# The Eclipse App — user reviews > 56 indexed App Store user reviews of The Eclipse App by The Eclipse Company, rated 4.00/5 from 100 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-eclipse-app/id6476629038/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-eclipse-app/id6476629038.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 71 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of The Eclipse App? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Helpful for eclipse planning - 🎯 Accurate timing and countdowns - 🗺️ Useful location suggestions - 💡 Provides valuable eclipse information - ✨ Great user interface - ✅ Works well for many users - 💯 Worth the upgrade for some - 🚀 Fast and responsive customer service **Cons** - 💸 Pro version perceived as scam - ❌ Pro features not working - 📉 Cloud forecast inaccurate - 🚫 No notifications received - 🤷 Pro version only useful in totality path - 💰 Paid for features that don't work - 🤔 Confusing or misleading information - 👎 Poor user experience - 🚫 App doesn't open or crashes - ⚠️ Limited functionality outside totality path - 📉 Not worth the cost for some **Commonly reported bugs** - Pro features not working - Cloud forecast inaccurate - No notifications received - Audio and vibration alerts not working - App crashes or doesn't open - Timer doesn't work when app is in background - Cannot set a location - Server connection failures - Simulation mode not exiting properly **Most requested features** - Allow use outside totality path for general info - Improve cloud forecast accuracy - Ensure audio/vibration alerts work when app is in background - Add Google Maps integration on iPhone - Provide more detailed information before purchase - Allow searching by address or lat/long coordinates - Enable functionality for lunar eclipses ## Newest reviews (10 of 56) ### 2/5 — Location of totality useful - clouds just plain wrong *2024-04-13, version 1.4.4* The free version was just fine. However, I paid the $3 for the ‘live cloud forecast.’ It was not correct AND gave two different answers. My app said 15% clouds, my husband’s free app for same location said 80% clouds. So which was it? So ironically the extra $3 was a HUGE ripoff. If I had planned my location based on what I paid for, I would have missed the eclipse. Thanks a lot for nothing. ### 5/5 — Thanks! *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Worked GREAT for my location (Montreal). The sound notifications were exact to almost the second! Super glad I bought this app ### 5/5 — Good app *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Nice and clean GUI, helped out a ton! Well worth the 3$ to get the advanced timer! ### 5/5 — works *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* works ### 5/5 — Worked flawless! Highly recommend!! *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* We just used this for the total eclipse in Austin. It worked perfectly! Down to the second!! Thanks!!!!! ### 1/5 — No audio, no vibration *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* It does have the other stuff but not the main reason I picked this app for. I paid for it too and will ask for a refund since I didn’t get what was promised. ### 5/5 — Totall(it)y worth the pro version. *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Thanks for making this app. It brought us to the best possible location for the eclipse! I never pay for pro versions, but I’ve loved it and it’s totally worth the small fee! ### 2/5 — Maddeningly deficient *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Pro version. No Google Maps integration on iPhone No useful tools for navigating to minimal cloud cover. General navigation and usability is poor. Plainly best default view would be map showing GPS location with visual cloud cover. Only cloud information is a single percentage number from a six hour prediction model. It does provide milestone event times and countdown based on GPS but there must be a better mousetrap. ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Great resource for the best view of the Eclipse, also very user friendly! ### 1/5 — Timer using other apps DOESNT WORK *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* I just purchased this because this was one of the only apps I found that claimed to work while using other apps such as taking pictures. I used the simulator, as soon as I switch to my camera, I no longer heard any audio countdown like 10 seconds until or 1 minute until, etc. They only played when I had the app open. $3 wasted, minimal but I wish you would be honest about it. Hopefully others see my review and will know the truth truth so they can decide whether they want to purchase this for $3 aware that the timer will only give audio signals while the app is open ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pro version scam *2024-04-23, version 1.4.4* $4.00 for a timer? What a scam! And why am paying again? I just saw another charge on my card can’t even opt out. ### 1/5 — Pro features didn’t work *2024-04-19, version 1.4.4* Don’t bother with Pro version—it didn’t work ### 1/5 — Annoyed *2024-04-12, version 1.4.4* I was only 70 miles from a total totality location so I went