Comparison

Amazing Aurora vs Total Solar Eclipse 2027

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Amazing Aurora

This app helps you find the best times and locations to see the aurora borealis. It provides solar wind and sun/moon data, forecasts, and allows users to report sightings. Enhanced features are available with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Solar wind and sun/moon data
  • Aurora borealis forecasts
  • User aurora sighting reports
  • Kp index and Hemispheric Power notifications
  • OVATION forecast
  • Subscription for advanced features
Features
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The Amazing Aurora app is designed to assist those who want to witness the beauty of the aurora borealis or, the northern lights. The app includes solar wind and sun/moon data to aid in recommending the best times to try seeing the northern lights. Additionally, the app takes the experience one step further and allows users to actively engage in the chase by reporting whether or not they are witnessing aurora activity. Amazing Aurora attempts to take all of the scientific data and put it in a form that is easy to understand and help its users determine when the best time is, within an hour, to try seeing Lady Aurora in all of her beauty! When you download the app, you will get: - Solar wind data for the next hour - Current and next hour Kp - Kp forecast for the next three days - Current solar wind data charts - Current OVATION forecast - Current aurora reports - Notification options for Kp, Hemispheric Power, Favorable Condition, and Summer Silence With a subscription, you will receive the following added features: - 2-hour OVATION forecast (last hour to next hour) - Solar wind data charts for the past three days - Ability to view reports for the past three days - Notification options already included plus the ability to set your minimum Kp and HPI notification values - Get alerted when solar storms are forecast and sub-storms are detected - Get alerts when other users in your area are seeing aurora activity - Set your location to anywhere in the world so you can be alerted of activity or to conceal your actual location Subscriptions are available for 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year. You can choose whatever length you want to unlock all of the information Amazing Aurora offers!

About

Total Solar Eclipse 2027

Features
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On 2 August 2027 the Moon's shadow sweeps from southern Spain across North Africa to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Horn of Africa — up to ~6 minutes of totality, the longest on easily accessible land until 2114. Total Solar Eclipse 2027 gives you NASA-grade predictions for any spot on the path: • Live countdown to first contact, totality and last contact at your exact location • Interactive path map — the band of totality across ten countries, with curated viewing sites from Cadiz to Luxor to Mecca • Contact times computed from NASA/GSFC Besselian elements, shown in each place's own local timezone • Clear TOTALITY vs PARTIAL distinction — know before you travel whether your spot sees the corona • Compass and sky visualiser pointing you at the Sun at every phase • Eye-safety guide: naked-eye viewing is safe only during totality; at all other times use ISO 12312-2 certified solar filters PRO (one-time unlock): • Multi-City Trip Planner — every city on the path ranked by clear-sky odds and totality length, with local timing and Sun height side by side • Sky Conditions & Cloud Forecast — historical clear-sky odds and live forecasts for your spot • Eclipse-Day Alerts — glasses ON/OFF tones and voice guide, fully offline • Photography Assistant, Perseid planner, personalised Eclipse Record Works fully offline on eclipse day. Madrid, Casablanca, Cairo and the Gulf see a deep partial eclipse — the app shows exactly how deep, and where to go for totality.

Screenshots

Amazing Aurora4 screens
Total Solar Eclipse 20274 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Total Solar Eclipse 2027 at none against Amazing Aurora's shown. Total Solar Eclipse 2027 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Amazing Aurora's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Amazing Aurora sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Total Solar Eclipse 2027 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazing Aurora ships an update every 2 months, Total Solar Eclipse 2027 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Amazing Aurora versus Total Solar Eclipse 2027: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazing AuroraTotal Solar Eclipse 2027
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSharp Rock Ventures LLCSyntherma

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Amazing Aurora

Subscriptions3
  • 1-Month Subscription$2.991 Month
  • 6-Month Subscription$9.996 Months
  • 1-Year Subscription$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Total Solar Eclipse 2027

One-time1
  • Eclipse Viewer Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Amazing Aurora free?
Amazing Aurora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Total Solar Eclipse 2027 free?
Total Solar Eclipse 2027 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Amazing Aurora or Total Solar Eclipse 2027 have ads?
Amazing Aurora shows ads; Total Solar Eclipse 2027 does not.
Which is updated more often, Amazing Aurora or Total Solar Eclipse 2027?
Amazing Aurora ships an update every 2 months, and Total Solar Eclipse 2027 every 5 days. Most recently, Amazing Aurora was updated on November 3, 2026 and Total Solar Eclipse 2027 on November 10, 2026.

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