURE OF THE DAY NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, with AI-generated facts that make every image make sense. ASTEROIDS Track near-Earth objects and close approaches — always free. FREE, WITH A PREMIUM WEEK TO START Your first seven days include everything in Premium — no card, nothing to cancel. After that, Solar Beam stays free: the full near-Earth asteroid tracker, today's astronomy picture and the last 30 days, 60 images from the Webb gallery, 3 sets of AI facts, and the Picture of the Day widget. PREMIUM ADDS • The complete Webb gallery and the entire APOD archive • Save any Webb image as a 4K wallpaper or a full-resolution download • Ambient Mode — a living deep-space gallery for your screen • Spatial Scenes on Vision Pro • Unlimited AI facts • Webb Daily widget Premium unlocks on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Vision Pro, and works with Family Sharing. PREMIUM PLANS • Solar Beam Premium Monthly — auto-renewing, US$3.99 per month • Solar Beam Premium Annual — auto-renewing, US$19.99 per year • Solar Beam Premium Lifetime — US$29.99 once, not a subscription Prices are in US dollars; your local price is always shown before you buy. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/solarbeam/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Image credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. ESA/Webb imagery under CC BY 4.0. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Monthly | $2.99 | per month | | Premium Annual | $14.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.1.1 — 2026-09-28 Solar Beam is now completely in Polish: every screen in the app, not just the App Store listing. ### 4.1.0 — 2026-09-18 Solar Beam now speaks your language: the whole iPhone and iPad app is localized into German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese — every screen, not just the store page. Also new: Share Solar Beam in Settings hands the App Store listing to the share sheet with one line saying what the app is, for the friend who keeps asking what you use. ### 4.0.1 — 2026-09-09 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. ### 4.0.0 — 2026-09-05 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. ### 3.3.0 — 2026-08-29 The whole app is now localized — every screen, not just this page. 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