ahead and paid for the “pro version” guided countdown. I wish it had said before paying that you had to be WITHIN a totality area to have the paid version be worth it’s money. I got literally nothing from the pro version. Lucky it’s only 3$ but I feel like there should have been some more information. I would have been happy if I had even gotten a guided countdown for the closest totality area to me. I was looking forward to seeing all the features shown in the example and saw none at all instead. It was a waste of 3$ for where I was located. Would have been worth every penny if I had been in a different area. ### 1/5 — Was Moderately Helpful *2024-04-09, version 1.4.4* Prompts for events did not work. Perhaps the Mfg. wanted one to focus on the app during the event. I used it for a reference to begin camera configurations, then watched the show, never hearing a peep from the app. ### 1/5 — No notifications *2024-04-09, version 1.4.4* Didn’t get a single notification during the 2024 eclipse. Best of luck in 2044. ### 1/5 — Purchased Pro, none of the features worked *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Purchased Pro, none of the features worked ### 1/5 — Useless app! *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Bought it for eclipse and it was useless! ### 1/5 — Utter RipOff *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* Paid the $3 for the pro version and it did nothing but show a countdown in minutes and seconds. Audio and notifications did not work. Waste of time ### 1/5 — Didn’t work and no instructions *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* I paid the $3 and was excited about using this app which icluded an audio guidance…didn’t work App was disappointing ### 1/5 — I got ripped off *2024-04-08, version 1.4.4* I decided to pay the $3.00 for the Pro version. It has a guided countdown, as well as audio and vibration alerts. It is also supposed to allow you to not be in the app and it will alert you. No countdown, no audio, no vibration, and nothing if you leave the app. This was a total disappointment. I’d like my money back. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Parfaite *2026-08-12* Très belle application , intuitive et facile d’utilisation. Rien à ajouter merci ! ### 5/5 — So cool *2026-08-12, version 2.2.3* I could see it so well👌👌👌👌👌 ### 5/5 — Absolument géniale ! *2026-08-11* Application parfaite pour préparer le choix du lieu de l’éclipse et pour la vivre avec le mode enregistrement vocal /photos pendant que le décompte continue ! Intuitive et super bien conçue. Et plein de détails formidables. Comme lien avec PeakFinder par exemple pour voir les sommets gênants. ### 5/5 — excellent *2026-08-08, version 2.2.1* A very lovely app, love the simulations ### 5/5 — Amazing App! *2024-04-21, version 1.4.4* I'm so glad I discovered this app. I was planning to find places where to enjoy and view the solar eclipse of 2024. The information on weather, totality duration, and events near each location was accurate. Great job for the developers of this app. This app was really helpful in my journey to find the best place to enjoy the eclipse, and I was satisfied with all the features and information. I hope the App works for the Solar Eclipse in 2026 in Iceland and Spain!!! Thanks!!!! I. ### 5/5 — Worked great! Very Helpful *2024-04-15, version 1.4.4* I wanted to thank you for creating such a useful app. We went to o an area unfamiliar yo us and having suggestions for parks and locations of events was so helpful. The fee for weather was well worth it. We found a lovely park we wouldn’t have known about and had a wonderful experience. ### 5/5 — Worked great for me! *2024-04-11, version 1.4.4* I used the cloud cover percentage estimations to change my itinerary right up to the last day. Originally planned to go to Ennis, TX, but the cloud cover jumped the last day, so I re-planned for De Queen, Arkansas. Ended up in Ola, Arkansas, and viewing was great! ### 5/5 — 4/8/24 *2024-04-09, version 1.4.4* We used this app to determine exactly where we would go to see totality of the eclipse and this app worked like a charm! The info provided was accurate to the second and additional content so helpful! Thank you for aiding in an amazing experience!!! ### 5/5 — Made my experience priceless *2024-04-09, version 1.4.4* I downloaded this on a recommendation from an online post a few days before the Apr 8 eclipse. I was in the path of totality and would absolutely have missed a few key moments without the guidance of this app. I paid a measly couple of bucks in exchange for incredible, accurately timed guidance (I used the voice countdown to tell us when it was safe to remove our glasses, and when to start putting them back on). The list of associated phenomena, and when to expect them, was super useful. Everything went perfectly! ### 5/5 — Great resource for 2024 eclipse *2024-04-09, version 1.4.4* We experienced the 2024 eclipse from Greenville, ME and this app helped us so much to know when each phase would begin. It was well worth the $3 upgrade to Pro. Thank you so much to the developers for such a useful app. --- *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 2026-09-06.*