Chase the Light vs FrameSeeker

Chase the Light is the essential tool for cinematographers, photographers, and anyone who lives for the magic of natural light. Know exactly when golden hour begins where you're standing. Every time is calculated for your GPS coordinates and today's date, and live weather tells you what the light will actually look like. THE LIGHT LOOP — YOUR DAY'S LIGHT AT A GLANCE A 24-hour loop on the home screen shows where you are in the day, from soft daylight through golden hour, blue hour and night. As golden or blue hour approaches, it opens up with a live countdown to the next phase. The rest of the day it folds into a compact capsule, out of your way. Tap any phase to see when it starts today, what the light looks like, and how to shoot it. SEVEN PHASES OF LIGHT — PRECISELY TIMED Every cinematographer knows the best light lasts only minutes. Chase the Light times every phase of the day for your exact location and date: - Night — Full darkness. Stars and long exposures. - Astronomical Twilight — The sky begins to glow. Deep navy hues emerge. - Nautical Twilight — Rich indigo and violet tones. The horizon comes alive. - Blue Hour — Cool ethereal blue light. No shadows. Pure atmosphere. Also known as civil twilight. - Golden Hour — Warm, soft, directional light. The magic begins. - Low Sun — Warm, angled light. Long dramatic shadows. - Soft Light — Gentle daylight. Flattering and cinematic. LIVE ACTIVITY — THE COUNTDOWN ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Open the app around golden or blue hour and follow the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, phase by phase, without unlocking your phone. With Pro alerts on, it starts on its own. APPLE WATCH The Light Loop on your wrist, free for everyone. The loop runs around the edge of the watch screen with the countdown to your next alert or the next golden or blue hour, a second page turns with the Digital Crown through the day's phases with a shooting tip for each, and complications bring the loop to your watch face and the Smart Stack. Light alerts on the wrist are part of Pro. LIVE SUN TRACKING A real-time cinematic sun arc shows the sun's exact position in the sky right now. Watch it move. Know where it's heading. The arc updates every second with the sun's true altitude and azimuth for your coordinates. SUNRISE & SUNSET FORECASTS Not just the times — but what the light will actually look like. Cloud cover, weather conditions, and a Great/Good/Poor light quality rating tell you whether to set your alarm or sleep in. LIVE SATELLITE IMAGERY See the actual clouds over your region right now with live GOES satellite imagery. Know what's coming before you pack your gear. DEPARTURE REMINDERS Set notifications for exactly when you need to leave to reach your shooting location on time. Account for travel time and setup. Never miss the light because you left too late. GLOBAL LOCATION SEARCH Search any city or location worldwide. Planning a shoot in Iceland? Patagonia? The Sahara? Chase the Light works everywhere. REAL-TIME WEATHER Current conditions, temperature, cloud cover, humidity, wind speed, and a 24-hour forecast strip with golden and blue hour windows highlighted. FREE AND PRO Free: the Light Loop and all seven light phases, the sun arc, current weather, the 24-hour forecast strip, live satellite imagery, the Lock Screen countdown when you open the app around golden or blue hour, and the full Apple Watch app with its complications. Chase the Light Pro adds light alerts on iPhone and Apple Watch — golden hour, blue hour, sunrise and sunset, with lead times for travel — a Live Activity that starts on its own, and your choice of weather source. Built by a cinematographer, for cinematographers. Because the best light only lasts minutes. Chase it.

FrameSeeker is the ultimate camera and drone shot preplanning app. It tells you where the light will be, so you can be there before it happens. Pick any spot on the map and stand in it. The viewfinder renders real terrain at a real focal length (16 mm to 800 mm, on your sensor) so you can see whether the ridge blocks the sunrise before you drive four hours to find out that it does. THE LIGHT • Sun, Moon and Milky Way positions for any place and any date • Golden hour, blue hour and the three twilights, on a timeline you can scrub • Rise and set solved against the actual horizon, not a flat one • Solar and lunar eclipses, rendered where they happen THE CAMERA • Field of view for any focal length and sensor, full frame to Micro Four Thirds • Depth of field and hyperfocal distance • Stand at eye level or on the summit — no clamped pitch, no clamped altitude THE MAP • 3D terrain from real elevation data, offline once downloaded • Photorealistic 3D tiles where you want detail (FrameSeeker Plus subscription) • Region packs, so a valley in the Dolomites works without signal THE PEOPLE • Share the frames you make, pinned to where you stood • See what others shot nearby, and in what light • Hold a place with your best-liked photograph there • Public or private, per photograph, always your choice Your photographs carry their coordinates. FrameSeeker shows you that, and lets you keep any of them to yourself. FRAMESEEKER PLUS SUBSCRIPTION FrameSeeker Plus is an auto-renewable subscription: $2.99 per month. Everything else in FrameSeeker is free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beneaze.github.io/frameseeker-legal/en/privacy.html